Marriage rates in Malta
Malta: Marriage rates was 4.8 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
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.
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
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 134.53 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
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.