🇷🇪 Réunion Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Réunion is 886,298, ranking #164 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.45% per year. The biggest city is Saint-Denis with 154,765 inhabitants.
Live estimate
886,389
Growth rate
0.45%
Density
355
people / km² (918 / mi²)
Median age
38.4
Fertility rate
2.12
births per woman
Life expectancy
83.9
years
Réunion population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Réunion is projected to reach 941,413, and 852,214 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2049 at 941,558, then decline.
Réunion population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 886,298 | 0.45% | 354.5 | 38.4 |
| 2025 | 882,406 | 0.43% | 353.0 | 38.1 |
| 2024 | 878,590 | 0.44% | 351.4 | 37.8 |
| 2023 | 874,883 | 0.41% | 350.0 | 37.4 |
| 2022 | 871,540 | 0.36% | 348.6 | 37.1 |
| 2021 | 868,079 | 0.44% | 347.2 | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 861,446 | 1.10% | 344.6 | 36.3 |
| 2019 | 857,328 | -0.14% | 342.9 | 35.9 |
| 2018 | 856,942 | 0.23% | 342.8 | 35.4 |
| 2017 | 858,754 | -0.65% | 343.5 | 34.5 |
| 2016 | 862,860 | -0.30% | 345.1 | 33.6 |
| 2015 | 865,012 | -0.20% | 346.0 | 32.9 |
| 2014 | 858,670 | 1.68% | 343.5 | 32.5 |
| 2013 | 847,596 | 0.92% | 339.0 | 32.1 |
| 2012 | 845,058 | -0.32% | 338.0 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 846,782 | -0.09% | 338.7 | 30.7 |
| 2010 | 844,472 | 0.64% | 337.8 | 30.1 |
| 2009 | 838,468 | 0.79% | 335.4 | 29.8 |
| 2008 | 830,488 | 1.12% | 332.2 | 29.4 |
| 2007 | 818,729 | 1.73% | 327.5 | 29.1 |
| 2006 | 806,680 | 1.23% | 322.7 | 28.9 |
| 2005 | 800,224 | 0.38% | 320.1 | 28.5 |
| 2004 | 797,000 | 0.43% | 318.8 | 28.0 |
| 2003 | 790,561 | 1.19% | 316.2 | 27.6 |
| 2002 | 781,303 | 1.16% | 312.5 | 27.4 |
| 2001 | 772,236 | 1.17% | 308.9 | 27.1 |
| 2000 | 763,140 | 1.20% | 305.3 | 26.9 |
| 1999 | 754,114 | 1.18% | 301.6 | 26.8 |
| 1998 | 744,065 | 1.50% | 297.6 | 26.8 |
| 1997 | 732,712 | 1.57% | 293.1 | 26.7 |
| 1996 | 721,452 | 1.52% | 288.6 | 26.5 |
| 1995 | 710,455 | 1.55% | 284.2 | 26.2 |
| 1994 | 699,365 | 1.60% | 279.7 | 26.0 |
| 1993 | 688,100 | 1.65% | 275.2 | 25.7 |
| 1992 | 676,420 | 1.77% | 270.6 | 25.5 |
| 1991 | 664,455 | 1.79% | 265.8 | 25.2 |
| 1990 | 652,572 | 1.81% | 261.0 | 24.7 |
| 1989 | 641,485 | 1.61% | 256.6 | 24.0 |
| 1988 | 631,260 | 1.60% | 252.5 | 23.5 |
| 1987 | 621,104 | 1.64% | 248.4 | 22.9 |
| 1986 | 610,883 | 1.68% | 244.4 | 22.3 |
| 1985 | 600,411 | 1.78% | 240.2 | 21.8 |
| 1984 | 589,683 | 1.82% | 235.9 | 21.3 |
| 1983 | 579,232 | 1.75% | 231.7 | 20.9 |
| 1982 | 569,638 | 1.59% | 227.9 | 20.5 |
| 1981 | 560,977 | 1.48% | 224.4 | 20.2 |
| 1980 | 553,134 | 1.34% | 221.3 | 19.8 |
| 1979 | 545,367 | 1.49% | 218.1 | 19.5 |
