Immigration to Malta has increased significantly over the past decade. In 2011, immigration contributed to 4.9% of the total population of the
Maltese islands
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
in 2011, i.e. 20,289 persons of non-Maltese citizenship, of whom 643 were born in Malta. In 2011, most of migrants in
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
were
EU citizens
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(12,215 or 60.2 per cent), predominantly from the
United Kingdom
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(6,652 persons).
By the beginning of 2021, figures released by Malta's National Statistics Office showed that 20% of Maltese residents, or 103,718 people were foreigners.
According to Malta's national employment agency, 70,402 of these non Maltese nationals were employed. Workers from EU countries made up 44% of the employed foreigners resident in Malta, while non-EU nationals represented 56% of Malta's foreign workforce.
As of September 2021, foreign workers made up 27.9% of Malta's total workforce.
The top employer for these foreign workers is the gambling and betting sector, which in Malta is made up of 58.6% of non-Maltese nationals.
Demographically, non-Maltese residents in Malta are predominantly males (52.5%) and younger than average (40.6 years of average age).
As of the end of 2020, the most popular location for foreigners to live in Malta was
St Paul's Bay
St. Paul's Bay ( mt, San Pawl il-Baħar) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, sixteen kilometres () northwest of the capital Valletta. Saint Paul's Bay is the largest town in the Northern Region and the seat of the Northern Regional Comm ...
, where non-Maltese nationals made up 52% of the population.
Sliema
Sliema ( mt, Tas-Sliema ) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Districts of Malta#Northern Harbour District, Northern Harbour District. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, a ...
also has a substantial foreign population, with 43% of residents holding foreign passports as of the end of 2020.
History of immigration to Malta
The current
Maltese people, characterised by the use of the
Maltese language
Maltese ( mt, Malti, links=no, also ''L-Ilsien Malti'' or '), is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata spoken by the Maltese people. It is the national language of Malta and the only offici ...
and by
Roman Catholicism
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, is the descendant - through much mixing and hybridation via different waves of immigration - of the
Siculo-Arabic
Siculo-Arabic ( ar, الْلهجَة الْعَرَبِيَة الْصَقلِيَة), also known as Sicilian Arabic, is the term used for varieties of Arabic that were spoken in the Emirate of Sicily (which included Malta) from the 9th century, ...
colonists who repopulated the
Maltese islands
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in the beginning of the second millennium after a two-century lapse of depopulation that followed the Arab
conquest
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by the
Aghlabids
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in AD 870.
A genetic study by Capelli et al. indicates that Malta was barely inhabited at the turn of the tenth century and was likely to have been repopulated by settlers from Sicily and Calabria who spoke
Siculo-Arabic
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, the progenitor of modern
Maltese
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* Maltese culture
* Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people
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.
This is consistent with linguistic finding of no further sub-stratas beyond Arabic in the
Maltese language
Maltese ( mt, Malti, links=no, also ''L-Ilsien Malti'' or '), is a Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata spoken by the Maltese people. It is the national language of Malta and the only offici ...
, a very rare occurrence which may only be explained by a drastic lapse. Previous inhabitants of the islands - Phoenicians, Romans, Byzantines - did not leave any traces, as all nameplaces were lost and replaced. Modern historiography thus contest the traditional "Christian continuity thesis", positing instead a period of total depopulation of Malta at the end of the
late antiquity
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.
The Maltese islands remained largely Muslim-inhabited long after the end of Arab rule. The Arab administration was also kept in place and Muslims were allowed to practise their religion freely until the 13th century.
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As a result of this favourable environment, Muslims continued to demographically and economically dominate Malta for at least another 150 years after the Christian conquest.
Between 1194 and 1530, the Kingdom of Sicily
The Kingdom of Sicily ( la, Regnum Siciliae; it, Regno di Sicilia; scn, Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in the south of the Italian Peninsula and for a time the region of Ifriqiya from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 un ...
ruled the Maltese islands and a process of full latinisation started in Malta. The conquest of the Normans would lead to the gradual Romanization
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and Latinization of the Siculo-Arabic Muslim population of Malta, and the subsequent firm establishment of Roman Catholicism
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.[Kenneth M. Setton, "The Byzantine Background to the Italian Renaissance" in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 100:1 (Feb. 24, 1956), pp. 1–76.]
Until 1224, however, there remained a strong Muslim segment of society. By the end of the 15th century all Maltese Muslims would be forced to convert to Christianity and had to find ways to disguise their previous identities by Latinizing or adopting new surnames.
After the Norman conquest
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, the population of the Maltese islands kept growing mainly through immigration from the north (Sicily and Italy), with the exile to Malta of the entire male population of the town of Celano
Celano is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of L'Aquila, central Italy, east of Rome by rail.
Geography
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(Italy) in 1223 (though most of them returned home few years later), the stationing of a Norman (Swabia
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The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...
n) and Sicilian garrison on Malta in 1240, the arrival of several thousands Aragonese soldiers in 1283 to 1425, and the settlement in Malta of noble families
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from Sicily and the Crown of Aragon
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between 1372 and 1450. As a consequence of this, Capelli ''et al.'' found in 2005 that "the contemporary males of Malta most likely originated from Southern Italy, including Sicily and up to Calabria."
Malta was then ruled by the Order of Saint John
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as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Sicily
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from 1530 to 1798. For the next 275 years, these famous "Knights of Malta" made the island their domain and made the Italian language
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official. The members of the Order came from the various noble families of Europe, thus providing Malta with a steady influx of affluent immigrants.
Together with the Knights, in 1530, 400 (or up to several thousands according to other sources) Rhodian
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sailors, soldiers and slaves moved to Malta, possibly bringing along the few Byzantine words in Maltese language. Further immigration of several thousand Greek-rite Christians from Sicily in 1551 and again in 1566 may also have helped.
The 19th and first half of the 20th century were for Malta marked by membership in the British Empire
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. Its excellent harbours became a prized asset for the British, especially after the opening of the Suez Canal
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in 1869. The island became a military and naval fortress, the headquarters of the British Mediterranean fleet, with some 22,000 British
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* British English, ...
servicemen posted in Malta from 1807 to 1979, as well as other British and Irish that settled in Malta over the decades.
