Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malta
Malta: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 110.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malta, 2000–2025
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 110.9% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malta peaked at 124.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2021.
Malta ranks 94th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.4% | — |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 124.4% | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 109.1% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 111.8% | +49.7% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | -35.5% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +54.7% |
| 2025 | 110.9% | +34.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 110.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 101.1%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Malta's 110.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 177.2%, 63% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 71.3% | 124.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 57.7% | 111.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 46.5% | 110.9% | 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 (%) in Malta?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Malta was 110.9% 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 (%) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 124.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Malta ranks 94th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 (%) (national 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.