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Mayotte population 2026

Q: What is the population of Mayotte in 2026?

The latest official figure is 329,208, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Mayotte would have about 342 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Mayotte has 329,208 people on the latest official figure, for 1 January 2025, 8,562 more than a year earlier (+2.67%). It is 17th of France’s 18 regions by population, home to 0.5% of France’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 342 thousand by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Mayotte in numbers

Population: 329 thousand 1 January 2025
Change in a year: +2.67% +8,562 people
Change since 2020: +17.70% from 280 thousand
Share of France: 0.5% 17th of 18 regions
Population density: 880per km² 374 km²

That is about as many people as Martinique (338 thousand).

Population of Mayotte by year

329k

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Year	Population
2014	223,713
2015	232,189
2016	240,987
2017	250,143
2018	259,621
2019	269,579
2020	279,696
2021	289,039
2022	299,634
2023	310,199
2024	320,646
2025	329,208

Year	Population	Change	%
2025	329,208	+8,562	+2.67%
2024	320,646	+10,447	+3.37%
2023	310,199	+10,565	+3.53%
2022	299,634	+10,595	+3.67%
2021	289,039	+9,343	+3.34%
2020	279,696	+10,117	+3.75%
2019	269,579	+9,958	+3.84%
2018	259,621	+9,478	+3.79%
2017	250,143	+9,156	+3.80%
2016	240,987	+8,798	+3.79%
2015	232,189	+8,476	+3.79%
2014	223,713	–	–

Mayotte among France’s regions

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Regions of France by population
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1	Île-de-France	12,549,288	+0.33%	18.2%	1,045
2	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	8,270,088	+0.39%	12.0%	119
3	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	6,210,839	+0.47%	9.0%	74
4	Occitanie	6,205,575	+0.64%	9.0%	85
5	Hauts-de-France	5,974,447	−0.16%	8.7%	188
6	Grand Est	5,550,155	−0.13%	8.1%	97
7	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	5,285,125	+0.62%	7.7%	168
8	Pays de la Loire	3,945,359	+0.47%	5.7%	123
9	Brittany	3,489,252	+0.56%	5.1%	128
10	Normandy	3,350,982	+0.06%	4.9%	112
11	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	2,796,878	−0.12%	4.1%	59
12	Centre-Val de Loire	2,588,306	+0.01%	3.8%	66
13	La Réunion	904,180	+0.73%	1.3%	360
14	Guadeloupe	413,791	−0.25%	0.6%	254
15	Corsica	362,253	+0.95%	0.5%	42
16	Martinique	359,419	−0.22%	0.5%	319
17	Mayotte	329,208	+2.67%	0.5%	880
18	French Guiana	297,455	+0.44%	0.4%	4

Questions

What is the population of Mayotte in 2026?

The latest official figure is 329,208, for 1 January 2025 (Eurostat). If last year’s change continues, Mayotte would have about 342 thousand people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year.

Is Mayotte’s population growing or shrinking?

It grew by 8,562 people (+2.67%) in the latest year, and has changed +17.70% since 2020.

How does Mayotte rank in France?

Mayotte is 17th of France’s 18 regions, with 0.5% of the people. Île-de-France is the largest, with 12.5 million.

What is the population density of Mayotte?

About 880 people per km², on 374 km². Total area, Wikidata.

Source and method

Eurostat, population on 1 January by NUTS region (demo_r_d2jan). Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0). Total area, Wikidata. Eurostat updates regional populations once a year. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for France, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Mayotte population, Eurostat, 1 January 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/france/mayotte/

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