How many people live on the island of Malta?
Demographics Population A census of population and housing is held every ten years. The last census was held over three years in November 2005 and managed to enumerate an estimated 96% of the population. A preliminary report was issued in April 2006, and results were weighted to an estimate for 100% of the population. Native Maltese people make up the majority of the island. However there are minorities, the largest of which are British people, many of whom retired to Malta. The resident population of Malta, which includes foreigners residing in Malta for at least a year, as of November 27, 2005 was estimated at 404,039 of whom 200,715 (49.7%) were males and 203,324 (50.3%) were females. Of these, 17.1 per cent were aged 14 and under, 68.2 per cent were within the 15–64 age bracket whilst the remaining 13.7 per cent were 65 years and over. Malta’s population density of 1,282 per square kilometer (3,322/sq mi) is by far the highest in the EU, and one of the highest in the world. The onl
The World Factbook, produced by the CIA states that Malta has: “Population: 405,165 (July 2009 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 33,526/female 31,780) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 142,491/female 138,769) 65 years and over: 14.5% (male 25,406/female 33,193) (2009 est.) Median age: total: 39.5 years male: 38.1 years female: 40.9 years (2009 est.). You can get more facts about Malta, and any other country worldwide via https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html. Sources: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.
