Demographics of Mayotte

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

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.

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

): [1] Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)