Marriage rates in Malta
Malta: Marriage rates was 4.8 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.8 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
16th
of 44 countries
All-time high
11.6 per 1,000 people
in 1974
All-time low
2.2 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
63
1960–2022
Marriage rates in Malta, 1960–2022
Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.8 per 1,000 people for marriage rates in 2022.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriage rates in Malta peaked at 11.6 per 1,000 people in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 1,000 people, 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 rates in Malta, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.8 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 7 per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 7.2 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 7.9 per 1,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 8.9 per 1,000 people | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 11 per 1,000 people | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 11.6 per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | -20.7% |
| 1976 | 9.6 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 9.9 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 8.8 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 9 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 8.6 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 8.4 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 8 per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 7.1 per 1,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 7.1 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.6 per 1,000 people | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 5.7 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.9 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.9 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7 per 1,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1 per 1,000 people | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8 per 1,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3 per 1,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2 per 1,000 people | -58.5% |
| 2021 | 4.4 per 1,000 people | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8 per 1,000 people | +9.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.8 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.29 per 1,000 people, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marriage rates 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 per 1,000 people | 4.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | -58.5% | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.36 per 1,000 people | 5.8 per 1,000 people | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.56 per 1,000 people | 7.9 per 1,000 people | 11.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.96 per 1,000 people | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 9 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.59 per 1,000 people | 6.1 per 1,000 people | 7.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 per 1,000 people | 5.6 per 1,000 people | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 per 1,000 people | 5.3 per 1,000 people | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | 4.8 per 1,000 people | 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 rates in Malta?
- Marriage rates in Malta was 4.8 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marriage rates recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 per 1,000 people in 1974.
- What is the lowest marriage rates recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for marriage rates?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
- Is marriage rates 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 OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.