Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta

Malta: Marriages by sex and previous marital status was 2,334 Number in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2,334 Number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
56th
of 58 countries
All-time high
3,034 Number
in 2016
All-time low
1,157 Number
in 2020
Years of data
23
1996–2024

Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta, 1996–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1996201020241996: 2.4k Number2000: 2.5k Number2001: 2.2k Number2004: 2.4k Number2005: 2.4k Number2006: 2.5k Number2007: 2.5k Number2008: 2.5k Number2009: 2.4k Number2010: 2.6k Number2011: 2.6k Number2013: 2.6k Number2014: 2.9k Number2015: 3.0k Number2016: 3.0k Number2017: 2.9k Number2018: 2.8k Number2019: 2.7k Number2020: 1.2k Number2021: 2.3k Number2022: 2.5k Number2023: 2.3k Number2024: 2.3k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta is 2,334 Number, 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 Number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,157 Number, in 2020.

Malta ranks 56th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Marriages by sex and previous marital status in Malta, 1996 to 2024.
Year Number Change
1996 2,370 Number —
2000 2,545 Number +7.4%
2001 2,194 Number -13.8%
2004 2,402 Number +9.5%
2005 2,374 Number -1.2%
2006 2,536 Number +6.8%
2007 2,479 Number -2.2%
2008 2,482 Number +0.1%
2009 2,353 Number -5.2%
2010 2,596 Number +10.3%
2011 2,562 Number -1.3%
2013 2,578 Number +0.6%
2014 2,871 Number +11.4%
2015 3,002 Number +4.6%
2016 3,034 Number +1.1%
2017 2,934 Number -3.3%
2018 2,831 Number -3.5%
2019 2,674 Number -5.5%
2020 1,157 Number -56.7%
2021 2,276 Number +96.7%
2022 2,546 Number +11.9%
2023 2,347 Number -7.8%
2024 2,334 Number -0.6%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 2,334 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 36,633 Number, 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +96.7% 1,157 Number 2,276 Number
2020 -56.7% 2,674 Number 1,157 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,370 Number 2,370 Number 2,370 Number 1
2000s 2,421 Number 2,194 Number 2,545 Number 8
2010s 2,787 Number 2,562 Number 3,034 Number 9
2020s 2,132 Number 1,157 Number 2,546 Number 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 54 Montenegro 3,196 Number compare
  2. 55 Luxembourg 2,567 Number compare
  3. 57 Iceland 1,850 Number compare
  4. 58 Liechtenstein 185 Number compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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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 Number 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 Number in 2016.
What is the lowest marriages by sex and previous marital status recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,157 Number in 2020.
How does Malta rank for marriages by sex and previous marital status?
Malta ranks 56th out of 58 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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Indicator
Marriages by sex and previous marital status
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
61 places, 2,156 data points, 1960–2024
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