Dec 16, 2015
%% of married of married populationpopulation
%% of of populationpopulation
NSO Census 1995NSO Census 1995 2.80 1.35
NSO Lifestyle 2003NSO Lifestyle 2003 3.58 1.40
NSO Census 2005NSO Census 2005 6.83 3.30
NSO Lifestyle 2007NSO Lifestyle 2007 5.41 3.00
Health Interview Survey 2008Health Interview Survey 2008 6.47 3.80
NumberNumber %% of of populationpopulation
%% of of those in those in
relationshiprelationship
Very satisfiedVery satisfied 139,171 44.6 56.2
SatisfiedSatisfied 80,605 25.8 32.5
Neither satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfiednor dissatisfied
19,994 6.4 8.1
DissatisfiedDissatisfied 4,667 1.5 1.9
Very dissatisfiedVery dissatisfied 3,337 1.1 1.3
Not in a relationshipNot in a relationship 64,306 20.6 -
TotalTotal 312,079 / 247,773 100 100
%% Chronic Chronic AnxietyAnxiety
%% Chronic Chronic DepressionDepression
National AverageNational Average 8.0 6.0
WidowedWidowed 17.5 15.5
Divorced / SeparatedDivorced / Separated 11.7 13.9
Marital StatusMarital StatusLiving with Living with
partnerpartnerNot living with Not living with
partnerpartnerTotalTotal
No.No. %% No.No. %%
SingleSingle 4,340 5.9 69,150 94.1 73,500
Div / ann.Div / ann.SeparatedSeparated
1,300 18.7 5,660 81.3 6,960
WidowedWidowedNot remarriedNot remarried
350 2.0 17,530 98.0 17,880
TotalTotal 5,990 6.1 92,340 93.9 98,330
Married couplesMarried couples 7.8 %
Cohabiting couplesCohabiting couples 25.0 %
Separated parentsSeparated parents 76.4 %
Marriage rateMarriage rate Cohabitation rateCohabitation rate
AustraliaAustralia7.2 – 5.4 per 1000
(1986 - 2005)52% – 70%
(1996 – 2006)
IrelandIreland+56%
(2002 – 2006)
U.K.U.K.74% - 49%
(1979 – 2002)11 – 29% (single)
20 – 35% (divorced)
YearYear TotalTotal CIVILCIVIL Both Both MalteseMaltese
Maltese Maltese groomgroom
Maltese Maltese bridebride
Maltese Maltese involvedinvolved
20042004 2,402 756 105 140 119 364
20052005 2,374 779 100 138 90 328
20062006 2,536 859 98 120 84 302
20072007 2,479 867 122 136 91 349
20082008 2,482 840 107 117 76 300
YearYear TotalTotal -1 yr -1 yr 1 - 51 - 5 6 - 106 - 10 11 - 1511 - 15 16 - 2016 - 20
20042004 52 48 3 1
20052005 56 51 3 1
20062006 55 44 7 2 2
20072007 56 20 20 6 1
20082008 67 18 39 6 4
20092009 48 16 21 2 9