Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Malta's unemployment rate stands at 2.9% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.1% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Malta's unemployment rate was 2.9%, down from 3.1% in 2024.
In 2024, Malta's unemployment rate was 3.1%, down from 3.48% in 2023.
In 2023, Malta's unemployment rate was 3.48%, up from 3.47% in 2022.
In 2022, Malta's unemployment rate was 3.47%, down from 3.75% in 2021.
In 2021, Malta's unemployment rate was 3.75%, down from 4.86% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9% | -0.204% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -0.379% |
| 2023 | 3.48% | +0.008% |
| 2022 | 3.47% | -0.283% |
| 2021 | 3.75% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.86% | +0.776% |
| 2019 | 4.08% | +0.124% |
| 2018 | 3.96% | -0.052% |
| 2017 | 4.01% | -0.686% |
| 2016 | 4.69% | -0.695% |
| 2015 | 5.39% | -0.348% |
| 2014 | 5.74% | -0.378% |
| 2013 | 6.12% | -0.088% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.185% |
| 2011 | 6.39% | -0.473% |
| 2010 | 6.86% | -0.035% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +0.919% |
| 2008 | 5.98% | -0.495% |
| 2007 | 6.47% | -0.326% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -0.125% |
| 2005 | 6.92% | -0.394% |
| 2004 | 7.32% | -0.171% |
| 2003 | 7.49% | +0.586% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -0.205% |
| 2001 | 7.11% | +0.783% |
| 2000 | 6.32% | -0.001% |
| 1999 | 6.33% | -0.001% |
| 1998 | 6.33% | -0.002% |
| 1997 | 6.33% | -0.001% |
| 1996 | 6.33% | -0.001% |
| 1995 | 6.33% | -0.001% |
| 1994 | 6.33% | -0.001% |
| 1993 | 6.33% | -0.001% |
| 1992 | 6.33% | -0.002% |
| 1991 | 6.34% | — |
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Malta's unemployment rate is 2.9% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.1% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.49% (2003); the lowest is 2.9% (2025), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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