The islands also saw a steady influx of labourers from the other parts of the Empire, such as Indian textile traders from Sindh
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(see: Indians in Malta
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** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asi ...
).
In the same period, the learned class of Maltese society often identified with the Italians, particularly from the late 19th century ''Risorgimento
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'' period up to the second world war
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(see: Italian irredentism in Malta
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). Up to 891 Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
exiles also sought refuge in Malta in the late 19th century.
At the same time, overpopulation and poverty pushed the Maltese to emigrate well into the 1960s and 70s, particularly to other British colonies such as Australia
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, South Africa
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, Canada
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and Egypt
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, but also to Great Britain
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, Gibraltar
)
, anthem = " God Save the King"
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, Corfu
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and the United States
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.
The late 20th century saw the independence of Malta. Since this period, retired British servicemen and their families constitute the greatest part of foreign residents in Malta.
Since 1959, Malta's British governor started to pursue a plan of economic development based on promoting tourism
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and tax competition
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, particularly offering very low tax rates on pensions, royalties and dividends to attract retired British settlers (referred to as ‘sixpenny settlers’) from other former colonies of the Empire. Malta saw a large influx of Britons from Rhodesia
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after 1967.
Closer links to Qaddafi's Libya
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since the 1970s saw a growth of Libyans in Malta, while around 800 Ugandan Indians
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were resettled in Malta after they had been expelled by Idi Amin
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in 1972. In the early 1990s Malta was a first stop for refugees from Iraq
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and Kuwait
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during the first Gulf War
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, later often resettled to North America
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. Landing of Sub-Saharan asylum seekers grew from 2001 onwards, particularly of citizens of Somalia
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, Nigeria
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, Eritrea
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Membership of the European Union
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in 2004 led to the growth of a community of Maltese in Belgium, while skilled workers from other EU (Italy
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, Bulgaria
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, Germany
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, Sweden
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) and non-EU countries (Serbia
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, Pakistan
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) moved to Malta to contribute to the growing industries, from construction to hotel services, banking and ICT. Malta's EU accession also prompted a renewed public discussion about Maltese identity and its role of bridge between Europe and the Mediterranean. As noted by Schembri in 2004, the Maltese tended to stress their belonging to Europe as a way of distinguishing themselves from North Africans, and the public debate on immigration has reflected entrenched xenophobic stereotypes. The public attitudes of the Maltese towards both North Africans and Sub-Saharan Africans - including refugees and asylum seekers - have worsened over time, paralleled by the government's strict detention policies for irregular migrants.[
Among the main immigrant communities in Malta:
* The Indian community in Malta (''l-Indjani'') was composed in 2007 of around 300 persons (45 families) stemming from the town of ]Hyderabad, Sindh
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Founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of th ...
(in today's Pakistan
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). They are Maltese citizens and reside in Malta since British times, originally as textile traders.[
* The Arab community counted around 3,000 persons in 2007, mostly originally from ]Libya
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and today Maltese citizens. The presence of the Libyans in Malta, with the only mosque of the island (Mariam Al-Batool Mosque
Mariam Al-Batool Mosque ( ar, مسجد مريم البتول, lit. "The Virgin Mary Mosque", also known as Paola Mosque or Corradino Mosque) is a mosque located in Paola, Malta. The first stone of the mosque was laid by Libyan leader Muammar Gadda ...
in Paola, Malta
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), amounts to the good relations between the Qaddafi and Mintoff governments in the 1970s and 1980s.[
* The ]Albanians in Malta
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are a small community, originally arriving as refugees in 1999, when UNHCR resettled 110 persons from Kosovo
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to Malta.[
* Nigerians in Malta are one of the most visible communities of recent immigration, despite their relatively low number. Several of them are football players in the island's over 50 football clubs. (see ]Ndubisi Chukunyere
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Playing career
Chukunyere began his career as a member of Sta ...
and his daughter Destiny
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Fate
Although often ...
) [
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Legislation
Immigration to Malta is mainly regulated by the Immigration Act and by the Asylum Act. The Immigration Act, passed in 1970, was reformed in the run-up to Malta's EU accession, in 2000 and 2002, in order to align it with the EU ''acquis''. Maltese law maintains a rigid protectionist approach to labour migration. A Work Permit Scheme permits immigrants to reside and work in the country for a certain period of time, if their skills are absent locally or in short supply. Permits are issued by the Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs. Applications are examined by a cross-governmental board in a process taking three to four months. Permits are usually yearly and can be renovated; applications for renewal should be submitted five months in advance. Foreign investors holding substantial shares in the manufacturing or financial services can apply for indefinite-time permits of stay. Work permits holders in Malta were 2,928 in 2003, of which 813 women. Most of them were issued to British citizens (387), then to "Yugoslavs"(306), Chinese (232), Indians (166), Bulgarians (146), Italians (143), Libyans (141).[Katia Amore, ''Malta'', in Anna Triandafyllidou]
Immigration: A Sourcebook
2007
A Refugee Act was passed in Malta only in 2001, replacing the Catholic Church-based ''Emigrant Commission'', which had till then partnered with UNHCR. The Refugee Act implement Malta's obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention
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and its 1967 Protocol, establishing a Refugee Commission (REFCOM). In its first year of implementation, the Commission had to deal with 1,680 asylum seekers who reached Malta by boat in 2002. Persons who are recognised asylum or humanitarian protection are issued a residence permit and, upon request, a work permit.[
]
Non-Maltese residents in Malta
At the 2005 Census the non-Maltese population numbered 12,112 (3.0% of the total population). Of these, people with British (4,713), Italian (585), German (518) and Libyan (493) citizenship were most common. Of the total population of 475,701 persons in 2019, 98,918, or 21.0%, are non-Maltese nationals.
Most of the foreign community in Malta, predominantly active or retired British nationals and their dependents, is centred on Sliema
Sliema ( mt, Tas-Sliema ) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Districts of Malta#Northern Harbour District, Northern Harbour District. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, a ...
and surrounding modern suburbs. Other smaller foreign groups include Italians, French, and Lebanese, many of whom have assimilated into the Maltese nation over the decades.
