{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-labour-force-participation-youth","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-labour-force-participation-youth","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-labour-force-participation-youth/","title":"Malta Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24) (2025)","description":"Malta's Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24): 53.3 % of youth (15–24) in 2025, -2.6pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ARGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ARGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"53.3","unit":"% of youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Youth Labour Force Participation Rate (15–24)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":53.6},{"period":"2006","value":53},{"period":"2007","value":54.1},{"period":"2008","value":52.7},{"period":"2009","value":51.6},{"period":"2010","value":50.9},{"period":"2011","value":51.9},{"period":"2012","value":51.7},{"period":"2013","value":53.5},{"period":"2014","value":52.9},{"period":"2015","value":51.6},{"period":"2016","value":51.8},{"period":"2017","value":52.9},{"period":"2018","value":54.5},{"period":"2019","value":54.4},{"period":"2020","value":52.9},{"period":"2021","value":52.3},{"period":"2022","value":56},{"period":"2023","value":55.6},{"period":"2024","value":55.9},{"period":"2025","value":53.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"53.3","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"55.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"55.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"56.0","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"52.3","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"54.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"54.5","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"51.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"51.6","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"52.9","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"53.5","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"51.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"51.9","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"50.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"51.6","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"52.7","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"54.1","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"53.0","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth labour force participation (ages 15-24) in Malta from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 56 % of youth (15–24) in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 50.9 in 2010. The latest reading of 53.3 in 2025 represents a change of -2.6pp."}]}