Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies in Malta
Malta: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies 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. Measured in %.
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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | 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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