At the 2011 Census the non-Maltese population numbered 20,289. The citizenship of resident foreign nationals is shown below:
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The most common foreign places of birth for all residents at the time of the 2011 Census are shown below:
[https://nso.gov.mt/en/publicatons/Publications_by_Unit/Documents/01_Methodology_and_Research/Census2011_FinalReport.pdf ]
Visa policy
As an EU member state and a party to the Schengen Agreement
The Schengen Agreement ( , ) is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. It was signed on 14 June 1985, near the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, by five of the t ...
, Malta applies the EU's visa policy. This means that to enter the country:
*Nationals of the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA)
The European Economic Area (EEA) was established via the ''Agreement on the European Economic Area'', an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union's single market to member states of the European Free Trade As ...
(Norway
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, Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
and Liechtenstein
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) and their special territories and of Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
require only a passport or a national identity card, and can reside and work in Malta without any further permission or documents. For several years after Croatia
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joined the EU in 2013, Croatian nationals continued to need work permits to legally work in Malta; this requirement was finally abolished in February 2018.
*Nationals of a number of non-EU and non-EEA countries (including Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, Balkan countries
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, Australia
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, New Zealand
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, South Korea
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, Malaysia
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, the United States
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and Japan
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) require only a passport and do not need a visa
Visa most commonly refers to:
*Visa Inc., a US multinational financial and payment cards company
** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allows ...
to reside in Malta for less than 90 days.
*Nationals of other countries need a passport and a visa
Visa most commonly refers to:
*Visa Inc., a US multinational financial and payment cards company
** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allows ...
to enter the country, visas being valid for one month.
Asylum seekers
Historically Malta gave refuge (and assisted in their resettlement) to eight hundred or so East African Asians who had been expelled from Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
by Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada Oumee (, ; 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He ruled as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal despots in modern w ...
and to just under a thousand Iraqis fleeing Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...
's regime.
In 1990–1991, Malta hosted a number of Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
i asylum-seekers, that were later resettled elsewhere, especially in North America.
As from 2001, Malta has received a high number of landings of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom were entitled to international protection. 2006 and 2007 saw about 1800 arriving each year. Landings included 1173 people in 2009, 28 in 2010, 1577 in 2011, 2023 in 2012, and 741 up to mid July 2013. Most of such persons were then resettled elsewhere in Europe or North America.
Around 45% of immigrants landed in Malta have been granted refugee
A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution. (5%) or protected humanitarian status (40%). A White Paper
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suggesting the grant of Maltese citizenship to refugees resident in Malta for over ten years was issued in 2005.
Between 2008 and 2012 Malta received, on average, the highest number of asylum seekers
An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country and applies for asylum (i.e., international protection) in that other country. An asylum seeker is an immigrant who has been forcibly displaced and mi ...
compared to its national population: 21.7 applicants per 1,000 inhabitants. In 2011, most of these asylum applications were submitted by nationals of Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
and Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
. In 2012, more than half of the requests were by Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
n nationals alone. During this period, Malta was criticized for its reception of asylum seekers, particularly those who were accommodated in open and closed reception centres (often referred to as "detention centers").
As a member of the European Union
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and of the Schengen agreement
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, Malta is bound by the Dublin Regulation
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to process all claims for asylum by those asylum seekers that enter EU territory for the first time in Malta.
Irregular migration
Since the late 20th century, Malta has become a transit country for migration routes from Africa towards Europe.
The estimated net inflow (using data for 2002 to 2004) was of 1,913 persons yearly. Over the last 10 years, Malta accepted back a yearly average of 425 returning emigrants.
During 2006, 1,800 irregular migrants reached Malta making the crossing from the North African coast. Most of them intended to reach mainland Europe and happened to come to Malta due to their sub-standard vessels breaking down or being caught by Maltese and other EU officials. In the first half of 2006, 967 irregular immigrants arrived in Maltaalmost double the 473 who arrived in the same period in 2005. Many immigrants have perished in the journey across the Mediterranean, with one notable incident being the May 2007 Malta migrant boat disaster
On Monday, 21 May 2007, a small and crowded migrant boat was spotted some south of Malta by the Maltese Air Force, and photographed while the 53 people on board were apparently trying to bail out water. Then the boat went missing. No trace o ...
. Since that time, there have been several additional boat sinkings, and only as recently as April 2015, some 700 immigrants perished en route to Italy when their boat capsized. During 2014 alone, approximately 3,500 migrants drowned in their attempt to reach Europe.
Very few migrants arrived in Malta in 2015, despite the fact that the rest of Europe was experiencing an acute migrant crisis
Migrant crisis is the intense difficulty, trouble, or danger situation in the receiving state (destination country) due to the movements of large groups of immigrants (displaced people, refugee or asylum seeker) escaping from the conditions (natura ...
during that period. Most migrants who were rescued between Libya and Malta were taken to Italy, and some refused to be brought to Malta.
Malta has in the past considered adopting a push-back policy towards approaching migrants, pushing their boats back to Libya. Such a policy, contrary to international law
International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...
and the principle of non-refoulement
Non-refoulement () is a fundamental principle of international law that forbids a country receiving asylum seekers from returning them to a country in which they would be in likely danger of persecution based on "race, religion, nationality, member ...
, has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...
in a case against Italy, as it does not allow prospective asylum seekers to file their claims for international protection.
Irregular migrants (formal Maltese
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta
* Maltese alphabet
* Maltese cuisine
* Maltese culture
* Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people
* Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...
: ''immigranti irregolari'', informal: ''klandestini'') who land in Malta are subject to a compulsory detention policy, being held in several camps organised by the Armed Forces of Malta
The Armed Forces of Malta ( mt, Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta. The AFM is a brigade sized organisation consisting of a headquarters and three separate battalions, with minimal air and naval ...
(AFM), including those near Ħal Far
Ħal Far is one of the main industrial estates in Malta. It is at the southern extreme of Malta, between the localities of Birżebbuġa, Safi and Żurrieq.
In the past, Ħal Far housed the RAF Hal Far airfield, which was known as HMS Falcon when ...
and Ħal Safi
Safi ( mt, Ħal Safi) is a village in the Southern Region of Malta, bordering Żurrieq and Kirkop. It has a population of 2,126 people as of March 2014.
The formation of the village, as known today, goes back to the Punic-Roman period. The vi ...
