Ireland vs Malta: Share of women who are married or in a union
Ireland
0.4%
in 2022
Malta
0.5%
in 2021
Ireland rank
209th
Malta rank
207th
Share of women who are married or in a union over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 209th and Malta ranks 207th of 221 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are married or in a union, Ireland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women who are married or in a union between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Ireland ranks 209th and Malta ranks 207th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.