Gender in Malta

246 indicators covering gender for Malta.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 2030 down 2.3% 179th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year 2030 down 210.0% 126th
Population 487.71 2030 up 8.6% 171st
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 2030 up 8.6% 171st
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year 2030 down 86.8% 140th
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 2025 down 2.4% 180th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 2025 down 3.2% 179th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 2025 up 1.0% 180th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 2025 down 2.3% 179th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 2025 down 0.0% 180th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,255 2025 down 0.8% 179th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,147 2025 down 1.2% 180th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,303 2025 up 0.0% 179th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,205 2025 up 3.6% 179th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,366 2025 up 7.2% 179th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 2,214 2025 up 5.3% 179th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 2,386 2025 up 9.5% 179th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.56 2027 down 13.7% 109th
Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.917 2025 up 8.9% 19th
Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.92 2025 up 3.0% 22nd
Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.862 2025 up 12.7% 34th
Women's Political Participation Index 0.987 2025 up 11.9% 49th
Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.917 2025 up 8.9% 19th
Key features of women's political empowerment 0.917 2025 up 8.9% 19th
Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0.1092 % change on previous year 2025 up 109.3% 67th
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.917 2025 up 8.9% 19th
Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 20th
Prevalence of obesity, female 27.6% 2024 down 2.7% 86th
Prevalence of obesity, male 33.1% 2024 up 1.3% 25th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 27.53 years 2024 up 2.9% 15th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 23.99 years 2024 up 4.9% 16th
Share of women who are obese 27.6% 2024 down 2.7% 89th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 55.9% 2024 down 2.7% 101st
Share of overweight men vs. women 69.5% 2024 down 3.0% 32nd
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.3% 2024 up 0.5% 31st
Share of women who are married or in a union 0.5% 2021 down 46.3% 207th
Population, per capita 1.01 units per person 2024 up 1.0% 6th
Population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.1% 163rd
Population, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year 2024 up 91.4% 7th
Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 55.5% 40th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 243.68 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 4.7% 51st
Women, Business and the Law Index 91.25 index (0–100) 2023 up 10.6% 40th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 14.9% 180th
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 1,727 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.1% 4th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 down 4.6% 61st
Labor force, female 135,412 2025 up 65.2% 165th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.2336 units per person 2025 up 26.6% 53rd
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9981 index 2025 up 0.0% 148th