Latest data from the National Statistics Office has revealed that in Gozo, during 2025, the usual resident mid-year population was estimated at 41,503, up from 41,086 in 2024.

The tourist population was 1,673, this figure was down from 1,878 in 2024, bringing the effective population to 43,176, up from 42,964 in the previous year. Tourism intensity was 4.0 – down from 4.6 in 2024.

On a national basis, in 2025, the usually resident mid-year population was estimated at 581,244. When accounting for the presence of tourists, on average over the entire year, this increased by 50,767, reaching an effective population of 632,011.

The NSO noted that due to the seasonal nature of tourism, the effective population fluctuates on a monthly basis. While keeping the resident population count constant to the value of the mid-year estimate, during the lowest tourism month (December), the effective population stood at 594,428 (13,184 tourists).

During the peak tourism month (August), the effective population increased by an additional 90,332 tourists reaching 671,576. This is a difference in the effective population of 77,148 (13.0%) between the highest and lowest tourism months in 2025.

The NSO said that the impact of the tourist population on the resident population can be expressed in terms of tourism intensity. Tourism intensity is here defined as the ratio of nights spent at all forms of tourist accommodation per 100 residents per day. Annual tourism intensity was 8.7 in 2025, meaning that for every 100 residents there were approximately 9 tourists.

This is an increase of one tourist for every 100 residents when compared to 2024. Seasonality has a marked impact on tourism intensity. In 2025, tourism intensity reached 15.5 in August, while in December it was 2.3.

This means that in the peak tourism month there were 13 more tourists per 100 residents compared to the month with the least tourism

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