census of population and housing 2011 - preliminary results - 3 october 2012

Census of Population and Housing 2011- Preliminary results -

3 October 2012

• General Information• Concepts and Definitions• The Census questionnaire• Preliminary results• Post-Enumeration

Presentation Outline


• Legal background• Participation in the Census • Confidentiality• Information Campaign• Census Operations• Fieldwork• Inputting of Data


• Residents of Malta• Place of usual residence• Households• Institutions




• Population section• Housing section


• Population growth • Geographical distribution• Population density• Gender distribution• Age distribution• Distribution by Nationality



• Follow-up exercise• Accuracy of preliminary

findings• Final report



General Information

General Information

Legal Background

• A Census provides information about the count, characteristics, composition and condition of the population and dwellings in a country.

• The Census of Population and Housing is a form of national stock-taking, usually held every 10 years.

• Census night: midnight of Sunday 20 November 2011.

• Malta aligned its censuses with the EU. The last census was carried out in 2005.

• Census carried out in conformity with the Census Act of 1948 and Regulation 763/2008 of the European Parliament and Council.

General Information

Legal Background

• The Census Order, made by the Hon. Prime Minister, was published on 1 November 2011 by means of Legal Notice No. 419 of 2011.

• Mr. Michael Pace Ross, Director General of the National Statistics Office, was appointed Census Officer.

General Information

Participation in the Census• Participation in the Census is obligatory in terms of the

Census Act of 1948 and any person failing or refusing to provide information may be subject to legal action.

• All residents are obliged to provide the information asked in the questionnaire to the best of their knowledge as at Census Night.

Confidentiality

• All information collected during the Census remains strictly confidential, and any breach of confidentiality will render involved individuals liable to a fine and/or imprisonment.

General Information

Information Campaign• Extensive communications campaign carried out to maximise

public awareness and enhance co-operation (TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines).

• Website (www.census2011.gov.mt) contained updated information on the Census and the latest developments.

• Support was also available through the email address: [email protected].

• Freephone service (number 170) – operated between October and December 2011 through a dedicated Call Centre - received nearly 25,000 calls.

• Stand at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Centre (MFCC).

http://www.census2011.gov.mt/

• Organisational structure (Census Office) set-up in the first quarter of 2011 to co-ordinate: methodology, logistics, information technology and communications.

• Census process involved almost 1,200 persons, headed by the Census Officer, including: two deputies, three co-ordinators, six district managers, five area supervisors, 28 call centre operators, 91 supervisors, and 1,021 enumerators.

• Ex-Pilar School was rented to accommodate all Census operations.

• 41 schools across Malta and Gozo provided logistical support to enumerators during the Census period.

General Information

Census Operations

Census Officer

Chief coordinators

CensusOffice

District Managers

Supervisors

Enumerators

Area Supervisors

Defines data collection

Defines field operations

General Information

Census Operations

• Large Recruitment process.

• Training and Briefing sessions to all Census staff (in Malta and Gozo).

• Detailed manual provided to all staff involved in the data collection process.

• Setting-up of 1,021 Enumeration Areas, consisting of a number of streets or parts thereof in a particular locality covering an average of 180-230 dwellings.

• All Maltese localities reflected the boundaries of the Local Council and were grouped into six Districts, as per the Local Administrative Unit (LAU) classification.

General Information

Census Operations

MALTA Districts [6]

Localities [68]

Enumeration Areas [1021]

Dwellings

Census Operations

General Information

General Information

Fieldwork• Census questionnaires were mailed to 153,000 households in the

last week of October 2011.

• Census questionnaires were collected by the Enumerators between 7 November and 4 December 2011.

• Contact was not established with some households during the Census period, which could have been living elsewhere in Malta or were living abroad. These are still being followed up by the Census Office.

• To date, over 146,000 Census questionnaires were collected, a coverage of almost 98 per cent of the total estimated number of occupied dwellings in Malta.

• During the Census period, a set of key variables from all questionnaires received were entered on a daily basis. These included:

- residential address information (of usual place of residence),

- name, surname, identity card number,

- date of birth, sex, acquisition of Maltese nationality

• This enabled Census Office to identify potential problematic areas and to be able to start following-up households which were not enumerated.

Inputting of Data

General Information

Concepts and Definitions


Residents of Malta• All Residents of Malta must be enumerated, including:

- Persons residing in Malta for a continuous period of at least 12 months before 20 November 2011; or

- Persons who arrived in Malta during the 12 months before 20 November 2011 with the intention of staying in Malta for at least 12 months; or

- A person who moved to a country other than Malta for a period of less than 12 months and has the intention to return to Malta; or

- Persons who may be illegal, irregular or undocumented migrants, asylum-seekers and persons who have applied for or been granted refugee status or similar types of international protection.

• Place where a person normally spends his/her daily period of rest, regardless of temporary absences for purposes of recreation, holidays, visits to friends and relatives, business, medical treatment or religious pilgrimage.

• A person is temporarily absent from his/her place of usual residence if he/she is absent, or expected to be absent, at the time of the Census for less than 12 months. Temporarily absent persons are also included in the total enumerated population.

• Address of place of usual residence need not necessarily be the same as the one on the person’s identity (ID) card.


Place of Usual Residence

• A household is defined in terms of shared residence and common arrangements, as:

- One person living alone; or

- A group of persons (not necessarily related) living at the same address with common house-keeping i.e. sharing a meal on most days or sharing a living or sitting room.

• A dwelling is a building that is used entirely or primarily as a residence, including any associated structures, such as garages, and all permanent fixtures customarily installed in residences.

• Homeless persons who may live without a fixed place of shelter are also enumerated.


Households

• An institution is understood to be a legal body for the purpose of long-term inhabitation and provision of services to a group of persons.

• Institutions have common facilities shared by the occupants such as cooking and toilet facilities, baths, lounge rooms or dormitories.

• Institutional households comprise persons whose need for shelter and subsistence is being provided by an institution. These include: homes for the elderly, convents and monasteries, hotels, hospitals, prisons, convalescent homes, welfare institutions, etc.


Institutions

Census Questionnaire

• Divided into two parts:

• Demographic and socio-demographic topics (Population), and

• Housing.

• Prepared after consultation meetings were held with a number of Organisations in June and July 2011.

• Ensures continuation with previous censuses carried out in Malta. It also conforms to the recommendations, concepts and definitions on population censuses of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ENECE) and Eurostat.

• Pilot-tested among a random sample of households in August.

• Provided in Maltese or English language.

Census Questionnaire

Preliminary Results

Preliminary Results

Population Growth along the years

• Total estimated population in 2011 stands at 416,055.

• Of these, 8,710 persons reside in institutions, the majority of which are homes for elderly people.

• The majority of persons residing in institutions are females (55.5 per cent) and aged 65 or over (54.0 per cent).

Population counts between 1842 and 2011

114,

499

123,

496

134,

055

141,

775

149,

782

165,

037

184,

742

211,

564

212,

258

241,

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314,

216

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Preliminary Results


Preliminary Results

• In 100 years, Maltese population nearly doubled, from 211,564 in 1911 to 416,055 in 2011.

• Largest average annual population growth was recorded between 1931 and 1948 with 3,786.

• Between 1957 and 1967, the population decreased by 5,404, this being attributed to a substantial number of Maltese residents who emigrated.

• Population growth rate increased at a lower rate between 2005 and 2011.


Preliminary Results

Population Growth along the yearsPercentage intercensal change

-5.0

0.0

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15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

1842

-185

1

1851

-186

1

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-187

1

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-188

1

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-189

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-190

1

1901

-191

1

1911

-192

1

1921

-193

1

1931

-194

8

1948

-195

7

1957

-196

7

1967

-198

5

1985

-199

5

1995

-200

5

2005

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Southern Harbour District,

19.0%

Gozo and Comino, 7.5%

Northern District, 15.3%

Western District, 13.9%

South Eastern District, 15.4%

Northern Harbour District,

28.9%

• Largest concentration of the population was in the Northern Harbour District with 28.9 per cent of the entire population (120,063 residents).

• Smallest district was Gozo and Comino with 7.5 per cent of the population (31,143 residents).

Preliminary Results

Geographical distribution: Districts

Population distribution by district: 1995, 2005 and 2011

0 15,000 30,000 45,000 60,000 75,000 90,000 105,000 120,000 135,000

Gozo and Comino

Northern District

Western District

South Eastern District

Northern Harbour District

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2011 2005 1995

Preliminary Results


• Largest increase over the years was observed in the Northern District, with increases of 41.8 per cent and 11.2 per cent over 1995 and 2005 respectively.

• This was followed by the South Eastern District, with increases of 26.6 per cent and 8 per cent from 1995 and 2005 respectively.

• These two districts were the only ones with an increase larger than the national average.

• The Southern Harbour District was the only district showing a drop in population along the years, from 83,234 in 1995 to 81,047 in 2005 and 79,203 in 2011.

Preliminary Results


• 16 localities in Malta had more than 10,000 residents, with an average of 7,128 in Malta compared to 2,224 in Gozo.

• The largest 12 localities in Malta remained unchanged.

• Largest locality was Birkirkara with 21,533 residents, followed by Mosta and St. Paul’s Bay, with 19,560 and 16,478 residents respectively.

• Smallest locality remained Mdina with 237 residents.

• Xgħajra had the largest growth rate with 26.5 per cent, followed by Birżebbuġa and St. Paul’s Bay, with 22.9 per cent each.

• Largest decline in population was observed in Ta’ Xbiex with 16.8 per cent, followed by Mdina (14.7 per cent) and Senglea (14.7 per cent).

Preliminary Results

Geographical distribution: Localities

Percentage difference in population between 2005 and 2011 by locality

26.5

22.9

22.9

18.3

17.3

14.4

12.1

11.9

11.1

11.1

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-11.5

-14.7

-16.8

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Birżebbuġa

St Paul's Bay

Marsaskala

Pembroke

Mġarr

Mellieħa

Santa Venera

Ħal Għargħur

Qala

Marsa

Senglea

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Preliminary Results


• A change in trend was observed in a number of localities since 1995.

• Population in Birkirkara and Iklin increased since 1995 but decreased since 2005.

• On the contrary, Tal-Pieta’ recorded a drop in population between 1995 and 2005 and an increase between 2005 and 2011.

• Other localities showed similar patterns.

Preliminary Results


• Malta remains by far the most densely populated European Union Member State.

• Malta has an average of 1,320 persons/km2, compared to an overall average of 116.6 persons/km2 for the 27 Member States.

• The second most densely populated country within the EU is the Netherlands, with a density of 492,2 persons/km2.

Preliminary Results

Population density: Malta within the EU

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Preliminary Results

• Malta (1,562 persons/km2) is three times more densely populated than Gozo (454 persons/km2).

• Population density in Malta has increased at a higher rate since 2005 (45 persons/km2) unlike Gozo where the increase was marginal (2 persons/km2).

Preliminary Results

Population density: Malta and Gozo

Population density: Districts• The Northern Harbour District (4,997 persons/km2) and Southern

Harbour District (3,026 persons/km2) were the two most densely populated districts in Malta.

• Sourthern Harbour District was the only district in Malta showing a drop in population density since 2005 (- 71 persons/km2).

Intercensal change in population density by locality 2005-2011

-2209

-1072

-614

-483

-448

-429

-342

-232

-219

211

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220

319

341

437

465

800

812

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Senglea

Ta' Xbiex

Valletta

Ħamrun

Cospicua

Vittoriosa

Santa Luċija

San Ġwann

Paola

St Paul's Bay

Birżebbuġa

Pembroke

Marsaskala

Xgħajra

Ħal Balzan

Tal-Pietà

Santa Venera

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Preliminary Results

Population density: Localities

• The three most densely populated localities in Malta remained the same as in 2005, with Senglea being the most dense (17,028 persons/km2) followed by Tas-Sliema (10,426 persons/km2) and Fgura (9,989 persons/km2).

