Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Malta
Malta: Total marriages involving girls under 18 was 386 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
386
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
11th
of 17 countries
All-time high
1,081
in 2013
All-time low
386
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 386 for total marriages involving girls under 18 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving girls under 18 in Malta peaked at 1,081 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 386, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,081 | — |
| 2014 | 971 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 831 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 811 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 726 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 679 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 624 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 463 | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 463 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 418 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 406 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 386 | -4.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 386 is below the median for high income countries, which is 412, 94% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 817.57 | 624 | 1,081 | 7 |
| 2020s | 427.2 | 386 | 463 | 5 |
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 total marriages involving girls under 18 in Malta?
- Total marriages involving girls under 18 in Malta was 386 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,081 in 2013.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving girls under 18 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 386 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for total marriages involving girls under 18?
- Malta ranks 11th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving girls under 18 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total marriages involving girls under 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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