The National Statistics Office has just published ‘Gozo in figures – 2015’, which for the first time gives separate statistics for Gozo.
This is a welcome and much-needed publication. Such statistics are very important not only for demographic purposes but also because they play an important role when economists need to find out how Gozo is doing compared to Malta both economically and demographically. These statistics are also important to researchers studying Gozo.
I would like to point out that this publication does not contain information about diving tourism in Gozo.
This important niche market is believed to constitute 20 per cent of the total tourist market in Gozo. It is also believed that about 40, 000 diving tourists visit Gozo every year. Can we have the official figures, please?