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Population density in Mayotte

Population density in Mayotte was 842.7 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 3.5% from 2022.

2023, inhabitants per km²842.7 Estimated
Change on 2022+3.5%
Series high842.72023
Series low54.71950
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Population density in Mayotte, 1950 to 2023

02004006008001,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 54.7 inhabitants per km²1951: 55.8 inhabitants per km²1952: 56.9 inhabitants per km²1953: 58.1 inhabitants per km²1954: 59.4 inhabitants per km²1955: 60.9 inhabitants per km²1956: 62.4 inhabitants per km²1957: 64 inhabitants per km²1958: 65.7 inhabitants per km²1959: 67.4 inhabitants per km²1960: 69.3 inhabitants per km²1961: 71.3 inhabitants per km²1962: 73.4 inhabitants per km²1963: 75.6 inhabitants per km²1964: 77.9 inhabitants per km²1965: 80.5 inhabitants per km²1966: 83.2 inhabitants per km²1967: 86 inhabitants per km²1968: 88.6 inhabitants per km²1969: 91.1 inhabitants per km²1970: 93.6 inhabitants per km²1971: 96.3 inhabitants per km²1972: 99.2 inhabitants per km²1973: 102.4 inhabitants per km²1974: 105.7 inhabitants per km²1975: 109.2 inhabitants per km²1976: 112.9 inhabitants per km²1977: 116.7 inhabitants per km²1978: 121.1 inhabitants per km²1979: 126.9 inhabitants per km²1980: 133.7 inhabitants per km²1981: 141.1 inhabitants per km²1982: 149.1 inhabitants per km²1983: 157.3 inhabitants per km²1984: 165.8 inhabitants per km²1985: 174.9 inhabitants per km²1986: 185.7 inhabitants per km²1987: 197.9 inhabitants per km²1988: 211 inhabitants per km²1989: 224.7 inhabitants per km²1990: 238.9 inhabitants per km²1991: 253.6 inhabitants per km²1992: 269.8 inhabitants per km²1993: 287.9 inhabitants per km²1994: 307 inhabitants per km²1995: 326.9 inhabitants per km²1996: 347.1 inhabitants per km²1997: 366.5 inhabitants per km²1998: 383.9 inhabitants per km²1999: 400.6 inhabitants per km²2000: 417.3 inhabitants per km²2001: 433.9 inhabitants per km²2002: 448.2 inhabitants per km²2003: 457.8 inhabitants per km²2004: 466.8 inhabitants per km²2005: 478.9 inhabitants per km²2006: 493.3 inhabitants per km²2007: 508.7 inhabitants per km²2008: 523.7 inhabitants per km²2009: 538.4 inhabitants per km²2010: 553.1 inhabitants per km²2011: 567.9 inhabitants per km²2012: 584 inhabitants per km²2013: 604.3 inhabitants per km²2014: 628.7 inhabitants per km²2015: 654.9 inhabitants per km²2016: 682.3 inhabitants per km²2017: 707.1 inhabitants per km²2018: 719.2 inhabitants per km²2019: 733.1 inhabitants per km²2020: 758.3 inhabitants per km²2021: 785.1 inhabitants per km²2022: 814 inhabitants per km²2023: 842.7 inhabitants per km²02004006008001,00019501975200020231950: 54.7 inhabitants per km²1951: 55.8 inhabitants per km²1952: 56.9 inhabitants per km²1953: 58.1 inhabitants per km²1954: 59.4 inhabitants per km²1955: 60.9 inhabitants per km²1956: 62.4 inhabitants per km²1957: 64 inhabitants per km²1958: 65.7 inhabitants per km²1959: 67.4 inhabitants per km²1960: 69.3 inhabitants per km²1961: 71.3 inhabitants per km²1962: 73.4 inhabitants per km²1963: 75.6 inhabitants per km²1964: 77.9 inhabitants per km²1965: 80.5 inhabitants per km²1966: 83.2 inhabitants per km²1967: 86 inhabitants per km²1968: 88.6 inhabitants per km²1969: 91.1 inhabitants per km²1970: 93.6 inhabitants per km²1971: 96.3 inhabitants per km²1972: 99.2 inhabitants per km²1973: 102.4 inhabitants per km²1974: 105.7 inhabitants per km²1975: 109.2 inhabitants per km²1976: 112.9 inhabitants per km²1977: 116.7 inhabitants per