Malta Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Malta youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 9.34%, a 0.93% increase from 2022.
  • Malta youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.41%, a 1.22% decline from 2021.
  • Malta youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.63%, a 1.26% decline from 2020.
  • Malta youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 10.89%, a 1.58% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Malta Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 9.34% 0.93%
2022 8.41% -1.22%
2021 9.63% -1.26%
2020 10.89% 1.58%
2019 9.31% 0.26%
2018 9.05% -1.50%
2017 10.56% -0.12%
2016 10.68% -0.94%
2015 11.62% -0.05%
2014 11.68% -1.04%
2013 12.72% -1.12%
2012 13.83% 0.49%
2011 13.35% 0.08%
2010 13.27% -1.28%
2009 14.56% 2.89%
2008 11.67% -1.89%
2007 13.56% -1.97%
2006 15.53% -0.64%
2005 16.17% -2.47%
2004 18.64% 1.03%
2003 17.61% 2.14%
2002 15.47% -2.35%
2001 17.82% 5.95%
2000 11.87% 0.07%
1999 11.80% 0.04%
1998 11.76% -0.01%
1997 11.77% 0.08%
1996 11.69% 0.03%
1995 11.66% -0.01%
1994 11.67% 0.00%
1993 11.67% 0.03%
1992 11.64% 0.01%
1991 11.63% 0.01%