{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Malta Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Malta's Youth Unemployment Rate: 9.6 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2009–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2009/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"17"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"9.6","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"17","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":17,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":14.5},{"period":"2010","value":13.2},{"period":"2011","value":13.3},{"period":"2012","value":13.8},{"period":"2013","value":12.7},{"period":"2014","value":11.7},{"period":"2015","value":11.6},{"period":"2016","value":10.7},{"period":"2017","value":10.6},{"period":"2018","value":9.4},{"period":"2019","value":10.1},{"period":"2020","value":11.5},{"period":"2021","value":9.9},{"period":"2022","value":9},{"period":"2023","value":9.2},{"period":"2024","value":9.2},{"period":"2025","value":9.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"9.6","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"9.0","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"9.9","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.4","yoyChange":"-1.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"10.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"10.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"11.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"11.7","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"13.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"13.3","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"13.2","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"14.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Malta from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. 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 2009–2025 (17 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14.5 % of active youth (15–24) in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9 in 2022. The latest reading of 9.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}