🌆 Largest Localities in Malta
Maltese local councils ranked by population at the 2021 census.
St. Paul's Bay6.6%
Birkirkara5.3%
Mosta4.8%
Sliema4%
Qormi3.7%
Żabbar3.5%
Naxxar3.5%
Marsaskala3.5%
San Ġwann2.9%
Żebbuġ2.8%
Msida2.8%
Fgura2.7%
Swieqi2.7%
Mellieħa2.6%
Żejtun2.6%
Żurrieq2.5%
Attard2.5%
Rabat2.5%
Birżebbuġa2.4%
St. Julian's2.4%
Ħamrun
Gżira
Tarxien
Paola1.9%
Siġġiewi1.9%
Santa Venera1.8%
Luqa
Victoria (Rabat)
Pietà
Għaxaq
Marsa
Xagħra
Valletta
Mġarr
Balzan
Cospicua (Bormla)
Nadur
Marsaxlokk
10 others6.8%
1
St. Paul's Bay
32,042
2
Birkirkara
25,807
3
Mosta
23,482
4
Sliema
19,655
5
Qormi
18,099
6
Żabbar
17,148
7
Naxxar
16,912
8
Marsaskala
16,804
9
San Ġwann
14,244
10
Żebbuġ
13,785
11
Msida
13,587
12
Fgura
13,066
13
Swieqi
13,044
14
Mellieħa
12,738
15
Żejtun
12,409
16
Żurrieq
12,295
17
Attard
12,268
18
Rabat
11,936
19
Birżebbuġa
11,844
20
St. Julian's
11,653
21
Ħamrun
10,514
22
Gżira
10,331
23
Tarxien
9,464
24
Paola
9,339
25
Siġġiewi
9,318
26
Santa Venera
8,834
27
Luqa
7,249
28
Victoria (Rabat)
7,242
29
Pietà
5,892
30
Għaxaq
5,538
31
Marsa
5,468
32
Xagħra
5,161
33
Valletta
5,157
34
Mġarr
4,840
35
Balzan
4,774
36
Cospicua (Bormla)
4,654
37
Nadur
4,548
38
Marsaxlokk
3,988
39
Dingli
3,865
40
Għargħur
3,741
41
Xewkija
3,555
42
Pembroke
3,545
43
Mqabba
3,525
44
Għajnsielem
3,523
45
Iklin
3,399
46
Gudja
3,229
47
Lija
3,162
48
Qrendi
3,148
49
Kalkara
3,105
50
Safi
2,641
Highlights
Within Malta, St. Paul's Bay ranks first in 2021 with 32,042, followed by Birkirkara (25,807) and Mosta (23,482).
Across 50 entries, values run from 32,042 (St. Paul's Bay) to 2,641 (Safi), with a median of 9,076.
Source: National Statistics Office Malta (NSO), 2021 census (via Wikipedia), 2021. Unit: people.
Source: National Statistics Office Malta (NSO), 2021 census (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026