Gender in Malta

246 indicators covering gender for Malta.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.5% 156th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 54.6% 171st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.2% 160th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9997 index 2025 up 0.1% 133rd
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 index 2025 down 0.3% 48th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.5% 73rd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 52.7% 2050 up 5.9% 152nd
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 400.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 72.2% 4th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.219 units per square kilometre 2023 up 13.0% 9th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 1.45 units per square kilometre 2023 up 26.3% 5th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.924 2023 up 5.0% 24th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 3.7% 61st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 64,528 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 23.2% 27th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.37 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 12.1% 36th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 48.1% 2025 down 3.4% 200th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 97.71 2023 down 3.1% 128th
Gender Development Index 0.977 2023 up 2.0% 79th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.977 2023 up 2.0% 79th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.977 2023 up 2.0% 79th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.932 2023 up 4.2% 22nd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 50.3% 48th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.8547 % change on previous year 2023 up 6.6% 48th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.3 2016 down 1.5% 90th
Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Share of women in parliament 29.1% 2025 up 103.5% 74th
Population 574,346 2024 up 32.5% 163rd
Life Expectancy at Birth 82.96 2024 up 1.3% 25th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.48 2025 up 51.1% 45th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 15.7% 2023 up 33.1% 167th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 15.7% 2023 up 33.1% 169th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 16.7% 2023 down 4.0% 167th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 103.03 2023 up 6.8% 50th
Sex ratio at birth 107.19 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.3% 18th
Sex ratio by age 17.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 10.7% 135th
Sex ratio at age 5 105.89 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.2% 53rd
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 107.19 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.3% 18th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 0.9% 2023 up 36.1% 125th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.1% 2023 up 5.4% 152nd
Sex ratio at age 60 104.93 males per 100 females 2023 up 6.2% 31st
Male population by age group 11,531 people 2023 up 6.8% 182nd
Female population by age group 10,746 people 2023 up 5.0% 183rd
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 39th