Divorces per 1000 people in Malta
Malta: Divorces per 1000 people was 0.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
41st
of 43 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2012
All-time low
0.1
in 2011
Years of data
12
2011–2022
Divorces per 1000 people in Malta, 2011–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for divorces per 1000 people in Malta is 0.9, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, divorces per 1000 people in Malta peaked at 1.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2011.
Malta ranks 41st of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Divorces per 1000 people in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.1 | — |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +1000.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +50.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76, 51% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7111 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 per 1000 people in Malta?
- Divorces per 1000 people in Malta was 0.9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest divorces per 1000 people recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for divorces per 1000 people?
- Malta ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is divorces per 1000 people rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 Divorces per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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