Demographics of Malta | |
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Population | 519,186 (2021 census) |
Growth rate | 0.67% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 9.73 births/1,000 population |
Death rate | 8.48 deaths/1,000 population |
Life expectancy | 83.2 years |
• male | 81.11 years |
• female | 85.38 years |
Fertility rate | 1.5 children |
Infant mortality rate | 4.53 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Maltese |
Language | |
Official | Maltese and English |
Demographic features of the population of Malta include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1842 | 114,499 | — |
1851 | 123,496 | +0.84% |
1861 | 134,055 | +0.82% |
1871 | 141,775 | +0.56% |
1881 | 149,782 | +0.55% |
1891 | 165,037 | +0.97% |
1901 | 184,742 | +1.13% |
1911 | 211,564 | +1.36% |
1921 | 212,258 | +0.03% |
1931 | 241,621 | +1.30% |
1948 | 305,991 | +1.40% |
1957 | 319,620 | +0.49% |
1967 | 314,216 | −0.17% |
1985 | 345,418 | +0.53% |
1995 | 378,132 | +0.91% |
2005 | 404,962 | +0.69% |
2011 | 417,432 | +0.51% |
2021 | 519,562 | +2.21% |
Source: [1] 2018 data; [2] 2021 census |
Malta is the most densely populated country in the EU and one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with about 1,265 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,280 inhabitants/sq mi). This compares with about 32 per square kilometre (85 per square mile) for the United States. A census (held every 10 years) was held in November 2005.
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Malta was first colonized by Sicilians. Subsequently, Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs in 870 AD [3] who may have completely depopulated the islands [4] but in 1224 were themselves expelled from Malta, [5] Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, French and the British have influenced Maltese life and culture to varying degrees.
Roman Catholicism is established by law as the religion of Malta with 98%; however, full liberty of conscience and freedom of worship is guaranteed, and a number of faiths have places of worship on the island (rather small groups, a combined total of 2% of the people are Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, Muslims and Jews).
Malta has two official languages--Maltese (a Semitic language derived from Siculo-Arabic and heavily influenced by Sicilian and Italian), and English. Both languages are compulsory subjects in Maltese primary and secondary schools. A large portion of the population is also fluent in Italian, which was, until 1936, the national language of Malta. The literacy rate has reached 93%, compared to 63% in 1946. Schooling is compulsory until age 16.
Since 2000, the shift in the age composition towards an older population continued to materialise. In fact, the average age of the Maltese population increased from 38.5 in 2005 to 40.5 in 2011. This resulted from the increase in the number of persons aged 55 and over, together with a decrease in the number of persons under 25 years of age. The average in Gozo and Comino (41.6 years) was higher than that observed for Malta. Persons aged 65 and over more represent 16.3% of the total population in 2011, compared to 13.7% in 2005. In contrast, persons aged 14 and under make up 14.8% of the population in 2011, compared to 17.2% in 2005. [6]
Foreign nationals in Malta
As of 2016 and 2017, the numbers of selected groups of resident foreign nationals (non-naturalized residents) in Malta were as follows:
This list does not include foreign nationals who acquired Maltese nationality and foreign nationals without resident status.
Rank | Nationality | Population (2016) [7] [8] | Population (2017) [9] [8] |
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Total | 30,000+ | ||
EU nationals | 22,000+ | ||
1 | Italy | 5,180 | |
2 | United Kingdom | 3,985 | |
3 | Libya | 3,622 | |
4 | Serbia | 2,757 | |
5 | Philippines | 2,407 | |
6 | Bulgaria | 2,044 | |
7 | Russia | 2,027 | |
8 | Somalia | 1,845 | |
9 | Hungary | 1,308 | |
10 | Syria | 1,289 | |
11 | Romania | 1,262 | |
12 | Spain | 1,119 | |
13 | China | 1,090 | |
14 | Sweden | 1,085 | |
15 | Eritrea | 1,057 | |
16 | Germany | 991 | |
17 | Ukraine | 896 | |
18 | France | 879 | |
19 | India | 819 | |
20 | Poland | 719 | |
21 | Netherlands | 466 | |
22 | Greece | 379 | |
23 | Slovakia | 338 | |
24 | Austria | 332 | |
25 | Finland | 321 | |
26 | Portugal | 297 | |
27 | Czech Republic | 296 | |
28 | Ireland | 281 | |
29 | Latvia | 276 | |
30 | Lithuania | 213 | |
31 | Denmark | 204 | |
32 | Belgium | 188 | |
33 | Estonia | 120 | |
34 | Slovenia | 106 | |
35 | Croatia | 100 | |
Other non-EU nationals | 400+ |
Malta has long been a country of emigration, with big Maltese communities in English-speaking countries abroad. Mass emigration picked up in the 19th century, reaching its peak in the decades after World War II.
