| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 16 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Réunion is 989,883 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Réunion is projected at 989,350, or 989k, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Réunion is projected at 981,796, or 982k people for the year 2023.
Réunion ranks 162nd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Réunion is ranked 51st among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 970,131 | 974,052 | 7,841 | 0.805 | 0.01 |
| 2023 | 977,972 | 981,796 | 7,648 | 0.779 | 0.01 |
| 2024 | 985,620 | 989,350 | 7,459 | 0.754 | 0.01 |
| 2025 | 993,079 | 996,743 | 7,328 | 0.735 | 0.01 |
| 2026 | 1,000,407 | 1,003,980 | 7,145 | 0.712 | 0.01 |
| 2027 | 1,007,552 | 1,011,088 | 7,073 | 0.700 | 0.01 |
| 2028 | 1,014,625 | 1,018,106 | 6,963 | 0.684 | 0.01 |
| 2029 | 1,021,588 | 1,025,019 | 6,862 | 0.669 | 0.01 |
| 2030 | 1,028,450 | 1,031,822 | 6,743 | 0.654 | 0.01 |
| 2031 | 1,035,193 | 1,038,523 | 6,659 | 0.641 | 0.01 |
| 2032 | 1,041,852 | 1,045,085 | 6,467 | 0.619 | 0.01 |
| 2033 | 1,048,319 | 1,051,502 | 6,366 | 0.605 | 0.01 |
| 2034 | 1,054,685 | 1,057,762 | 6,153 | 0.582 | 0.01 |
| 2035 | 1,060,838 | 1,063,829 | 5,982 | 0.562 | 0.01 |
| 2036 | 1,066,820 | 1,069,735 | 5,829 | 0.545 | 0.01 |
| 2037 | 1,072,649 | 1,075,457 | 5,617 | 0.522 | 0.01 |
| 2038 | 1,078,266 | 1,080,986 | 5,440 | 0.503 | 0.01 |
| 2039 | 1,083,706 | 1,086,314 | 5,216 | 0.480 | 0.01 |
| 2040 | 1,088,922 | 1,091,403 | 4,963 | 0.455 | 0.01 |
| 2041 | 1,093,885 | 1,096,239 | 4,709 | 0.430 | 0.01 |
| 2042 | 1,098,594 | 1,100,810 | 4,431 | 0.403 | 0.01 |
| 2043 | 1,103,025 | 1,105,093 | 4,136 | 0.374 | 0.01 |
| 2044 | 1,107,161 | 1,109,083 | 3,845 | 0.347 | 0.01 |
| 2045 | 1,111,006 | 1,112,820 | 3,627 | 0.326 | 0.01 |
| 2046 | 1,114,633 | 1,116,302 | 3,337 | 0.299 | 0.01 |
| 2047 | 1,117,970 | 1,119,488 | 3,036 | 0.271 | 0.01 |
| 2048 | 1,121,006 | 1,122,358 | 2,703 | 0.241 | 0.01 |
| 2049 | 1,123,709 | 1,124,946 | 2,473 | 0.220 | 0.01 |
| 2050 | 1,126,182 | 1,127,252 | 2,140 | 0.190 | 0.01 |
| 2051 | 1,128,322 | 1,129,300 | 1,956 | 0.173 | 0.01 |
| 2052 | 1,130,278 | 1,131,116 | 1,676 | 0.148 | 0.01 |
| 2053 | 1,131,954 | 1,132,708 | 1,509 | 0.133 | 0.01 |
| 2054 | 1,133,463 | 1,134,116 | 1,305 | 0.115 | 0.01 |
| 2055 | 1,134,768 | 1,135,341 | 1,146 | 0.101 | 0.01 |
| 2056 | 1,135,914 | 1,136,402 | 976 | 0.086 | 0.01 |
| 2057 | 1,136,890 | 1,137,331 | 881 | 0.077 | 0.01 |
| 2058 | 1,137,771 | 1,138,164 | 786 | 0.069 | 0.01 |
| 2059 | 1,138,557 | 1,138,894 | 674 | 0.059 | 0.01 |
| 2060 | 1,139,231 | 1,139,533 | 604 | 0.053 | 0.01 |
| 2061 | 1,139,835 | 1,140,110 | 550 | 0.048 | 0.01 |
| 2062 | 1,140,385 | 1,140,655 | 540 | 0.047 | 0.01 |
| 2063 | 1,140,925 | 1,141,170 | 491 | 0.043 | 0.01 |
| 2064 | 1,141,416 | 1,141,688 | 543 | 0.048 | 0.01 |
| 2065 | 1,141,959 | 1,142,227 | 537 | 0.047 | 0.01 |
| 2066 | 1,142,496 | 1,142,782 | 571 | 0.050 | 0.01 |
| 2067 | 1,143,067 | 1,143,358 | 581 | 0.051 | 0.01 |
