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[[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 (3,000 per square mile). 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.
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{{Infobox place demographics|place=[[Malta]]|image=File:Malta single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=Population pyramid of Malta in 2020|size_of_population=519,186 (2021 census)|growth=0.67% (2022 est.)|nation=Maltese|official=Maltese and English|birth=9.73 births/1,000 population|death=8.48 deaths/1,000 population|net_migration=5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population|total_mf_ratio=1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.)|sr_at_birth=1.04 male(s)/female|infant_mortality=4.53 deaths/1,000 live births|life=83.2 years|life_male=81.11 years|life_female=85.38 years|fertility=1.5 children}}
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Malta was first colonized by the [[Sicily|Sicilians]]. Subsequently, [[Phoenicia|Phoenicians]], [[Arab|Arabs]] in 870 CE, [[Italy|Italians]], [[Spain|Spanish]], [[France|French]] and the [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] have influenced Maltese life and culture to varying degrees. Most of the foreign community in Malta, predominantly active or retired [[Britons|British]] nationals and their dependents, is centred on [[Sliema]] and surrounding modern suburbs.


[[Demography|Demographic]] features of the population of [[Malta]] include population density, [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Malta has seen emigration of a large portion of their people to live elsewhere, and Maltese communities exist throughout [[Europe]] (esp. Maltese laborers who relocated in [[Italy]], [[Spain]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Sweden]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Greece]] and the [[United Kingdom]]), while larger Maltese immigrant communities are in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], [[Brazil]] , the [[United States]] and to a smaller extant, [[Puerto Rico]]. {{Fact|date=February 2007}}


{{Historical populations
[[Roman Catholicism]] is established by law as the religion of Malta; however, full liberty of conscience and freedom of worship is guaranteed, and a number of faiths have places of worship on the island (small sects of [[Protestant]]s, [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]]s, [[Muslims]] and [[Jews]]).
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Malta has two official languages--[[Maltese language|Maltese]] (a Semitic language derived from Arabic and heavily influenced by [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]] [[Italian language|Italian]]), and [[English language|English]]. Both languages are compulsory subjects in Maltese primary and secondary schools. A large portion of the population is also fluent in [[Italian language|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.
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==Characteristics==

[[Malta]] is the most densely populated country in the EU and one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with about {{convert|1,265|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}}. 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 [[Sicily|Sicilians]]. Subsequently, [[Phoenicia]]ns, [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], [[Byzantine]]s, [[Arab]]s in 870 AD<ref>The Arabs in Malta / G. Wettinger. In: Malta: Studies of its Heritage and History / ed. Mid-Med Bank (Malta, 1986), pp. 87–104. {{cite web |url=http://www.xs4all.nl/~nizaar/The%20Arabs%20in%20Malta.html |title=The Arabs in Malta |access-date=2008-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050207175235/http://www.xs4all.nl/~nizaar/The%20Arabs%20in%20Malta.html |archive-date=7 February 2005}}</ref> who may have completely depopulated the islands<ref>Ibn Hauqal and Tenth-century Malta / A. Luttrell. In: Hyphen: A Journal of Melitensia and the Humanities. / (Malta 1987), pp 157–160 {{cite web |url=http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/The%20Arabs%20in%20Malta/198702.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225084603/http://melitensiawth.com/incoming/Index/The%20Arabs%20in%20Malta/198702.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2013}}</ref> but in 1224 were themselves expelled from Malta,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aboutmalta.com/history/time-Line.htm|title=AccountSupport|website=www.aboutmalta.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101133533/http://www.aboutmalta.com/history/time-Line.htm|archive-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> [[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 [[Protestant]]s, [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]], [[Muslims]] and [[Jews]]).

Malta has two official languages--[[Maltese language|Maltese]] (a Semitic language derived from [[Siculo-Arabic]] and heavily influenced by [[Sicilian language|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.

===Age distribution===
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://census2011.gov.mt/downloads/Census2011_PreliminaryReport.pdf|title=Census 2011 Preliminary Report|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111221856/http://census2011.gov.mt/downloads/Census2011_PreliminaryReport.pdf|archive-date=11 January 2014}}</ref>

=== Migrant background and foreign nationality ===
'''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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Rank
!Nationality
!Population (2016)<ref name="Libyans">{{cite web |url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/82621/libyans_top_list_of_noneu_nationals_in_malta_ |title=Libyans|access-date=2017-12-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206213850/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/82621/libyans_top_list_of_noneu_nationals_in_malta_ |archive-date=6 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Filipinos, Serbs">{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2016-10-12/local-news/Filipinos-Serbs-top-list-of-third-country-nationals-working-in-Malta-6736165113 |title=Filipinos, Serbs|access-date=2017-12-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030004421/http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2016-10-12/local-news/Filipinos-Serbs-top-list-of-third-country-nationals-working-in-Malta-6736165113 |archive-date=30 October 2017}}</ref>
!Population (2017)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/82621/libyans_top_list_of_noneu_nationals_in_malta_ |title=Libyans |access-date=2017-12-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206213850/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/82621/libyans_top_list_of_noneu_nationals_in_malta_ |archive-date=6 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="Filipinos, Serbs"/>
|-
|
|Total
|30,000+
|
|-
|
|{{Flagicon|European Union}} [[Citizenship of the European Union|EU nationals]]
|22,000+
|
|-
|1
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
|5,180
|
|-
|2
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|3,985
|
|-
|3
|{{Flagicon|Libya}} [[Libya]]
|
|3,622
|-
|4
|{{Flagicon|Serbia}} [[Serbia]]
|
|2,757
|-
|5
|{{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]]
|
|2,407
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgaria]]
|2,044
|
|-
|7
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]
|
|2,027
|-
|8
|{{Flagicon|Somalia}} [[Somalia]]
|
|1,845
|-
|9
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]]
|1,308
|
|-
|10
|{{Flagicon|Syria}} [[Syria]]
|
|1,289
|-
|11
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Romania}} [[Romania]]
|1,262
|
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]]
|1,119
|
|-
|13
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|
|1,090
|-
|14
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]]
|1,085
|
|-
|15
|{{Flagicon|Eritrea}} [[Eritrea]]
|
|1,057
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|991
|
|-
|17
|{{Flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukraine]]
|
|896
|-
|18
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|879
|
|-
|19
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[India]]
|
|819
|-
|20
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Poland]]
|719
|
|-
|21
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
|466
|
|-
|22
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]]
|379
|
|-
|23
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia]]
|338
|
|-
|24
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Austria}} [[Austria]]
|332
|
|-
|25
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Finland]]
|321
|
|-
|26
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]]
|297
|
|-
|27
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic]]
|296
|
|-
|28
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|281
|
|-
|29
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia]]
|276
|
|-
|30
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuania]]
|213
|
|-
|31
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark]]
|204
|
|-
|32
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
|188
|
|-
|33
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonia]]
|120
|
|-
|34
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia]]
|106
|
|-
|35
|{{flagicon|EU}}{{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia]]
|100
|
|-
|
|Other non-EU nationals
|400+
|
|}

