Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Malta

Women in parliament in Malta in 2025 — 29.1%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 23.3 pp.

2025 29.1% +1.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 81of 184
Period maximum 29.1%2025
Period minimum 5.8%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Malta, 1997–2025010203019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 5.8%1998: 5.8%1999: 9.2%2000: 9.2%2001: 9.2%2002: 9.2%2003: 7.7%2004: 9.2%2005: 9.2%2006: 9.2%2007: 9.2%2008: 8.7%2009: 8.7%2010: 8.7%2011: 8.7%2012: 8.7%2013: 14.3%2014: 14.3%2015: 12.9%2016: 12.9%2017: 11.9%2018: 11.9%2019: 14.9%2020: 13.4%2021: 13.4%2022: 27.8%2023: 27.8%2024: 27.8%2025: 29.1%
Change over the period: +23.3 pp Annual average: 0.83 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 29.1%
World 27.2%
Southern Europe computed 34.8%
High-income countries computed 30.1%
Women in parliament — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.1 +1.3 pp
2024 27.8 +0 pp
2023 27.8 +0 pp
2022 27.8 +14.4 pp
2021 13.4 +0 pp
2020 13.4 −1.5 pp
2019 14.9 +3 pp
2018 11.9 +0 pp
2017 11.9 −0.9 pp
2016 12.9 +0 pp
2015 12.9 −1.4 pp
2014 14.3 +0 pp
2013 14.3 +5.6 pp
2012 8.7 +0 pp
2011 8.7 +0 pp
2010 8.7 +0 pp
2009 8.7 +0 pp
2008 8.7 −0.5 pp
2007 9.2 +0 pp
2006 9.2 +0 pp
2005 9.2 +0 pp
2004 9.2 +1.5 pp
2003 7.7 −1.5 pp
2002 9.2 +0 pp
2001 9.2 +0 pp
2000 9.2 +0 pp
1999 9.2 +3.4 pp
1998 5.8 +0 pp
1997 5.8

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.