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Unemployment rate
Malta — 35 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.4% (1987) |
| 1991 | 3.7% (1989) |
| 1992 | 3.8% (1990) |
| 1993 | 3.6% (1992) |
| 1994 | 4% (1992) |
| 1995 | 4.5% (March 1994) |
| 1997 | 3.7% (September 1996) |
| 1998 | 3.7% (September 1996) |
| 1999 | 5% (1997) |
| 2000 | 5.5% (September 1999) |
| 2001 | 4.5% (3rd Quarter 2000) |
| 2002 | 7% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 7% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 7% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 7% (2003 est.) |
| 2006 | 7.8% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 6.8% (2005 est.) |
| 2008 | 6.4% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 74 |
| 2010 | 7% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 6% (2008 est.) |
| 2011 | 6.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 7% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 6.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 6.4% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 6.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 6.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 6.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 65 6.5% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 5.9% (2014 est.) | 6.4% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61 |
| 2016 | 5.4% (2015 est.) | 5.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60 |
| 2017 | 4.7% (2016 est.) | 5.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60 |
| 2018 | 4.6% (2017 est.) | 5.3% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 4.6% (2017 est.) | 5.3% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 0.78% (2019 est.) | 0.89% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 0.78% (2019 est.) 0.89% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 0.78% (2019 est.) 0.89% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 3.5% (2021 est.) 4.26% (2020 est.) 3.62% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.13% (2023 est.) 2.93% (2022 est.) 3.4% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 2.8% (2024 est.) 3.2% (2023 est.) 3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |