
Local entrepreneur Clive Demicoli shared a document that purports to be from the 1800s, detailing the population of Malta.
The document claims that there were 80,196 people living in Malta, whereas there were 12,815 living in Gozo. This adds up to a total of 93,011.
Valletta and Floriana reportedly had upwards of 24,000 people living there, with areas like Vittoriosa and Senglea boasting over 3,000 and 4,200 respectively.
The document also highlights the names of localities as they were reportedly known, with Zurrieq being called ‘Zurrico’ and Birkirkara being called Birchircara.
According to reports from last year, Malta’s current population (by the end of 2022), stood at around 542,000.
A claim ran rampant in June of 2024 that Malta’s population had jumped to over 717,000, but Times of Malta shared NSO statistics that show a more generous estimate at around 540,000.
Still, that’s a long distance from 540,000 – a difference of over 446,000!
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