Which has higher population, Mayotte or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 320,422 people against 316,028 people in Mayotte as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Mayotte and Vanuatu?

4,394 people, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Vanuatu?

100 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mayotte vs Vanuatu: Population

Mayotte

316,028 people

in 2023

Vanuatu

320,422 people

in 2023

Mayotte rank

183rd

Vanuatu rank

182nd

Population over time

Mayotte
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 320,422 people against 316,028 people in Mayotte, a difference of 4,394 people.

Across all 100 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Mayotte ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 239 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 34 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mayotte	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1600s	5 people	10,528 people	10,523 people	Vanuatu
1700s	7 people	15,792 people	15,785 people	Vanuatu
1710s	8 people	16,623 people	16,615 people	Vanuatu
1720s	10 people	17,498 people	17,488 people	Vanuatu
1730s	13 people	18,419 people	18,406 people	Vanuatu
1740s	17 people	19,388 people	19,371 people	Vanuatu
1750s	21 people	20,409 people	20,388 people	Vanuatu
1760s	26 people	21,483 people	21,457 people	Vanuatu
1770s	33 people	22,614 people	22,581 people	Vanuatu
1780s	41 people	23,804 people	23,763 people	Vanuatu
1790s	52 people	25,057 people	25,005 people	Vanuatu
1800s	65 people	27,791 people	27,726 people	Vanuatu
1810s	81 people	27,791 people	27,710 people	Vanuatu
1820s	102 people	27,955 people	27,853 people	Vanuatu
1830s	128 people	30,648 people	30,520 people	Vanuatu
1840s	160 people	33,797 people	33,637 people	Vanuatu
1850s	200 people	37,268 people	37,068 people	Vanuatu
1860s	200 people	40,971 people	40,771 people	Vanuatu
1870s	200 people	45,041 people	44,841 people	Vanuatu
1880s	200 people	49,516 people	49,316 people	Vanuatu
1890s	200 people	54,434 people	54,234 people	Vanuatu
1900s	200 people	59,840 people	59,640 people	Vanuatu
1910s	200 people	64,963 people	64,763 people	Vanuatu
1920s	200 people	59,170 people	58,970 people	Vanuatu
1930s	200 people	58,144 people	57,944 people	Vanuatu
1940s	200 people	49,640 people	49,440 people	Vanuatu
1950s	22,720 people	56,464 people	33,743 people	Vanuatu
1960s	29,904 people	73,634 people	43,730 people	Vanuatu
1970s	40,673 people	99,176 people	58,503 people	Vanuatu
1980s	65,312 people	129,264 people	63,952 people	Vanuatu
1990s	119,348 people	165,140 people	45,792 people	Vanuatu
2000s	178,780 people	208,734 people	29,954 people	Vanuatu
2010s	241,314 people	263,937 people	22,624 people	Vanuatu
2020s	300,030 people	309,558 people	9,528 people	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Mayotte or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 320,422 people against 316,028 people in Mayotte as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Mayotte and Vanuatu?: 4,394 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mayotte and Vanuatu?: 100 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
How do Mayotte and Vanuatu rank globally for population?: Mayotte ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.