Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Malta is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 5.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
That places Malta 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +37.9% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +74.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -32.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -20.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 41 Luxembourg 1.1% compare
- 42 Germany 1.0% compare
- 42 Norway 1.0% compare
- 45 Denmark 0.7% compare
- 46 Netherlands 0.4% compare
- 46 Netherlands 0.4% compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Malta was 0.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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