Share of the population that is female in Malta
Malta: Share of the population that is female was 48.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
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 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
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
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,255 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,366 (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 regions 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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