Women political empowerment index in Malta
Malta: Women political empowerment index was 0.917 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.917
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.917
in 2025
All-time low
0.433
in 1900
Years of data
105
1900–2025
Women political empowerment index in Malta, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.917 for women political empowerment index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 105 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women political empowerment index in Malta peaked at 0.917 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.433, in 1900.
Malta ranks 19th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 105 years of available data.
Women political empowerment index in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.433 | — |
| 1901 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.467 | +7.9% |
| 1941 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.467 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.472 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.472 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.527 | +11.7% |
| 1959 | 0.599 | +13.7% |
| 1960 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.599 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.65 | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.685 | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.682 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.679 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.679 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.678 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.738 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.729 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.756 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.756 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.777 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.777 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.827 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.824 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.831 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.852 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.842 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.831 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.836 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.853 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.856 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.907 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.916 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.917 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.433 | 0.433 | 0.433 | 9 |
| 1940s | 0.4764 | 0.467 | 0.527 | 8 |
| 1950s | 0.599 | 0.599 | 0.599 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.6408 | 0.599 | 0.685 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6811 | 0.679 | 0.685 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6907 | 0.678 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7458 | 0.729 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8064 | 0.777 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8368 | 0.831 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8942 | 0.853 | 0.917 | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women political empowerment index in Malta?
- Women political empowerment index in Malta was 0.917 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women political empowerment index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2025.
- What is the lowest women political empowerment index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.433 in 1900.
- How does Malta rank for women political empowerment index?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women political empowerment index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women political empowerment index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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