=== Emigration ===
[[File:Malta -mix- 2019 by-RaBoe 067.jpg|thumb|Child Migrants' Memorial at the [[Valletta Waterfront]], commemorating the 310 Maltese child migrants who travelled to Australia between 1950 and 1965.]]
{{main|Emigration from Malta}}

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 [[Repatriation|return migration]] to Malta were high.<ref name="Jones">{{cite journal|title=Modern emigration from Malta|first=Huw R.|last=Jones|year=1973|journal=Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers|volume=60|issue=60|pages=101–119|doi=10.2307/621508|jstor=621508}}</ref> Nonetheless, Maltese communities formed in these regions. By 1900, for example, British consular estimates suggest that there were 15,326 Maltese in [[Tunisia]].<ref name="Attard">{{cite book|title=The Great Exodus (1918–1939)|first=Lawrence E.|last=Attard|year=1989|location=Malta|publisher=Publishers Enterprises Group|url=http://www.maltamigration.com/history/exodus/chapter3-4.shtml?s=4E1675C4-7F000001-7DA803104013-6891|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406130103/http://www.maltamigration.com/history/exodus/chapter3-4.shtml?s=4E1675C4-7F000001-7DA803104013-6891|archive-date=6 April 2011}}</ref>
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.<ref name=Jones/> 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.<ref name="King">{{cite journal|title=The Maltese migration cycle: An archival survey|first=Russell|last=King|year=1979|journal=Area|volume=11|issue=3|pages=245–249|jstor=20001477}}</ref> (See also [[Maltese Australians]]; [[Maltese people in the United Kingdom]])

46,998 Maltese-born residents were recorded by the 2001 [[Census in Australia|Australian Census]], 30,178 by the [[2001 UK Census]], 9,525 by the [[Canada 2001 Census|2001 Canadian Census]] and 9,080 by the [[2000 United States Census]].<ref name="OECD">{{cite web|url=http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls |title=Country-of-birth database |publisher=[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] |access-date=3 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617032129/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls |archive-date=17 June 2009 }}</ref>

Emigration dropped dramatically after the mid-1970s and has since ceased to be a social phenomenon of significance. However, since Malta joined the [[European Union|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).

=== Immigration ===
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|-
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|- style="background:#efefef;"
!width=15% |Year
!width=60% |Population
!width=25% |% total
|-
|2005 ||align=center|12,112||align=right|3.0%
|-
|2011 ||align=center|20,289||align=right|4.9%
|-
|2021 ||align=center|115,449||align=right|22.2%
|}

{{main|Immigration to Malta}}

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 people|Lebanese]], many of whom have assimilated into the Maltese nation over the decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20070805/opinion/genetic-origin-of-contemporary-maltese|title=Genetic origin of contemporary Maltese|first=Allied Newspapers|last=Ltd|date=5 August 2007 }}</ref>

Since the late 20th century, Malta has become a transit country for migration routes from Africa towards Europe.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malta guards Europe's gates against African immigrants|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-09-la-fg-malta-refugees-20101009-story.html|access-date=30 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310075319/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/09/world/la-fg-malta-refugees-20101009|archive-date=10 March 2012}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|title= Maltese Anger Mounts Over Rising Illegal Immigration|work=[[Deutsche Welle]]|url=http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,3621641,00.html|access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

Irregular migrants (formal [[Maltese language|Maltese]]: ''immigranti irregolari'', informal: ''klandestini'') who land in Malta are subject to a [[immigration detention|compulsory detention policy]], being held in several camps organised by the [[Armed Forces of Malta]] (AFM), including those near [[Ħal Far]] and [[Safi, Malta|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/18/malta-migrant-detention-violates-rights|title=Malta: Migrant Detention Violates Rights|date=18 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314162400/https://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/18/malta-migrant-detention-violates-rights|archive-date=14 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Malta faces problems with children of illegal immigrants|work=[[Times of Malta]]|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080610/local/malta-faces-problems-with-children-of-illegal-immigrants.211803|access-date=30 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510111154/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080610/local/malta-faces-problems-with-children-of-illegal-immigrants.211803|archive-date=10 May 2011}}</ref>

Very few migrants arrived in Malta in 2015, despite the fact that the rest Europe was experiencing a [[European migrant crisis|migrant crisis]]. Most migrants who were rescued between Libya and Malta were taken to Italy, and some refused to be brought to Malta.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rescued migrants refusing to be brought to Malta|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150926/local/rescued-migrants-refusing-to-be-brought-to-malta.585856|access-date=26 September 2015|work=[[Times of Malta]]|date=26 September 2015}}</ref>

== CIA World Factbook demographic statistics ==

The following demographic statistics are from the [[CIA World Factbook]], unless otherwise indicated.