In the nineteenth century, most migration from Malta was to North Africa and the Middle East (particularly Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt), although rates of return migration to Malta were high. [10] Nonetheless, Maltese communities formed in these regions. By 1900, for example, British consular estimates suggest that there were 15,326 Maltese in Tunisia. [11] There is little trace left of the Maltese communities in North Africa, most of them having been displaced, after the rise of independence movements, to places like Marseille, the United Kingdom or Australia.
After World War II, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. Between 1948 and 1967, 30 per cent of the population emigrated. [10] Between 1946 and the late 1970s, over 140,000 people left Malta on the assisted passage scheme, with 57.6 per cent migrating to Australia, 22 per cent to the UK, 13 per cent to Canada and 7 per cent to the United States. [12] (See also Maltese Australians; Maltese people in the United Kingdom)
46,998 Maltese-born residents were recorded by the 2001 Australian Census, 30,178 by the 2001 UK Census, 9,525 by the 2001 Canadian Census and 9,080 by the 2000 United States Census. [13]
Emigration dropped dramatically after the mid-1970s and has since ceased to be a social phenomenon of significance. However, since Malta joined the EU in 2004 expatriate communities emerged in a number of European countries particularly in Belgium and Luxembourg. At the same time, Malta is becoming more and more attractive for communities of immigrants, both from Western and Northern Europe (Italians, British) and from Eastern Europe (Serbians).
Foreign population in Malta [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Population | % total | |||||||||||||||||
2005 | 12,112 | 3.0% | |||||||||||||||||
2011 | 20,289 | 4.9% | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | 115,449 | 22.2% |
Most of the foreign community in Malta, predominantly active or retired British nationals and their dependents, is centred on Sliema and surrounding modern suburbs. Other smaller foreign groups include Italians, French, and Lebanese, many of whom have assimilated into the Maltese nation over the decades. [14]
Since the late 20th century, Malta has become a transit country for migration routes from Africa towards Europe. [15] As a member of the European Union and of the Schengen agreement, Malta is bound by the Dublin Regulation to process all claims for asylum by those asylum seekers that enter EU territory for the first time in Malta. [16]
Irregular migrants (formal Maltese: immigranti irregolari, informal: klandestini) who land in Malta are subject to a compulsory detention policy, being held in several camps organised by the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM), including those near Ħal Far and Ħal Safi. The compulsory detention policy has been denounced by several NGOs, and in July 2010, the European Court of Human Rights found that Malta's detention of migrants was arbitrary, lacking in adequate procedures to challenge detention, and in breach of its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights. [17] [18]
Very few migrants arrived in Malta in 2015, despite the fact that the rest Europe was experiencing a migrant crisis. Most migrants who were rescued between Libya and Malta were taken to Italy, and some refused to be brought to Malta. [19]
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Largest cities:
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.01 years
male: 76.83 years
female: 81.31 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.42 children born/woman (2015 est.)
State religion: Roman Catholic Church in Malta 88.6% (2016 est.)
