Population, female in Malta
Malta: Population, female was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Malta is 48.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Malta peaked at 52.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2025.
That places Malta 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 52.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.1% | 51.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 50.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 48.7% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Malta
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 2,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 2,458 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 178,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 2,233 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 2,466 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,441 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Malta?
- Population, female in Malta was 48.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for population, female?
- Malta ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.