Mayotte: cities by population
Mayotte has a population of 347,536 (UN estimate, 2026), with Mamoudzou as its capital. The 50 largest of its 64 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+122%
since 2000 (156,492)
+86%
projected by 2050 (645,426)
927
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Mayotte
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamoudzou | Mamoudzou | 54,831 |
| 2 | Koungou | Koungou | 18,118 |
| 3 | Labattoir | Dzaoudzi | 17,739 |
| 4 | Kaouéni | Mamoudzou | 17,060 |
| 5 | Dzaoudzi | Dzaoudzi | 15,339 |
| 6 | Majikavo Koropa | Koungou | 11,698 |
| 7 | Pamandzi | Pamandzi | 11,442 |
| 8 | Dembeni | Dembeni | 10,141 |
| 9 | Sada | Sada | 9,832 |
| 10 | Passamainty | Mamoudzou | 8,430 |
| 11 | Bandraboua | Bandraboua | 7,880 |
| 12 | Mtsamboro | Mtsamboro | 7,724 |
| 13 | Tsingoni | Tsingoni | 7,602 |
| 14 | Ouangani | Ouangani | 7,272 |
| 15 | Chiconi | Chiconi | 7,204 |
| 16 | Combani | Mamoudzou | 6,665 |
| 17 | Bandrele | Bandrele | 6,350 |
| 18 | Chirongui | Chirongui | 6,173 |
| 19 | Dzumogne | Bandraboua | 6,075 |
| 20 | Vahibé | Mamoudzou | 6,067 |
| 21 | Tsoundzou 1 | Mamoudzou | 5,570 |
| 22 | Bouéni | Bouéni | 5,334 |
| 23 | M'Tsangamouji | M'Tsangamouji | 5,028 |
| 24 | Kani-Kéli | Kani-Kéli | 4,854 |
| 25 | Tsararano | Dembeni | 4,838 |
| 26 | Acoua | Acoua | 4,622 |
| 27 | Trévani | Koungou | 4,022 |
| 28 | Longoni | Koungou | 3,983 |
| 29 | Miréréni | Tsingoni | 3,364 |
| 30 | Barakani | Ouangani | 3,153 |
| 31 | Kahani | Ouangani | 3,073 |
| 32 | Iloni | Dembeni | 2,970 |
| 33 | Tsoundzou 2 | Mamoudzou | 2,559 |
| 34 | Mtsahara | Mtsamboro | 2,538 |
| 35 | Poroani | Chirongui | 2,297 |
| 36 | Hajangoua | Dembeni | 2,130 |
| 37 | Ongojou | Dembeni | 2,111 |
| 38 | Majikavo Lamir | Mamoudzou | 2,081 |
| 39 | Bouyouni | Bandraboua | 1,948 |
| 40 | Mtsamoudou | Bandrele | 1,923 |
| 41 | Hamjago | Mtsamboro | 1,899 |
| 42 | Handréma | Bandraboua | 1,829 |
| 43 | Nyambadao | Bandrele | 1,692 |
| 44 | Mangajou | Sada | 1,588 |
| 45 | Sohoa | Chiconi | 1,545 |
| 46 | Mtsangadoua | Acoua | 1,534 |
| 47 | Chembényoumba | M'Tsangamouji | 1,474 |
| 48 | Mramadoudou | Chirongui | 1,423 |
| 49 | Tsimkoura | Chirongui | 1,406 |
| 50 | Miréréni | Chirongui | 1,372 |
Twenty years earlier: Mayotte in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 182,075.
Common questions
What is the population of Mayotte?
Mayotte has a population of 347,536, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 645,426 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Mayotte?
Mamoudzou.