Women political participation index in Malta
Malta: Women political participation index was 0.987 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.987
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
49th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.991
in 2022
All-time low
0.315
in 1900
Years of data
105
1900–2025
Women political participation index in Malta, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women political participation index in Malta is 0.987, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women political participation index in Malta peaked at 0.991 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.315, in 1900.
That places Malta 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 105 years of available data.
Women political participation index in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.315 | — |
| 1901 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.42 | +33.3% |
| 1941 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.499 | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.491 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.491 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.481 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.481 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.477 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.579 | +21.4% |
| 1989 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.579 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.552 | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.552 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.635 | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.696 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.697 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.824 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.817 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.882 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.857 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.873 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.91 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.91 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.991 | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.985 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.985 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.987 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.315 | 0.315 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.315 | 0.315 | 0.315 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.315 | 0.315 | 0.315 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.315 | 0.315 | 0.315 | 9 |
| 1940s | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 8 |
| 1950s | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.4727 | 0.42 | 0.499 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4878 | 0.481 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5002 | 0.477 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6029 | 0.552 | 0.697 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7718 | 0.697 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8566 | 0.817 | 0.882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9613 | 0.91 | 0.991 | 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 participation index in Malta?
- Women political participation index in Malta was 0.987 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women political participation index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.991 in 2022.
- What is the lowest women political participation index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.315 in 1900.
- How does Malta rank for women political participation index?
- Malta ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is women political participation index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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