Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 4.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.4% for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 16.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2020.
That places Malta 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +67.0% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | -29.0% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +67.0% | 9.7% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.9% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 15 Austria 5.2% compare
- 16 Switzerland 5.0% compare
- 17 Montenegro 4.6% compare
- 19 North Macedonia 4.3% compare
- 19 Türkiye 4.3% compare
- 21 Belgium 4.2% 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 ratio by nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Malta was 4.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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