| 1978 | 537,082 | 1.57% | 214.8 | 19.3 |
| 1977 | 528,559 | 1.63% | 211.4 | 19.0 |
| 1976 | 519,934 | 1.66% | 208.0 | 18.7 |
| 1975 | 511,301 | 1.69% | 204.5 | 18.4 |
| 1974 | 502,828 | 1.66% | 201.1 | 18.1 |
| 1973 | 494,460 | 1.70% | 197.8 | 17.8 |
| 1972 | 486,031 | 1.74% | 194.4 | 17.5 |
| 1971 | 477,601 | 1.76% | 191.0 | 17.2 |
| 1970 | 469,088 | 1.84% | 187.6 | 16.8 |
| 1969 | 460,060 | 2.05% | 184.0 | 16.6 |
| 1968 | 450,380 | 2.20% | 180.2 | 16.4 |
| 1967 | 440,311 | 2.32% | 176.1 | 16.2 |
| 1966 | 429,729 | 2.55% | 171.9 | 16.0 |
| 1965 | 418,711 | 2.65% | 167.5 | 15.9 |
| 1964 | 407,167 | 2.95% | 162.9 | 15.9 |
| 1963 | 395,326 | 2.95% | 158.1 | 16.0 |
| 1962 | 383,844 | 2.94% | 153.5 | 16.0 |
| 1961 | 372,075 | 3.29% | 148.8 | 16.1 |
| 1960 | 359,556 | 3.56% | 143.8 | 16.3 |
| 1959 | 347,048 | 3.52% | 138.8 | 16.4 |
| 1958 | 335,063 | 3.50% | 134.0 | 16.6 |
| 1957 | 323,221 | 3.69% | 129.3 | 16.9 |
| 1956 | 311,584 | 3.64% | 124.6 | 17.2 |
| 1955 | 300,426 | 3.65% | 120.2 | 17.6 |
| 1954 | 289,135 | 4.01% | 115.7 | 17.9 |
| 1953 | 278,304 | 3.62% | 111.3 | 18.2 |
| 1952 | 268,198 | 3.79% | 107.3 | 18.5 |
| 1951 | 258,512 | 3.57% | 103.4 | 18.7 |
| 1950 | 249,214 | 3.76% | 99.7 | 19.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 890,208 | 0.43% | 356.1 | 38.7 |
| 2028 | 893,952 | 0.41% | 357.6 | 39.0 |
| 2029 | 897,509 | 0.39% | 359.0 | 39.3 |
| 2030 | 900,869 | 0.36% | 360.3 | 39.6 |
| 2031 | 904,250 | 0.39% | 361.7 | 39.8 |
| 2032 | 907,646 | 0.36% | 363.1 | 40.0 |
| 2033 | 910,820 | 0.34% | 364.3 | 40.2 |
| 2034 | 913,802 | 0.32% | 365.5 | 40.4 |
| 2035 | 916,696 | 0.32% | 366.7 | 40.4 |
| 2036 | 919,617 | 0.32% | 367.8 | 40.4 |
| 2037 | 922,370 | 0.28% | 368.9 | 40.4 |
| 2038 | 924,933 | 0.28% | 370.0 | 40.3 |
| 2039 | 927,294 | 0.23% | 370.9 | 40.3 |
| 2040 | 929,478 | 0.24% | 371.8 | 40.2 |
| 2041 | 931,614 | 0.22% | 372.6 | 40.2 |
| 2042 | 933,672 | 0.22% | 373.5 | 40.2 |
| 2043 | 935,654 | 0.20% | 374.3 | 40.2 |
| 2044 | 937,463 | 0.18% | 375.0 | 40.3 |
| 2045 | 938,886 | 0.12% | 375.6 | 40.5 |
| 2046 | 939,907 | 0.10% | 376.0 | 40.6 |
| 2047 | 940,782 | 0.09% | 376.3 | 40.8 |
| 2048 | 941,356 | 0.03% | 376.5 | 41.1 |
| 2049 | 941,558 | 0.01% | 376.6 | 41.3 |
| 2050 | 941,413 | -0.04% | 376.6 | 41.5 |
| 2051 | 940,884 | -0.07% | 376.4 | 41.8 |
| 2052 | 940,172 | -0.08% | 376.1 | 42.0 |
| 2053 | 939,235 | -0.12% | 375.7 | 42.2 |
| 2054 | 938,061 | -0.13% | 375.2 | 42.4 |
| 2055 | 936,698 | -0.16% | 374.7 | 42.6 |
| 2056 | 935,203 | -0.16% | 374.1 | 42.8 |
| 2057 | 933,485 | -0.21% | 373.4 | 43.0 |
| 2058 | 931,582 | -0.20% | 372.6 | 43.2 |
| 2059 | 929,722 | -0.20% | 371.9 | 43.4 |
| 2060 | 927,740 | -0.23% | 371.1 | 43.5 |
| 2061 | 925,732 | -0.21% | 370.3 | 43.7 |
| 2062 | 923,787 | -0.21% | 369.5 | 43.8 |
