Demographics of Reunion

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date19 Feb 2025

As of 2025, the population of Réunion is projected at 882k, compared to 879k in 2024. It ranks 164th in the world by population and 52nd in Africa. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 0.43 percent, the 149th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 419k males and 463k females in Réunion. The percentage of the male population is 47.49%, compared to 52.51% of the female population. Réunion has 44k more females than males. The sex ratio in Réunion in 2025 will be 90.454 males per 100 females. Réunion is in the 22nd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Réunion population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
1950119,671129,542249,2143.7692.380
1955145,184155,243300,4263.6593.520
1960174,855184,701359,5563.5694.669
1965204,512214,198418,7112.6595.478
1970229,791239,298469,0881.8496.027
1975250,571260,731511,3011.6996.103
1980272,824280,310553,1341.3497.329
1985296,836303,575600,4111.7897.780
1990323,533329,039652,5721.8198.327
1995351,072359,383710,4551.5597.687
2000375,632387,509763,1401.2096.935
2005386,505413,719800,2240.3893.422
2010403,325441,147844,4710.6491.426
2015411,087453,925865,012-0.2090.563
2020409,054452,392861,4461.1090.420
2021412,553455,526868,0790.4490.566
2022414,375457,166871,5400.3690.640
2023415,647459,236874,8830.4190.508
2024417,358461,233878,5910.4490.487
2025419,089463,317882,4050.4390.454
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195047.56018.9746.963
195554.08717.5596.766
196057.66216.2556.105
196560.97415.9336.152
197063.20416.8484.299
197566.01918.3943.647
198069.37219.8472.874
198572.58121.8102.510
199074.18924.7262.571
199575.71126.2232.272
200077.00926.9292.499
200577.95328.5462.486
201080.47430.1422.189
201581.91232.9342.235
202082.57636.2592.146
202181.50036.6532.190
202281.50037.0652.187
202383.54737.4302.174
202483.67137.7732.151
202583.80438.1032.132
  • Total
  • Crude

Réunion death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19504,92712,57119.77050.444
19554,32813,96914.40546.497
19604,05414,58111.27640.553
19653,88716,6289.28439.713
19703,56113,9457.59229.728
19753,33814,5446.52828.445
19803,13213,0065.66323.514
19853,00912,8655.01221.426
19903,25713,4694.99120.639
19953,55812,2925.00917.301
20003,92414,8125.14219.409
20054,16915,8695.20919.831
20103,80713,7494.50816.281
20154,16713,4044.81715.496
20204,66611,8365.41713.740
20215,42912,1726.25414.022
20225,58912,1246.41313.911
20234,79712,0035.48213.719
20244,94611,7115.63013.329
20255,10211,4935.78213.024
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Réunion

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195058,290189,82023.493
195581,450210,20827.926
1960110,236225,45732.838
1965149,095241,68038.154
1970192,488269,53741.662
1975215,529269,24844.459
1980272,356236,90953.480
1985379,443179,25667.916
1990495,959114,62381.227
1995580,04593,49686.119
2000671,64965,06191.169
2005762,32329,27596.302
2010818,06712,45298.501
2015857,6595,70499.339
2020893,4813,05599.659
2021900,3342,74899.696
2022907,0822,48899.726
2023913,7122,26699.753
2024920,2012,07899.775
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Réunion population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 29,190 28,414 57,604 6.53 102.731
05-09 30,107 29,046 59,153 6.70 103.653
10-14 32,186 31,852 64,038 7.26 101.049
15-19 34,005 33,076 67,081 7.60 102.809
20-24 29,056 28,243 57,299 6.49 102.879
25-29 20,549 23,842 44,391 5.03 86.188
30-34 21,428 26,337 47,766 5.41 81.361
35-39 23,845 29,707 53,553 6.07 80.267
40-44 24,202 30,340 54,542 6.18 79.769
45-49 25,003 29,305 54,309 6.15 85.320
50-54 27,084 30,654 57,738 6.54 88.354
55-59 29,647 32,762 62,409 7.07 90.492
60-64 29,195 30,695 59,891 6.79 95.113
65-69 22,631 24,901 47,532 5.39 90.884
70-74 17,600 20,227 37,827 4.29 87.012
75-79 11,240 14,153 25,393 2.88 79.418
80-84 6,861 9,637 16,498 1.87 71.194
85-89 3,557 6,163 9,720 1.10 57.715
90-94 1,334 2,852 4,186 0.47 46.774
95-99 292 874 1,166 0.13 33.410
100+ 76 235 311 0.04 32.340
Total 419,088 463,315 882,407 90.454