Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Malta
Malta: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 93.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Malta, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Malta is 93.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Malta peaked at 93.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1960.
Malta ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.2% | — |
| 1961 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 76.8% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 80.2% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 81.8% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 83.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 93.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Malta's 93.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 89.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.7% | 75.2% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.0% | 80.0% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 83.4% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.6% | 88.1% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 90.1% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 91.6% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.4% | 93.3% | 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Malta?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Malta was 93.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.