| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 19 Feb 2025 |
The current population of Réunion is 881,351 as of March 23, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Réunion is projected at 882,405, or 882k, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Réunion is projected at 878,591, or 879k people, for the year 2024.
Réunion ranks 164th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Réunion is ranked 52nd among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 876,675 | 878,591 | 3,831 | 0.436 | 0.0108 |
| 2025 | 880,506 | 882,405 | 3,799 | 0.431 | 0.0107 |
| 2026 | 884,305 | 886,298 | 3,986 | 0.450 | 0.0107 |
| 2027 | 888,291 | 890,208 | 3,835 | 0.431 | 0.0106 |
| 2028 | 892,126 | 893,952 | 3,651 | 0.408 | 0.0106 |
| 2029 | 895,777 | 897,509 | 3,464 | 0.386 | 0.0106 |
| 2030 | 899,241 | 900,869 | 3,256 | 0.361 | 0.0105 |
| 2031 | 902,497 | 904,250 | 3,507 | 0.388 | 0.0105 |
| 2032 | 906,004 | 907,646 | 3,284 | 0.362 | 0.0104 |
| 2033 | 909,288 | 910,820 | 3,064 | 0.336 | 0.0104 |
| 2034 | 912,352 | 913,802 | 2,900 | 0.317 | 0.0104 |
| 2035 | 915,252 | 916,697 | 2,889 | 0.315 | 0.0103 |
| 2036 | 918,141 | 919,617 | 2,952 | 0.321 | 0.0103 |
| 2037 | 921,093 | 922,370 | 2,554 | 0.277 | 0.0102 |
| 2038 | 923,647 | 924,933 | 2,572 | 0.278 | 0.0102 |
| 2039 | 926,219 | 927,293 | 2,149 | 0.232 | 0.0102 |
| 2040 | 928,368 | 929,478 | 2,220 | 0.239 | 0.0101 |
| 2041 | 930,588 | 931,614 | 2,051 | 0.220 | 0.0101 |
| 2042 | 932,639 | 933,672 | 2,065 | 0.221 | 0.0101 |
| 2043 | 934,704 | 935,654 | 1,900 | 0.203 | 0.0100 |
| 2044 | 936,604 | 937,463 | 1,719 | 0.183 | 0.0100 |
| 2045 | 938,323 | 938,886 | 1,127 | 0.120 | 0.0099 |
| 2046 | 939,450 | 939,907 | 913 | 0.097 | 0.0099 |
| 2047 | 940,363 | 940,782 | 838 | 0.089 | 0.0099 |
| 2048 | 941,201 | 941,356 | 310 | 0.033 | 0.0098 |
| 2049 | 941,511 | 941,558 | 94 | 0.010 | 0.0098 |
| 2050 | 941,605 | 941,413 | -384 | -0.041 | 0.0097 |
| 2051 | 941,221 | 940,884 | -675 | -0.072 | 0.0097 |
| 2052 | 940,546 | 940,172 | -749 | -0.080 | 0.0097 |
| 2053 | 939,797 | 939,235 | -1,124 | -0.120 | 0.0096 |
| 2054 | 938,673 | 938,061 | -1,225 | -0.131 | 0.0096 |
| 2055 | 937,448 | 936,698 | -1,500 | -0.160 | 0.0095 |
| 2056 | 935,948 | 935,203 | -1,490 | -0.159 | 0.0095 |
| 2057 | 934,458 | 933,485 | -1,946 | -0.208 | 0.0094 |
| 2058 | 932,512 | 931,582 | -1,861 | -0.200 | 0.0094 |
| 2059 | 930,651 | 929,722 | -1,857 | -0.200 | 0.0093 |
| 2060 | 928,794 | 927,740 | -2,108 | -0.227 | 0.0093 |
| 2061 | 926,686 | 925,731 | -1,909 | -0.206 | 0.0092 |
| 2062 | 924,777 | 923,787 | -1,980 | -0.214 | 0.0092 |
| 2063 | 922,797 | 921,830 | -1,935 | -0.210 | 0.0092 |
| 2064 | 920,862 | 919,894 | -1,935 | -0.210 | 0.0091 |
| 2065 | 918,927 | 917,948 | -1,958 | -0.213 | 0.0091 |
| 2066 | 916,969 | 915,977 | -1,984 | -0.217 | 0.0090 |
| 2067 | 914,985 | 914,046 | -1,878 | -0.205 | 0.0090 |
| 2068 | 913,107 | 912,200 | -1,814 | -0.199 | 0.0090 |