km²1978: 121.1 inhabitants per km²1979: 126.9 inhabitants per km²1980: 133.7 inhabitants per km²1981: 141.1 inhabitants per km²1982: 149.1 inhabitants per km²1983: 157.3 inhabitants per km²1984: 165.8 inhabitants per km²1985: 174.9 inhabitants per km²1986: 185.7 inhabitants per km²1987: 197.9 inhabitants per km²1988: 211 inhabitants per km²1989: 224.7 inhabitants per km²1990: 238.9 inhabitants per km²1991: 253.6 inhabitants per km²1992: 269.8 inhabitants per km²1993: 287.9 inhabitants per km²1994: 307 inhabitants per km²1995: 326.9 inhabitants per km²1996: 347.1 inhabitants per km²1997: 366.5 inhabitants per km²1998: 383.9 inhabitants per km²1999: 400.6 inhabitants per km²2000: 417.3 inhabitants per km²2001: 433.9 inhabitants per km²2002: 448.2 inhabitants per km²2003: 457.8 inhabitants per km²2004: 466.8 inhabitants per km²2005: 478.9 inhabitants per km²2006: 493.3 inhabitants per km²2007: 508.7 inhabitants per km²2008: 523.7 inhabitants per km²2009: 538.4 inhabitants per km²2010: 553.1 inhabitants per km²2011: 567.9 inhabitants per km²2012: 584 inhabitants per km²2013: 604.3 inhabitants per km²2014: 628.7 inhabitants per km²2015: 654.9 inhabitants per km²2016: 682.3 inhabitants per km²2017: 707.1 inhabitants per km²2018: 719.2 inhabitants per km²2019: 733.1 inhabitants per km²2020: 758.3 inhabitants per km²2021: 785.1 inhabitants per km²2022: 814 inhabitants per km²2023: 842.7 inhabitants per km²
inhabitants per km². Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodinhabitants per km²
2023842.7 Estimated
2022814 Estimated
2021785.1 Estimated
2020758.3 Estimated
2019733.1 Estimated
2018719.2 Estimated
2017707.1 Estimated
2016682.3 Estimated
2015654.9 Estimated
2014628.7 Estimated
2013604.3 Estimated
2012584 Estimated
2011567.9 Estimated
2010553.1 Estimated
2009538.4 Estimated
2008523.7 Estimated
2007508.7 Estimated
2006493.3 Estimated
2005478.9 Estimated
2004466.8 Estimated
2003457.8 Estimated
2002448.2 Estimated
2001433.9 Estimated
2000417.3 Estimated
1999400.6 Estimated
1998383.9 Estimated
1997366.5 Estimated
1996347.1 Estimated
1995326.9 Estimated
1994307 Estimated
1993287.9 Estimated
1992269.8 Estimated
1991253.6 Estimated
1990238.9 Estimated
1989224.7 Estimated
1988211 Estimated
1987197.9 Estimated
1986185.7 Estimated
1985174.9 Estimated
1984165.8 Estimated
1983157.3 Estimated
1982149.1 Estimated
1981141.1 Estimated
1980133.7 Estimated
1979126.9 Estimated
1978121.1 Estimated
1977116.7 Estimated
1976112.9 Estimated
1975109.2 Estimated
1974105.7 Estimated
1973102.4 Estimated
197299.2 Estimated
197196.3 Estimated
197093.6 Estimated
196991.1 Estimated
196888.6 Estimated
196786 Estimated
196683.2 Estimated
196580.5 Estimated
196477.9 Estimated
196375.6 Estimated
196273.4 Estimated
196171.3 Estimated
196069.3 Estimated
195967.4 Estimated
195865.7 Estimated
195764 Estimated
195662.4 Estimated
195560.9 Estimated
195459.4 Estimated
195358.1 Estimated
195256.9 Estimated
195155.8 Estimated
195054.7 Estimated

Mayotte compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 149.8 inhabitants per km²Afghanistan: 63.8 inhabitants per km²Antigua and Barbuda: 212.1 inhabitants per km²Albania: 102.6 inhabitants per km²Armenia: 103.4 inhabitants per km²Angola: 29.5 inhabitants per km²Argentina: 16.3 inhabitants per km²Austria: 110.6 inhabitants per km²Australia: 3.4 inhabitants per km²Azerbaijan: 124.8 inhabitants per km²Bosnia and Herzegovina: 62.2 inhabitants per km²Bangladesh: 1,317.3 inhabitants per km²Belgium: 386.8 inhabitants per km²Burkina Faso: 84.2 inhabitants per km²Bulgaria: 62.7 inhabitants per km²Burundi: 527.5 inhabitants