Living in Paola

At the end of 2024, the foreign population was 2,762, equal to 27.8% of residents. The population of Paola, in Malta, was 9,929 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-1912 sources

Which Malta-wide rules apply when you move to Paola?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in MaltaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Paola.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation accounted for 74.5% of homes in November 2021. The dwelling profile lists 3,704 main residences and 1,310 secondary, seasonal or vacant dwellings in November 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Paola. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€37

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	36.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Epic Super Instant WiFi¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	11.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	GO Smart M³Official · national market
Dwellings	5,014 dwellings	21 Nov 2021	Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_census_2021_volume_2_web_extract⁵Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	3,704 dwellings	21 Nov 2021	Census of Population and Housing 2021, Volume 2, dwelling tables⁵Official
G05 Secondary Seasonal Vacant Dwellings	1,310 dwellings	21 Nov 2021	Census of Population and Housing 2021, Volume 2, dwelling tables⁵Official

Is Paola a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–63%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–70%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 45–69%

Family54%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 40–68%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

27.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,762 people of 9,929 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	4,161 people	31 Dec 2021	nso.gov.mt⁹Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	76 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	MLA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	3 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Paola. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Lifelong Learning language-course route — Adult Learning Centres — State Language Course

Directorate for Lifelong Learning and Early School Leavers

For adults, foreign learners, residents.

Maltese, EnglishIn Personpaid_or_case_by_case_free

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Paola.

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Climate and air quality

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in MaltaAnnual PM2.5 in Paola is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 14 cities with data, 7 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³country median 10.2	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency²Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 17.98 · Feb 18 · Mar 19.34 · Apr 20.94 · May 24.34 · Jun 29.72 · Jul 31 · Aug 32.16 · Sep 29.75 · Oct 27.02 · Nov 24.93 · Dec 22.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan 8.75 · Feb 8.9 · Mar 9.77 · Apr 11.63 · May 14.58 · Jun 17.44 · Jul 21.54 · Aug 22.47 · Sep 18.81 · Oct 16.88 · Nov 13.98 · Dec 8.34 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 14.58 · Feb 13.95 · Mar 14.71 · Apr 16.18 · May 18.84 · Jun 22.66 · Jul 25.71 · Aug 26.63 · Sep 25.14 · Oct 22.79 · Nov 19.66 · Dec 16.37 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁸Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

9.8

10.6

11.4

12.2

10.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 16.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 10.0.

Population and city profile

The city covered 2.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 3,739 people per km² in 2021.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport72.2%
Foreign residents27.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	2.5 km²	21 Nov 2021	Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_census_2021_volume1_table1_10_web_extract⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	27.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_nr122_2025_table11_web_extract⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,762 people	31 Dec 2024	Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_nr122_2025_table11_web_extract⁷Official
Population density	3,739 people/km²	21 Nov 2021	Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_census_2021_volume1_table1_10_web_extract⁶Official
Population	9,929 people	1 Jan 2025	Government Gazette no. 21,488 — Estimated Population by Locality, 1 January 2025⁴Official

International community in Paola

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Total population; sex=Total; source locality row · 2021-11-21

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,339	100.0%
Maltese	7,311	78.3%
Non-Maltese	2,028	21.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Ancestry or ethnicity

Total population; source locality row · 2021-11-21

Published group	People	Share
Total	9,339	100.0%
Caucasian	7,566	81.0%
Asian	791	8.5%
Arab	349	3.7%
More than one racial origin	279	3.0%
African	256	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	98	1.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Owner-occupied homes	74.49 %	21 Nov 2021	Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_census_2021_volume2_table2_10_web_extract⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Paola

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Paola from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Alternative cities in Malta

Other cities in Malta to compare with Paola, nearest in population first.

All Malta cities

Santa Venera9,758 residents Birżebbuġa12,601 residents Iż-Żejtun12,858 residents Ħ’Attard13,134 residents San Ġiljan15,594 residents San Ġwann16,075 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Paola when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Language to Go! summer courses + specific Maltese/English language support (Migrant Learners Unit). How to enrol a child (education.gov.mt).

A country-wide rule for Malta; Paola's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Paola part of Sliema?

Paola belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Sliema; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 4.2 km away by straight-line distance. Sliema city profile

Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source¹²

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

Is the air quality good in Paola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: European Environment Agency.

How many people live in Paola?

The published population is 9,929 people. Source: Government Gazette no. 21,488 — Estimated Population by Locality, 1 January 2025.

How many foreign residents live in Paola?

2,762 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_nr122_2025_table11_web_extract.

Is Paola a good place to live?

Paola may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Paola part of Sliema?

Paola belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Sliema; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 4.2 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the Maltese citizenship group in Paola?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,311 people (78.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021-11-21. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 19). Paola, Malta: population, cost of living, jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bf013f15979d5281a2e2b2b39154dee5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/paola/ Retrieved 2026-09-19. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_paola-malta-population-cost-of-living-jobs-air-quality_567f84eb5e3b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Paola, Malta: population, cost of living, jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-19},
  version = {bf013f15979d5281a2e2b2b39154dee5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/mt/paola/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-19. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Epic Super Instant WiFi epic.com.mt · checked 2026-09-15
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-03
GO Smart M go.com.mt · checked 2026-09-15
Government Gazette no. 21,488 — Estimated Population by Locality, 1 January 2025 Government Gazette no. 21,488 · gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_census_2021_volume_2_web_extract Malta NSO official material · nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_census_2021_volume1_table1_10_web_extract Malta NSO official material · nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
Malta NSO official material — nso_mt_nr122_2025_table11_web_extract Malta NSO official material · nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-07-18
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
nso.gov.mt nso.gov.mt · checked 2026-08-08
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
services-eu1.arcgis.com place coordinates services-eu1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-08-28

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