Unemployment rate,Percent in Malta

Malta: Unemployment rate,Percent was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.9%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
62nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 2003
All-time low
2.9%
in 2025
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Unemployment rate,Percent in Malta, 2001–2025

024682001201320252001: 6.42002: 72003: 7.62004: 7.22005: 7.22006: 7.32007: 6.52008: 6.12009: 6.92010: 6.92011: 6.52012: 6.42013: 6.42014: 5.92015: 5.42016: 4.72017: 4.12018: 3.92019: 4.12020: 4.82021: 3.82022: 3.52023: 3.32024: 3.22025: 2.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Malta is 2.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Malta peaked at 7.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2025.

That places Malta 62nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.9% 6.1% 7.6% 9
2010s 5.4% 3.9% 6.9% 10
2020s 3.6% 2.9% 4.8% 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 59 Israel 3.0% compare
  2. 60 Switzerland 3.0% compare
  3. 61 South Korea 3.0% compare
  4. 63 Denmark 2.9% compare
  5. 64 Czechia 2.9% compare
  6. 65 Mexico 2.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate,percent in Malta?
Unemployment rate,percent in Malta was 2.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2003.
What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
How does Malta rank for unemployment rate,percent?
Malta ranks 62nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate,Percent,,,
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 2,196 data points, 1990–2026
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