Editing Demographics of Malta (section)

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

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|'''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'''
|-
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|
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|-
|
|'''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'''
|-
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|-
|
|'''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
|-
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|-
|
|'''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       
|-
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|-
|
|'''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       
|-
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|-
|
|'''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       
|-
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|-
|
|'''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       
|-
|
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|-
|
|'''[[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]