Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malta
Malta: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malta, 1983–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malta is 3.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malta peaked at 8.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 144th of 185 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malta?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malta was 3.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Malta ranks 144th out of 185 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.