'''Largest cities:'''
*[[Birkirkara]]
*[[Birkirkara]]
*[[Mosta]]
*[[Mosta]]
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*[[Naxxar]]
*[[Naxxar]]


[[File:Life expectancy by WBG -Malta -diff.png|thumb|300px|[[Life expectancy at birth]] in Malta]]
'''Age structure:'''
<br>''0-14 years:''
17.1% (male 35,264; female 33,368)
<br>''15-64 years:''
69.1% (male 139,890; female 136,767)
<br>''65 years and over:''
13.7% (male 23,554; female 31,371) (2006 est.)

'''Population growth rate:'''
0.42% (2006 est.)

'''Birth rate:'''
10.22 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

'''Death rate:'''
8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

'''Net migration rate:'''
2.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

'''Sex ratio:'''
<br>''at birth:''
1.06 male(s)/female
<br>''under 15 years:''
1.06 male(s)/female
<br>''15-64 years:''
1.02 male(s)/female
<br>''65 years and over:''
0.75 male(s)/female
<br>''total population:''
0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

'''Infant mortality rate:'''
3.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

'''Life expectancy at birth:'''
'''Life expectancy at birth:'''
<br>''total population:''
<br>''total population:''
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'''Total fertility rate:'''
'''Total fertility rate:'''
1.5 children born/woman (2006 est.)
1.42 children born/woman (2015 est.)


'''Nationality:'''
'''State religion:'''
[[Catholicism in Malta|Roman Catholic Church in Malta]] 88.6% (2016 est.)
<br>''noun:''
Maltese (singular and plural)
<br>''adjective:''
Maltese

'''Ethnic groups:'''
Maltese (descendants of ancient Carthaginians and Phoenicians, with strong elements of Italian, Spanish, Sicilian Arab <ref>The Arabs in Malta / G. Wettinger. In: Malta : Studies of its Heritage and History / ed. Mid-Med Bank (Malta, 1986), pp. 87-104. [http://www.xs4all.nl/~nizaar/The%20Arabs%20in%20Malta.html]</ref> and other Mediterranean stock)
'''Religions:'''
Roman Catholic 98%


'''Languages:'''
'''Languages:'''
Maltese (official), English (official)
[[Maltese language|Maltese]] (official de facto), [[English language|English]] (official de jure), [[Italian language|Italian]] (widely understood)
{{clear}}


