Réunion Population (LIVE)

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Réunion Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Réunion is 880,426 as of Tuesday, December 24, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Réunion 2024 population is estimated at 878,591 people at mid year.
  • Réunion population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • Réunion ranks number 162 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Réunion is 351 per Km2 (910 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 2,500 Km2 (965 sq. miles).
  • 100% of the population is urban (878,591 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Réunion is 37.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Réunion (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationRéunion
Global Rank
2024 878,591 0.42 % 3,708 -2,931 37.8 2.15 351 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,161,972,572 162
2023 874,883 0.38 % 3,343 -3,625 37.4 2.17 350 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,091,734,930 162
2022 871,540 0.40 % 3,461 -3,435 37.1 2.19 349 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,021,407,192 162
2020 861,446 0.48 % 4,119 2,272 36.3 2.15 345 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 7,887,001,292 162
2015 865,012 0.48 % 4,108 -10,921 32.9 2.24 346 99.1 % 857,659 0.01 % 7,470,491,872 162
2010 844,471 1.08 % 8,849 -4,567 30.1 2.19 338 96.9 % 818,067 0.01 % 7,021,732,148 162
2005 800,224 0.95 % 7,417 -8,690 28.5 2.49 320 95.3 % 762,323 0.01 % 6,586,970,132 162
2000 763,140 1.44 % 10,537-1,750 26.9 2.50 305 88.0 % 671,649 0.01 % 6,171,702,993 158
1995 710,455 1.71 % 11,577 2,262 26.2 2.27 284 81.6 % 580,045 0.01 % 5,758,878,982 159
1990 652,572 1.68 % 10,432 1,624 24.7 2.57 261 76.0 % 495,959 0.01 % 5,327,803,110 159
1985 600,411 1.65 % 9,455 840 21.8 2.51 240 63.2 % 379,443 0.01 % 4,868,943,465 160
1980 553,134 1.59 % 8,367 -2,463 19.8 2.87 221 49.2 % 272,356 0.01 % 4,447,606,236 160
1975 511,301 1.74 % 8,443 -2,585 18.4 3.65 205 42.2 % 215,529 0.01 % 4,070,735,277 159
1970 469,088 2.30 % 10,075 -1,762 16.8 4.30 188 41.0 % 192,488 0.01 % 3,694,683,794 158
1965 418,711 3.09 % 11,831 -1,660 15.9 6.15 167 35.6 % 149,095 0.01 % 3,334,533,703 160
1960 359,556 3.66 % 11,826 2,256 16.3 6.11 144 30.7 % 110,236 0.01 % 3,015,470,894 157
1955 300,426 3.81 % 10,242 1,336 17.6 6.77 120 27.1 % 81,450 0.01 % 2,740,213,792 160
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Réunion Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationRéunion
Global Rank
2025 882,405 0.48 % 4,192 -2,585 38.1 2.13 353 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,231,613,070 163
2030 900,869 0.42 % 3,693 -1,731 39.6 2.05 360 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 164
2035 916,697 0.35 % 3,166 -1,273 40.4 1.99 367 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 164
2040 929,478 0.28 % 2,556 -1,233 40.2 1.96 372 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 164
2045 938,886 0.20 % 1,882 -1,172 40.5 1.93 376 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 164
2050 941,413 0.05 % 505   41.5 1.91 377 N.A. N.A. 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 164
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Réunion Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Réunion
Life Expectancy
83.67 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
4.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
5.3
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Réunion

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Saint-Denis 154,765
2 Saint-Paul 105,240
3 Saint-Pierre 84,077
4 Le Tampon 81,943
5 Saint-Andre 57,150
6 Saint-Louis 53,935
7 Saint-Joseph 38,807
8 Saint-Benoit 37,023
9 La Possession 35,245
10 Saint-Leu 34,893
11 Sainte-Marie 34,344
12 Le Port 33,336
13 Piton Saint-Leu 29,278
14 Sainte-Suzanne 24,293

See also

Notes

The Réunion Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Réunion delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Réunion (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Réunion in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.