Maltese people
The Maltese (Maltese: Maltin) people are an ethnic group native to Malta who speak Maltese, a Semitic language and share a common culture and Maltese history. Malta, an island country in the Mediterranean Sea, is an archipelago that also includes the islands of Gozo and Comino; people of Gozo, Gozitans (Maltese: Għawdxin) are considered a subgroup of the Maltese.
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 Map of Maltese Diaspora | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c.400,000–700,000[a] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Malta 404,113[1] | |
 Australia | 198,996[2] |
 Canada | 41,920[3] |
 United Kingdom | 40,230[4] (Maltese-born) |
 United States | 40,820 (2016)[5] |
 Italy | 31,000[6] |
 South Africa | 1,000[7] |
 Germany | 1,000[8] |
 Turkey | ~1,000-2,000[9] [10] |
| Languages | |
| Maltese (L1) English • Italian (L2) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholic[11] | |
a The total figure is merely an estimation from all the referenced populations. | |