Languages: Maltese (official de facto), English (official de jure), Italian (widely understood)
Statistics from United Nations [20] and National Statistics Office Malta [21]
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Fertility rate | |
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1932 | 246,000 | 8,000 | 5,150 | 2,850 | 32.5 | 20.9 | 11.6 | |
1933 | 250,000 | 8,300 | 5,100 | 3,200 | 33.2 | 20.4 | 12.8 | |
1934 | 254,000 | 8,544 | 5,702 | 2,842 | 33.6 | 22.4 | 11.2 | |
1935 | 256,000 | 8,701 | 6,018 | 2,683 | 34.0 | 23.5 | 10.5 | |
1936 | 259,000 | 8,875 | 4,617 | 4,258 | 34.3 | 17.8 | 16.4 | |
1937 | 263,000 | 8,879 | 5,304 | 3,575 | 33.8 | 20.2 | 13.6 | |
1938 | 267,000 | 8,704 | 5,399 | 3,305 | 32.6 | 20.2 | 12.4 | |
1939 | 269,000 | 8,930 | 5,385 | 3,545 | 33.2 | 20.0 | 13.2 | |
1940 | 270,000 | 8,808 | 6,144 | 2,664 | 32.6 | 22.8 | 9.9 | |
1941 | 271,000 | 7,352 | 6,444 | 908 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 3.4 | |
1942 | 270,000 | 6,768 | 8,603 | -1,835 | 25.1 | 31.9 | -6.8 | |
1943 | 271,000 | 8,452 | 5,578 | 2,874 | 31.2 | 20.6 | 10.6 | |
1944 | 276,000 | 10,963 | 3,700 | 7,263 | 39.7 | 13.4 | 26.3 | |
1945 | 283,000 | 10,998 | 4,016 | 6,982 | 38.9 | 14.2 | 24.7 | |
1946 | 291,000 | 11,304 | 4,050 | 7,254 | 38.8 | 13.9 | 24.9 | |
1947 | 300,000 | 11,612 | 3,838 | 7,774 | 38.7 | 12.8 | 25.9 | |
1948 | 306,000 | 11,029 | 3,737 | 7,292 | 36.0 | 12.2 | 23.8 | |
1949 | 311,000 | 10,590 | 3,326 | 7,264 | 34.1 | 10.7 | 23.4 | |
1950 | 312,000 | 10,281 | 3,224 | 7,057 | 33.0 | 10.3 | 22.6 | |
1951 | 313,000 | 9,511 | 3,476 | 6,035 | 30.4 | 11.1 | 19.3 | |
1952 | 317,000 | 9,226 | 3,365 | 5,861 | 29.1 | 10.6 | 18.5 | |
1953 | 317,000 | 8,977 | 2,848 | 6,129 | 28.3 | 9.0 | 19.3 | |
1954 | 320,000 | 8,991 | 3,071 | 5,920 | 28.1 | 9.6 | 18.5 | |
1955 | 314,000 | 8,560 | 2,683 | 5,877 | 27.3 | 8.5 | 18.7 | |
1956 | 314,000 | 8,418 | 2,918 | 5,500 | 26.8 | 9.3 | 17.5 | |
1957 | 319,000 | 8,794 | 2,955 | 5,839 | 27.6 | 9.3 | 18.3 | |
1958 | 322,000 | 8,528 | 2,657 | 5,871 | 26.5 | 8.3 | 18.2 | |
1959 | 325,000 | 8,499 | 2,836 | 5,663 | 26.2 | 8.7 | 17.4 | |
1960 | 327,200 | 8,565 | 2,819 | 5,746 | 26.2 | 8.6 | 17.6 | |
1961 | 325,900 | 7,674 | 2,937 | 4,737 | 23.6 | 9.0 | 14.6 | |
1962 | 324,600 | 7,513 | 2,840 | 4,673 | 23.2 | 8.8 | 14.4 | |
1963 | 323,200 | 6,672 | 2,981 | 3,691 | 20.7 | 9.2 | 11.4 | |
1964 | 321,900 | 6,394 | 2,756 | 3,638 | 19.9 | 8.6 | 11.3 | |
1965 | 320,600 | 5,628 | 3,001 | 2,627 | 17.7 | 9.4 | 8.2 | |
1966 | 317,000 | 5,340 | 2,865 | 2,475 | 16.9 | 9.1 | 7.9 | |
1967 | 313,400 | 5,309 | 2,985 | 2,324 | 17.0 | 9.6 | 7.5 | |
1968 | 309,700 | 5,143 | 2,883 | 2,260 | 16.7 | 9.4 | 7.3 | |
1969 | 306,100 | 5,096 | 3,024 | 2,072 | 16.7 | 9.9 | 6.8 | |
1970 | 302,500 | 5,314 | 3,070 | 2,244 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 7.4 | |
1971 | 302,800 | 5,562 | 3,090 | 2,472 | 18.4 | 10.2 | 8.2 | |
1972 | 302,600 | 5,385 | 2,891 | 2,494 | 17.8 | 9.6 | 8.2 | |
1973 | 302,300 | 5,272 | 2,935 | 2,337 | 17.4 | 9.7 | 7.7 | |
1974 | 302,100 | 5,440 | 2,747 | 2,693 | 18.0 | 9.1 | 8.9 | |
1975 | 301,892 | 5,724 | 2,900 | 2,824 | 18.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 | |
1976 | 306,551 | 5,696 | 2,967 | 2,729 | 18.6 | 9.7 | 8.9 | |
1977 | 304,997 | 5,793 | 2,872 | 2,921 | 18.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 2.14 |
1978 | 308,942 | 5,641 | 3,263 | 2,378 | 18.2 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 2.05 |
