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Population · Africa

Mayotte population 2026

Right now · estimate

Mayotte population right now

351,182

Births today
0
Deaths today
0
Births this year
9,621
Births minus deaths this year
+8,850

Mayotte has an estimated 347,536 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 10,525 more than a year earlier (+3.12%). It is the 181st most populous country in the world. It is still growing and is projected to reach 645 thousand by 2050 and 1.4 million by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Mayotte in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026
11 thousand 31 a day
Deaths in 2026
919 3 a day
Net migration
−2 more departures than arrivals
Growth rate
+3.04% growing
Fertility rate
4.43per woman above replacement (2.1)
Median age
17.3years world: 31.1
Life expectancy
76.6years
Aged 65 and over
2.9% 6.8% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital
Mamoudzou
Area
374 km² 205th largest of 237
Population density
927per km² 15th most crowded
Urban population
94.5% 99.4% by 2050
Men and women
167 thousand / 181 thousand 92.0 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women
78.9years men: 74.6 years
Infant mortality
7.9per 1,000 births under-5: 10.1
Birth rate
33.0per 1,000 death rate: 2.6
Net migration rate
0.0per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of Mayotte, 1950–2100

Still rising in 2100 on the UN medium projection. By 2050: 645 thousand (+85.7% from today).

Population of Mayotte
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
1.4M 2026
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YearPopulation
195020,526
195120,924
195221,343
195321,796
195422,294
195522,824
195623,387
195723,984
195824,620
195925,288
196025,992
196126,733
196227,512
196328,340
196429,225
196530,180
196631,202
196732,265
196833,242
196934,148
197035,096
197136,112
197237,216
197338,395
197439,650
197540,968
197642,336
197743,758
197845,420
197947,584
198050,145
198152,930
198255,901
198358,995
198462,172
198565,588
198669,619
198774,219
198879,114
198984,268
199089,592
199195,097
1992101,194
1993107,970
1994115,134
1995122,576
1996130,162
1997137,431
1998143,975
1999150,208
2000156,492
2001162,701
2002168,080
2003171,690
2004175,032
2005179,601
2006184,992
2007190,761
2008196,406
2009201,896
2010207,422
2011212,978
2012218,992
2013226,623
2014235,775
2015245,579
2016255,872
2017265,164
2018269,690
2019274,910
2020284,370
2021294,421
2022305,269
2023316,015
2024 *326,506
2025 *337,011
2026 *347,536
2027 *358,142
2028 *368,839
2029 *379,632
2030 *390,534
2031 *401,566
2032 *412,770
2033 *424,085
2034 *435,507
2035 *447,061
2036 *458,800
2037 *470,796
2038 *482,984
2039 *495,412
2040 *508,067
2041 *521,023
2042 *534,258
2043 *547,618
2044 *561,093
2045 *574,854
2046 *588,842
2047 *602,912
2048 *617,090
2049 *631,299
2050 *645,426
2051 *659,490
2052 *673,682
2053 *687,989
2054 *702,328
2055 *716,835
2056 *731,545
2057 *746,236
2058 *760,803
2059 *775,267
2060 *789,689
2061 *804,101
2062 *818,564
2063 *833,138
2064 *847,786
2065 *862,566
2066 *877,669
2067 *893,066
2068 *908,453
2069 *923,844
2070 *939,449
2071 *954,880
2072 *970,253
2073 *985,809
2074 *1,001,202
2075 *1,016,435
2076 *1,031,613
2077 *1,046,937
2078 *1,062,293
2079 *1,077,390
2080 *1,092,332
2081 *1,107,216
2082 *1,122,152
2083 *1,137,076
2084 *1,151,858
2085 *1,166,679
2086 *1,181,438
2087 *1,196,049
2088 *1,210,645
2089 *1,225,035
2090 *1,239,191
2091 *1,253,201
2092 *1,267,105
2093 *1,280,888
2094 *1,294,723
2095 *1,308,695
2096 *1,322,544
2097 *1,336,073
2098 *1,349,404
2099 *1,362,494
2100 *1,375,551

* UN projection

Population of Mayotte by year

156 thousand in 2000, 348 thousand in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2026* 347,536 +3.12% 181
2025* 337,011 +3.22% 182
2024* 326,506 +3.32% 183
2023 316,015 +3.52% 183
2022 305,269 +3.68% 183
2021 294,421 +3.53% 183
2020 284,370 +3.44% 184
2019 274,910 +1.94% 187
2018 269,690 +1.71% 187
2017 265,164 +3.63% 187
2016 255,872 +4.19% 187
2015 245,579 +4.16% 187
2010 207,422 +2.74% 187
2005 179,601 +2.61% 188
2000 156,492 +4.18% 190
1995 122,576 +6.46% 192
1990 89,592 +6.32% 197
1985 65,588 +5.49% 201
1980 50,145 +5.38% 206
1975 40,968 +3.32% 208
1970 35,096 +2.78% 209
1965 30,180 +3.27% 209
1960 25,992 +2.78% 209
1955 22,824 +2.38% 208
1950 20,526 – 209

Population forecast for Mayotte

UN medium-variant projection: 645 thousand in 2050 (+85.7% from 2026), 1.4 million in 2100.

YearPopulationYearly changeWorld rank
2030 390,534 +2.87% 180
2035 447,061 +2.65% 178
2040 508,067 +2.55% 176
2045 574,854 +2.45% 173
2050 645,426 +2.24% 172
2060 789,689 +1.86% 170
2070 939,449 +1.69% 165
2080 1,092,332 +1.39% 161
2090 1,239,191 +1.16% 158
2100 1,375,551 +0.96% 151

Largest cities in Mayotte

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames cities15000 (CC BY 4.0), so years differ by city. Largest cities in the world

#CityPopulation
1 Mamoudzou (capital) 54,831
2 Koungou 18,118
3 Labattoir 17,739
4 Kaouéni 17,060
5 Dzaoudzi 15,339

Age structure

Median age 17.3. 2.9% are 65 or older, 6.8% by 2050; 42.1% are under 15.

Mayotte, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)
100+: men 0.0% 100+: women 0.0% 100+ 95-99: men 0.0% 95-99: women 0.0% 90-94: men 0.0% 90-94: women 0.0% 90-94 85-89: men 0.1% 85-89: women 0.1% 80-84: men 0.1% 80-84: women 0.1% 80-84 75-79: men 0.2% 75-79: women 0.2% 70-74: men 0.4% 70-74: women 0.4% 70-74 65-69: men 0.7% 65-69: women 0.6% 60-64: men 1.0% 60-64: women 0.9% 60-64 55-59: men 1.2% 55-59: women 1.2% 50-54: men 1.8% 50-54: women 1.7% 50-54 45-49: men 2.3% 45-49: women 2.4% 40-44: men 2.6% 40-44: women 3.2% 40-44 35-39: men 2.5% 35-39: women 3.5% 30-34: men 2.5% 30-34: women 3.6% 30-34 25-29: men 2.3% 25-29: women 3.4% 20-24: men 3.6% 20-24: women 4.0% 20-24 15-19: men 5.6% 15-19: women 5.8% 10-14: men 6.4% 10-14: women 6.5% 10-14 5-9: men 6.8% 5-9: women 6.8% 0-4: men 7.9% 0-4: women 7.7% 0-4

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

4.43 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration.

Fertility rate, Mayotte
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
2.2 2026
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YearFertility rate
19506.86
19516.87
19526.87
19536.87
19546.87
19556.87
19566.86
19576.89
19586.92
19596.95
19606.98
19617.01
19627.03
19637.06
19647.08
19657.11
19667.14
19677.20
19687.25
19697.31
19707.37
19717.42
19727.45
19737.48
19747.50
19757.53
19767.52
19777.51
19787.48
19797.41
19807.32
19817.22
19827.10
19836.97
19846.83
19856.69
19866.56
19876.43
19886.31
19896.18
19906.05
19915.95
19925.85
19935.76
19945.67
19955.59
19965.51
19975.39
19985.26
19995.11
20004.96
20014.81
20024.66
20034.53
20044.45
20054.50
20064.51
20074.49
20084.47
20094.46
20104.43
20114.39
20124.36
20134.43
20144.53
20154.67
20164.70
20174.66
20184.66
20194.58
20204.17
20214.66
20224.66
20234.62
2024 *4.56
2025 *4.50
2026 *4.43
2027 *4.36
2028 *4.30
2029 *4.24
2030 *4.19
2031 *4.12
2032 *4.07
2033 *4.01
2034 *3.96
2035 *3.91
2036 *3.85
2037 *3.81
2038 *3.76
2039 *3.71
2040 *3.67
2041 *3.62
2042 *3.58
2043 *3.54
2044 *3.50
2045 *3.46
2046 *3.41
2047 *3.38
2048 *3.34
2049 *3.30
2050 *3.27
2051 *3.23
2052 *3.20
2053 *3.17
2054 *3.14
2055 *3.10
2056 *3.07
2057 *3.04
2058 *3.01
2059 *2.98
2060 *2.95
2061 *2.91
2062 *2.89
2063 *2.86
2064 *2.83
2065 *2.81
2066 *2.79
2067 *2.77
2068 *2.74
2069 *2.72
2070 *2.69
2071 *2.67
2072 *2.65
2073 *2.63
2074 *2.61
2075 *2.59
2076 *2.57
2077 *2.55
2078 *2.54
2079 *2.52
2080 *2.50
2081 *2.48
2082 *2.46
2083 *2.45
2084 *2.43
2085 *2.42
2086 *2.40
2087 *2.38
2088 *2.37
2089 *2.36
2090 *2.34
2091 *2.33
2092 *2.31
2093 *2.30
2094 *2.28
2095 *2.27
2096 *2.25
2097 *2.24
2098 *2.23
2099 *2.22
2100 *2.20

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Births outnumber deaths throughout the projection.

Births and deaths, Mayotte
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • UN estimate
  • UN projection
20k7.4k 2026
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YearBirthsDeaths
19501,044548
19511,059531
19521,072515
19531,084496
19541,097479
19551,111461
19561,124443
19571,143428
19581,163413
19591,183398
19601,205386
19611,227374
19621,253362
19631,282352
19641,318341
19651,364332
19661,415324
19671,480317
19681,546311
19691,592303
19701,642295
19711,695289
19721,750282
19731,809277
19741,873272
19751,947267
19762,009263
19772,073259
19782,136255
19792,230253
19802,370253
19812,516254
19822,663256
19832,807258
19842,941259
19853,060261
19863,212263
19873,420269
19883,633276
19893,841283
19904,041290
19914,241296
19924,439303
19934,691314
19944,956326
19955,221340
19965,481353
19975,679364
19985,779371
19995,797375
20005,812381
20015,812389
20025,802399
20035,709407
20045,543407
20056,064414
20066,558411
20077,050408
20087,403410
20097,519419
20107,585434
20117,610457
20127,646489
20137,935523
20148,442564
20159,033613
20169,430661
20179,643695
20189,856726
20199,651747
20209,101894
202110,5031,049
202210,894896
202311,186854
2024 *11,270875
2025 *11,358896
2026 *11,466919
2027 *11,587942
2028 *11,734968
2029 *11,871996
2030 *12,0571,025
2031 *12,2071,056
2032 *12,3781,089
2033 *12,5671,123
2034 *12,7641,160
2035 *12,9761,200
2036 *13,1841,240
2037 *13,4191,282
2038 *13,6431,326
2039 *13,8911,371
2040 *14,1561,419
2041 *14,4001,469
2042 *14,6791,522
2043 *14,9291,575
2044 *15,1641,631
2045 *15,3871,687
2046 *15,5731,745
2047 *15,7391,806
2048 *15,9071,868
2049 *16,0321,931
2050 *16,1711,995
2051 *16,2822,064
2052 *16,4002,130
2053 *16,5082,200
2054 *16,6242,272
2055 *16,7252,347
2056 *16,8402,425
2057 *16,9612,502
2058 *17,0882,581
2059 *17,1802,664
2060 *17,2822,748
2061 *17,3612,835
2062 *17,4812,922
2063 *17,5963,009
2064 *17,7133,099
2065 *17,8293,187
2066 *17,9803,275
2067 *18,1433,365
2068 *18,2993,451
2069 *18,4233,536
2070 *18,5423,620
2071 *18,6943,701
2072 *18,8123,782
2073 *18,9683,863
2074 *19,0923,941
2075 *19,1944,023
2076 *19,2914,095
2077 *19,3674,173
2078 *19,4774,248
2079 *19,5554,323
2080 *19,5904,399
2081 *19,6314,480
2082 *19,6544,569
2083 *19,7044,657
2084 *19,7424,746
2085 *19,7474,846
2086 *19,7254,953
2087 *19,7605,065
2088 *19,7835,190
2089 *19,8235,324
2090 *19,8165,467
2091 *19,8275,625
2092 *19,8165,788
2093 *19,8235,967
2094 *19,8356,153
2095 *19,8626,347
2096 *19,8926,554
2097 *19,9256,760
2098 *19,9706,969
2099 *20,0117,184
2100 *20,0067,401

* UN projection

Compare with Africa

CountryPopulation 2026Growth
Mayotte 348 thousand +3.04%
Nigeria 242 million +2.03%
Ethiopia 139 million +2.48%
Egypt 120 million +1.44%
DR Congo 116 million +3.13%
Tanzania 72.6 million +2.79%
South Africa 65.5 million +1.05%
Kenya 58.6 million +1.89%
Sudan 53.3 million +3.03%

All 237 countries · Fertility rate by country · Birth rate by country · Median age by country · Life expectancy by country · Population growth rate by country · Population density by country · Largest countries by area · Death rate by country · Infant mortality rate by country · Elderly population by country · Net migration rate by country · Urban population by country · Sex ratio by country

Questions

What is the population of Mayotte in 2026?
347,536 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 348 thousand people, +3.12% on 2025.

Is Mayotte's population growing or shrinking?
Growing: 10,525 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 31 births and 3 deaths a day and net migration of −2 a year.

When will Mayotte's population peak?
Not this century on the UN's medium projection: 645 thousand in 2050 and 1.4 million in 2100, still rising.

What is the fertility rate in Mayotte?
4.43 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1.

How many babies are born in Mayotte every day?
About 31 a day (11 thousand in 2026), against about 3 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Mayotte?
76.6 years at birth in 2026: 78.9 for women and 74.6 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Mayotte?
About 167 thousand men and 181 thousand women in 2026, or 92.0 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Mayotte?
927 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 374 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Mayotte in 2000?
156,492 (156 thousand), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 122% since, to 348 thousand in 2026.

What will the population of Mayotte be in 2050?
About 645 thousand on the UN's medium projection (645,426), +85.7% from 2026; 1.4 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Mayotte?
Mamoudzou (55 thousand), Koungou (18 thousand), Labattoir (18 thousand), Kaouéni (17 thousand), Dzaoudzi (15 thousand). Figures are for the city proper, from GeoNames.

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.