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 | |
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c.400,000–700,000[a] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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![]() | 198,996[2] |
![]() | 41,920[3] |
![]() | 40,230[4] (Maltese-born) |
![]() | 40,820 (2016)[5] |
![]() | 31,000[6] |
![]() | 1,000[7] |
![]() | 1,000[8] |
![]() | ~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. |