1979 | 311,421 | 5,823 | 2,968 | 2,855 | 18.6 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 2.10 |
1980 | 315,262 | 5,602 | 3,216 | 2,386 | 17.7 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 1.99 |
1981 | 318,028 | 5,292 | 3,062 | 2,230 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 1.87 |
1982 | 319,936 | 5,912 | 3,050 | 2,862 | 18.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | |
1983 | 331,859 | 5,651 | 3,137 | 2,514 | 17.1 | 9.5 | 7.6 | |
1984 | 329,189 | 5,571 | 2,903 | 2,668 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 1.95 |
1985 | 331,997 | 5,430 | 2,837 | 2,593 | 16.1 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 1.95 |
1986 | 340,907 | 5,245 | 2,824 | 2,421 | 15.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 1.93 |
1987 | 343,334 | 5,314 | 2,908 | 2,406 | 15.4 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 1.97 |
1988 | 345,636 | 5,533 | 2,708 | 2,825 | 15.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 2.06 |
1989 | 349,014 | 5,584 | 2,610 | 2,974 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 2.10 |
1990 | 352,430 | 5,368 | 2,745 | 2,623 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 2.04 |
1991 | 361,908 | 5,302 | 2,875 | 2,427 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 1.99 |
1992 | 365,781 | 5,474 | 2,900 | 2,574 | 14.9 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 2.07 |
1993 | 369,455 | 5,147 | 2,692 | 2,455 | 13.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.97 |
1994 | 373,161 | 4,826 | 2,698 | 2,128 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.84 |
1995 | 376,433 | 4,613 | 2,708 | 1,905 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 1.77 |
1996 | 378,404 | 5,038 | 2,759 | 2,279 | 13.3 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 1.99 |
1997 | 381,405 | 4,848 | 2,865 | 1,983 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 1.93 |
1998 | 384,176 | 4,670 | 3,018 | 1,652 | 12.1 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 1.84 |
1999 | 386,397 | 4,403 | 3,079 | 1,324 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 1.73 |
2000 | 388,759 | 4,392 | 2,941 | 1,451 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1.68 |
2001 | 391,415 | 3,957 | 2,904 | 1,053 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 1.48 |
2002 | 394,641 | 3,918 | 3,006 | 912 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.45 |
2003 | 397,296 | 4,050 | 3,146 | 904 | 10.2 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.48 |
2004 | 399,867 | 3,887 | 3,006 | 881 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.39 |
2005 | 402,668 | 3,858 | 3,132 | 726 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.38 |
2006 | 404,999 | 3,779 | 3,216 | 563 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 1.36 |
2007 | 405,616 | 3,765 | 3,111 | 654 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.35 |
2008 | 407,832 | 4,013 | 3,243 | 770 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.43 |
2009 | 410,926 | 4,029 | 3,221 | 808 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 1.42 |
2010 | 414,027 | 3,898 | 3,010 | 888 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 1.36 |
2011 | 414,989 | 4,165 | 3,267 | 898 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 1.45 |
2012 | 417,546 | 4,130 | 3,418 | 712 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 1.42 |
2013 | 422,509 | 4,032 | 3,236 | 796 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.36 |
2014 | 429,424 | 4,191 | 3,270 | 921 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1.38 |