per km²Benin: 125.1 inhabitants per km²Brunei: 79.6 inhabitants per km²Bolivia: 11.3 inhabitants per km²Brazil: 25.3 inhabitants per km²Bahamas: 74.6 inhabitants per km²Bhutan: 20.5 inhabitants per km²Botswana: 4.4 inhabitants per km²Belarus: 44.9 inhabitants per km²Belize: 18 inhabitants per km²Canada: 4.3 inhabitants per km²Democratic Republic of the Congo: 46.7 inhabitants per km²Central African Republic: 8.3 inhabitants per km²Republic of the Congo: 18.1 inhabitants per km²Switzerland: 221.8 inhabitants per km²Côte d’Ivoire: 98 inhabitants per km²Chile: 26.1 inhabitants per km²Cameroon: 60.9 inhabitants per km²China: 148.2 inhabitants per km²Colombia: 46.6 inhabitants per km²Costa Rica: 100 inhabitants per km²Cuba: 103.2 inhabitants per km²Cape Verde: 129.6 inhabitants per km²Cyprus: 145.6 inhabitants per km²Czechia: 140 inhabitants per km²Germany: 242.6 inhabitants per km²Djibouti: 49.7 inhabitants per km²Denmark: 140.3 inhabitants per km²Dominican Republic: 234.5 inhabitants per km²Algeria: 19.4 inhabitants per km²Ecuador: 72.4 inhabitants per km²Estonia: 31.5 inhabitants per km²Egypt: 115.1 inhabitants per km²Western Sahara: 2.2 inhabitants per km²Eritrea: 28.6 inhabitants per km²Spain: 95.4 inhabitants per km²Ethiopia: 128.7 inhabitants per km²Finland: 18.5 inhabitants per km²Fiji: 50.6 inhabitants per km²Falkland Islands: 0.3 inhabitants per km²Faroe Islands: 39.5 inhabitants per km²France: 120.5 inhabitants per km²Gabon: 9.6 inhabitants per km²United Kingdom: 282.9 inhabitants per km²Georgia: 54.8 inhabitants per km²Ghana: 148.5 inhabitants per km²Greenland: 0.1 inhabitants per km²Gambia: 266.6 inhabitants per km²Guinea: 58.6 inhabitants per km²Equatorial Guinea: 65.9 inhabitants per km²Greece: 78.3 inhabitants per km²Guatemala: 169.1 inhabitants per km²Guinea-Bissau: 76.6 inhabitants per km²Guyana: 4.2 inhabitants per km²Hong Kong: 6,772.3 inhabitants per km²Honduras: 97.6 inhabitants per km²Croatia: 69.7 inhabitants per km²Haiti: 422.1 inhabitants per km²Hungary: 107 inhabitants per km²Indonesia: 147.1 inhabitants per km²Ireland: 76 inhabitants per km²Israel: 427.7 inhabitants per km²Isle of Man: 147.1 inhabitants per km²India: 483.7 inhabitants per km²Iraq: 103.8 inhabitants per km²Iran: 55.6 inhabitants per km²Iceland: 3.9 inhabitants per km²Italy: 201 inhabitants per km²Jamaica: 262.2 inhabitants per km²Jordan: 128.8 inhabitants per km²Japan: 330.1 inhabitants per km²Kenya: 95.3 inhabitants per km²Kyrgyzstan: 36.9 inhabitants per km²Cambodia: 96.2 inhabitants per km²Kiribati: 182.5 inhabitants per km²North Korea: 219.4 inhabitants per km²South Korea: 523 inhabitants per km²Kuwait: 271.6 inhabitants per km²Cayman Islands: 303.1 inhabitants per km²Kazakhstan: 7.5 inhabitants per km²Laos: 33.2 inhabitants per km²Lebanon: 564.4 inhabitants per km²Sri Lanka: 366.3 inhabitants per km²Liberia: 57 inhabitants per km²Lesotho: 76.1 inhabitants per km²Lithuania: 45.6 inhabitants per km²Luxembourg: 256.8 inhabitants per km²Latvia: 30.3 inhabitants per km²Libya: 4.4 inhabitants per km²Morocco: 84.5 inhabitants per km²Moldova: 93.3 inhabitants per km²Montenegro: 45.9 inhabitants per km²Madagascar: 53.6 inhabitants per km²North Macedonia: 73.5 inhabitants per km²Mali: 19.5 inhabitants per km²Myanmar: 82.9 inhabitants per km²Mongolia: 2.2 inhabitants per km²Mauritania: 4.9 inhabitants per km²Mauritius: 627.4 inhabitants per km²Malawi: 223.2 inhabitants per km²Mexico: 66.2 inhabitants per km²Malaysia: 106.9 inhabitants per km²Mozambique: 42.8 inhabitants per km²Namibia: 3.6 inhabitants per km²New Caledonia: 15.9 inhabitants per