. The compulsory detention policy has been denounced by several NGOs, and in July 2010, the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...
found that Malta's detention of migrants was arbitrary, lacking in adequate procedures to challenge detention, and in breach of its obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe. Drafted in 1950 by t ...
.
Detention costs for the first half of 2006 cost €746,385.
In 2005, Malta sought EU aid in relation to reception of irregular immigrants, repatriation of those denied refugee status, resettlement of refugees into EU countries and maritime security.
In December 2005, the European Council
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adopted ''The Global Approach to Migration: Priority Actions focusing on Africa and the Mediterranean''; but the deployment of said actions has been limited to the western Mediterranean, thus putting further pressure on the Central Mediterranean route
The 2015 European migrant crisis, also known internationally as the Syrian refugee crisis, was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe in 2015, when 1.3 million people came to the continent to request ...
for irregular immigration of which Malta forms a part.
On September 7, 2020, Amnesty International
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alleged that the Government of Malta
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used "illegal tactics” against immigrants for dealing with the arrival of refugees from the sea. Under these escalation of tactics Maltese authorities may have involved criminal acts being committed, resulting in avoidable deaths, prolonged arbitrary detention and illegal returns to war-torn Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
. The criticism came after an incident in July 2020 where Maltese authorities took 33 hours to mount a rescue mission after receiving a distress call from a dinghy carrying 95 migrants from Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...
.
Investment-based citizenship policy
In January 2014 Malta started granting citizenship for a €650,000 contribution plus investments, contingent on residence and criminal background requirements, under the Individual Investor Programme.
Henley & Partners
Henley & Partners is an investment migration consultancy based in London. The company also advises governments on residence and citizenship-by-investment policy and works with them to develop and implement residence and citizenship programs. It ...
was originally appointed as sole agent for managing the policy, but the Muscat government later opened the scheme to Maltese firms too. The procedure is managed formally by the governmental agency Identity Malta
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Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Identity'' (1987 film), an Iranian film
* ''Identity'' (2003 film), ...
.[Times of Malta]
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The number and background of persons granted Maltese citizenship based on investment is unknown, as the Maltese government does not publish such data. Malta's Data Protection Commissioner confirmed that the publication of the number of passport buyers and their country of origin “may prejudice relations with a number of the countries of origin” and that revealing the agencies that handled their application “could reasonably be expected to prejudice commercial interests and, ultimately, the competitiveness of approved agents as it would reveal commercially-sensitive information”.[
The list of persons who were naturalised Maltese in the year 2015 includes over 900 names (listed by first name) without indication of previous/second citizenships and of reasons for naturalisation. This was criticised as not transparent enough.][Politico Europe]
/ref> Many of the names are typical Arab, Russian, and Chinese names.
Most "investors" are understood to be interested in acquiring Maltese citizenship only as a tool to exploit EU citizenship rights and reside elsewhere in the Union, including the UK.[ The ]European Parliament
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had objected to the programme as a sell-out of EU citizenship
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.
The income from Malta's passport sale amounted to €163.5 million in 2016. Of this, 70% is deposited in the National Development and Social Fund (NDSF), which was set up in July 2016 for general use by the government of Malta.Times of Malta, 6 November 2017
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Foreigners in Malta per locality, 2005 and 2011 censuses
Immigration to Malta grew significantly from 2005 to 2011, though remaining marginal overall (from 3% to 5% of the total population). The impact of immigration was also geographically diversified. Urban centres in the Northern Harbour where immigrant presence was already relevant saw a growth (2,095 residents in Sliema
Sliema ( mt, Tas-Sliema ) is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Districts of Malta#Northern Harbour District, Northern Harbour District. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, a ...
, from 10% to 15%; Gzira from 6 to 10%) while other areas quickly turned into immigrant residence areas (1,172 residents in St Julian's
Saint Julian's ( mt, San Ġiljan) is a town in the Central Region of Malta. As of 2020, its registered number of inhabitants stands at 13,792. It is situated along the coast, north of the country's capital, Valletta. It is known for tourism-or ...
, from 1% to 14.5%). The Southern Harbour area was less affected, though immigrant population also grew, particularly in Paola (from 1% to 4.8%), Vittoriosa (from 1.5% to 3.3%), Valletta (from 1.8% to 3.1%), Marsa (from 1.5% to 3%), and Floriana (from 1.8% to 3%). In the South, Birżebbuġa
Birżebbuġa (; sometimes shortened to B'Buġa) is a seaside town in the Southern Region of Malta, close to Marsaxlokk. It is approximately from the capital Valletta, and it has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014.
The town is popular amon ...
saw non-Maltese population swell from 3% to 19% (1,986 residents). In the north, St Paul's Bay
St. Paul's Bay ( mt, San Pawl il-Baħar) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, sixteen kilometres () northwest of the capital Valletta. Saint Paul's Bay is the largest town in the Northern Region and the seat of the Northern Regional Comm ...
remains the area with the highest absolute number of non-Maltese resident (3,023, or 18.5%)
Notable Maltese people of foreign descent
;Armenian-Maltese
* Mikhail Basmadjian (actor)
* Andy Eminyan (retired footballer)
; Australian-Maltese
* Kevin Moore
Kevin Moore (born May 26, 1967) is an American keyboardist, composer, and founder of the Chroma Key music project. He is also a former member of the American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, co-founder of the progressive rock superg ...
*Peter Pullicino
Peter William Pullicino (born 17 June 1976) is a former professional association football, footballer who last played for Marsaxlokk F.C., Marsaxlokk. Born in Australia, he represented the Malta national football team, Malta national team.
Hon ...
* Paul Fenech
Paul Fenech (born 21 November 1972) is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series ''Pizza'', ''Swift and Shift Cou ...
* Mario Fenech
Mario Fenech (nicknamed "The Maltese Falcon", “Falcon”, or "Muzza"; born 11 November 1961) is a Maltese Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player of the game who had a lengthy career in the New South Wales/Australian Rugby ...
; British-Maltese
* Glenn Bedingfield
Glenn Bedingfield (born 15 November 1974, Pietà, Malta) is a Member of the Parliament of Malta and Government Whip.
Career
Bedingfield was one of the first journalists to join the newly set up Labour Party owned Super One Radio and Super One ...
* Rohan Delacombe
Major General Sir Rohan Delacombe, (25 October 1906 – 10 November 1991) was a senior British Army officer. He was the last British Governor of Victoria, Australia from 1963 to 1974.
Early life
Delacombe was born in St. Julian's, Malta, on 25 ...
* Sam Magri
Samuel John Magri (born 30 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back or centre back for club AFC Totton. Born in England, he represents the Malta national team.
In June 2019 he joined Havant & Waterlooville after his ...
* Tiffany Pisani
Tiffany Pisani (born 20 January 1992) is a British-Maltese beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Malta 2017 and also was announced as the winner of the cycle 6 of '' Britain's Next Top Model'' in October 2010. She represented Malta ...
; Canadian-Maltese
* Ivan Woods
Ivan Woods (born 31 December 1976) is a former professional footballer. Born in Canada, he represented the Malta national team.
Playing career
Valletta
Woods began his career playing for Attard, but following some impressive displays he was s ...
; Danish-Maltese
* Bjorn Kristensen
; French-Maltese
* Carlo Gimach
Carlo Gimach (2 March 1651 – 31 December 1730) was a Maltese architect, engineer and poet who was active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Throughout his career, he worked in Malta, Portugal and Rome, and he is mostly known for designi ...
; German-Maltese
* V. G. Braun-Dusemond
; Greek-Maltese
* Ioannis Papafis
Ioannis Papafis or Giovanni di Niccolò Pappaffy ( el, Ιωάννης Παπάφης; 1792 – 1886) was a Greek businessman and philanthropist, prominent for helping in the funding of the Greek War of Independence and in financing crucial sector ...
; Irish-Maltese
* Sean Sullivan
; Italian-Maltese
* Giuseppe Calì
Giuseppe Calì (14 August 1846 – 1 March 1930) was a Maltese painter of Italian descent.
Biography
Born in Valletta, Calì was baptised at the Dominican Parish Church of Porto Salvo, one of the seven offsprings of the artist and musici ...
* Arnold Cassola
Arnold Cassola is a Maltese and Italian independent politician, professor, author and editor of various books and academic papers. Cassola is a professor in Comparative Literature at the University of Malta. He has held elective office and polit ...
* Claudia Faniello
Claudia Faniello (born 25 February 1988) is a Maltese singer. She represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Breathlessly"
She came 3rd with the song Gmielek in the maltese festival MuzikaMuzika 2022
Biography
Early ...
* Fabrizio Faniello
Fabrizio Faniello (born 27 April 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006.
Family
Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two y ...
*Ugo Pasquale Mifsud
Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (12 September 1889 – 11 February 1942) was a Maltese politician, the 3rd Prime Minister of Malta under British home rule, and the first to serve a full term in power.Maria Adeodata Pisani
Maria Adeodata Pisani (29 December 180625 February 1855) was a Maltese nun whom Pope John Paul II venerated 24 April 2001 (decree of heroic virtues) and beatified 9 May 2001.
The day after John Paul II signed and released the decree on both her ...
* Peter Pullicino
Peter William Pullicino (born 17 June 1976) is a former professional association football, footballer who last played for Marsaxlokk F.C., Marsaxlokk. Born in Australia, he represented the Malta national football team, Malta national team.
Hon ...
* Joseph Rizzo
Joseph Rizzo (18th century) was a minor Maltese philosopher and theologian who probably specialised in logic.
Life
Rizzo was a diocesan priest. He studied theology and was a professor of philosophy. He taught philosophy in Malta at least betwee ...
* Davide Tucci
Davide Tucci is a Maltese-Italian actor and model, winner of Best Male Photo-model Award 2010 and 2011 at the Malta Fashion Awards. He was born on 14 September 1987 in Isola del Liri to an Italian father and a Maltese mother. Later his family m ...
;Jewish-Maltese
* Aaron Farrugia
Aaron Farrugia (born 1 January 1980) is a Maltese Partit Laburista (Labour Party) politician, Member of Parliament and the current Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects. He previously served as Minister for the Environment ...
; Moroccan-Maltese
* Rachid Chouhal
; Nigerian-Maltese
* Destiny Chukunyere
Destiny Chukunyere Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika, M.Q.R. (born 29 August 2002) is a Maltese singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, where she represented Malta in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Malta with the song ...
* Ndubisi Chukunyere
Ndubisi Chukunyere (born 23 December 1979 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian footballer who last played for Maltese Premier League side Hibernians, in the capacity of striker.
Playing career
Chukunyere began his career as a member of Sta ...
* Alfred Effiong
Alfred Effiong (born 29 November 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese club Marsaxlokk. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Malta national team.
Club career
On 28 June 2011, Effiong scored on his European debut f ...
* Chris Okoh
; Palestinian-Maltese
* Carlo Gimach
Carlo Gimach (2 March 1651 – 31 December 1730) was a Maltese architect, engineer and poet who was active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Throughout his career, he worked in Malta, Portugal and Rome, and he is mostly known for designi ...
; Serbian-Maltese
* Daniel Bogdanović
Daniel Bogdanović (born 26 March 1980) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker and coach for Għajnsielem F.C. in the Gozo Football League. Born in Libya, he represented the Malta national team.
Club career
Bogdanović spent ...
; Slovenian-Maltese
* Daniel Bogdanović
Daniel Bogdanović (born 26 March 1980) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker and coach for Għajnsielem F.C. in the Gozo Football League. Born in Libya, he represented the Malta national team.
Club career
Bogdanović spent ...
; Spanish-Maltese
* Baldassare Cagliares
Baldassare Cagliares ( 1575 – 4 August 1633) was a Maltese Roman Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of Malta from 1615 until his death.
Biography
Baldassare Cagliares was born in Valletta in around 1575; this year is approximate and the exa ...
; Swedish-Maltese
* Arvid Pardo
Arvid Pardo (February 12, 1914 – June 19, 1999) was a Maltese and Swedish diplomat of Jewish origin, scholar and university professor. He is known as the Father of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea".
Pardo was born in Ro ...
Notable foreign citizens living and working in Malta
;Albanians in Malta
* Gers Delia
* Entonjo Elezaj
Entonjo Elezaj (born 14 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sliema Wanderers. Born in Italy, he has represented Albania at youth level.
Club career
Early career
Elezaj was born in Turin, Italy, to Albanian pare ...
* Kastriot Peqini
Kastriot Sabri Peqini (born 19 February 1974) is a retired Albanian professional football who played for KF Elbasani in Albania and Birkirkara FC in Malta.
He became the second youngest player to play for the Albania national team when he made ...
; Argentinians in Malta
* Federico Falcone
Federico Matías Falcone (born 21 February 1990 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Maltese club Valletta as a centre forward
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association f ...
; Brasilians in Malta
* Fernando Lopes Alcântara
Fernando Lopes Alcântara ( ''Fernando''; born March 28, 1987, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil), also known as Fernando Lopes, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as a central back or a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premi ...
* Matheus Bissi
Matheus Bissi da Silva (born 19 March 1991), known as Matheus Bissi, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for FC Atyrau. He also holds Portuguese citizenship.
Club career
Bissi made his professional debut ...
* Ronaille Calheira
Ronaille Calheira Seará (born March 23, 1984, in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player who plays for Peruvian club Cultural Santa Rosa.
Attributes
A tall and gangly player with a good heading ability, Calheira plays at the Forward (ass ...
* Douglas Cobo
Douglas Felipe Moreira Cobo (born March 19, 1987), more commonly known as Douglas Cobo, is a Brazilian professional footballer, currently playing for Songkhla in the Thai League 3
Thai League 3 or Thailand Regional Championship, commonly ...
* Gilmar da Silva
Gylmar dos Santos Neves (; 22 August 1930 – 25 August 2013), known simply as Gilmar, was a Brazilian footballer who played goalkeeper for Corinthians and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups. He was elect ...
* Edison Luiz dos Santos
Edison Luiz dos Santos (born 9 December 1985 in Osasco), also known as Tarabai, is a Brazilian football player who plays as a forward.
Career statistics
Note: "Other" includes Maltese First Division title decider (2012–13), Maltese Supe ...
* Jorge Elias dos Santos
Jorge Elias dos Santos (born 6 June 1991) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for FC Taraz.
Career Club career
On 6 February 2020 it was confirmed, that Elias had joined FK Panevėžys
Futbolo klubas Panevėžys, commonly known as Panevėž ...
* Jorge Pereira da Silva
Jorge Pereira da Silva (born 4 December 1985), better known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian former Association football, football player who played as a Forward (association football), striker. He is the brother of prolific Brazilian striker Ueslei.
...
* Allan Kardeck
Allan Kardeck dos Santos Pereira also known as Allan Kardeck (born May 16, 1982) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Nicaraguan side Real Estelí
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic ...
* Diogo Pinheiro
* Luís Rómulo de Castro
* Rômulo
* David da Silva
David Aparecido da Silva (born 12 November 1989), commonly known as David da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.
Career Shelbourne
On 11 August 2011, Da Silva signed a contract ...
* Rodolfo Soares
* Márcio Teruel
* William da Silva Barbosa
William da Silva Barbosa (born 2 June 1978), known as William or William Barbosa, is a Brazilian former footballer.
Biography
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, William started his professional career in Brazil.
Como
William moved to Europe for Ital ...
; British in Malta
* Tanya Blake
Tanya-Gee Blake (born 16 January 1971 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a retired middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. Born in England, she represented Malta internationally. Holding a dual citizenship to compete inte ...
* Anthony Burgess
John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993), who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer.
Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his Utopian and dystopian fiction, d ...
* Chris de Burgh
* Tony Dyson
Anthony John Dyson (13 April 1947 – 4 March 2016) was a British SPFX designer, best-known for working on the R2-D2 droid props used in the Empire Strikes Back and subsequent films in the ''Star Wars'' film series.
Life
Born in Dewsbury, West ...
* Scott Fenwick
Scott James Fenwick (born 9 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Consett. He played in the Football League for Hartlepool United and for League of Ireland club Cork City.
Club career Early career
...
* Francis Jeffers
Francis Jeffers (born 25 January 1981) is an English football coach and former player, who is a first-team coach at Oldham Athletic.
Jeffers started his career at his boyhood club Everton, making his debut in 1997 as a 16 year old. After scori ...
* Harry Luke
Sir Harry Charles Luke (born Harry Charles Lukach; 4 December 1884 – 11 May 1969) was an official in the British Colonial Office. He served in Barbados, Cyprus, Transcaucasia, Sierra Leone, Mandatory Palestine, Palestine, Malta, the Britis ...
* Mark Miller (footballer)
Mark John Miller (born 22 September 1962) is an English manager, currently in charge of Żabbar St. Patrick, and former footballer. During his career he played as a midfielder and played in Malta and Finland towards the end of his career.
Ca ...
* Montell Moore
Montell Brandon Kane Moore (born 23 December 1995) is an English convicted sex offender and former professional football midfielder. He is a product of the Brentford academy and had a spell with Maltese Premier League side Hibernians in 2017 a ...
* Brian Mundee
Brian George Mundee (born 12 January 1964) is an English retired professional football left back who made over 100 appearances in the Football League for Northampton Town, Cambridge United and AFC Bournemouth. He later played European footb ...
* Viv Nicholson
Vivian "Viv" Nicholson (nee Asprey; 3 April 1936 – 11 April 2015) was a British woman who became famous when she told the media that she would "spend, spend, spend" after her husband Keith won £152,319 () on the football pools in 1961. Nichol ...
* Malcolm Robertson (footballer)
Malcolm Robertson (7 July 1951 – 18 August 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left winger. He made his mark playing for Penicuik Athletic when he appeared in the 1970 Scottish Junior Cup Final. He then moved to Raith Rovers, scori ...
* Brian Talbot
Brian Ernest Talbot (born 21 July 1953) is an English former football player and manager. He was capped six times for the England national team.
Talbot played in midfield for Ipswich Town, Arsenal, Watford, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, ...
* Carl Tremarco
Carl Philip Tremarco (born 11 October 1985) is a retired English professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Career
Tremarco began his career as a trainee at Tranmere Rovers in August 2003 and made his first team debut in December 2003 a ...
; Cameroonians in Malta
*Abade Narcisse Fish
Narcisse Fish Abada (born January 12, 1982) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Abada played for Cameroonian top sides Union Douala and Tonnerre Yaounde before moving to Albanian teams SK Tir ...
*Christian Pouga
Christian Pouga (born 19 June 1986) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for SA Mamertins in the Division d'Honneur in France.
Career
Early years
Pouga started off his professional footballing career with Shanghai Un ...
; Colombians in Malta
* Jhon Obregón
Jhon Adolfo Obregón Quiñones (born 8 February 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker for Ayacucho FC
Ayacucho Fútbol Club is a Peruvian football club located in Ayacucho, Peru. Some of its former names are Aurora Miraflores ...
; Congolese (D.R.C.) in Malta
* Yannick Bolasie
Yannick Bolasie (born 24 May 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. He has played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Barnet, Bristol City, Crystal Palace, Everton and A ...
* N'Dayi Kalenga
; Czechoslovaks in Malta
* Rudolf Krčil
Rudolf Krčil (5 March 1906 – 3 April 1981) was a Czech football player and later manager. He played as a midfielder for several clubs, including Teplitzer FK and Slavia Prague. He made 20 appearances for the Czechoslovakia national team and ...
; Dutch in Malta
* Ton Caanen
Ton Caanen (born March 18, 1966 in Geleen, Netherlands) is a Dutch football manager.
Managerial career
Aside from a few years in the amateur Dutch leagues, Caanen never played professional football. He got his start as a manager in his hometow ...
* Sylvano Comvalius
Sylvano Dominique Comvalius (born 10 August 1987) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
At Birkirkara, Comvalius became the club's top scorer and won the Maltese Premier League.
On 1 October 2010, he s ...
* Jordi Cruyff
Johan Jordi Cruijff (anglicised to Cruyff; born 9 February 1974) is a Association football, football coach and former player. He is the son of former player and manager Johan Cruyff.
As a footballer, Cruyff played from 1992 through to 2010, in ...
* Djamel Leeflang
Djamel Leeflang (born 25 March 1992) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for FC Lienden. Known for his technical ability, teamwork and versatility.
Leeflang born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, started his career in his home country with Vite ...
; Germans in Malta
* Sigfried Held
Sigfried "Siggi" Held (born 7 August 1942) is a German former football player and coach. He played as an attacking midfielder or forward.
Born in Freudenthal, Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), Held's first football club was Kickers Offenbach. In ...
; Irish in Malta
* Denis O'Brien
Denis O'Brien (born 19 April 1958) is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and owner of Digicel. He was listed among the World's Top 200 Billionaires in 2015 and was Ireland's richest native-born citizen for a period of several ye ...
; Italians in Malta
* Liana Burgess Liana Burgess (born Liliana Macellari, September 25, 1929 – December 3, 2007) was an Italian translator and literary agent who was the second wife of English writer Anthony Burgess. Burgess and Macellari had embarked on an affair while Burgess was ...
* Nicola Cosentini
Nicola Cosentini (born 14 June 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brutium Cosenza.
Career
Lega Pro
Cosentini started his career working his way through the Juventus F.C. youth ranks, before he made his way to the '' ...
* Mario Fontanella
Mario Fontanella (born 28 June 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Muharraq in the Bahraini Premier League.
Club career Italy
Born and raised in Naples, Mario began his professional footballing career in 2008 with ...
* Daniele Messina
* Fabrizio Miccoli
Fabrizio Miccoli (; born on 27 June 1979) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He scored 103 goals in 259 matches in Serie A across nine seasons, representing Perugia, Juventus, Fiorentina and Palermo, also spen ...
* Gianmarco Piccioni
Gianmarco Piccioni (born 18 July 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Acireale.
Club career
Sambenedettese
Born in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche, Piccioni started his career at hometown club Sambenedettese ...
; Ivorians in Malta
* Lassana Cisse
; Japanese in Malta
* Go Nagaoka
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Osaka, Nagaoka has played for Hokuyo Senior High School, Londrina, Avaí, Carpenedolo, Maisons Alfort, North York Astros, Przebój Wolbrom, SK Blāzma, Tarxien Ra ...
; Lithuanians in Malta
*Džiugas Bartkus
Džiugas Bartkus (born 7 November 1989) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Orobah.
Club career
He started his career with FBK Kaunas in 2008. During 2010 and 2011 he was loaned to Belarusi ...
*Tomas Radzinevičius
Tomas Radzinevičius (born 5 June 1981) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Radzinevičius played for eleven different clubs throughout his career. He started professional career for a local side Sūduva an ...
; Nigerians in Malta
* Abubakar Bello-Osagie
Abubakar Bello-Osagie (born 11 August 1988), commonly known as Abubakar or Abu, is a Nigerian football striker, who plays for Marsaskala in Malta.
Career
Born in Benin City, Edo State, in 2005, he left Bendel Insurance of his home city of Ben ...
* Olumuyiwa Aganun
Olushola Olumuyiwa Aganun (born 4 May 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian 1. Klasse club Sans Papiers-Die Bunten.
Career
In 2001, Aganun was scouted to Reggiana together with Obafemi and Oladipupo Martins. H ...
* Murphy Akanji
* Benedict Akwuegbu
Benedict Akwuegbu (born 3 November 1974) is a retired Nigerian association football, football Forward (association football), striker.
He played for Nigeria national football team, Nigerian national football team and was a 2002 FIFA World Cup ...
* Orosco Anonam
Orosco Anonam (born 15 June 1979) is a former professional footballer who last played for Maltese side Tarxien Rainbows. Besides Malta, he has played in Hungary and Cyprus.Minabo Asechemie
Minabo Asechemie (born 5 May 1980 in Rivers, Nigeria) is a former professional footballer, but has played in Nigeria, Malta, Poland, Denmark and England. His position is midfield.
Playing career Sharks
Asechemie began his career in his native ...
* Ibrahim Babatunde
Olalekan Ibrahim Babatunde (born 29 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss 4. Liga club FC Ravecchia.
Career
A striker, Babatunde began his career in Italy where he entered the youth system at ...
* Ndubisi Chukunyere
Ndubisi Chukunyere (born 23 December 1979 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian footballer who last played for Maltese Premier League side Hibernians, in the capacity of striker.
Playing career
Chukunyere began his career as a member of Sta ...
* Haruna Doda
Haruna Doda (born 16 January 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Second Division side Zebbug Rangers, where he plays as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association foo ...
* Alfred Effiong
Alfred Effiong (born 29 November 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Maltese club Marsaxlokk. Born in Nigeria, he represents the Malta national team.
Club career
On 28 June 2011, Effiong scored on his European debut f ...
* Augustine Eguavoen
Augustine Owen Eguavoen (born 19 August 1965) is a Nigerian football manager and former player who thrice served as manager of the Nigeria national team.
Playing career
Club
During his varied career Eguavoen began his career with ACB Lagos in ...
* Udo Fortune
Udo Fortune (born 2 February 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Vietnamese club Đồng Tháp, as a striker.
Career
Born in Warri, Fortune has played for Becamex Bình Dương, Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon, Bali United, Pe ...
* Henry Isaac
Henry Isaac (born 14 February 1980), formerly known as Henry Nwosu, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in Owerri, Isaac began his career in Iwuanyanwu Nationale. In 1998, he moved to Eintracht Fran ...
* Godwin Mensha
* Chucks Nwoko
Afraik Kaejtan "Chucks" Nwoko (born 21 November 1978) is a former professional association football, footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Malta national football ...
* Udo Nwoko
Udochukwu Nwoko (born 15 October 1984) is a retired professional footballer who last played for Cypriot Third Division side MEAP Nisou as a midfielder. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Malta national team.
Playing career
Born in Abia, Nige ...
* Jojo Ogunnupe
Joseph jojo Ogunnupe (born February 23, 1992 in Abuja) is a Nigerian football player, currently playing for Pembroke Athleta F.C. in the Maltese Challenge League.
Career
Ogunnupe began his career with Abuja-based New Academy Football and signed ...
* Stanley Ohawuchi
Stanley Nka Ohawuchi (born 27 May 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Saudi club Al-Shaeib as a striker.
Career
On 17 September 2022, Stanley joined Al-Washm. He was released on 26 January 2023.
International career
Ohawuchi repres ...
* Gabriel Okechukwu
* Digger Okonkwo
* Onome Sodje
* Akanni-Sunday Wasiu
Akanni-Sunday Wasiu (born 18 March 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan.
He has played for clubs in Poland, Lithuania, England, Malta, China and Vietnam in his career. ...
* Godwin Zaki
; Poles in Malta
* Leszek Czarnecki
Leszek Janusz Czarnecki (born 9 May 1962 in Wrocław) is a Polish billionaire. His main business activity is banking. He is an engineer by education and a doctor of economics. Graduate of Harvard Business School (AMP). Since 2006 he lives in Ma ...
; Romanians in Malta
* Lucian Dronca
Lucian Florin Dronca (born 30 May 1973, in Arad) is a retired Romanian professional footballer who last played for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers.
During 1999–2001 he played for a short while in Hungary and two years in German ...
; Senegalese in Malta
* Demba Touré
Pape Demba Armand Tourézé (born 31 December 1984) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He dropped the 'zé' part of his surname when he was 20, re-registering his name with FIFA as Demba Armand Touré.
Club ...
; Serbians in Malta
* Srđan Dimitrov
* Dejan Đorđević
* Anđelko Đuričić
Anđelko Đuričić (Serbian Cyrillic: Анђелко Ђуричић; born 21 November 1980) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Đuričić start ...
* Saša Jovanović
* Predrag Jović
Predrag Jović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Јовић; born 29 May 1987) is a Serbian football defender who plays for FK Radnički Obrenovac.
Career
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Jović returned to FK Radnički Obrenovac
FK Radnički Obrenovac ...
* Milorad Kosanović
Milorad Kosanović ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Косановић, ; born 4 January 1951) is a Serbian former football player and manager.
During his playing career, Kosanović represented Proleter Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Kikinda and Novi Sad, compe ...
* Miloš Lepović
* Zoran Levnaić
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Playing career
Levnaić was born i ...
* Jovica Milijić
Jovica Milijić ( sr-Cyrl, Јовица Милијић; born 20 January 1986) is a Serbian-born Maltese futsal player, currently playing for Valletta, the reigning champions of Maltese Futsal League. In 2017 he won the Malta Football Associatio ...
* Nemanja Milovanović
* Neško Milovanović
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Playing career
During his journeyman career, Milovanović played as a forward for many clubs in his homeland, most ...
* Boris Pašanski
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Bet ...
* Stevan Račić
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* Marko Rajić
Marko Rajić ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Рајић; born 30 July 1991) is a Serbian football forward who plays for OFK Žarkovo.
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Footballers from Pula
Men's association football fo ...
* Milanko Rašković
* Nemanja Stošković
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Club career
In June 2016, Stošković extended his contract with FC Shirak
Football Club Shirak ( hy, ...
* Milan Vignjević
; Slovaks in Malta
* Dušan Fitzel
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He managed the Malta national football team from 2006–2009, but in July 2009 health problems made it necessary t ...
; Trinidadians in Malta
* Tony Warner
Anthony Randolph Warner (born 11 May 1974) is a football coach and former professional footballer who is the goalkeeping coach at Reading.
Warner notably played in the Premier League for Fulham, having also being contracted to Liverpool and Hul ...
; Ukrainians in Malta
*Semen Datsenko
Semen Oleksandrovych Datsenko ( ua, Семен Олександрович Даценко; born 10 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ahrobiznes Volochysk.
Career
Datsenko attended Metalist Kharkiv a ...
*Oleksandr Maksymov
Oleksandr Maksymov ( uk, Олександр Олександрович Максимов; born 13 February 1985 in Zaporizhia) is a Ukrainian footballer who most recently played for Pembroke Athleta in Malta.
Career
He also played for Torpedo- ...
See also
*Demographics of Malta
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malta, including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
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*Emigration from Malta
Emigration from Malta was an important demographic phenomenon throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to the creation of large Maltese communities in English-speaking countries abroad.
History
Nineteenth century
Mass emi ...
*List of countries by immigrant population
These are lists of countries by foreign-born population (immigrants) and lists of countries by number native-born persons living in a foreign country (emigrants).
According to the United Nations, in 2019, the United States, Germany, and Saudi Arab ...
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References
External links
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{{Immigration to Europe
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