| 2063 | 921,830 | -0.21% | 368.7 | 43.9 |
| 2064 | 919,894 | -0.21% | 368.0 | 44.0 |
| 2065 | 917,948 | -0.21% | 367.2 | 44.2 |
| 2066 | 915,977 | -0.22% | 366.4 | 44.3 |
| 2067 | 914,046 | -0.20% | 365.6 | 44.4 |
| 2068 | 912,200 | -0.20% | 364.9 | 44.5 |
| 2069 | 910,532 | -0.17% | 364.2 | 44.6 |
| 2070 | 908,898 | -0.19% | 363.6 | 44.7 |
| 2071 | 907,232 | -0.17% | 362.9 | 44.8 |
| 2072 | 905,736 | -0.15% | 362.3 | 45.0 |
| 2073 | 904,326 | -0.16% | 361.7 | 45.0 |
| 2074 | 902,944 | -0.15% | 361.2 | 45.1 |
| 2075 | 901,674 | -0.13% | 360.7 | 45.2 |
| 2076 | 900,399 | -0.15% | 360.2 | 45.3 |
| 2077 | 899,148 | -0.13% | 359.7 | 45.4 |
| 2078 | 897,902 | -0.15% | 359.2 | 45.5 |
| 2079 | 896,496 | -0.16% | 358.6 | 45.6 |
| 2080 | 895,009 | -0.17% | 358.0 | 45.8 |
| 2081 | 893,518 | -0.17% | 357.4 | 45.9 |
| 2082 | 892,043 | -0.17% | 356.8 | 46.0 |
| 2083 | 890,602 | -0.16% | 356.2 | 46.2 |
| 2084 | 889,070 | -0.19% | 355.6 | 46.4 |
| 2085 | 887,427 | -0.18% | 355.0 | 46.5 |
| 2086 | 885,686 | -0.21% | 354.3 | 46.7 |
| 2087 | 883,880 | -0.20% | 353.6 | 46.9 |
| 2088 | 882,050 | -0.22% | 352.8 | 47.1 |
| 2089 | 880,064 | -0.23% | 352.0 | 47.4 |
| 2090 | 878,016 | -0.23% | 351.2 | 47.6 |
| 2091 | 875,948 | -0.24% | 350.4 | 47.8 |
| 2092 | 873,761 | -0.26% | 349.5 | 48.0 |
| 2093 | 871,384 | -0.29% | 348.6 | 48.2 |
| 2094 | 868,887 | -0.29% | 347.6 | 48.5 |
| 2095 | 866,343 | -0.30% | 346.5 | 48.7 |
| 2096 | 863,769 | -0.30% | 345.5 | 48.9 |
| 2097 | 861,096 | -0.32% | 344.4 | 49.1 |
| 2098 | 858,235 | -0.34% | 343.3 | 49.3 |
| 2099 | 855,278 | -0.35% | 342.1 | 49.4 |
| 2100 | 852,214 | -0.37% | 340.9 | 49.6 |
Biggest cities in Réunion
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis capital | Reunion | 154,765 |
| 2 | Saint-Paul | Reunion | 105,240 |
| 3 | Saint-Pierre | Reunion | 84,077 |
| 4 | Le Tampon | Reunion | 81,943 |
| 5 | Saint-André | Reunion | 57,150 |
| 6 | Saint-Louis | Reunion | 53,935 |
| 7 | Saint-Joseph | Reunion | 38,807 |
| 8 | Saint-Benoît | Reunion | 37,023 |
| 9 | La Possession | Reunion | 35,245 |
| 10 | Saint-Leu | Reunion | 34,893 |
| 11 | Sainte-Marie | Reunion | 34,344 |
| 12 | Le Port | Reunion | 33,336 |
| 13 | Piton Saint-Leu | Reunion | 29,278 |
| 14 | Sainte-Suzanne | Reunion | 24,293 |
FAQ
What is the population of Réunion in 2026?
The population of Réunion is 886,298 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Réunion?
Saint-Denis is the biggest city in Réunion with 154,765 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Réunion growing or shrinking?
The population of Réunion is growing at 0.45% per year, and is projected to peak in 2049 at 941,558.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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