Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Malta
Malta: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 2.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.9 for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Malta peaked at 7.49 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9, in 2025.
Malta ranks 62nd of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.33 | — |
| 1992 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.33 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.32 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.11 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.49 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 7.32 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.92 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.47 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.98 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 6.86 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.39 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.74 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.39 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 4.01 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 3.96 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.08 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.86 | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 3.75 | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 3.47 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.48 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.1 | -10.9% |
| 2025 | 2.9 | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.33 | 6.33 | 6.33 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.82 | 5.98 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 | 3.96 | 6.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 | 2.9 | 4.86 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Malta?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Malta was 2.9 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7.49 in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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