Gender in Malta 246 indicators covering gender for Malta. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 2023 down 0.6% 72nd Gender Inequality Index 0.117 2022 down 52.0% 128th Suicide Rate 6.47 2021 down 8.4% 105th Female migrants 42.4% 2020 down 11.8% 182nd Share of temporary employees 8.62 2024 up 10.9% 73rd Time-related underemployment, female 3.5% 2024 down 21.0% 53rd Time-related underemployment, male 3.3% 2024 down 18.8% 45th Age at first marriage, female 28 2011 — 41st Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 12.5 2024 down 12.6% 138th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 8.8% 2019 up 14.3% 162nd Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 0.33 2019 up 13.8% 174th Prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women (aged 15-49) 12.5% 2019 up 5.0% 154th Mean hemoglobin level of non-pregnant women 131 2019 unchanged 29th Number of non-pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 8.29 2019 up 15.0% 172nd Mean hemoglobin level of pregnant women 119 2019 unchanged 46th Mean hemoglobin level of women of reproductive age 131 2019 unchanged 18th Age-Standardized Mortality Rate Attributed to Noncommunicable Diseases 314.68 2019 down 16.8% 163rd Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.6% 2026 up 126.0% 69th Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 0 2015 — 129th Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 99.8 2021 unchanged 30th Number of daily smokers, men and women 48,998 2012 down 1.4% 162nd Age at first marriage, male 30.3 2011 — 46th Female homicide victims 2 homicides 2023 — 113th Female homicide rate 0.7801 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 — 85th Male homicide victims 1 homicides 2023 down 85.7% 129th Male homicide rate 0.3616 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 89.0% 129th Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 32.52 2025 down 18.3% 62nd Youth working-age population with vocational education or training 17.8 2024 up 50.3% 67th Working-age population with vocational education or training 66.43 2024 up 295.8% 64th Working-age population with vocational education or training 66.43 2024 up 295.8% 64th Youth transited 46.52 2024 up 11.2% 55th Youth working-age population 103.61 2024 up 19.1% 57th Discrimination access to credit gender, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Human trafficking victims 13 number 2024 down 35.0% 112th Human trafficking victims 13 number 2024 down 35.0% 112th Global Gender Gap Index 0.7032 2022 up 5.5% 89th Gender of the head of state, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 32.5 2025 down 18.3% 62nd Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 13.03 litres pure alcohol 2019 up 20.4% 53rd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 40.48 2025 up 51.1% 25th Gender Development Index 0.977 2023 up 2.0% 40th Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 27.85 2017 down 26.3% 71st Working-age population 503.87 2025 up 45.1% 76th Rural population, female 2.3% 2015 down 26.1% 186th Rural population, male 2.3% 2015 down 26.1% 186th Urban population, female 47.8% 2015 up 1.5% 9th Urban population, male 47.6% 2015 up 2.0% 11th Adult Literacy Rate 94.94 2021 up 1.7% 41st Child population 22.33 2024 down 9.0% 43rd Average effective age of retirement for women 61.4 years 2018 down 2.1% 34th Children in hazardous work 0.169 2023 down 58.3% 40th Share of children engaged in economic activity 20.88 2024 up 4.9% 15th SDG indicator 8.7.1: Proportion of children engaged in economic 1.54 2022 up 49.5% 19th Share of children in hazardous work 0.743 2023 down 54.4% 25th Proportion of Women in Managerial Positions 34.56 2023 up 21.0% 27th Average usual weekly hours worked, women 15 years and older 35.02 Hours 2016 down 1.1% 22nd Outflow of nationals 1.1 2018 — 28th Proportion of Women in Senior and Middle Management Positions 26.8 2020 up 13.1% 35th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS 36.8% 2024 up 39.2% 34th Proportion of Individuals Who Used the Internet 93.3 2024 up 26.8% 19th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →