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*Over 10,000 Maltese settled in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States between 1918 and 1920, followed by another 90,000 – or 30 percent of the population of Malta – between 1948 and 1967.mBy 1996, the net emigration from Malta during the 20th century exceeded 120,000, or 33.5% of the population of Malta. | *Over 10,000 Maltese settled in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States between 1918 and 1920, followed by another 90,000 – or 30 percent of the population of Malta – between 1948 and 1967.mBy 1996, the net emigration from Malta during the 20th century exceeded 120,000, or 33.5% of the population of Malta. | ||
*After World War II, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. Between 1948 and 1967, 30 per cent of the population emigrated. Between 1946 and the late 1970s, over 140,000 people left Malta on the assisted passage scheme, with 57.6 per cent migrating to Australia, 22 per cent to the United Kingdom, 13 per cent to Canada and 7 per cent to the United States. | *After World War II, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. Between 1948 and 1967, 30 per cent of the population emigrated. Between 1946 and the late 1970s, over 140,000 people left Malta on the assisted passage scheme, with 57.6 per cent migrating to Australia, 22 per cent to the United Kingdom, 13 per cent to Canada and 7 per cent to the United States. | ||
*Since Malta joined the EU in 2004 expatriate communities emerged in a number of European countries particularly in '''Belgium and Luxembourg.'''<ref>"Emigration from Malta", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Malta, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref> | *Since Malta joined the EU in 2004 expatriate communities emerged in a number of European countries particularly in '''Belgium and Luxembourg.'''<ref>"Emigration from Malta", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Malta, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref><br> | ||
*[https://maltamigration.com/about/mec.html#:~:text=The%20Emigrants%20Commission%20came%20into,including%20immigrants%2C%20refugees%20and%20tourists. Malta Emigrants Commission] The Emigrants Commission was established in 1950 due to the large exodus of Maltese to foreign lands because of overpopulation and unemployment. The purpose of the commission was to offer help to those who intended to settle abroad. Now its services cover all those affected by migration including immigrants, refugees, and tourists. | |||
==Records of Maltese Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Maltese Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||