Key features of women's political empowerment in Malta
Malta: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.917 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Malta, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.917 for key features of women's political empowerment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 105 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Malta peaked at 0.917 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.433, in 1900.
Malta ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 105 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.433 | — |
| 1901 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.467 | +7.9% |
| 1941 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.472 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.527 | +11.7% |
| 1959 | 0.599 | +13.7% |
| 1960 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.65 | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.685 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.682 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.679 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.678 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.738 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.729 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.756 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.777 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.827 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.824 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.831 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.852 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.842 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.831 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.853 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.856 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.907 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.916 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.917 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 9 |
| 1940s | 0.4764 | 0.467 | 0.527 | 8 |
| 1950s | 0.599 | 0.599 | 0.599 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.6408 | 0.599 | 0.685 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6811 | 0.679 | 0.685 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6907 | 0.678 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7458 | 0.729 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8064 | 0.777 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8368 | 0.831 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8942 | 0.853 | 0.917 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,303 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Malta?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Malta was 0.917 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.433 in 1900.
- How does Malta rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.