Iceland vs Malta: Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022
Iceland
5 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Malta
4.8 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Iceland rank
14th
Malta rank
16th
Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5 per 1,000 people against 4.8 per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 14th and Malta ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 per 1,000 people | 6.36 per 1,000 people | 1.64 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 7.67 per 1,000 people | 9.56 per 1,000 people | 1.89 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 5.39 per 1,000 people | 7.96 per 1,000 people | 2.57 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 4.99 per 1,000 people | 6.59 per 1,000 people | 1.6 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 5.34 per 1,000 people | 6 per 1,000 people | 0.66 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.97 per 1,000 people | 6.27 per 1,000 people | 1.3 per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 5 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 2.8 per 1,000 people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022, Iceland or Malta?
- Iceland, at 5 per 1,000 people against 4.8 per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2020.
- What is the difference in marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022 between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.2 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022?
- Iceland ranks 14th and Malta ranks 16th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Marriage rates in 1990 vs. 2022. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.