Demographics of Mayotte

Demographic features of the population of Mayotte include population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

## Population

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Population, fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates Census population and growth rateYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1958| 23,364| —
1966| 32,607| +4.25%
1978| 47,246| +3.14%
1985| 67,167| +5.15%
1991| 94,410| +5.84%
1997| 131,320| +5.65%
2002| 160,265| +4.06%
2007| 186,387| +3.07%
2012| 212,645| +2.67%
2017| 256,518| +3.82%
2023| 310,022| +3.21%
Source: INSEE

Mayotte's population density went from 62 persons per square kilometer in 1958 to 829 per square kilometer in 2023. Its capital, Dzaoudzi had a population of 5,865 according to the 1985 census; the island's largest town, Mamoudzou, had 12,026 people.

### Age structure

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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 05.IX.2017) (Data from the main operation.): [1]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

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Total  | 122 261  | 134 257  | 256 518  | 100
0–4  | 20 359  | 19 946  | 40 305  | 15.71
5–9  | 18 523  | 19 126  | 37 649  | 14.68
10–14  | 16 910  | 17 392  | 34 302  | 13.37
15–19  | 12 391  | 13 234  | 25 625  | 9.99
20–24  | 6 959  | 9 583  | 16 542  | 6.45
25–29  | 6 882  | 10 211  | 17 093  | 6.66
30–34  | 7 252  | 10 307  | 17 559  | 6.85
35–39  | 7 561  | 9 469  | 17 030  | 6.64
40–44  | 6 723  | 7 574  | 14 297  | 5.57
45–49  | 6 064  | 5 443  | 11 507  | 4.49
50–54  | 3 823  | 3 653  | 7 476  | 2.91
55–59  | 3 142  | 2 921  | 6 063  | 2.36
60–64  | 2 231  | 1 981  | 4 212  | 1.64
65-69  | 1 540  | 1 344  | 2 884  | 1.12
70-74  | 788  | 842  | 1 630  | 0.64
75-79  | 546  | 600  | 1 146  | 0.45
80-84  | 315  | 318  | 633  | 0.25
85-89  | 143  | 179  | 322  | 0.13
90-94  | 58  | 63  | 121  | 0.05
95-99  | 30  | 37  | 67  | 0.03
100+  | 21  | 32  | 53  | 0.02
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 55 792  | 56 464  | 112 256  | 43.76
15–64  | 63 028  | 74 378  | 137 406  | 53.57
65+  | 3 441  | 3 415  | 6 856  | 2.67

## Births and deaths

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Year[2][3] | Population  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase  | Crude birth rate  | Crude death rate  | Rate of natural increase  | TFR

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2007  | 186,452  | 7,658  | 587  | 7,071  | 41.1  | 3.1  | 38.0  |
2014  | 223,713  | 7,306  | 590  | 6,716  | 32.1  | 2.6  | 29.5  | 4.12
2015  | 232,189  | 8,997  | 636  | 8,361  | 38.0  | 2.7  | 35.3  | 4.87
2016  | 240,987  | 9,496  | 705  | 8,791  | 38.7  | 2.9  | 35.8  | 4.95
2017  | 250,143  | 9,762  | 735  | 9,027  | 38.3  | 2.9  | 35.4  | 4.92
2018  | 259,621  | 9,590  | 758  | 8,832  | 36.2  | 2.9  | 33.3  | 4.66
2019  | 269,579  | 9,768  | 777  | 8,991  | 35.6  | 2.8  | 33.8  | 4.58
2020  | 279,696  | 9,184  | 967  | 8,217  | 32.3  | 3.4  | 28.9  | 4.16
2021  | 289,039  | 10,613  | 1,144  | 9,469  | 36.1  | 3.9  | 32.2  | 4.65
2022  | 299,634  | 10,773  | 970  | 9,803  | 35.3  | 3.2  | 32.1  | 4.55
2023  | 310,199  | 10,278  | 958  | 9,320  | 32.6  | 3.0  | 29.6  | 4.21
2024  | 320,282  |  |  |  | 27.7  | 3.1  | 24.6  | 3.58
2025  | 329,282  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Languages

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Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population

## Religions

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Main articles: Islam in Mayotte and Catholic Church in Mayotte

Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)

## See also

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* France portal

* Santé à Mayotte
* Demographics of France

## References

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1. ^ "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics".
2. ^ "Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year (2002–2016)" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2 January 2018.
3. ^ "Naissances et décès à Mayotte en 2020 | Insee".

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