==Vital statistics==
'''Literacy:'''
''Statistics from United Nations''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybsets/1948%20DYB.pdf|title=1948 Demographic Yearbook|website=United Nations|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102171241/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybsets/1948%20DYB.pdf|archive-date=2 November 2016}}</ref> ''and National Statistics Office Malta''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nso.gov.mt/|title=Home|website=NSO Malta}}</ref>
<br>''definition:''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
age 10 and over can read and write
|-
<br>''total population:''
!
92.8%
! width="80pt"|Average population
<br>''male:''
! width="80pt"|Live births
92%
! width="80pt"|Deaths
<br>''female:''
! width="80pt"|Natural change
93.6% (2003 est.)
! width="80pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Fertility rate
|-
| 1932
| align="right" | 246,000
| align="right" | 8,000
| align="right" | 5,150
| align="right" | 2,850
| align="right" | 32.5
| align="right" | 20.9
| align="right" | 11.6
|-
| 1933
| align="right" | 250,000
| align="right" | 8,300
| align="right" | 5,100
| align="right" | 3,200
| align="right" | 33.2
| align="right" | 20.4
| align="right" | 12.8
|-
| 1934
| align="right" | 254,000
| align="right" | 8,544
| align="right" | 5,702
| align="right" | 2,842
| align="right" | 33.6
| align="right" | 22.4
| align="right" | 11.2
|-
| 1935
| align="right" | 256,000
| align="right" | 8,701
| align="right" | 6,018
| align="right" | 2,683
| align="right" | 34.0
| align="right" | 23.5
| align="right" | 10.5
|-
| 1936
| align="right" | 259,000
| align="right" | 8,875
| align="right" | 4,617
| align="right" | 4,258
| align="right" | 34.3
| align="right" | 17.8
| align="right" | 16.4
|-
| 1937
| align="right" | 263,000
| align="right" | 8,879
| align="right" | 5,304
| align="right" | 3,575
| align="right" | 33.8
| align="right" | 20.2
| align="right" | 13.6
|-
| 1938
| align="right" | 267,000
| align="right" | 8,704
| align="right" | 5,399
| align="right" | 3,305
| align="right" | 32.6
| align="right" | 20.2
| align="right" | 12.4
|-
| 1939
| align="right" | 269,000
| align="right" | 8,930
| align="right" | 5,385
| align="right" | 3,545
| align="right" | 33.2
| align="right" | 20.0
| align="right" | 13.2
|-
| 1940
| align="right" | 270,000
| align="right" | 8,808
| align="right" | 6,144
| align="right" | 2,664
| align="right" | 32.6
| align="right" | 22.8
| align="right" | 9.9
|-
| 1941
| align="right" | 271,000
| align="right" | 7,352
| align="right" | 6,444
| align="right" | 908
| align="right" | 27.1
| align="right" | 23.8
| align="right" | 3.4
|-
| 1942
| align="right" | 270,000
| align="right" | 6,768
| style="color: red" | 8,603
| align="right" style="color: red"| -1,835
| align="right" | 25.1
| style="color: red" | 31.9
| align="right" style="color: red"| -6.8
|-
| 1943
| align="right" | 271,000
| align="right" | 8,452
| align="right" | 5,578
| align="right" | 2,874
| align="right" | 31.2
| align="right" | 20.6
| align="right" | 10.6
|-
| 1944
| align="right" | 276,000
| align="right" | 10,963
| align="right" | 3,700
| align="right" | 7,263
| style="color: blue" | 39.7
| align="right" | 13.4
| style="color: blue" | 26.3
|-
| 1945
| align="right" | 283,000
| align="right" | 10,998
| align="right" | 4,016
| align="right" | 6,982
| align="right" | 38.9
| align="right" | 14.2
| align="right" | 24.7
|-
| 1946
| align="right" | 291,000
| align="right" | 11,304
| align="right" | 4,050
| align="right" | 7,254
| align="right" | 38.8
| align="right" | 13.9
| align="right" | 24.9
|-
| 1947
| align="right" | 300,000
| style="color: blue"| 11,612
| align="right" | 3,838
| style="color: blue" | 7,774
| align="right" | 38.7
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 25.9
|-
| 1948
| align="right" | 306,000
| align="right" | 11,029
| align="right" | 3,737
| align="right" | 7,292
| align="right" | 36.0
| align="right" | 12.2
| align="right" | 23.8
|-
| 1949
| align="right" | 311,000
| align="right" | 10,590
| align="right" | 3,326
| align="right" | 7,264
| align="right" | 34.1
| align="right" | 10.7
| align="right" | 23.4
|-
| 1950
| align="right" | 312,000
| align="right" | 10,281
| align="right" | 3,224
| align="right" | 7,057
| align="right" | 33.0
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 22.6
|-
| 1951
| align="right" | 313,000
| align="right" | 9,511
| align="right" | 3,476
| align="right" | 6,035
| align="right" | 30.4
| align="right" | 11.1
| align="right" | 19.3
|-
| 1952
| align="right" | 317,000
| align="right" | 9,226
| align="right" | 3,365
| align="right" | 5,861
| align="right" | 29.1
| align="right" | 10.6
| align="right" | 18.5
|-
| 1953
| align="right" | 317,000
| align="right" | 8,977
| align="right" | 2,848
| align="right" | 6,129
| align="right" | 28.3
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 19.3
|-
| 1954
| align="right" | 320,000
| align="right" | 8,991
| align="right" | 3,071
| align="right" | 5,920
| align="right" | 28.1
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 18.5
|-
| 1955
| align="right" | 314,000
| align="right" | 8,560
| align="right" | 2,683
| align="right" | 5,877
| align="right" | 27.3
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 18.7
|-
| 1956
| align="right" | 314,000
| align="right" | 8,418
| align="right" | 2,918
| align="right" | 5,500
| align="right" | 26.8
| align="right" | 9.3
| align="right" | 17.5
|-
| 1957
| align="right" | 319,000
| align="right" | 8,794
| align="right" | 2,955
| align="right" | 5,839
| align="right" | 27.6
| align="right" | 9.3
| align="right" | 18.3
|-
| 1958
| align="right" | 322,000
| align="right" | 8,528
| align="right" | 2,657
| align="right" | 5,871
| align="right" | 26.5
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 18.2
|-
| 1959
| align="right" | 325,000
| align="right" | 8,499
| align="right" | 2,836
| align="right" | 5,663
| align="right" | 26.2
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 17.4
|-
| 1960
| align="right" | 327,200
| align="right" | 8,565
| align="right" | 2,819
| align="right" | 5,746
| align="right" | 26.2
| align="right" | 8.6
| align="right" | 17.6
|-
| 1961
| align="right" | 325,900
| align="right" | 7,674
| align="right" | 2,937
| align="right" | 4,737
| align="right" | 23.6
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 14.6
|-
| 1962
| align="right" | 324,600
| align="right" | 7,513
| align="right" | 2,840
| align="right" | 4,673
| align="right" | 23.2
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 14.4
|-
| 1963
| align="right" | 323,200
| align="right" | 6,672
| align="right" | 2,981
| align="right" | 3,691
| align="right" | 20.7
| align="right" | 9.2
| align="right" | 11.4
|-
| 1964
| align="right" | 321,900
| align="right" | 6,394
| align="right" | 2,756
| align="right" | 3,638
| align="right" | 19.9
| align="right" | 8.6
| align="right" | 11.3
|-
| 1965
| align="right" | 320,600
| align="right" | 5,628
| align="right" | 3,001
| align="right" | 2,627
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 8.2
|-
| 1966
| align="right" | 317,000
| align="right" | 5,340
| align="right" | 2,865