2015 | 439,691 | 4,325 | 3,442 | 883 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 1.37 |
2016 | 450,415 | 4,476 | 3,342 | 1,134 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.37 |
2017 | 460,297 | 4,319 | 3,571 | 748 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.26 |
2018 | 475,701 | 4,444 | 3,688 | 756 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.23 |
2019 | 493,559 | 4,350 | 3,688 | 662 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 1.14 |
2020 | 514,564 | 4,414 | 4,084 | 330 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 1.13 |
2021 | 516,100 | 4,395 | 4,163 | 232 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.13 |
2022 | 521,000 | 4,309 | 4,230 | 79 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 1.08 |
2023 | 4,374 | 4,164 | 210 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
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Total | 207 625 | 209 807 | 417 432 | 100 |
0–4 | 10 347 | 9 714 | 20 061 | 4.81 |
5–9 | 9 971 | 9 448 | 19 419 | 4.65 |
10–14 | 11 355 | 10 893 | 22 248 | 5.33 |
15–19 | 13 509 | 12 673 | 26 182 | 6.27 |
20–24 | 15 062 | 14 388 | 29 450 | 7.06 |
25–29 | 15 722 | 14 598 | 30 320 | 7.26 |
30–34 | 15 641 | 14 553 | 30 194 | 7.23 |
35–39 | 14 757 | 14 042 | 28 799 | 6.90 |
40–44 | 12 840 | 12 396 | 25 236 | 6.05 |
45–49 | 13 574 | 13 321 | 26 895 | 6.44 |
50–54 | 15 292 | 15 304 | 30 596 | 7.33 |
55–59 | 14 655 | 14 591 | 29 246 | 7.01 |
60–64 | 15 130 | 15 465 | 30 595 | 7.33 |
65-69 | 11 429 | 12 299 | 23 728 | 5.68 |
70-74 | 7 389 | 8 816 | 16 205 | 3.88 |
75-79 | 5 579 | 7 708 | 13 287 | 3.18 |
80-84 | 3 181 | 5 313 | 8 494 | 2.03 |
85-89 | 1 622 | 2 945 | 4 567 | 1.09 |
90-94 | 480 | 1 103 | 1 583 | 0.38 |
95-99 | 82 | 214 | 296 | 0.07 |
100+ | 8 | 23 | 31 | 0.01 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 31 673 | 30 055 | 61 728 | 14.79 |
15–64 | 146 182 | 141 331 | 287 513 | 68.88 |
65+ | 29 770 | 38 421 | 68 191 | 16.34 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 266 939 | 249 161 | 516 100 | 100 |
0–4 | 12 184 | 11 317 | 23 501 | 4.55 |
5–9 | 12 348 | 11 434 | 23 782 | 4.61 |
10–14 | 11 403 | 10 626 | 22 029 | 4.27 |
15–19 | 11 014 | 10 392 | 21 406 | 4.15 |
20–24 | 16 408 | 14 129 | 30 537 | 5.92 |
25–29 | 24 459 | 20 409 | 44 868 | 8.69 |
30–34 | 25 930 | 21 822 | 47 752 | 9.25 |
35–39 | 23 597 | 19 532 | 43 129 | 8.36 |
40–44 | 20 810 | 17 639 | 38 449 | 7.45 |
45–49 | 17 950 | 15 572 | 33 522 | 6.50 |
50–54 | 14 946 | 13 455 | 28 401 | 5.50 |
55–59 | 15 447 | 14 499 | 29 946 | 5.80 |
60–64 | 15 714 | 15 646 | 31 360 | 6.08 |
65-69 | 13 961 | 14 239 | 28 200 | 5.46 |
70-74 | 13 713 | 14 856 | 28 569 | 5.54 |
75-79 | 8 511 | 9 955 | 18 466 | 3.58 |
80-84 | 5 065 | 6 991 | 12 056 | 2.34 |
85-89 | 2 495 | 4 425 | 6 920 | 1.34 |
90-94 | 806 | 1 727 | 2 533 | 0.49 |
95-99 | 142 | 416 | 558 | 0.11 |
100-104 | 28 | 67 | 95 | 0.02 |
105-109 | 6 | 11 | 17 | <0.01 |
110+ | 2 | 2 | 4 | <0.01 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 35 935 | 33 377 | 69 312 | 13.43 |
15–64 | 186 275 | 163 095 | 349 370 | 67.69 |
65+ | 44 729 | 52 689 | 97 418 | 18.88 |
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Note: Crude migration change (per 1000) is a trend analysis, an extrapolation based average population change (current year minus previous) minus natural change of the current year (see table vital statistics). As average population is an estimate of the population in the middle of the year and not end of the year.
