Migration trends in Mayotte

Africa

Mayotte takes in more people than it loses: 140.6K immigrants against 7K emigrants. Net balance +133.6K — 0% of the country's population

Population

140.6K

Immigrants

Emigrants

+133.6K

Inflow

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Mayotte

Where people come from

1Comoros

111.5K79.3%

2France

18.7K13.3%

3Madagascar

10.3K7.3%

Immigrants in Mayotte

Where people move to

6.9K99.6%

270.4%

00.0%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

12.7K immigrants · 1.8K emigrants

1995

An accelerating exodus — the diaspora grew by 115%
A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 96%

2020

The foreign-born population passed 100K residents

Today

Since 1990: 127.8K more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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