| align="right" | 2,475
| align="right" | 16.9
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 7.9
|-
| 1967
| align="right" | 313,400
| align="right" | 5,309
| align="right" | 2,985
| align="right" | 2,324
| align="right" | 17.0
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 7.5
|-
| 1968
| align="right" | 309,700
| align="right" | 5,143
| align="right" | 2,883
| align="right" | 2,260
| align="right" | 16.7
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 7.3
|-
| 1969
| align="right" | 306,100
| align="right" | 5,096
| align="right" | 3,024
| align="right" | 2,072
| align="right" | 16.7
| align="right" | 9.9
| align="right" | 6.8
|-
| 1970
| align="right" | 302,500
| align="right" | 5,314
| align="right" | 3,070
| align="right" | 2,244
| align="right" | 17.6
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 7.4
|-
| 1971
| align="right" | 302,800
| align="right" | 5,562
| align="right" | 3,090
| align="right" | 2,472
| align="right" | 18.4
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 8.2
|-
| 1972
| align="right" | 302,600
| align="right" | 5,385
| align="right" | 2,891
| align="right" | 2,494
| align="right" | 17.8
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 8.2
|-
| 1973
| align="right" | 302,300
| align="right" | 5,272
| align="right" | 2,935
| align="right" | 2,337
| align="right" | 17.4
| align="right" | 9.7
| align="right" | 7.7
|-
| 1974
| align="right" | 302,100
| align="right" | 5,440
| align="right" | 2,747
| align="right" | 2,693
| align="right" | 18.0
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" | 8.9
|-
| 1975
| align="right" | 301,892
| align="right" | 5,724
| align="right" | 2,900
| align="right" | 2,824
| align="right" | 18.8
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 9.3
|-
| 1976
| align="right" | 306,551
| align="right" | 5,696
| align="right" | 2,967
| align="right" | 2,729
| align="right" | 18.6
| align="right" | 9.7
| align="right" | 8.9
|-
| 1977
| align="right" | 304,997
| align="right" | 5,793
| align="right" | 2,872
| align="right" | 2,921
| align="right" | 18.9
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" style="color: blue"| 2.14
|-
| 1978
| align="right" | 308,942
| align="right" | 5,641
| align="right" | 3,263
| align="right" | 2,378
| align="right" | 18.2
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 7.7
| align="right" | 2.05
|-
| 1979
| align="right" | 311,421
| align="right" | 5,823
| align="right" | 2,968
| align="right" | 2,855
| align="right" | 18.6
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 9.1
| align="right" style="color: blue"| 2.10
|-
| 1980
| align="right" | 315,262
| align="right" | 5,602
| align="right" | 3,216
| align="right" | 2,386
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 7.5
| align="right" | 1.99
|-
| 1981
| align="right" | 318,028
| align="right" | 5,292
| align="right" | 3,062
| align="right" | 2,230
| align="right" | 16.6
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 1.87
|-
| 1982
| align="right" | 319,936
| align="right" | 5,912
| align="right" | 3,050
| align="right" | 2,862
| align="right" | 18.1
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" |
|-
| 1983
| align="right" | 331,859
| align="right" | 5,651
| align="right" | 3,137
| align="right" | 2,514
| align="right" | 17.1
| align="right" | 9.5
| align="right" | 7.6
| align="right" |
|-
| 1984
| align="right" | 329,189
| align="right" | 5,571
| align="right" | 2,903
| align="right" | 2,668
| align="right" | 16.9
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 8.1
| align="right" | 1.95
|-
| 1985
| align="right" | 331,997
| align="right" | 5,430
| align="right" | 2,837
| align="right" | 2,593
| align="right" | 16.1
| align="right" | 8.4
| align="right" | 7.7
| align="right" | 1.95
|-
| 1986
| align="right" | 340,907
| align="right" | 5,245
| align="right" | 2,824
| align="right" | 2,421
| align="right" | 15.3
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 7.1
| align="right" | 1.93
|-
| 1987
| align="right" | 343,334
| align="right" | 5,314
| align="right" | 2,908
| align="right" | 2,406
| align="right" | 15.4
| align="right" | 8.4
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 1.97
|-
| 1988
| align="right" | 345,636
| align="right" | 5,533
| align="right" | 2,708
| align="right" | 2,825
| align="right" | 15.9
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 8.1
| align="right" | 2.06
|-
| 1989
| align="right" | 349,014
| align="right" | 5,584
| style="color: blue" | 2,610
| align="right" | 2,974
| align="right" | 15.9
| align="right" | 7.4
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" style="color: blue"| 2.10
|-
| 1990
| align="right" | 352,430
| align="right" | 5,368
| align="right" | 2,745
| align="right" | 2,623
| align="right" | 15.2
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 7.4
| align="right" | 2.04
|-
| 1991
| align="right" | 361,908
| align="right" | 5,302
| align="right" | 2,875
| align="right" | 2,427
| align="right" | 14.6
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 6.7
| align="right" | 1.99
|-
| 1992
| align="right" | 365,781
| align="right" | 5,474
| align="right" | 2,900
| align="right" | 2,574
| align="right" | 14.9
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 2.07
|-
| 1993
| align="right" | 369,455
| align="right" | 5,147
| align="right" | 2,692
| align="right" | 2,455
| align="right" | 13.9
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 1.97
|-
| 1994
| align="right" | 373,161
| align="right" | 4,826
| align="right" | 2,698
| align="right" | 2,128
| align="right" | 12.9
| style="color: blue" | 7.2
| align="right" | 5.7
| align="right" | 1.84
|-
| 1995
| align="right" | 376,433
| align="right" | 4,613
| align="right" | 2,708
| align="right" | 1,905
| align="right" | 12.2
| align="right" | 7.2
| align="right" | 5.0
| align="right" | 1.77
|-
| 1996
| align="right" | 378,404
| align="right" | 5,038
| align="right" | 2,759
| align="right" | 2,279
| align="right" | 13.3
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 6.0
| align="right" | 1.99
|-
| 1997
| align="right" | 381,405
| align="right" | 4,848
| align="right" | 2,865
| align="right" | 1,983
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 7.5
| align="right" | 5.2
| align="right" | 1.93
|-
| 1998
| align="right" | 384,176
| align="right" | 4,670
| align="right" | 3,018
| align="right" | 1,652
| align="right" | 12.1
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 4.3
| align="right" | 1.84
|-
| 1999
| align="right" | 386,397
| align="right" | 4,403
| align="right" | 3,079
| align="right" | 1,324
| align="right" | 11.4
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 3.4
| align="right" | 1.73
|-
| 2000
| align="right" | 388,759
| align="right" | 4,392
| align="right" | 2,941
| align="right" | 1,451
| align="right" | 11.3
| align="right" | 7.5
| align="right" | 3.7
| align="right" | 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
| style="color: red"|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
| 542,051
|4,462|| 4,030 || 432
| 8.1 || 7.3 || 0.8
|style="color: red"| 1.07
|-
| 2024
|style="color: blue"| 563,443
||| ||
| || ||
|style="color: red"|
|}


