Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Malta
Malta: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 76.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Malta, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Malta recorded 76.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Malta peaked at 124.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2021.
That places Malta 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.3% | — |
| 1992 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 124.5% | +45.2% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 108.9% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 111.8% | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 57.2% | -36.0% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +65.6% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | -13.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 76.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.5%, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 76.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.7%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 76.3% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 71.6% | 124.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 57.2% | 111.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 46.3% | 88.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Malta?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Malta was 76.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 124.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.