Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 17.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
17.2
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
29th
of 35 countries
All-time high
33.5
in 2004
All-time low
16.7
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Malta is 17.2, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 33.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.7, in 2022.
That places Malta 29th out of 35 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 unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.9 | — |
| 2001 | 33.2 | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 28.8 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 30.5 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 33.5 | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 31.7 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 30.9 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 28.4 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 27.8 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1 | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 29.1 | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 26 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 22.5 | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 22.4 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.5 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 21.1 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 19.4 | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 20.7 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 18.9 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 17 | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 20.6 | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 19.2 | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 17.2 | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.35 | 23.9 | 33.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.36 | 19.4 | 29.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.27 | 16.7 | 20.6 | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Malta was 17.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5 in 2004.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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