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1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1957 | 1967 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2011 | 2021 | ||
MALTA | 184,742 | 211,564 | 212,258 | 241,621 | 305,991 | 319,620 | 314,216 | 345,418 | 378,132 | 404,962 | 417,432 | 519,562 | |
Malta | 164,952 | 188,869 | 189,697 | 217,784 | 278,311 | 292,019 | 288,238 | 319,736 | 349,106 | 373,955 | 386,057 | 480,275 | |
Gozo and Comino | 19,790 | 22,695 | 22,561 | 23,837 | 27,680 | 27,601 | 25,978 | 25,682 | 29,026 | 31,007 | 31,375 | 39,287 | |
Southern Harbour | 70,244 | 74,955 | 79,001 | 87,811 | 84,206 | 90,705 | 87,879 | 86,843 | 83,234 | 81,047 | 79,438 | 86,009 | |
Cospicua | 12,148 | 12,164 | 11,536 | 12,163 | 4,822 | 9,095 | 9,123 | 7,731 | 6,085 | 5,657 | 5,249 | 4,654 | |
Fgura | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 2,737 | 8,254 | 11,042 | 11,258 | 11,449 | 13,066 | |
Floriana | 5,687 | 5,811 | 5,907 | 6,241 | 5,074 | 5,811 | 4,944 | 3,327 | 2,701 | 2,240 | 2,014 | 1,985 | |
Ħal Luqa | 3,670 | 3,945 | 3,607 | 4,059 | 4,318 | 5,382 | 5,413 | 5,585 | 6,150 | 6,072 | 5,911 | 7,249 | |
Ħal Tarxien | 2,065 | 2,820 | 2,876 | 3,247 | 4,607 | 7,706 | 7,989 | 7,016 | 7,412 | 7,597 | 8,380 | 9,464 | |
Ħaż‐Żabbar | 5,750 | 7,012 | 7,044 | 8,003 | 11,726 | 11,005 | 10,167 | 12,869 | 14,138 | 14,671 | 14,916 | 17,148 | |
Kalkara | 1,158 | 1,491 | 1,698 | 1,899 | 2,068 | 2,101 | 1,945 | 2,086 | 2,833 | 2,882 | 2,946 | 3,105 | |
Marsa | ‐ | ‐ | 4,838 | 7,867 | 11,560 | 10,672 | 9,722 | 7,953 | 5,324 | 5,344 | 4,788 | 5,468 | |
Paola | 2,812 | 4,319 | 5,475 | 7,297 | 14,793 | 11,424 | 11,794 | 11,744 | 9,400 | 8,822 | 8,267 | 9,339 | |
Santa Luċija | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 3,208 | 3,605 | 3,186 | 2,970 | 2,617 | |
Senglea | 8,093 | 8,205 | 7,741 | 7,683 | 2,756 | 5,065 | 4,749 | 4,158 | 3,528 | 3,074 | 2,740 | 2,304 | |
Valletta | 22,768 | 23,006 | 22,392 | 22,779 | 18,666 | 18,202 | 15,279 | 9,340 | 7,262 | 6,300 | 5,748 | 5,157 | |
Vittoriosa | 6,093 | 6,182 | 5,887 | 6,573 | 3,816 | 4,242 | 4,017 | 3,572 | 3,069 | 2,701 | 2,489 | 2,261 | |
Xgħajra | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 685 | 1,243 | 1,571 | 2,192 | |
Northern Harbour | 42,774 | 53,746 | 52,347 | 63,941 | 101,526 | 104,889 | 105,060 | 113,730 | 118,409 | 119,332 | 120,449 | 157,297 | |
Birkirkara | 8,417 | 9,573 | 8,565 | 10,345 | 16,070 | 16,987 | 17,213 | 20,385 | 21,281 | 21,858 | 21,749 | 25,807 | |
Gżira | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 6,295 | 8,545 | 9,575 | 8,471 | 7,872 | 7,090 | 7,055 | 10,331 | |
Ħal Qormi | 8,187 | 9,404 | 9,286 | 10,165 | 14,396 | 14,869 | 15,398 | 18,256 | 17,694 | 16,559 | 16,394 | 18,099 | |
Ħamrun | 10,393 | 14,601 | 10,434 | 11,580 | 17,124 | 16,895 | 14,787 | 13,682 | 11,195 | 9,541 | 9,043 | 10,514 | |
Msida | 2,893 | 3,627 | 3,373 | 3,990 | 6,064 | 6,587 | 11,437 | 6,219 | 6,942 | 7,629 | 7,748 | 13,587 | |
