Malta — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Malta had an estimated population of 384,594 in 2005, with 67 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Malta today — population now 549,011, against 384,594 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 384,594 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 413,320 | 549,011 | +33% |
The two sources differ by 7% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valletta | 258,867 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birkirkara | Outer Harbour | 21,676 | 24,356 now |
| 2 | Qormi | Outer Harbour | 18,230 | 16,801 now |
| 3 | Mosta | Northern | 17,789 | 23,482 now |
| 4 | Zabbar | Outer Harbour | 15,030 | 15,648 now |
| 5 | Rabat | Western | 12,914 | 11,936 now |
| 6 | San Gwann | Outer Harbour | 12,346 | 14,720 now |
| 7 | Fgura | Outer Harbour | 11,819 | 12,877 now |
| 8 | Żejtun | South Eastern | 11,549 | 11,549 now |
| 9 | Sliema | Inner Harbour | 11,318 | 22,591 now |
| 10 | Żebbug | Western | 11,063 | — |
| 11 | Ħamrun | Inner Harbour | 10,680 | 9,743 now |
| 12 | Naxxar | Northern | 10,378 | 14,890 now |
| 13 | Attard | Western | 9,510 | 11,377 now |
| 14 | Paola | Inner Harbour | 9,257 | 8,706 now |
| 15 | Żurrieq | South Eastern | 9,149 | 10,962 now |
| 16 | Tarxien | Outer Harbour | 7,761 | 8,627 now |
| 17 | Birzebugia | South Eastern | 7,739 | — |
| 18 | Siġġiewi | Western | 7,676 | 8,721 now |
| 19 | Gzira | Inner Harbour | 7,513 | 11,669 now |
| 20 | San Pawl il-Baħar | Northern | 7,396 | — |
| 21 | Msida | Inner Harbour | 6,920 | — |
| 22 | San Ġiljan | Outer Harbour | 6,799 | 13,792 now |
| 23 | Valletta | Inner Harbour | 6,794 | 6,794 now |
| 24 | Rabat | Gozo and Comino | 6,596 | 11,936 now |
| 25 | Santa Venera | Outer Harbour | 6,264 | 7,590 now |
| 26 | Bormla | Inner Harbour | 6,096 | — |
| 27 | Mellieħa | Northern | 5,976 | 11,389 now |
| 28 | Swieqi | Outer Harbour | 5,973 | 14,452 now |
| 29 | Marsascala | South Eastern | 5,530 | — |
| 30 | Marsa | Inner Harbour | 5,116 | 5,454 now |
| 31 | Luqa | Outer Harbour | 5,053 | 6,162 now |
| 32 | Ghaxaq | South Eastern | 4,375 | — |
| 33 | Pietaʿ | Inner Harbour | 4,128 | 4,892 now |
| 34 | Nadur | Gozo and Comino | 3,933 | 3,933 now |
| 35 | Santa Lucia | Inner Harbour | 3,760 | — |
| 36 | Xaghra | Gozo and Comino | 3,680 | — |
| 37 | Isla | Inner Harbour | 3,543 | — |
| 38 | Iklin | Western | 3,360 | — |
| 39 | Xewkija | Gozo and Comino | 3,303 | 3,303 now |
| 40 | Balzan | Western | 3,240 | 4,689 now |
| 41 | Marsaxlokk | South Eastern | 3,026 | 3,660 now |
| 42 | Gudja | South Eastern | 3,023 | 3,184 now |
| 43 | Dingli | Western | 3,009 | 3,711 now |
| 44 | Kalkara | Inner Harbour | 2,982 | 3,059 now |
| 45 | Birgu | Inner Harbour | 2,936 | — |
| 46 | Mqabba | South Eastern | 2,891 | 3,339 now |
| 47 | Mgarr | Northern | 2,868 | 2,868 now |
| 48 | Pembroke | Outer Harbour | 2,838 | 3,842 now |
| 49 | Floriana | Inner Harbour | 2,516 | — |
| 50 | Qrendi | South Eastern | 2,493 | 3,148 now |
| 51 | Lija | Western | 2,471 | 3,202 now |
| 52 | Ghajnsielem and Comino | Gozo and Comino | 2,373 | — |
| 53 | Kirkop | South Eastern | 2,137 | — |
| 54 | Gharghur | Northern | 2,025 | — |
| 55 | Safi | South Eastern | 1,863 | — |
| 56 | Sannat | Gozo and Comino | 1,681 | — |
| 57 | Ta Xbiex | Inner Harbour | 1,642 | — |
| 58 | Kercem | Gozo and Comino | 1,627 | — |
| 59 | Żebbug | Gozo and Comino | 1,575 | — |
| 60 | Qala | Gozo and Comino | 1,534 | — |
| 61 | Gharb | Gozo and Comino | 971 | — |
| 62 | Munxar | Gozo and Comino | 840 | — |
| 63 | Xghajra | Outer Harbour | 837 | — |
| 64 | Fontana | Gozo and Comino | 824 | — |
| 65 | San Lawrenz | Gozo and Comino | 530 | — |
| 66 | Ghasri | Gozo and Comino | 364 | — |
| 67 | Mdina | Western | 360 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outer Harbour | 114,421 |
| 2 | Inner Harbour | 85,183 |
| 3 | South Eastern | 55,218 |
| 4 | Western | 53,555 |
| 5 | Northern | 46,405 |
| 6 | Gozo and Comino | 29,812 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.