| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Réunion is 1,011,642 as of April 24, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Réunion is projected at 901,686 or 901.69 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Réunion is projected at 895,312 or 895.31 thousands people for the year 2020. Réunion ranks number 162nd in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Réunion is ranked 51st among 58 countries in Africa.
Réunion's population peak will be 2051 with 1.00 mn people after Réunion's population will be decreased year by year. The Réunion population is projected to reach 954.0 thousands in 2030 and increase further to 1.00 million in 2050, and it will decrease by 901.2 thousands by 2100. Réunion accounts for 0.011 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.010% in 2048 and is projected to decline at 0.008% by 2100.
Réunion was at 160th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 167th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 895,312 | 6,385 | 0.72 | 0.011 |
| 2021 | 901,686 | 6,374 | 0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2022 | 908,061 | 6,375 | 0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2023 | 914,385 | 6,324 | 0.70 | 0.011 |
| 2024 | 920,609 | 6,224 | 0.68 | 0.011 |
| 2025 | 926,699 | 6,090 | 0.66 | 0.011 |
| 2026 | 932,639 | 5,940 | 0.64 | 0.011 |
| 2027 | 938,413 | 5,774 | 0.62 | 0.011 |
| 2028 | 944,041 | 5,628 | 0.60 | 0.011 |
| 2029 | 949,499 | 5,458 | 0.58 | 0.011 |
| 2030 | 954,806 | 5,307 | 0.56 | 0.011 |
| 2031 | 959,954 | 5,148 | 0.54 | 0.011 |
| 2032 | 964,922 | 4,968 | 0.52 | 0.011 |
| 2033 | 969,690 | 4,768 | 0.49 | 0.011 |
| 2034 | 974,225 | 4,535 | 0.47 | 0.011 |
| 2035 | 978,511 | 4,286 | 0.44 | 0.011 |
| 2036 | 982,540 | 4,029 | 0.41 | 0.011 |
| 2037 | 986,292 | 3,752 | 0.38 | 0.011 |
| 2038 | 989,774 | 3,482 | 0.35 | 0.011 |
| 2039 | 992,979 | 3,205 | 0.32 | 0.011 |
| 2040 | 995,894 | 2,915 | 0.29 | 0.011 |
| 2041 | 998,521 | 2,627 | 0.26 | 0.011 |
| 2042 | 1,000,878 | 2,357 | 0.24 | 0.011 |
| 2043 | 1,002,933 | 2,055 | 0.21 | 0.011 |
| 2044 | 1,004,715 | 1,782 | 0.18 | 0.011 |
| 2045 | 1,006,222 | 1,507 | 0.15 | 0.011 |
| 2046 | 1,007,453 | 1,231 | 0.12 | 0.010 |
| 2047 | 1,008,428 | 975 | 0.10 | 0.010 |
| 2048 | 1,009,145 | 717 | 0.07 | 0.010 |
| 2049 | 1,009,617 | 472 | 0.05 | 0.010 |
| 2050 | 1,009,876 | 259 | 0.03 | 0.010 |
| 2051 | 1,009,905 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.010 |
| 2052 | 1,009,731 | -174 | -0.02 | 0.010 |
| 2053 | 1,009,369 | -362 | -0.04 | 0.010 |