• Senglea continued to experience significant decrease in density with a drop of 5,050 and 2,209 persons/km2 compared to 1995 and 2005.

• Għasri, which is the least densely populated locality in the Maltese islands (85 persons/km2), is the only locality inline with the overall EU average.

Preliminary Results

Population density: Localities

• In 2011, the Maltese population still comprised made up of more females than males, although the gap between the two sexes continued to narrow.

• Males continued to increase at a higher rate than females after 1957.

• Compared to 2005, males increased at a rate of 3.2 per cent compared to 2.3 per cent for females.

• The number of females per 1,000 males has gone down to 1,008 from 1,088 and 1,024 in 1957 and 1995 respectively.

Preliminary Results

Gender distribution

Number of females per 1000 males: 1842-2011

980

1,000

1,020

1,040

1,060

1,080

1,100

1842

1851

1861

1871

1881

1891

1901

1911

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1931

1948

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Preliminary Results

Gender distribution

• Shift in age composition of the population towards an older population continued to materialise, since 2005.

• Persons aged 65 and over represent 16.3 per cent of the total population, compared to 13.7 per cent in 2005.

• Persons aged 14 and under make up 14.8 per cent of the population compared to 17.2 per cent in 2005.

• Average age of the Maltese population increased from 38.5 in 2005 to 40.5 in 2011.

• The average age in Gozo and Comino (41.6 years) was higher than that observed in Malta (40.4 years).

Preliminary Results

Age distribution

Age distribution: 2005-2011

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Preliminary Results

Age distribution

• Mdina is the locality with the oldest population (average of 52.1 years), followed by Floriana (48.3 years) and Ħal Luqa (48.2 years).

• Pembroke, Xgħajra and Mtarfa have the smallest average age (less than 35 years).

• Compared to 2005, the largest increases in average age where observed in Mdina (+5.1 years), Ta’ Xbiex (+4.7 years) and Iklin (+4.3 years).

Preliminary Results

Age distribution: Localities

• Malta’s old-age dependency ratio stands at 23.7 per cent, compared to 25.9 per cent across the EU. Malta’s population is still relatively young compared to the EU.

• This percentage stood at 17.2 per cent in 1995 and 19.9 per cent in 2005 and hence a remarkable increase was seen over the past years.

Preliminary Results

Age distribution: Malta within the EU

The old-age-dependency ratio is defined as the proportion of persons aged 65 and over divided by the working-age

population of persons aged 15 to 64

Preliminary Results

Age distribution: Malta within the EUOld-age-dependency ratio by country

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• Of the total population (416,055 persons), 20,086 (4.8 per cent) are non-Maltese nationals compared to 12,112 persons (3 per cent) in 2005 (an increase of 65.8 per cent).

• The largest proportion of non-Maltese nationals are males (52.9 per cent) and have an average age of 39.5 years.

• Nearly one fourth of non-Maltese nationals are aged between 25 and 34 compared to 14.1 per cent of Maltese nationals.

• The majority of non-Maltese residents (37.6 per cent) reside in the Northern Harbour District compared to 28.4 per cent of Maltese nationals.

• A smaller percentage (8 per cent) of non-Maltese residents reside in the Southern Harbour District when compared to Maltese residents (19.6 per cent).

Preliminary Results

Distribution by Nationality

Post-Enumeration

Post-Enumeration

• Monitoring of individuals featuring in official and in-house registers who were not enumerated to ensure the most comprehensive enumeration rate possible.

• Follow-up letters sent in March 2012.

• Legal letters sent in September 2012.

Follow-ups

Post-Enumeration

• A more accurate population count will be presented in the Final Report as most of the remaining households and residents would have been enumerated by then.

• The Final Report will also include a detailed analysis of the population and other information collected in the 2011 Census.

• The Final Report will be available in the first quarter of 2013.

Final report

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