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Census 2011: Final Results

Census 2011: Final Results. Michael Pace Ross Silvan Zammit 20 May 2014 . Results: Persons and Households. Population growth. Total population in 2011 stood at 417,432. Immigration. 4,178 persons were residing abroad one year prior to the Census

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Census 2011: Final Results

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  1. Census 2011: Final Results Michael Pace Ross SilvanZammit 20 May 2014

  2. Results: Persons and Households

  3. Population growth • Total population in 2011 stood at 417,432

  4. Immigration • 4,178 persons were residing abroad one year prior to the Census • The vast majority were Maltese and British

  5. Population by Citizenship Total Population:417,432 Maltese:397,143 (95.1%) Non-Maltese:20,289 (4.9%) • EU: 8,074 (39.8%) • Non-EU: 12,215 (60.2%)

  6. Population by Citizenship Total Population:417,432 Maltese:397,143 (95.1%) Non-Maltese:20,289 (4.9%)

  7. Internal migration • More than 97.5% of those who were in Malta one year prior to the Census resided in the same district of residence where they were enumerated • Of these, 98.6% remained in the same dwelling • Nearly 6,000 persons moved to another dwelling in the same locality • More than 10,000 moved to an other dwelling in another locality

  8. Population by District Total Population:417,432

  9. Population by District • 16 localities had more than 10,000 residents, with an average of 7,149 in Malta and 2,241 in Gozo • Trends observed in past years by region continued to emerge: • The population in the Southern Harbour District continued to decrease while the population in the Northern District continued its sharp increase • The largest locality remained Birkirkara with 21,749 residents, followed by Mosta and St. Paul’s Bay, with 19,750 and 16,395 residents respectively • The smallest locality remained Mdina (239 residents)

  10. Population by District Total Population:417,432

  11. Population by District Total Population:417,432

  12. Population by District Total Population:417,432

  13. Population by District Total Population:417,432

  14. Population by District Total Population:417,432

  15. Population by District Total Population:417,432

  16. Population density

  17. Population density • National level: Malta (1,566 persons/km2) was three times more densely populated than Gozo (457 persons/km2) • District level: The Northern Harbour District (5,014 persons/km2) and Southern Harbour District (3,035 persons/km2) were the two most densely populated districts in Malta. • Locality level: • The three most densely populated localities in Malta were Senglea (17,146 persons/km2) followed by Tas-Sliema (10,511 persons/km2) and Fgura (10,019 persons/km2) • Għasri, the least densely populated locality in the Maltese islands (86 persons/km2), was the only locality which was in-line with the overall EU average

  18. Population by Household characteristics Total Population:417,432 Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%) Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

  19. Population by Household characteristics Total Population:417,432 Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%) Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

  20. Population by Household characteristics Total Population:417,432 Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%) Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

  21. Population by Household characteristics Total Population:417,432 Private households [152,980]:408,783 (97.9%) Institutions [250]:8,649 (2.1%)

  22. Gender distribution • In 2011, the resident population still comprised more females than males, although the gap between the two sexes continued to narrow, as observed in previous years • In fact, males (207,625) continued to increase at a higher rate than females (209,807) since 1957 Allpersons

  23. Age distribution • Shift in age composition of the population towards an older population continued to materialise • Persons aged 65 and over represented 16.3 per cent of the total population compared to 14.8 per cent of persons aged 0-14 • Average age of the resident population increased to 40.5 in 2011 (with an increased standard deviation of 22.4 years) • 68.2% of the population is between 18 and 63 years of age • The average age in Gozo and Comino (41.7 years) was higher than that observed on the mainland (40.4 years)

  24. Age distribution • Mdina was the locality with the oldest population (52.4 years on average), followed by Floriana (48.4 years), Ħal Luqa and Tas-Sliema (48.2 years) • Age distribution by locality was highly influenced by the presence of institutional households (e.g. Homes for the elderly) • Pembroke, Xgħajra and Mtarfa had the smallest average age (less than 35 years) • In particular, in Pembroke the average age stood at 33.4 years

  25. Age distribution: Malta within the EU • Malta’s population was still relatively young compared to the EU • Malta’s old-age dependency ratio stood at 23.7 per cent, compared to 26.8 per cent across the EU • However, a remarkable increase was seen over the past years The old-age-dependency ratio is defined as the proportion of persons aged 65 and over divided by the working-age population of persons aged 15 to 64

  26. Age distribution: Malta within the EU

  27. Marital status and fertility • More than half the population aged 16 and over was married (56.2%) • The number of persons who were legally separated continued to increase sharply, reaching nearly 16,000, or 4.6% • Another 1,984 were divorced • On average females gave birth for the first time at age of 25 • The average age at first marriage for males was 26.4 years, while for females it stood at 23.9 • Both the age at first marriage and the age at first live birth were found to be highly dependent on education

  28. Marital status and fertility

  29. Health • 83,102 persons, or 19.9% of the population, suffered from a long-term illness, disease and/or chronic condition • Of these, 3,943 resided in institutions.