| 2054 | 1,008,839 | -530 | -0.05 | 0.010 |
| 2055 | 1,008,173 | -666 | -0.07 | 0.010 |
| 2056 | 1,007,376 | -797 | -0.08 | 0.010 |
| 2057 | 1,006,445 | -931 | -0.09 | 0.010 |
| 2058 | 1,005,418 | -1,027 | -0.10 | 0.010 |
| 2059 | 1,004,297 | -1,121 | -0.11 | 0.010 |
| 2060 | 1,003,083 | -1,214 | -0.12 | 0.010 |
| 2061 | 1,001,798 | -1,285 | -0.13 | 0.010 |
| 2062 | 1,000,455 | -1,343 | -0.13 | 0.010 |
| 2063 | 999,064 | -1,391 | -0.14 | 0.010 |
| 2064 | 997,621 | -1,443 | -0.14 | 0.010 |
| 2065 | 996,145 | -1,476 | -0.15 | 0.010 |
| 2066 | 994,629 | -1,516 | -0.15 | 0.010 |
| 2067 | 993,097 | -1,532 | -0.15 | 0.010 |
| 2068 | 991,531 | -1,566 | -0.16 | 0.010 |
| 2069 | 989,947 | -1,584 | -0.16 | 0.010 |
| 2070 | 988,321 | -1,626 | -0.16 | 0.010 |
| 2071 | 986,685 | -1,636 | -0.17 | 0.010 |
| 2072 | 985,012 | -1,673 | -0.17 | 0.010 |
| 2073 | 983,310 | -1,702 | -0.17 | 0.009 |
| 2074 | 981,562 | -1,748 | -0.18 | 0.009 |
| 2075 | 979,759 | -1,803 | -0.18 | 0.009 |
| 2076 | 977,903 | -1,856 | -0.19 | 0.009 |
| 2077 | 975,981 | -1,922 | -0.20 | 0.009 |
| 2078 | 973,991 | -1,990 | -0.20 | 0.009 |
| 2079 | 971,921 | -2,070 | -0.21 | 0.009 |
| 2080 | 969,764 | -2,157 | -0.22 | 0.009 |
| 2081 | 967,515 | -2,249 | -0.23 | 0.009 |
| 2082 | 965,170 | -2,345 | -0.24 | 0.009 |
| 2083 | 962,715 | -2,455 | -0.25 | 0.009 |
| 2084 | 960,135 | -2,580 | -0.27 | 0.009 |
| 2085 | 957,428 | -2,707 | -0.28 | 0.009 |
| 2086 | 954,594 | -2,834 | -0.30 | 0.009 |
| 2087 | 951,630 | -2,964 | -0.31 | 0.009 |
| 2088 | 948,519 | -3,111 | -0.33 | 0.009 |
| 2089 | 945,279 | -3,240 | -0.34 | 0.009 |
| 2090 | 941,903 | -3,376 | -0.36 | 0.009 |
| 2091 | 938,385 | -3,518 | -0.37 | 0.009 |
| 2092 | 934,733 | -3,652 | -0.39 | 0.009 |
| 2093 | 930,954 | -3,779 | -0.40 | 0.009 |
| 2094 | 927,041 | -3,913 | -0.42 | 0.009 |
| 2095 | 923,007 | -4,034 | -0.44 | 0.009 |
| 2096 | 918,862 | -4,145 | -0.45 | 0.009 |
| 2097 | 914,599 | -4,263 | -0.46 | 0.009 |
| 2098 | 910,241 | -4,358 | -0.48 | 0.009 |
| 2099 | 905,780 | -4,461 | -0.49 | inf |
| 2100 | 901,249 | -4,531 | -0.50 | inf |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 248,110 | - | - | 0.010 |
| 1951 | 259,295 | 11,185 | 4.51 | 0.010 |
| 1952 | 268,486 | 9,191 | 3.54 | 0.010 |
| 1953 | 276,526 | 8,040 | 2.99 | 0.010 |
| 1954 | 284,080 | 7,554 | 2.73 | 0.011 |
| 1955 | 291,658 | 7,578 | 2.67 | 0.011 |
| 1956 | 299,571 | 7,913 | 2.71 | 0.011 |
| 1957 | 307,979 | 8,408 | 2.81 | 0.011 |
| 1958 | 316,879 | 8,900 | 2.89 | 0.011 |
| 1959 | 326,167 | 9,288 | 2.93 | 0.011 |
