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

Population

thumb|350px|Population, [[fertility rate and net reproduction rate, United Nations estimates]]

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. The population is expected to grow from its 2025 population of approximately 337 thousand, to 1.3 million by 2100, an increase of 285.76%.

Age structure

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

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! width="80pt"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80pt"|Female

! width="80pt"|Total

! width="80pt"|%

|-

| align="right" | Total

| align="right" | 122 261

| align="right" | 134 257

| align="right" | 256 518

| align="right" | 100

|-

| align="right" | 0–4

| align="right" | 20 359

| align="right" | 19 946

| align="right" | 40 305

| align="right" | 15.71

|-

| align="right" | 5–9

| align="right" | 18 523

| align="right" | 19 126

| align="right" | 37 649

| align="right" | 14.68

|-

| align="right" | 10–14

| align="right" | 16 910

| align="right" | 17 392

| align="right" | 34 302

| align="right" | 13.37

|-

| align="right" | 15–19

| align="right" | 12 391

| align="right" | 13 234

| align="right" | 25 625

| align="right" | 9.99

|-

| align="right" | 20–24

| align="right" | 6 959

| align="right" | 9 583

| align="right" | 16 542

| align="right" | 6.45

|-

| align="right" | 25–29

| align="right" | 6 882

| align="right" | 10 211

| align="right" | 17 093

| align="right" | 6.66

|-

| align="right" | 30–34

| align="right" | 7 252

| align="right" | 10 307

| align="right" | 17 559

| align="right" | 6.85

|-

| align="right" | 35–39

| align="right" | 7 561

| align="right" | 9 469

| align="right" | 17 030

| align="right" | 6.64

|-

| align="right" | 40–44

| align="right" | 6 723

| align="right" | 7 574

| align="right" | 14 297

| align="right" | 5.57

|-

| align="right" | 45–49

| align="right" | 6 064

| align="right" | 5 443

| align="right" | 11 507

| align="right" | 4.49

|-

| align="right" | 50–54

| align="right" | 3 823

| align="right" | 3 653

| align="right" | 7 476

| align="right" | 2.91

|-

| align="right" | 55–59

| align="right" | 3 142

| align="right" | 2 921

| align="right" | 6 063

| align="right" | 2.36

|-

| align="right" | 60–64

| align="right" | 2 231

| align="right" | 1 981

| align="right" | 4 212

| align="right" | 1.64

|-

| align="right" | 65–69

| align="right" | 1 540

| align="right" | 1 344

| align="right" | 2 884

| align="right" | 1.12

|-

| align="right" | 70–74

| align="right" | 788

| align="right" | 842

| align="right" | 1 630

| align="right" | 0.64

|-

| align="right" | 75–79

| align="right" | 546

| align="right" | 600

| align="right" | 1 146

| align="right" | 0.45

|-

| align="right" | 80–84

| align="right" | 315

| align="right" | 318

| align="right" | 633

| align="right" | 0.25

|-

| align="right" | 85–89

| align="right" | 143

| align="right" | 179

| align="right" | 322

| align="right" | 0.13

|-

| align="right" | 90–94

| align="right" | 58

| align="right" | 63

| align="right" | 121

| align="right" | 0.05

|-

| align="right" | 95–99

| align="right" | 30

| align="right" | 37

| align="right" | 67

| align="right" | 0.03

|-

| align="right" | 100+

| align="right" | 21

| align="right" | 32

| align="right" | 53

| align="right" | 0.02

|-

! width="50"|Age group

! width="80pt"|Male

! width="80"|Female

! width="80"|Total

! width="50"|Percent

|-

| align="right" | 0–14

| align="right" | 55 792

| align="right" | 56 464

| align="right" | 112 256

| align="right" | 43.76

|-

| align="right" | 15–64

| align="right" | 63 028

| align="right" | 74 378

| align="right" | 137 406

| align="right" | 53.57

|-

| align="right" | 65+

| align="right" | 3 441

| align="right" | 3 415

| align="right" | 6 856

| align="right" | 2.67

|-

|}

Births and deaths

{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:right;"

|-

! width="70"|Year

! width="70"|Population

! width="70"|Live births

! width="70"|Deaths

! width="70"|Natural increase

! width="70"|Crude birth rate

! width="70"|Crude death rate

! width="70"|Rate of natural increase

! width="70"|TFR

|-

| align="right" | 2007

| align="right" | 186,452

| align="right" | 7,658

| align="right" | 587

| align="right" | 7,071

| align="right" | 41.1

| align="right" | 3.1

| align="right" | 38.0

| align="right" |

|-

| align="right" | 2014

| align="right" | 223,713

| align="right" | 7,306

| align="right" | 590

| align="right" | 6,716

| align="right" | 32.1

| align="right" | 2.6

| align="right" | 29.5

| align="right" | 4.12

|-

| align="right" | 2015

| align="right" | 232,189

| align="right" | 8,997

| align="right" | 636

| align="right" | 8,361

| align="right" | 38.0

| align="right" | 2.7

| align="right" | 35.3

| align="right" | 4.87

|-

| align="right" | 2016

| align="right" | 240,987

| align="right" | 9,496

| align="right" | 705

| align="right" | 8,791

| align="right" | 38.7

| align="right" | 2.9

| align="right" | 35.8

| align="right" | 4.95

|-

| align="right" | 2017

| align="right" | 250,143

| align="right" | 9,762

| align="right" | 735

| align="right" | 9,027

| align="right" | 38.3

| align="right" | 2.9

| align="right" | 35.4

| align="right" | 4.92

|-

| align="right" | 2018

| align="right" | 259,621

| align="right" | 9,590

| align="right" | 758

| align="right" | 8,832

| align="right" | 36.2

| align="right" | 2.9

| align="right" | 33.3

| align="right" | 4.66

|-

| align="right" | 2019

| align="right" | 269,579

| align="right" | 9,768

| align="right" | 777

| align="right" | 8,991

| align="right" | 35.6

| align="right" | 2.8

| align="right" | 33.8

| align="right" | 4.58

|-

| align="right" | 2020

| align="right" | 279,696

| align="right" | 9,184

| align="right" | 967

| align="right" | 8,217

| align="right" | 32.3

| align="right" | 3.4

| align="right" | 28.9

| align="right" | 4.16

|-

| align="right" | 2021

| align="right" | 289,039

| align="right" | 10,613

| align="right" | 1,144

| align="right" | 9,469

| align="right" | 36.1

| align="right" | 3.9

| align="right" | 32.2

| align="right" | 4.65

|-

| align="right" | 2022

| align="right" | 299,634

| align="right" | 10,773

| align="right" | 970

| align="right" | 9,803

| align="right" | 35.3

| align="right" | 3.2

| align="right" | 32.1

| align="right" | 4.55

|-

| align="right" | 2023

| align="right" | 310,199

| align="right" | 10,278

| align="right" | 958

| align="right" | 9,320

| align="right" | 32.6

| align="right" | 3.0

| align="right" | 29.6

| align="right" | 4.21

|-

| align="right" | 2024

| align="right" | 320,282

| align="right" | 8,908

| align="right" | 1,011

| align="right" | 7,897

| align="right" | 27.4

| align="right" | 3.1

| align="right" | 24.3

| align="right" | 3.58

|-

| align="right" | 2025

| align="right" | 329,282

| align="right" |

| align="right" |

| align="right" |

| align="right" | 27.0

| align="right" | 3.0

| align="right" | 24.0

| align="right" |

|-

|}

Languages

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

Religions

Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)

See also

  • Santé à Mayotte
  • Demographics of France

References