Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta
Malta: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 29.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta, 2000–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta is 29.1%, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 126.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta peaked at 29.1% in 2026 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2009.
Malta ranks 88th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | +107.4% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 29.1% | +4.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 29.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.2%, 93% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 29.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.9%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 13.4% | 29.1% | 7 |
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 seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Malta was 29.1% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2026.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Malta ranks 88th out of 210 countries with data for 2026.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.4%. 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 seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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