| 2068 | 1,143,648 | 1,143,953 | 610 | 0.053 | 0.01 |
| 2069 | 1,144,258 | 1,144,535 | 555 | 0.048 | 0.01 |
| 2070 | 1,144,813 | 1,145,107 | 587 | 0.051 | 0.01 |
| 2071 | 1,145,400 | 1,145,674 | 548 | 0.048 | 0.01 |
| 2072 | 1,145,948 | 1,146,203 | 510 | 0.044 | 0.01 |
| 2073 | 1,146,458 | 1,146,694 | 471 | 0.041 | 0.01 |
| 2074 | 1,146,929 | 1,147,125 | 392 | 0.034 | 0.01 |
| 2075 | 1,147,321 | 1,147,500 | 358 | 0.031 | 0.01 |
| 2076 | 1,147,679 | 1,147,817 | 276 | 0.024 | 0.01 |
| 2077 | 1,147,955 | 1,148,056 | 203 | 0.018 | 0.01 |
| 2078 | 1,148,158 | 1,148,205 | 94 | 0.008 | 0.01 |
| 2079 | 1,148,252 | 1,148,263 | 22 | 0.002 | 0.01 |
| 2080 | 1,148,274 | 1,148,215 | -119 | -0.010 | 0.01 |
| 2081 | 1,148,155 | 1,148,010 | -290 | -0.025 | 0.01 |
| 2082 | 1,147,865 | 1,147,670 | -389 | -0.034 | 0.01 |
| 2083 | 1,147,476 | 1,147,219 | -514 | -0.045 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 1,146,962 | 1,146,617 | -690 | -0.060 | 0.01 |
| 2085 | 1,146,272 | 1,145,834 | -876 | -0.076 | 0.01 |
| 2086 | 1,145,396 | 1,144,868 | -1,057 | -0.092 | 0.01 |
| 2087 | 1,144,339 | 1,143,748 | -1,182 | -0.103 | 0.01 |
| 2088 | 1,143,157 | 1,142,467 | -1,380 | -0.121 | 0.01 |
| 2089 | 1,141,777 | 1,140,998 | -1,557 | -0.136 | 0.01 |
| 2090 | 1,140,220 | 1,139,338 | -1,765 | -0.155 | 0.01 |
| 2091 | 1,138,455 | 1,137,476 | -1,957 | -0.172 | 0.01 |
| 2092 | 1,136,498 | 1,135,426 | -2,145 | -0.189 | 0.01 |
| 2093 | 1,134,353 | 1,133,209 | -2,287 | -0.202 | 0.01 |
| 2094 | 1,132,066 | 1,130,864 | -2,403 | -0.212 | 0.01 |
| 2095 | 1,129,663 | 1,128,373 | -2,580 | -0.229 | 0.01 |
| 2096 | 1,127,083 | 1,125,741 | -2,684 | -0.238 | 0.01 |
| 2097 | 1,124,399 | 1,122,988 | -2,822 | -0.251 | 0.01 |
| 2098 | 1,121,577 | 1,120,103 | -2,947 | -0.263 | 0.01 |
| 2099 | 1,118,630 | 1,117,091 | -3,079 | -0.276 | 0.01 |
| 2100 | 1,115,551 | 1,113,971 | -3,160 | -0.284 | 0.01 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 244,526 | 249,299 | 9,546 | 3.830 | 0.01 |
| 1951 | 254,072 | 258,762 | 9,380 | 3.625 | 0.01 |
| 1952 | 263,452 | 268,545 | 10,186 | 3.793 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 273,638 | 278,658 | 10,039 | 3.603 | 0.01 |
| 1954 | 283,677 | 289,503 | 11,653 | 4.026 | 0.01 |
| 1955 | 295,330 | 301,358 | 12,056 | 4.001 | 0.01 |
| 1956 | 307,386 | 313,517 | 12,263 | 3.912 | 0.01 |
| 1957 | 319,649 | 326,067 | 12,835 | 3.937 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 332,484 | 338,966 | 12,965 | 3.825 | 0.01 |
| 1959 | 345,449 | 352,226 | 13,553 | 3.848 | 0.01 |
| 1960 | 359,002 | 365,994 | 13,984 | 3.821 | 0.01 |
| 1961 | 372,986 | 379,572 | 13,171 | 3.470 | 0.01 |
| 1962 | 386,157 | 392,308 | 12,302 | 3.136 | 0.01 |
| 1963 | 398,459 | 404,471 | 12,024 | 2.973 | 0.01 |
| 1964 | 410,483 | 416,675 | 12,385 | 2.973 | 0.01 |
| 1965 | 422,868 | 427,612 | 9,488 | 2.219 | 0.01 |
| 1966 | 432,356 | 436,827 | 8,941 | 2.047 | 0.01 |
| 1967 | 441,297 | 445,604 | 8,614 | 1.933 | 0.01 |
| 1968 | 449,911 | 454,762 | 9,702 | 2.134 | 0.01 |
| 1969 | 459,613 | 464,413 | 9,601 | 2.067 | 0.01 |