  30. Health • 30,183 persons, or 7.3% of the population, have some form of disability or difficulty • Of these, 2,851 resided in institutions

  31. Health • Nearly a third of those who had some form of disability or difficulty had a physical disability, which was the most common type of disability

  32. Education • The literacy rate went up to 93.6%, resulting in 24,074 persons being illiterate (6.4% of persons aged 10 and over) • Highest literacy rate was found in the Northern District (96.0%) as opposed to the Southern Harbour District, where the lowest rate was observed (90.7%) • However, literacy was found to be highly related to age and in fact, older districts exhibited higher illiteracy rates

  33. Education

  34. Education

  35. Education • 14.1% of persons aged 15 and over have a Tertiary level of education, while another 5.3% have a Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary level • Similarly as for the literacy rate, the highest level of education is also influenced by age, and different patterns emerge at district level • 31,998 persons (8.5%) aged 10 and over are not able to communicate in English at all, while another 35,675 (9.1%) speak only a little English • 20,260 persons (5.4%) either speak a little Maltese or do not speak it at all

  36. Labour • Nearly half the population aged 15 and over was gainfully occupied, with 48.3%, or 171,855 persons • Contrasting results are observed at gender level: • The majority of males aged 15 or more were gainfully occupied (106,784 or 60.7%) while the majority of females took care of the house or family (75,225 or 41.8%) • Another 65,071 females were gainfully occupied (36.2%) • Different patterns were observed when analysing data by age-group with almost similar percentages (42-44%) being observed for persons aged 15-24 who are gainfully occupied

  37. Labour • Most females worked as service and sales workers (27.3%), professionals (21.1%) and clerical support workers (17.8%) • Most males were employed as craft and related trade workers (17.0%), service and sales workers (15.1%) and technicians and associated professional (14.2%)

  38. Labour • More than a third of all gainfully occupied persons worked in the Northern Harbour District (34.1%), followed by the Southern Harbour District (24.1%) • 17,421 persons or 10.1% did not have fixed place of work, with the majority (85.2%) being males

  39. Characteristics of Non-Maltese nationals • The largest proportion of non-Maltese nationals were males (52.5 per cent) while nearly one-fourth were aged between 25 and 34 • 38.3 per cent resided in the Northern Harbour District as opposed to 28.4 per cent of Maltese nationals • A smaller percentage (7.6 per cent) of non-Maltese residents resided in the Southern Harbour District when compared to Maltese residents (19.6 per cent) • On average non-Maltese nationals claimed to possess a higher level of education than their Maltese counterparts

  40. Results: Dwellings

  41. Dwelling Stock • Stock of dwellings in 2011 stood at 223,850

  42. Dwelling Stock: Distribution by District Dwelling Stock:223,850 • St Paul’s Bay was the locality with the largest number of dwellings (17,593) followed by Tas-Sliema (10,651) and Birkirkara (9,977) • Mdina (144), Għasri (370) and San Lawrenz (513) had the lowest number of dwellings

  43. Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status Dwelling Stock:223,850 Occupied:152,770 (68.2%) Seasonal or secondary use:29,848 (42.0%) Unoccupied:71,080 (31.8%) Completely vacant:41,232 (58.0%)

  44. Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status Dwelling Stock:223,850 Occupied:152,770 (68.2%) Unoccupied:71,080 (31.8%)

  45. Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status Dwelling Stock:223,850 Occupied:152,770 (68.2%) Unoccupied:71,080 (31.8%)

  46. Dwelling Stock: Occupancy Status Dwelling Stock:223,850 • The highest occupancy rate was recorded in Santa Luċija (95.4%), followed by Pembroke (91.6%) and Mtarfa (90.1%) • Żebbuġ [including Marsalforn] had the lowest occupancy rate (19.1%) followed by Munxar [including Xlendi] (27.1%) and St Paul’s Bay (42.0%)

  47. Dwelling Stock: Type of dwellings Dwelling Stock:223,850 • Around three-fourths of dwellings in St Paul’s Bay (77.5%) and Żebbuġ (74.4%) were flats, apartments or penthouses • In contrast, almost half the dwellings in Gozo and Comino (46.7%) were terraced or townhouses

  48. Dwelling Stock: State of Repair • In general, the state of repair of dwellings perceived by respondents was good • Two out of three dwellings were in a good state • 4.4% were in need of serious repairs or dilapidated • 3.1% were in shell form • Dwellings found in the Northern Harbour District were in the best state as opposed to those in the Southern Harbour District • Pembroke had the highest proportion of dwellings in a good state of repair (78.8%) • In contrast, Valletta had the lowest proportion of dwellings in a good state of repair (41.4%)

  49. Occupied Dwellings: Type of Dwellings • Distribution of occupied dwellings varied significantly by region: • In the Northern and Northern Harbour District the majority of dwellings were flats, apartments or penthouses (39.4% and 38.5% respectively) • In the Southern Harbour District the largest share of occupied dwellings were maisonettes or ground floor tenements (35.4%) • Terraced houses or townhouses prevailed in the other districts • St Paul’s Bay ranked first with regard to flats, apartments or penthouses (73.2%), followed by Ta’ Xbiex (70.2%) and Valletta (63.8%)

  50. Occupied Dwellings: Type of Dwellings • The majority of occupied dwellings were terraced or townhouses, followed by flats, apartments or penthouses

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