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Regional Statistics S TIC S TATI S DITION EGIONAL MALTA 2020 E R REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA 2020 EDITION National Statistics Office, Malta 2020 CONTENTS REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION Graphical Illustration of MALTA by NUTS Classification ...........................................4 PUBLISHED BY Statistical Regions and Districts of MALTA ...................................................................5 Graphical Illustration of MALTA by LAU 2 Classification ..........................................6 National Statistics Office Foreword .....................................................................................................................................9 Lascaris, Valletta, Malta Telephone: (+356) 25 99 70 00 Website: www.nso.gov.mt 1 DEMOGRAPHY .............................................................................. 13 1.1 Population ................................................................................................................................ 15 1.2 Household Characteristics .................................................................................................27 1.3 Social Protection ....................................................................................................................35 CIP Data 2 EDUCATION ...................................................................................41 Regional Statistics MALTA | 2020 edition. – Valletta: National Statistics Office, 2020. 301p 3 LABOUR MARKET ........................................................................89 Price: €25 4 ECONOMY .....................................................................................117 ISBN: 978-99909-29-84-4 5 TRANSPORT .................................................................................131 5.1 Road Transport ..................................................................................................................... 133 For further information and for acquisition of publications, please contact: 5.2 Sea Transport ........................................................................................................................159 Communication and Dissemination Unit 6 TOURISM.......................................................................................169 Office of the Director General National Statistics Office 6.1 Supply-side Survey (Operators) ......................................................................................171 Lascaris 6.2 Demand-side Surveys (Visitors) ....................................................................................193 Valletta VLT 2000 6.2.1 Domestic Tourism ...............................................................................................193 Malta 6.2.2 Inbound Tourism ..................................................................................................196 Telephone: (+356) 25 99 72 19 Email: [email protected] 6.3 Cruise Passengers...............................................................................................................239 7 AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES ............................................. 245 For further information about the content of this publication, please contact: 7.1 Agriculture............................................................................................................................. 247 7.2 Fisheries ................................................................................................................................. 257 Regional, Geospatial, Energy and Transport Statistics Unit Business Statistics Directorate 8 RESOURCES ................................................................................ 263 Regional Office 8.1 Water .......................................................................................................................................265 By the Bastion Road 8.2 Waste ......................................................................................................................................269 Victoria VCT 2909 8.3 Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs) .............................................. 277 Gozo – Malta Telephone: (+356) 25 99 77 00 Email: [email protected] ANNEXES .....................................................................................290 List of Tables ....................................................................................................................... 290 Designed by Keen Ltd. List of Charts ........................................................................................................................294 www.keen.com.mt List of Maps ......................................................................................................................... 