Share of the population that is female in Malta
Malta: Share of the population that is female was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
48.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
200th
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.9%
in 1960
All-time low
48.1%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Malta, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Malta is 48.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Malta peaked at 52.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 200th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Share of the population that is female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.9% | — |
| 1961 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 52.8% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 52.0% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 48.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 48.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.3%, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 52.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.1% | 51.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 50.8% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 48.7% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.2% | 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 share of the population that is female in Malta?
- Share of the population that is female in Malta was 48.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for share of the population that is female?
- Malta ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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