Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Malta
Malta: Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants was 4.8 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Malta, 1960–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.8 for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in 2022.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Malta peaked at 11.6 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2020.
Malta ranks 16th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 6.3 | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 6.4 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 6.2 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.5 | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 7 | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 7.2 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 7.9 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 8.9 | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 9.7 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 11 | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 11.6 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 9.2 | -20.7% |
| 1976 | 9.6 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 9.9 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 9.2 | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 8.6 | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 8.8 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 9 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 8.6 | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 8.4 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 8 | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 7.6 | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 7.1 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.6 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 6.8 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.1 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.4 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.4 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.6 | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 5.7 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.9 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.3 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | -58.5% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8 | +9.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.29, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +100.0% | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | -58.5% | 5.3 | 2.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.36 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.56 | 7.9 | 11.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.96 | 7.1 | 9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.59 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 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 marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Malta?
- Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants in Malta was 4.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 in 1974.
- What is the lowest marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rate per 1000 inhabitants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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