Divorces by duration of marriage (reached during the year) in Malta
Malta: Divorces by duration of marriage was 524 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Divorces by duration of marriage in Malta, 2011–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 524 Number for divorces by duration of marriage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces by duration of marriage in Malta peaked at 524 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42 Number, in 2011.
Malta ranks 57th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Divorces by duration of marriage in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42 Number | — |
| 2012 | 441 Number | +950.0% |
| 2013 | 338 Number | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 323 Number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 372 Number | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 371 Number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 312 Number | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 349 Number | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 354 Number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 269 Number | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 320 Number | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 502 Number | +56.9% |
| 2024 | 524 Number | +4.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 524 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 13,924 Number, 4% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Divorces by duration of marriage in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +950.0% | 42 Number | 441 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 322.44 Number | 42 Number | 441 Number | 9 |
| 2020s | 403.75 Number | 269 Number | 524 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 54 Kosovo* 815 Number compare
- 55 Montenegro 768 Number compare
- 56 Iceland 691 Number compare
- 58 Liechtenstein 87 Number
- 59 San Marino 49 Number
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is divorces by duration of marriage in Malta?
- Divorces by duration of marriage in Malta was 524 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest divorces by duration of marriage recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 524 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest divorces by duration of marriage recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 Number in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for divorces by duration of marriage?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is divorces by duration of marriage rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Divorces by duration of marriage (reached during the year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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