===Structure of the population===
==References==

<References/>
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|title= Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 20.XI.2011): <ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 207 625
| align="right" | 209 807
| align="right" | 417 432
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 10 347
| align="right" | 9 714
| align="right" | 20 061
| align="right" | 4.81
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 9 971
| align="right" | 9 448
| align="right" | 19 419
| align="right" | 4.65
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 11 355
| align="right" | 10 893
| align="right" | 22 248
| align="right" | 5.33
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 13 509
| align="right" | 12 673
| align="right" | 26 182
| align="right" | 6.27
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 15 062
| align="right" | 14 388
| align="right" | 29 450
| align="right" | 7.06
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 15 722
| align="right" | 14 598
| align="right" | 30 320
| align="right" | 7.26
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 15 641
| align="right" | 14 553
| align="right" | 30 194
| align="right" | 7.23
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 14 757
| align="right" | 14 042
| align="right" | 28 799
| align="right" | 6.90
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 12 840
| align="right" | 12 396
| align="right" | 25 236
| align="right" | 6.05
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 13 574
| align="right" | 13 321
| align="right" | 26 895
| align="right" | 6.44
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 15 292
| align="right" | 15 304
| align="right" | 30 596
| align="right" | 7.33
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 14 655
| align="right" | 14 591
| align="right" | 29 246
| align="right" | 7.01
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 15 130
| align="right" | 15 465
| align="right" | 30 595
| align="right" | 7.33
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 11 429
| align="right" | 12 299
| align="right" | 23 728
| align="right" | 5.68
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 7 389
| align="right" | 8 816
| align="right" | 16 205
| align="right" | 3.88
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 5 579
| align="right" | 7 708
| align="right" | 13 287
| align="right" | 3.18
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 3 181
| align="right" | 5 313
| align="right" | 8 494
| align="right" | 2.03
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 1 622
| align="right" | 2 945
| align="right" | 4 567
| align="right" | 1.09
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 480
| align="right" | 1 103
| align="right" | 1 583
| align="right" | 0.38
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 82
| align="right" | 214
| align="right" | 296
| align="right" | 0.07
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | 23
| align="right" | 31
| align="right" | 0.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 31 673
| align="right" | 30 055
| align="right" | 61 728
| align="right" | 14.79
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 146 182
| align="right" | 141 331
| align="right" | 287 513
| align="right" | 68.88
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 29 770
| align="right" | 38 421
| align="right" | 68 191
| align="right" | 16.34
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{{Hidden begin
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 266 939
| align="right" | 249 161
| align="right" | 516 100
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 12 184
| align="right" | 11 317
| align="right" | 23 501
| align="right" | 4.55
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 12 348
| align="right" | 11 434
| align="right" | 23 782
| align="right" | 4.61
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 11 403
| align="right" | 10 626
| align="right" | 22 029
| align="right" | 4.27
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 11 014
| align="right" | 10 392
| align="right" | 21 406
| align="right" | 4.15
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 16 408
| align="right" | 14 129
| align="right" | 30 537
| align="right" | 5.92
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 24 459
| align="right" | 20 409
| align="right" | 44 868
| align="right" | 8.69
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 25 930
| align="right" | 21 822
| align="right" | 47 752
| align="right" | 9.25
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 23 597
| align="right" | 19 532
| align="right" | 43 129
| align="right" | 8.36
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 20 810
| align="right" | 17 639
| align="right" | 38 449
| align="right" | 7.45
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 17 950
| align="right" | 15 572
| align="right" | 33 522
| align="right" | 6.50
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 14 946
| align="right" | 13 455
| align="right" | 28 401
| align="right" | 5.50
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 15 447
| align="right" | 14 499
| align="right" | 29 946
| align="right" | 5.80
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 15 714
| align="right" | 15 646
| align="right" | 31 360
| align="right" | 6.08
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 13 961
| align="right" | 14 239
| align="right" | 28 200
| align="right" | 5.46
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 13 713
| align="right" | 14 856
| align="right" | 28 569
| align="right" | 5.54
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 8 511
| align="right" | 9 955
| align="right" | 18 466
| align="right" | 3.58
|-
| align="right" | 80-84
| align="right" | 5 065
| align="right" | 6 991
| align="right" | 12 056
| align="right" | 2.34
|-
| align="right" | 85-89
| align="right" | 2 495
| align="right" | 4 425
| align="right" | 6 920
| align="right" | 1.34
|-
| align="right" | 90-94
| align="right" | 806
| align="right" | 1 727
| align="right" | 2 533
| align="right" | 0.49
|-
| align="right" | 95-99
| align="right" | 142
| align="right" | 416
| align="right" | 558
| align="right" | 0.11
|-
| align="right" | 100-104
| align="right" | 28
| align="right" | 67
| align="right" | 95
| align="right" | 0.02
|-
| align="right" | 105-109
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | 17
| align="right" | <0.01
|-
| align="right" | 110+
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | <0.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 35 935
| align="right" | 33 377
| align="right" | 69 312
| align="right" | 13.43
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 186 275
| align="right" | 163 095
| align="right" | 349 370
| align="right" | 67.69
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 44 729
| align="right" | 52 689
| align="right" | 97 418
| align="right" | 18.88
|-
|}
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| width = 700
| height = 150
| xAxisTitle=year
| yAxisTitle= thousends
| yAxisMin=
| yGrid= 0,1
| xGrid= 10
| legend=
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| x = 1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

| y1= 246,250,254,256,259,263,267,269,270,271,270,271,276,283,291,300,306,311,312,313,317,317,320,314,314,319,322,325,327,326,325,323,322,321,317,313,310,306,303,303,303,302,302,302,307,305,309,311,315,318,320,332,329,332,341,343,346,349,352,362,366,369,373,376,378,381,384,386,389,
391,395,397,400,403,405,406,408,411,414,415,418,423,429,440,450,460,476,494,515,516

| y1Title= population (thousends)