Pembroke | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 2,213 | 2,935 | 3,488 | 3,545 | |
San Ġwann | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 2,122 | 8,179 | 12,011 | 12,737 | 12,152 | 14,244 | |
Santa Venera | ‐ | ‐ | 1,910 | 2,639 | 4,535 | 5,246 | 6,134 | 7,827 | 6,183 | 6,075 | 6,789 | 8,834 | |
St Julian's | 1,444 | 2,164 | 2,594 | 3,998 | 9,122 | 8,285 | 7,394 | 10,239 | 7,352 | 7,752 | 8,067 | 11,653 | |
Swieqi | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 6,721 | 8,208 | 8,755 | 13,044 | |
Ta' Xbiex | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 1,955 | 1,732 | 1,860 | 1,556 | 2,092 | |
Tal‐Pietà | 933 | 1,205 | 1,823 | 2,344 | 3,626 | 4,076 | ‐ | 4,380 | 4,307 | 3,846 | 4,032 | 5,892 | |
Tas‐Sliema | 10,507 | 13,172 | 14,362 | 18,880 | 24,294 | 23,399 | 21,000 | 14,137 | 12,906 | 13,242 | 13,621 | 19,655 | |
South Eastern | 17,546 | 20,412 | 20,090 | 23,052 | 34,208 | 36,854 | 35,224 | 42,475 | 50,650 | 59,371 | 64,276 | 77,948 | |
Birżebbuġa | ‐ | ‐ | 1,219 | 1,724 | 5,339 | 5,297 | 4,876 | 5,668 | 7,307 | 8,564 | 10,412 | 11,844 | |
Gudja | 1,133 | 1,270 | 1,167 | 1,283 | 1,486 | 1,712 | 1,729 | 2,156 | 2,882 | 2,923 | 2,994 | 3,229 | |
Ħal Għaxaq | 1,518 | 1,765 | 1,629 | 1,896 | 2,448 | 2,830 | 2,866 | 3,655 | 4,126 | 4,405 | 4,577 | 5,538 | |
Ħal Kirkop | 633 | 786 | 707 | 805 | 1,016 | 1,204 | 1,225 | 1,559 | 1,957 | 2,185 | 2,283 | 2,527 | |
Ħal Safi | 367 | 412 | 459 | 448 | 1,040 | 709 | 784 | 1,323 | 1,731 | 1,979 | 2,074 | 2,641 | |
Marsaskala | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 888 | 876 | 1,936 | 4,770 | 9,346 | 11,059 | 16,804 | |
Marsaxlokk | 446 | 715 | 791 | 829 | 1,431 | 1,469 | 1,462 | 2,405 | 2,857 | 3,222 | 3,366 | 3,988 | |
Mqabba | 1,228 | 1,358 | 1,282 | 1,468 | 1,965 | 2,088 | 2,120 | 2,269 | 2,613 | 3,021 | 3,223 | 3,525 | |
Qrendi | 1,333 | 1,522 | 1,526 | 1,611 | 2,144 | 2,155 | 2,094 | 2,199 | 2,344 | 2,535 | 2,667 | 3,148 | |
Żejtun | 7,234 | 8,060 | 7,701 | 8,731 | 11,980 | 11,665 | 10,440 | 11,321 | 11,379 | 11,410 | 11,334 | 12,409 | |
Żurrieq | 3,654 | 4,524 | 3,609 | 4,257 | 5,359 | 6,837 | 6,752 | 7,984 | 8,684 | 9,781 | 10,287 | 12,295 | |
Western | 21,666 | 24,478 | 23,587 | 26,393 | 34,899 | 36,196 | 36,142 | 44,580 | 51,961 | 57,038 | 58,129 | 65,266 | |
Ħ'Attard | 1,837 | 2,052 | 2,058 | 2,354 | 2,480 | 2,663 | 2,570 | 5,681 | 9,214 | 10,405 | 10,553 | 12,268 | |
Ħad‐Dingli | 807 | 963 | 1,087 | 1,258 | 1,869 | 2,041 | 1,795 | 2,047 | 2,725 | 3,347 | 3,511 | 3,865 | |
Ħal Balzan | 1,096 | 1,263 | 1,313 | 1,661 | 2,637 | 2,734 | 3,301 | 4,781 | 3,560 | 3,869 | 4,101 | 4,774 | |
Ħal Lija | 1,692 | 1,825 | 1,612 | 1,795 | 1,950 | 2,119 | 2,143 | 3,078 | 2,497 | 2,797 | 2,977 | 3,162 | |
Ħaż‐Żebbuġ | 5,454 | 5,950 | 5,361 | 5,756 | 7,493 | 7,969 | 8,131 | 9,788 | 10,398 | 11,292 | 11,580 | 13,785 | |
Iklin | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 3,098 | 3,220 | 3,169 | 3,399 | |