| 1970 | 469,214 | 473,925 | 9,421 | 1.988 | 0.01 |
| 1971 | 478,635 | 483,206 | 9,142 | 1.892 | 0.01 |
| 1972 | 487,777 | 492,125 | 8,695 | 1.767 | 0.01 |
| 1973 | 496,472 | 500,500 | 8,057 | 1.610 | 0.01 |
| 1974 | 504,529 | 508,181 | 7,304 | 1.437 | 0.01 |
| 1975 | 511,833 | 515,586 | 7,506 | 1.456 | 0.01 |
| 1976 | 519,339 | 523,006 | 7,335 | 1.402 | 0.01 |
| 1977 | 526,674 | 530,261 | 7,175 | 1.353 | 0.01 |
| 1978 | 533,849 | 537,400 | 7,102 | 1.322 | 0.01 |
| 1979 | 540,951 | 544,471 | 7,040 | 1.293 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 547,991 | 551,674 | 7,367 | 1.335 | 0.01 |
| 1981 | 555,358 | 559,217 | 7,718 | 1.380 | 0.01 |
| 1982 | 563,076 | 567,487 | 8,823 | 1.555 | 0.01 |
| 1983 | 571,899 | 577,043 | 10,287 | 1.783 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 582,186 | 587,821 | 11,269 | 1.917 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | 593,455 | 599,299 | 11,689 | 1.951 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 605,144 | 610,813 | 11,339 | 1.856 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 616,483 | 622,269 | 11,573 | 1.860 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 628,056 | 633,971 | 11,830 | 1.866 | 0.01 |
| 1989 | 639,886 | 646,108 | 12,444 | 1.926 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 652,330 | 658,992 | 13,324 | 2.022 | 0.01 |
| 1991 | 665,654 | 672,556 | 13,803 | 2.052 | 0.01 |
| 1992 | 679,457 | 686,472 | 14,030 | 2.044 | 0.01 |
| 1993 | 693,487 | 700,082 | 13,189 | 1.884 | 0.01 |
| 1994 | 706,676 | 713,167 | 12,981 | 1.820 | 0.01 |
| 1995 | 719,657 | 725,978 | 12,642 | 1.741 | 0.01 |
| 1996 | 732,299 | 738,568 | 12,538 | 1.698 | 0.01 |
| 1997 | 744,837 | 751,348 | 13,023 | 1.733 | 0.01 |
| 1998 | 757,860 | 763,870 | 12,020 | 1.574 | 0.01 |
| 1999 | 769,880 | 775,078 | 10,396 | 1.341 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 780,276 | 785,424 | 10,296 | 1.311 | 0.01 |
| 2001 | 790,572 | 795,498 | 9,852 | 1.238 | 0.01 |
| 2002 | 800,424 | 805,244 | 9,640 | 1.197 | 0.01 |
| 2003 | 810,064 | 814,992 | 9,856 | 1.209 | 0.01 |
| 2004 | 819,920 | 824,519 | 9,199 | 1.116 | 0.01 |
| 2005 | 829,119 | 833,656 | 9,074 | 1.088 | 0.01 |
| 2006 | 838,193 | 845,365 | 14,345 | 1.697 | 0.01 |
| 2007 | 852,538 | 860,597 | 16,118 | 1.873 | 0.01 |
| 2008 | 868,656 | 873,979 | 10,645 | 1.218 | 0.01 |
| 2009 | 879,301 | 883,111 | 7,620 | 0.863 | 0.01 |
| 2010 | 886,921 | 890,130 | 6,419 | 0.721 | 0.01 |
| 2011 | 893,340 | 896,634 | 6,587 | 0.735 | 0.01 |
| 2012 | 899,927 | 902,144 | 4,433 | 0.491 | 0.01 |
| 2013 | 904,360 | 906,890 | 5,060 | 0.558 | 0.01 |
| 2014 | 909,420 | 914,790 | 10,740 | 1.174 | 0.01 |
| 2015 | 920,160 | 922,495 | 4,669 | 0.506 | 0.01 |
| 2016 | 924,829 | 926,628 | 3,597 | 0.388 | 0.01 |
| 2017 | 928,426 | 932,739 | 8,626 | 0.925 | 0.01 |
| 2018 | 937,052 | 941,187 | 8,269 | 0.879 | 0.01 |
| 2019 | 945,321 | 949,419 | 8,197 | 0.863 | 0.01 |
| 2020 | 953,518 | 957,822 | 8,609 | 0.899 | 0.01 |
| 2021 | 962,127 | 966,129 | 8,004 | 0.828 | 0.01 |