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{{GraphChart
| width = 700
| height = 250
| xAxisTitle=years
| yAxisTitle= ‰
| yAxisMax=
| yAxisMin=
| yGrid=
| xGrid=
| legend=
| hAnnotatonsLine= 0
| hAnnotatonsLabel=
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| x = 1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

| y1= 11.6,12.8,11.2,10.5,16.4,13.6,12.4,13.2,9.9,3.4,-6.8,10.6,26.3,24.7,24.9,25.9,23.8,23.4,22.6,19.3,18.5,19.3,18.5,18.7,17.5,18.3,18.2,17.4,17.6,14.5,14.4,11.4,11.3,8.2,7.8,7.4,7.3,6.8,7.4,8.2,8.2,7.7,8.9,9.4,8.9,9.6,7.7,9.2,7.6,7,8.9,7.6,8.1,7.8,7.1,7,8.2,8.5,7.4,6.7,7,6.6,5.7,5.1,6,5.2,4.3,3.4,3.7,2.7,2.3,2.3,2.2,1.8,1.4,1.6,1.9,2,2.1,2.2,1.7,1.9,2.1,2,2.5,1.6,1.6,
1.3,0.6,0.4

| y2= , 3.2,4.6,-2.7,-4.9,1.6,2.6,-5.7,-6.2,0.3,3.1,-6.9,-8.2,0.1,2.6,4.1,-4.2,-7.3,-19.4,-16.1,-5.9,-19.3,-9.1,-37.8,-17.5,-2.6,-8.9,-8.2,-10.8,-18.5,-18.4,-15.8,-15.3,-12.2,-19.2,-18.9,-19.2,-18.5,-19.3,-7.2,-8.9,-8.7,-9.6,-10,6.3,-14.7,5.1,-1.2,4.6,1.7,-3,28.4,-16.2,0.6,19,0.1,-1.5,1.2,2.3,19.5,3.6,3.3,4.2,3.6,-0.8,2.7,2.9,2.3,2.3,4.1,5.9,4.4,4.2,5.2,4.4,-0.1,3.5,5.6,5.3,0.2,4.4,9.9,14,21.3,21.3,19.8,30.8,34.8,40.2,2.5

| y1Title=Natural change (per 1000)
| y2Title=Crude migration change (per 1000)

}}
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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| height = 150
| xAxisTitle=years
| yAxisTitle= TFR
| yAxisMax= 5
| yAxisMin=
| yGrid= 0,1
| xGrid= 10
| legend=
| hAnnotatonsLine=2.1
| hAnnotatonsLabel=
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| x = 1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

| y1= 2.14,2.05,2.10,1.99,1.87,,,1.95,1.95,1.93,1.97,2.06,2.10,2.04,1.99,2.07,1.97,1.84,1.77,
1.99,1.93,1.84,1.73,1.68,1.48,1.45,1.48,1.39,1.38,1.36,1.35,1.43,1.42,1.36,1.45,1.42,1.36,1.38,1.37,1.37,1.26,1.23,1.14,1.13

| y1Title=Total Fertility Rate

}}

== Census per [[Local councils of Malta|locality]], 1901-2021 ==

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|
|
|'''1901'''
|'''1911'''
|'''1921'''
|'''1931'''
|'''1948'''
|'''1957'''
|'''1967'''
|'''1985'''
|'''1995'''
|'''2005'''
|'''2011'''
|'''2021'''
|-
|
|'''[[Malta|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, Malta|Marsa]]
|‐
|‐
|4,838
|7,867
|11,560
|10,672
|9,722
|7,953
|5,324
|5,344
|4,788
|5,468
|-
|
|[[Paola, Malta|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, Malta|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, Malta|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, Gozo|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, Malta|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, Gozo|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, Gozo|Żebbuġ]]
|767
|912
|1,006
|1,010
|1,261
|1,199
|1,166
|1,182
|1,446
|1,735
|1,841
|3,303
|}


Notes:
# [[Gżira]] shown as a separate locality since 1948.
# New locality of Msieraħ ([[San Ġwann]]) constituted from parts of [[Birkirkara]] and [[St Julian's]] and is shown as separate locality in 1967.
# New locality of [[Fgura]] constituted from parts of [[Paola, Malta|Paola]], [[Ħal Tarxien]] and [[Ħaż‐Żabbar]] in 1967.
# [[Marsaskala]] shown as a separate locality since 1957.
# New locality of [[Munxar]] constituted from parts of [[Ta' Sannat]] and [[Fontana, Gozo|Fontana]] till 1957.
# New locality of [[Fontana, Gozo|Fontana]] shown as separate locality till 1967.
# [[Gwardamangia]] formed part of [[Ħamrun]] in 1967.
# [[Tal‐Pietà]] formed part of [[Msida]] in 1967.
# [[Santa Luċija]] formed part of [[Ħal Tarxien]] and [[Paola, Malta|Paola]] till 1967.
# [[Ta' Xbiex]] formed part of [[Msida]] and [[Gżira]] till 1967.
# [[Pembroke, Malta|Pembroke]] formed part of [[St Julian's]] till 1985.
# [[Swieqi]] formed part of [[St Julian's]] till 1985.
# [[Xgħajra]] formed part of [[Ħaż‐Żabbar]] till 1985.
# [[Iklin]] formed part of [[Ħal Lija]], [[Birkirkara]], [[Naxxar]] and [[San Ġwann]] till 1985.
# [[Mtarfa]] formed part of [[Rabat, Malta|Rabat]] till 1995.
# The boundaries of some localities were changed between 1995 and 2005.
Source: Census of population and housing 2011, Final Report, p. 3; [https://nso.gov.mt/wp-content/uploads/Census-of-Population-2021-volume1-final.pdf Census of population and housing 2021, Final Report]


