{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-divorces-per-1000","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-divorces-per-1000","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-divorces-per-1000/","title":"Malta Divorce Rate (2024)","description":"Malta's Divorce Rate: 0.9 divorces per 1,000 population in 2024, unchanged vs 2022. Eurostat (DEMO_NDIVIND), 2011–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","Eurostat","Malta","2024"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2011/2024","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Malta Divorce Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_NDIVIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2011–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2024)","value":"0.9","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged vs 2022"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"unchanged","unit":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Divorce Rate"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"2011","value":0.1},{"period":"2012","value":1.1},{"period":"2013","value":0.8},{"period":"2014","value":0.7},{"period":"2015","value":0.8},{"period":"2016","value":0.8},{"period":"2017","value":0.7},{"period":"2018","value":0.7},{"period":"2019","value":0.7},{"period":"2020","value":0.5},{"period":"2021","value":0.6},{"period":"2022","value":0.9},{"period":"2024","value":0.9}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"divorces per 1,000 population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2022","value":"0.9","yoyChange":"+50.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"0.6","yoyChange":"+20.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"0.5","yoyChange":"-28.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-12.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2015","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"+14.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"0.7","yoyChange":"-12.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"0.8","yoyChange":"-27.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.1","yoyChange":"+1000.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population) in Malta from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2011–2024 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 1.1 divorces per 1,000 population in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.1 in 2011. The latest reading of 0.9 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}