300 3 REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION Graphical Illustration of MALTA by NUTS Classification Statistical Regions and Districts of MALTA The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a hierarchical classification which divides the economic territory of the European Union for the purpose of producing regional statistics that are comparable across the European Union - NUTS 1 to 3 levels. To meet the demand for statistics at a local level, Eurostat has created a system of Local Administrative Units (LAUs) that is compatible with NUTS. Gozo Gozo and Comino NUTS 1 MALTA MALTA NUTS 2 MALTA Comino NUTS 3 Malta Region Gozo and Comino Region LAU 1 LAU 2 Southern Harbour Cospicua; Fgura; Floriana; Ħal Luqa; Ħaż-Żabbar; Kalkara; Marsa; Paola; Malta Santa Luċija; Senglea; Ħal Tarxien; Valletta; Vittoriosa; Xgħajra. Northern Northern Harbour Birkirkara; Gżira; Ħal Qormi; Ħamrun; Msida; Pembroke; San Ġwann; Santa Venera; St Julian's; Swieqi; Ta’ Xbiex; Tal-Pietà; Tas-Sliema. Northern Harbour South Eastern Birżebbuġa; Gudja; Ħal Għaxaq; Ħal Kirkop; Ħal Safi; Marsaskala; Marsaxlokk; Mqabba; Qrendi; Żejtun; Żurrieq. Western Southern Harbour Western Ħad-Dingli; Ħal Balzan; Ħal Lija; Ħ'Attard; Ħaż-Żebbuġ; Iklin; Mdina; Mtarfa; Rabat; Siġġiewi. South Eastern Northern Ħal Għargħur; Mellieħa; Mġarr; Mosta; Naxxar; St Paul's Bay. Gozo and Comino Fontana; Għajnsielem; Għarb; Għasri; Munxar; Nadur; Qala; San Lawrenz; Ta' Kerċem; Ta' Sannat; Victoria; Xagħra; Xewkija; Żebbuġ. NUTS divides MALTA into two regions: 1. Malta 2. Gozo and Comino. LAU 1 divides MALTA into six districts and LAU 2 into 68 localities. 4 5 REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION Graphical Illustration of MALTA by LAU 2 Classification Key 1 Valletta 35 Marsaskala 2 Mdina 36 Marsaxlokk 3 Vittoriosa 37 Mellieħa 4 Senglea 38 Mġarr 5 Cospicua 39 Mosta 6 Ħal Qormi 40 Mqabba 7 Ħaż-Żebbuġ 41 Msida 8 Ħaż-Żabbar 42 Munxar 9 Siġġiewi 43 Nadur 10 Żejtun 44 Naxxar 11 Victoria 45 Paola 12 Ħ'Attard 46 Pembroke 13 Ħal Balzan 47 Tal-Pieta' 14 Birkirkara 48 Qala 15 Birżebbuġa 49 Qrendi 16 Ħad-Dingli 50 Rabat (Malta) 17 Fgura 51 Ħal Safi 18 Floriana 52 St Julian's 19 Fontana 53 San Ġwann 20 Gudja 54 San Lawrenz 21 Gżira 55 St Paul's Bay 22 Għajnsielem and Comino 56 Ta' Sannat 23 Għarb 57 Santa Luċija 24 Ħal Għargħur 58 Santa Venera 25 Għasri 59 Tas-Sliema 26 Ħal Għaxaq 60 Swieqi 27 Ħamrun 61 Ta' Xbiex 28 Iklin 62 Ħal Tarxien 29 Kalkara 63 Xagħra 30 Ta' Kerċem 64 Xewkija 31 Ħal Kirkop 65 Xgħajra 32 Ħal Lija 66 Żebbuġ (Gozo) 33 Ħal Luqa 67 Żurrieq 34 Marsa 68 Mtarfa 6 7 REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION FOREWORD Regional Statistics MALTA 2020 edition presents regional statistics on the socio-economic and environmental aspects of MALTA. This publication has become a mainstay of statistical information on the regional perspective. It has gained significant status as a reference point for users of statistics during the past years. All sections of statistics included in this publication articulate a special focus on developments that prevailed in the region of Gozo and Comino. ETIENNE CARUANA This publication presents a comprehensive collection of statistics covering eight domains namely demography, education, labour market, Director General economy, transport, tourism, agriculture and fisheries, and resources. May 2020 All content is presented at regional level, and whenever possible, further disaggregated by district, locality and geospatial dimension. The information provided spans several years, therefore enabling analysts to study the changes over time. Figures are supported by detailed commentaries, charts and maps which help provide a holistic picture of the salient results emanating from this edition. The collection and production of regional statistics often involves several operational and technical challenges. Owing to the small size of Gozo and Comino, the compilation of reliable statistical indicators from conventional surveys presents such a challenge, an issue exacerbated by restrictive sample sizes. Other limitations linked to statistical confidentiality often prohibit detailed disaggregation of results even if the estimates produced are statistically sound. The NSO, in collaboration with many stakeholders, has been able to address this challenge effectively by increasing its use of administrative data. Significant improvements in the publication and presentation of statistics have been made, resulting in a body of detailed and interesting statistics which address a wide range of user needs. 9 REGIONAL STATISTICS MALTA | 2020 EDITION I trust that this publication will serve to guide and inform many types of users, particularly policy makers, researchers, the
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