| 1960 | 335,693 | 9,526 | 2.92 | 0.011 |
| 1961 | 345,405 | 9,712 | 2.89 | 0.011 |
| 1962 | 355,429 | 10,024 | 2.90 | 0.011 |
| 1963 | 366,078 | 10,649 | 3.00 | 0.011 |
| 1964 | 377,791 | 11,713 | 3.20 | 0.012 |
| 1965 | 390,775 | 12,984 | 3.44 | 0.012 |
| 1966 | 405,290 | 14,515 | 3.71 | 0.012 |
| 1967 | 420,988 | 15,698 | 3.87 | 0.012 |
| 1968 | 436,690 | 15,702 | 3.73 | 0.012 |
| 1969 | 450,740 | 14,050 | 3.22 | 0.012 |
| 1970 | 462,025 | 11,285 | 2.50 | 0.013 |
| 1971 | 470,119 | 8,094 | 1.75 | 0.012 |
| 1972 | 475,473 | 5,354 | 1.14 | 0.012 |
| 1973 | 478,910 | 3,437 | 0.72 | 0.012 |
| 1974 | 481,689 | 2,779 | 0.58 | 0.012 |
| 1975 | 484,777 | 3,088 | 0.64 | 0.012 |
| 1976 | 488,349 | 3,572 | 0.74 | 0.012 |
| 1977 | 492,286 | 3,937 | 0.81 | 0.012 |
| 1978 | 496,911 | 4,625 | 0.94 | 0.012 |
| 1979 | 502,500 | 5,589 | 1.12 | 0.012 |
| 1980 | 509,265 | 6,765 | 1.35 | 0.011 |
| 1981 | 517,413 | 8,148 | 1.60 | 0.011 |
| 1982 | 526,949 | 9,536 | 1.84 | 0.011 |
| 1983 | 537,400 | 10,451 | 1.98 | 0.011 |
| 1984 | 548,141 | 10,741 | 2.00 | 0.011 |
| 1985 | 558,699 | 10,558 | 1.93 | 0.011 |
| 1986 | 568,917 | 10,218 | 1.83 | 0.011 |
| 1987 | 578,938 | 10,021 | 1.76 | 0.011 |
| 1988 | 588,986 | 10,048 | 1.74 | 0.011 |
| 1989 | 599,454 | 10,468 | 1.78 | 0.011 |
| 1990 | 610,582 | 11,128 | 1.86 | 0.011 |
| 1991 | 622,418 | 11,836 | 1.94 | 0.012 |
| 1992 | 634,793 | 12,375 | 1.99 | 0.012 |
| 1993 | 647,588 | 12,795 | 2.02 | 0.012 |
| 1994 | 660,563 | 12,975 | 2.00 | 0.012 |
| 1995 | 673,541 | 12,978 | 1.96 | 0.012 |
| 1996 | 686,463 | 12,922 | 1.92 | 0.012 |
| 1997 | 699,299 | 12,836 | 1.87 | 0.012 |
| 1998 | 711,992 | 12,693 | 1.82 | 0.012 |
| 1999 | 724,484 | 12,492 | 1.75 | 0.012 |
| 2000 | 736,710 | 12,226 | 1.69 | 0.012 |
| 2001 | 748,658 | 11,948 | 1.62 | 0.012 |
| 2002 | 760,258 | 11,600 | 1.55 | 0.012 |
| 2003 | 771,384 | 11,126 | 1.46 | 0.012 |
| 2004 | 781,864 | 10,480 | 1.36 | 0.012 |
| 2005 | 791,598 | 9,734 | 1.24 | 0.012 |
| 2006 | 800,540 | 8,942 | 1.13 | 0.012 |
| 2007 | 808,730 | 8,190 | 1.02 | 0.012 |
| 2008 | 816,318 | 7,588 | 0.94 | 0.012 |
| 2009 | 823,522 | 7,204 | 0.88 | 0.012 |
| 2010 | 830,519 | 6,997 | 0.85 | 0.012 |
| 2011 | 837,335 | 6,816 | 0.82 | 0.012 |
| 2012 | 843,984 | 6,649 | 0.79 | 0.012 |
| 2013 | 850,514 | 6,530 | 0.77 | 0.012 |
| 2014 | 856,961 | 6,447 | 0.76 | 0.012 |
| 2015 | 863,363 | 6,402 | 0.75 | 0.012 |
| 2016 | 869,743 | 6,380 | 0.74 | 0.012 |
| 2017 | 876,134 | 6,391 | 0.73 | 0.012 |
| 2018 | 882,526 | 6,392 | 0.73 | 0.011 |
| 2019 | 888,927 | 6,401 | 0.73 | 0.011 |