Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta
Malta: Marriages by sex and previous marital status was 2,334 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta, 1996–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta is 2,334, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta peaked at 3,034 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,157, in 2020.
Malta ranks 61st of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,370 | — |
| 2000 | 2,545 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 2,194 | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 2,402 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2,374 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,536 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 2,479 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,482 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,353 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2,596 | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 2,562 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,578 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,871 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 3,002 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3,034 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,934 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2,831 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 2,674 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1,157 | -56.7% |
| 2021 | 2,276 | +96.7% |
| 2022 | 2,546 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 2,347 | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 2,334 | -0.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,334 is below the median for high income countries, which is 36,633, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Marriages by sex and previous marital status 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 | +96.7% | 1,157 | 2,276 |
| 2020 | -56.7% | 2,674 | 1,157 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,370 | 2,370 | 2,370 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,421 | 2,194 | 2,545 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,787 | 2,562 | 3,034 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,132 | 1,157 | 2,546 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 59 Montenegro 3,196 compare
- 60 Luxembourg 2,567 compare
- 62 Iceland 1,850 compare
- 63 Liechtenstein 185 compare
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 marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta?
- Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta was 2,334 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,034 in 2016.
- What is the lowest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,157 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for marriages by sex and previous marital status?
- Malta ranks 61st out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is marriages by sex and previous marital status rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Marriages by sex and previous marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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