Mayotte

TerritorySub-Saharan Africa, Africa

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Population

342,263

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

76.6 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Mayotte is territory in Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa.

Overseas department of France.

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ISO alpha-2: YT
ISO alpha-3: MYT
UN M49: 175
Wikidata: Q17063

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 342,263
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 347,536
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 3 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 926.8 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s density is above the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 73.1 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 17.3 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s median age is below the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 19 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 92 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 4.4 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s tfr is above the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 3.7 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 33 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −2
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −0 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of Mayotte. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	20,336	estimate
1960	25,629	estimate
1970	34,612	estimate
1980	48,810	estimate
1990	86,906	estimate
2000	153,353	estimate
2010	204,645	estimate
2020	279,657	estimate
2030	385,059	projection
2040	501,709	projection
2050	638,422	projection
2060	782,490	projection
2070	931,600	projection
2080	1.08 million	projection
2090	1.23 million	projection
2100	1.37 million	projection
2101	1.38 million	projection

Development

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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 76.6 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s life expectancy is above the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 65.2 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 2.6 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 74.6 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s life exp. male is above the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 63 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 78.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s life exp. female is above the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 67.7 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and close to median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 7.9 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s infant mortality is below the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 33.9 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 10.1 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Mayotte’s u5mr is below the Sub-Saharan Africa median of 46.8 (51 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
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Life expectancy at birth in Mayotte. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	42.2	estimate
1960	54.4	estimate
1970	63.6	estimate
1980	69.8	estimate
1990	73.6	estimate
2000	76.4	estimate
2010	78.3	estimate
2020	74.2	estimate
2030	77.4	projection
2040	79.1	projection
2050	80.9	projection
2060	82.5	projection
2070	84	projection
2080	85.3	projection
2090	86.5	projection
2100	87.6	projection

Geography

Region: Africa
Subregion: Sub-Saharan Africa
Intermediate region: Eastern Africa

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Government

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Status: Territory
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: FRA

Overseas department of France.

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

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