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
36th
of 45 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 36th out of 45 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 | Percentage | 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 | 26.0% | -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 | 17.0% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | -10.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 17.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 23.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 19.4% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.7% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 34 Ireland 18.2% compare
- 35 Denmark 17.4% compare
- 37 United Kingdom 16.3% compare
- 37 United Kingdom 16.3% compare
- 39 Iceland 14.0% 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 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 36th out of 45 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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