| 2069 | 911,293 | 910,533 | -1,521 | -0.167 | 0.0089 |
| 2070 | 909,772 | 908,899 | -1,747 | -0.192 | 0.0089 |
| 2071 | 908,025 | 907,232 | -1,585 | -0.175 | 0.0089 |
| 2072 | 906,440 | 905,736 | -1,407 | -0.155 | 0.0089 |
| 2073 | 905,033 | 904,326 | -1,415 | -0.156 | 0.0088 |
| 2074 | 903,618 | 902,944 | -1,348 | -0.149 | 0.0088 |
| 2075 | 902,270 | 901,673 | -1,193 | -0.132 | 0.0088 |
| 2076 | 901,077 | 900,399 | -1,356 | -0.151 | 0.0088 |
| 2077 | 899,721 | 899,148 | -1,146 | -0.127 | 0.0088 |
| 2078 | 898,575 | 897,902 | -1,346 | -0.150 | 0.0087 |
| 2079 | 897,229 | 896,496 | -1,465 | -0.163 | 0.0087 |
| 2080 | 895,764 | 895,009 | -1,510 | -0.169 | 0.0087 |
| 2081 | 894,254 | 893,519 | -1,471 | -0.165 | 0.0087 |
| 2082 | 892,783 | 892,043 | -1,480 | -0.166 | 0.0087 |
| 2083 | 891,303 | 890,601 | -1,403 | -0.158 | 0.0087 |
| 2084 | 889,900 | 889,070 | -1,660 | -0.187 | 0.0086 |
| 2085 | 888,240 | 887,427 | -1,626 | -0.183 | 0.0086 |
| 2086 | 886,614 | 885,687 | -1,855 | -0.209 | 0.0086 |
| 2087 | 884,759 | 883,880 | -1,758 | -0.199 | 0.0086 |
| 2088 | 883,001 | 882,050 | -1,902 | -0.216 | 0.0086 |
| 2089 | 881,099 | 880,063 | -2,071 | -0.235 | 0.0086 |
| 2090 | 879,028 | 878,016 | -2,024 | -0.231 | 0.0085 |
| 2091 | 877,004 | 875,948 | -2,112 | -0.241 | 0.0085 |
| 2092 | 874,892 | 873,761 | -2,262 | -0.259 | 0.0085 |
| 2093 | 872,630 | 871,384 | -2,492 | -0.286 | 0.0085 |
| 2094 | 870,138 | 868,887 | -2,502 | -0.288 | 0.0085 |
| 2095 | 867,636 | 866,343 | -2,585 | -0.298 | 0.0085 |
| 2096 | 865,051 | 863,769 | -2,564 | -0.297 | 0.0084 |
| 2097 | 862,487 | 861,096 | -2,782 | -0.323 | 0.0084 |
| 2098 | 859,705 | 858,235 | -2,940 | -0.343 | 0.0084 |
| 2099 | 856,765 | 855,279 | -2,973 | -0.348 | 0.0084 |
| 2100 | 853,792 | 852,214 | -3,156 | -0.370 | 0.0084 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 244,526 | 249,214 | 9,376 | 3.763 | 0.0100 |
| 1951 | 253,902 | 258,512 | 9,219 | 3.567 | 0.0102 |
| 1952 | 263,121 | 268,197 | 10,153 | 3.786 | 0.0104 |
| 1953 | 273,274 | 278,303 | 10,059 | 3.615 | 0.0106 |
| 1954 | 283,333 | 289,135 | 11,604 | 4.014 | 0.0108 |
| 1955 | 294,937 | 300,426 | 10,979 | 3.655 | 0.0110 |
| 1956 | 305,916 | 311,584 | 11,335 | 3.638 | 0.0111 |
| 1957 | 317,251 | 323,221 | 11,940 | 3.694 | 0.0113 |
| 1958 | 329,191 | 335,063 | 11,744 | 3.505 | 0.0115 |
| 1959 | 340,935 | 347,048 | 12,227 | 3.524 | 0.0117 |
| 1960 | 353,162 | 359,556 | 12,788 | 3.557 | 0.0119 |
| 1961 | 365,950 | 372,075 | 12,251 | 3.293 | 0.0121 |
| 1962 | 378,201 | 383,844 | 11,286 | 2.940 | 0.0123 |
| 1963 | 389,487 | 395,327 | 11,679 | 2.954 | 0.0124 |
| 1964 | 401,166 | 407,167 | 12,002 | 2.948 | 0.0125 |
| 1965 | 413,168 | 418,711 | 11,086 | 2.648 | 0.0126 |
| 1966 | 424,254 | 429,729 | 10,951 | 2.548 | 0.0126 |
| 1967 | 435,205 | 440,311 | 10,212 | 2.319 | 0.0127 |
| 1968 | 445,417 | 450,380 | 9,925 | 2.204 | 0.0127 |
| 1969 | 455,342 | 460,060 | 9,437 | 2.051 | 0.0127 |