km²Niger: 20.7 inhabitants per km²Nigeria: 250.2 inhabitants per km²Nicaragua: 56.7 inhabitants per km²Netherlands: 537.3 inhabitants per km²Norway: 18.1 inhabitants per km²Nepal: 201.8 inhabitants per km²New Zealand: 19.5 inhabitants per km²Oman: 16.3 inhabitants per km²Panama: 60.1 inhabitants per km²Peru: 26.4 inhabitants per km²French Polynesia: 76.3 inhabitants per km²Papua New Guinea: 22.9 inhabitants per km²Philippines: 383 inhabitants per km²Pakistan: 321.1 inhabitants per km²Poland: 126.6 inhabitants per km²Puerto Rico: 373 inhabitants per km²Palestine: 898.5 inhabitants per km²Portugal: 113.4 inhabitants per km²Palau: 38.5 inhabitants per km²Paraguay: 16.9 inhabitants per km²Qatar: 257.1 inhabitants per km²Romania: 83.1 inhabitants per km²Serbia: 88.3 inhabitants per km²Russia: 8.9 inhabitants per km²Rwanda: 576.4 inhabitants per km²Saudi Arabia: 15.5 inhabitants per km²Solomon Islands: 27.8 inhabitants per km²Sudan: 28.4 inhabitants per km²Sweden: 25.9 inhabitants per km²Singapore: 8,476 inhabitants per km²Slovenia: 105.2 inhabitants per km²Slovakia: 112.5 inhabitants per km²Sierra Leone: 117.9 inhabitants per km²Senegal: 93.9 inhabitants per km²Somalia: 29.3 inhabitants per km²Suriname: 4 inhabitants per km²South Sudan: 20.4 inhabitants per km²El Salvador: 304.5 inhabitants per km²Syria: 128.4 inhabitants per km²Eswatini: 70.9 inhabitants per km²Chad: 15.3 inhabitants per km²Togo: 171.1 inhabitants per km²Thailand: 140.3 inhabitants per km²Tajikistan: 72.6 inhabitants per km²Timor-Leste: 93.1 inhabitants per km²Turkmenistan: 15.7 inhabitants per km²Tunisia: 78.5 inhabitants per km²Türkiye: 113.4 inhabitants per km²Trinidad and Tobago: 293 inhabitants per km²Taiwan: 658.5 inhabitants per km²Tanzania: 75.2 inhabitants per km²Ukraine: 65.1 inhabitants per km²Uganda: 243.5 inhabitants per km²United States: 37.5 inhabitants per km²Uruguay: 19.6 inhabitants per km²Uzbekistan: 83.8 inhabitants per km²Venezuela: 30.9 inhabitants per km²Vietnam: 320.2 inhabitants per km²Vanuatu: 26.3 inhabitants per km²Samoa: 76.6 inhabitants per km²Yemen: 74.6 inhabitants per km²South Africa: 51.8 inhabitants per km²Zambia: 27.9 inhabitants per km²Zimbabwe: 42.2 inhabitants per km²
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Population density, 2023, inhabitants per km². Mayotte is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank and UN World Population Prospects figures use the population on 1 July and land area excluding inland water.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity) (Population density, Mayotte, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity), Population density, Mayotte, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/mayotte. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Population density, Mayotte, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/mayotte.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity), Population density, Mayotte, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/mayotte (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the population density in Mayotte?

Population density in Mayotte was 842.7 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 3.5% from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population density on 1 July, persons per km², estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopDensity). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population density in Mayotte?

842.7 inhabitants per km² in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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