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Malta}}
*[[Malta]]
*[[Malta]]
*[[Culture of Malta]]
*[[Culture of Malta]]
*[[Maltese people]]
*[[Maltese people]]
*[[Maltese Italians]]
*[[Ageing of Europe]]


==References==
{{Demographics of Europe}}


<references />{{Malta topics}}
[[Category:Maltese society]]
[[Category:Demographics by country|Malta]]
{{Demographics of Europe}}


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Latest revision as of 01:26, 15 August 2024

Demographics of Malta
Population pyramid of Malta in 2020
Population519,186 (2021 census)
Growth rate0.67% (2022 est.)
Birth rate9.73 births/1,000 population
Death rate8.48 deaths/1,000 population
Life expectancy83.2 years
 • male81.11 years
 • female85.38 years
Fertility rate1.5 children
Infant mortality rate4.53 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Sex ratio
Total1.02 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.04 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityMaltese
Language
OfficialMaltese and English

Demographic features of the population of Malta include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1842114,499—    
1851123,496+0.84%
1861134,055+0.82%
1871141,775+0.56%
1881149,782+0.55%
1891165,037+0.97%
1901184,742+1.13%
1911211,564+1.36%
1921212,258+0.03%
1931241,621+1.30%
1948305,991+1.40%
1957319,620+0.49%
1967314,216−0.17%
1985345,418+0.53%
1995378,132+0.91%
2005404,962+0.69%
2011417,432+0.51%
2021519,562+2.21%
Source:[1] 2018 data;[2] 2021 census

Characteristics

[edit]

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.

Age distribution

[edit]

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]

Migrant background and foreign nationality

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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]
Total 30,000+
European Union EU nationals 22,000+
1 European UnionItaly Italy 5,180
2 United Kingdom United Kingdom 3,985
3 Libya Libya 3,622
4 Serbia Serbia 2,757
5 Philippines Philippines 2,407
6 European UnionBulgaria Bulgaria 2,044
7 Russia Russia 2,027
8 Somalia Somalia 1,845
9 European UnionHungary Hungary 1,308
10 Syria Syria 1,289
11 European UnionRomania Romania 1,262
12 European UnionSpain Spain 1,119
13 China China 1,090
14 European UnionSweden Sweden 1,085
15 Eritrea Eritrea 1,057
16 European UnionGermany Germany 991
17 Ukraine Ukraine 896
18 European UnionFrance France 879
19 India India 819
20 European UnionPoland Poland 719
21 European UnionNetherlands Netherlands 466
22 European UnionGreece Greece 379
23 European UnionSlovakia Slovakia 338
24 European UnionAustria Austria 332
25 European UnionFinland Finland 321
26 European UnionPortugal Portugal 297
27 European UnionCzech Republic Czech Republic 296
28 European UnionRepublic of Ireland Ireland 281
29 European UnionLatvia Latvia 276
30 European UnionLithuania Lithuania 213
31 European UnionDenmark Denmark 204
32 European UnionBelgium Belgium 188
33 European UnionEstonia Estonia 120
34 European UnionSlovenia Slovenia 106
35 European UnionCroatia Croatia 100
Other non-EU nationals 400+

Emigration

[edit]
Child Migrants' Memorial at the Valletta Waterfront, commemorating the 310 Maltese child migrants who travelled to Australia between 1950 and 1965.
Main article: Emigration from Malta

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).

Immigration

[edit]
Foreign population in Malta[7]
Year Population % total
2005 12,112 3.0%
2011 20,289 4.9%
2021 115,449 22.2%
Main article: Immigration to Malta

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]

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

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The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Largest cities:

Life expectancy at birth in Malta

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)

Vital statistics

[edit]

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
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 542,051 4,462 4,030 432 8.1 7.3 0.8 1.07
2024 563,443

Structure of the population

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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 20.XI.2011): [22]
Age Group Male Female Total %
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
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021) (Including civilian nationals temporarily outside the country.): [22]
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

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.

Census per locality, 1901-2021

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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:

  1. Gżira shown as a separate locality since 1948.
  2. New locality of Msieraħ (San Ġwann) constituted from parts of Birkirkara and St Julian's and is shown as separate locality in 1967.
  3. New locality of Fgura constituted from parts of Paola, Ħal Tarxien and Ħaż‐Żabbar in 1967.
  4. Marsaskala shown as a separate locality since 1957.
  5. New locality of Munxar constituted from parts of Ta' Sannat and Fontana till 1957.
  6. New locality of Fontana shown as separate locality till 1967.
  7. Gwardamangia formed part of Ħamrun in 1967.
  8. Tal‐Pietà formed part of Msida in 1967.
  9. Santa Luċija formed part of Ħal Tarxien and Paola till 1967.
  10. Ta' Xbiex formed part of Msida and Gżira till 1967.
  11. Pembroke formed part of St Julian's till 1985.
  12. Swieqi formed part of St Julian's till 1985.
  13. Xgħajra formed part of Ħaż‐Żabbar till 1985.
  14. Iklin formed part of Ħal Lija, Birkirkara, Naxxar and San Ġwann till 1985.
  15. Mtarfa formed part of Rabat till 1995.
  16. The boundaries of some localities were changed between 1995 and 2005.

Source: Census of population and housing 2011, Final Report, p. 3; Census of population and housing 2021, Final Report

See also

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