| 1970 | 464,779 | 469,088 | 8,618 | 1.837 | 0.0127 |
| 1971 | 473,397 | 477,601 | 8,408 | 1.761 | 0.0127 |
| 1972 | 481,805 | 486,031 | 8,451 | 1.739 | 0.0126 |
| 1973 | 490,256 | 494,459 | 8,407 | 1.700 | 0.0126 |
| 1974 | 498,663 | 502,827 | 8,329 | 1.656 | 0.0126 |
| 1975 | 506,992 | 511,301 | 8,619 | 1.686 | 0.0126 |
| 1976 | 515,611 | 519,934 | 8,647 | 1.663 | 0.0125 |
| 1977 | 524,258 | 528,559 | 8,602 | 1.627 | 0.0125 |
| 1978 | 532,860 | 537,082 | 8,444 | 1.572 | 0.0125 |
| 1979 | 541,304 | 545,367 | 8,127 | 1.490 | 0.0125 |
| 1980 | 549,431 | 553,134 | 7,406 | 1.339 | 0.0124 |
| 1981 | 556,837 | 560,977 | 8,280 | 1.476 | 0.0124 |
| 1982 | 565,117 | 569,639 | 9,043 | 1.588 | 0.0123 |
| 1983 | 574,160 | 579,232 | 10,144 | 1.751 | 0.0123 |
| 1984 | 584,304 | 589,683 | 10,758 | 1.824 | 0.0123 |
| 1985 | 595,062 | 600,411 | 10,698 | 1.782 | 0.0123 |
| 1986 | 605,760 | 610,883 | 10,246 | 1.677 | 0.0123 |
| 1987 | 616,006 | 621,104 | 10,196 | 1.642 | 0.0123 |
| 1988 | 626,202 | 631,260 | 10,116 | 1.603 | 0.0123 |
| 1989 | 636,318 | 641,485 | 10,334 | 1.611 | 0.0123 |
| 1990 | 646,652 | 652,572 | 11,840 | 1.814 | 0.0122 |
| 1991 | 658,492 | 664,455 | 11,925 | 1.795 | 0.0123 |
| 1992 | 670,417 | 676,420 | 12,006 | 1.775 | 0.0123 |
| 1993 | 682,423 | 688,100 | 11,354 | 1.650 | 0.0123 |
| 1994 | 693,777 | 699,365 | 11,176 | 1.598 | 0.0123 |
| 1995 | 704,953 | 710,455 | 11,004 | 1.549 | 0.0123 |
| 1996 | 715,957 | 721,452 | 10,989 | 1.523 | 0.0123 |
| 1997 | 726,946 | 732,712 | 11,531 | 1.574 | 0.0124 |
| 1998 | 738,477 | 744,065 | 11,176 | 1.502 | 0.0124 |
| 1999 | 749,653 | 754,114 | 8,922 | 1.183 | 0.0124 |
| 2000 | 758,575 | 763,140 | 9,131 | 1.197 | 0.0124 |
| 2001 | 767,706 | 772,236 | 9,059 | 1.173 | 0.0123 |
| 2002 | 776,765 | 781,303 | 9,076 | 1.162 | 0.0123 |
| 2003 | 785,841 | 790,561 | 9,439 | 1.194 | 0.0123 |
| 2004 | 795,280 | 797,000 | 3,441 | 0.432 | 0.0123 |
| 2005 | 798,721 | 800,224 | 3,006 | 0.376 | 0.0121 |
| 2006 | 801,727 | 806,679 | 9,905 | 1.228 | 0.0121 |
| 2007 | 811,632 | 818,729 | 14,194 | 1.734 | 0.0121 |
| 2008 | 825,826 | 830,488 | 9,324 | 1.123 | 0.0121 |
| 2009 | 835,150 | 838,467 | 6,635 | 0.791 | 0.0121 |
| 2010 | 841,785 | 844,471 | 5,373 | 0.636 | 0.0120 |
| 2011 | 847,158 | 846,782 | -752 | -0.089 | 0.0119 |
| 2012 | 846,406 | 845,058 | -2,695 | -0.319 | 0.0117 |
| 2013 | 843,711 | 847,596 | 7,769 | 0.917 | 0.0116 |
| 2014 | 851,480 | 858,670 | 14,380 | 1.675 | 0.0116 |
| 2015 | 865,860 | 865,012 | -1,696 | -0.196 | 0.0116 |
| 2016 | 864,164 | 862,860 | -2,609 | -0.302 | 0.0114 |
| 2017 | 861,555 | 858,754 | -5,602 | -0.652 | 0.0112 |
| 2018 | 855,953 | 856,942 | 1,978 | 0.231 | 0.0111 |
| 2019 | 857,931 | 857,327 | -1,207 | -0.141 | 0.0110 |
| 2020 | 856,724 | 861,446 | 9,444 | 1.096 | 0.0109 |
| 2021 | 866,168 | 868,079 | 3,822 | 0.440 | 0.0109 |
| 2022 | 869,990 | 871,540 | 3,101 | 0.356 | 0.0109 |
| 2023 | 873,091 | 874,883 | 3,584 | 0.410 | 0.0108 |