Twenty seven same-sex marriages have been registered so far this year, according to Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement Minister Byron Camilleri.

Camilleri tabled the information in Parliament on Monday, after PN MP Ivan Bartolo asked the Home Affairs Minister how many same-sex marriages have been registered since 2017.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Malta since 1 September 2017, after a law being passed in Parliament on 12 July of that year. Since 2017, 175 same-sex marriages have been registered in Malta. The amount does not include same-sex marriages in Gozo, as the public register of Gozo is under the responsibility of the Gozo Ministry.

There were seven same-sex marriages in 2017. There were 63 same-sex weddings the following year, and 78 ion 2018. 27 same-sex marriages were registered between January and November of this year.