Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta
Malta: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments was 23 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 23 for number of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 155.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta peaked at 23 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2000.
That places Malta 135th out of 210 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | +144.4% |
| 2024 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 23 | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.57 | 9 | 23 | 7 |
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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)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta?
- Number of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta was 23 in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2026.
- What is the lowest number of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Malta ranks 135th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is number of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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