Mdina | 304 | 482 | 816 | 982 | 1,384 | 823 | 988 | 421 | 377 | 278 | 239 | 193 | |
Mtarfa | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 2,426 | 2,585 | 2,566 | |
Rabat | 7,211 | 8,414 | 7,985 | 9,050 | 12,503 | 12,792 | 12,243 | 12,920 | 12,995 | 11,473 | 11,212 | 11,936 | |
Siġġiewi | 3,265 | 3,529 | 3,355 | 3,537 | 4,583 | 5,055 | 4,971 | 5,864 | 7,097 | 7,931 | 8,202 | 9,318 | |
Northern | 12,722 | 15,278 | 14,672 | 16,587 | 23,472 | 23,375 | 23,933 | 32,108 | 44,852 | 57,167 | 63,765 | 93,755 | |
Ħal Għargħur | 1,377 | 1,512 | 1,327 | 1,483 | 1,690 | 1,813 | 1,774 | 2,321 | 1,991 | 2,352 | 2,605 | 3,741 | |
Mellieħa | 2,357 | 2,675 | 2,637 | 3,198 | 4,549 | 4,290 | 4,279 | 4,525 | 6,221 | 7,676 | 8,661 | 12,738 | |
Mġarr | 745 | 1,067 | 1,271 | 1,627 | 2,218 | 2,167 | 2,115 | 2,188 | 2,672 | 3,014 | 3,479 | 4,840 | |
Mosta | 4,629 | 5,783 | 4,866 | 5,251 | 7,186 | 7,377 | 8,334 | 12,148 | 16,754 | 18,735 | 19,750 | 23,482 | |
Naxxar | 3,429 | 3,209 | 2,886 | 3,249 | 4,389 | 4,688 | 4,643 | 6,461 | 9,822 | 11,978 | 12,875 | 16,912 | |
St Paul's Bay | 185 | 1,032 | 1,685 | 1,779 | 3,440 | 3,040 | 2,788 | 4,465 | 7,392 | 13,412 | 16,395 | 32,042 | |
Gozo and Comino | 19,790 | 22,695 | 22,561 | 23,837 | 27,680 | 27,601 | 25,978 | 25,682 | 29,026 | 31,007 | 31,375 | 39,287 | |
Fontana | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 893 | 836 | 817 | 850 | 882 | 1,042 | |
Għajnsielem | 1,121 | 1,295 | 1,250 | 1,449 | 1,878 | 1,860 | 1,755 | 1,809 | 2,176 | 2,570 | 2,645 | 3,523 | |
Għarb | 1,091 | 1,417 | 1,402 | 1,398 | 1,555 | 1,269 | 1,117 | 983 | 1,030 | 1,146 | 1,196 | 1,549 | |
Għasri | 467 | 428 | 409 | 467 | 594 | 471 | 374 | 335 | 369 | 418 | 431 | 518 | |
Munxar | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 420 | 507 | 780 | 1,052 | 1,068 | 1,707 | |
Nadur | 2,948 | 3,393 | 3,460 | 3,354 | 3,465 | 4,136 | 3,694 | 3,482 | 3,882 | 4,192 | 3,973 | 1,707 | |
Qala | 1,219 | 1,368 | 1,340 | 1,601 | 1,569 | 1,616 | 1,522 | 1,369 | 1,492 | 1,616 | 1,811 | 2,300 | |
San Lawrenz | 643 | 558 | 528 | 499 | 413 | 428 | 511 | 517 | 552 | 598 | 610 | 772 | |
Ta' Kerċem | 1,037 | 1,135 | 1,143 | 1,212 | 1,307 | 1,272 | 1,251 | 1,411 | 1,557 | 1,665 | 1,718 | 1,881 | |
Ta' Sannat | 1,116 | 1,243 | 1,228 | 1,324 | 1,625 | 1,656 | 1,297 | 1,309 | 1,604 | 1,725 | 1,837 | 2,186 | |
Victoria | 5,057 | 5,655 | 5,219 | 5,531 | 6,175 | 6,357 | 5,462 | 5,968 | 6,524 | 6,395 | 6,252 | 7,242 | |
Xagħra | 2,562 | 3,156 | 3,262 | 3,522 | 4,759 | 4,056 | 3,517 | 3,202 | 3,669 | 3,934 | 3,968 | 5,161 | |
Xewkija | 1,762 | 2,135 | 2,314 | 2,470 | 3,079 | 3,281 | 2,999 | 2,772 | 3,128 | 3,111 | 3,143 | 3,555 | |
Żebbuġ | 767 | 912 | 1,006 | 1,010 | 1,261 | 1,199 | 1,166 | 1,182 | 1,446 | 1,735 | 1,841 | 3,303 |
Notes:
Source: Census of population and housing 2011, Final Report, p. 3; Census of population and housing 2021, Final Report
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