Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Malta
Malta: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of was 27.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Malta, 2016–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 27.3% for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Malta peaked at 27.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2018.
Malta ranks 14th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22.6% | — |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | +4.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 27.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 87% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 25.2% | 27.3% | 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)
- 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 proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Malta?
- Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of in Malta was 27.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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