%% 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