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Population in Réunion

Population in Réunion was 874,883 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4% from 2022.

2023, persons874,883 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.4%
Series high874,8832023
Series low249,2141950
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Population in Réunion, 1950 to 2023

200K400K600K800K1M19501961197219831994200520231950: 249,214 persons1951: 258,512 persons1952: 268,198 persons1953: 278,304 persons1954: 289,135 persons1955: 300,426 persons1956: 311,584 persons1957: 323,221 persons1958: 335,063 persons1959: 347,048 persons1960: 359,556 persons1961: 372,075 persons1962: 383,844 persons1963: 395,326 persons1964: 407,167 persons1965: 418,711 persons1966: 429,729 persons1967: 440,311 persons1968: 450,380 persons1969: 460,060 persons1970: 469,088 persons1971: 477,601 persons1972: 486,031 persons1973: 494,460 persons1974: 502,828 persons1975: 511,301 persons1976: 519,934 persons1977: 528,559 persons1978: 537,082 persons1979: 545,367 persons1980: 553,134 persons1981: 560,977 persons1982: 569,638 persons1983: 579,232 persons1984: 589,683 persons1985: 600,411 persons1986: 610,883 persons1987: 621,104 persons1988: 631,260 persons1989: 641,485 persons1990: 652,572 persons1991: 664,455 persons1992: 676,420 persons1993: 688,100 persons1994: 699,365 persons1995: 710,455 persons1996: 721,452 persons1997: 732,712 persons1998: 744,065 persons1999: 754,114 persons2000: 763,140 persons2001: 772,236 persons2002: 781,303 persons2003: 790,561 persons2004: 797,000 persons2005: 800,224 persons2006: 806,680 persons2007: 818,729 persons2008: 830,488 persons2009: 838,468 persons2010: 844,472 persons2011: 846,782 persons2012: 845,058 persons2013: 847,596 persons2014: 858,670 persons2015: 865,012 persons2016: 862,860 persons2017: 858,754 persons2018: 856,942 persons2019: 857,328 persons2020: 861,446 persons2021: 868,079 persons2022: 871,540 persons2023: 874,883 persons200K400K600K800K1M19501975200020232023: 874,883 persons
persons. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodpersons
2023874,883 Estimated
2022871,540 Estimated
2021868,079 Estimated
2020861,446 Estimated
2019857,328 Estimated
2018856,942 Estimated
2017858,754 Estimated
2016862,860 Estimated
2015865,012 Estimated
2014858,670 Estimated
2013847,596 Estimated
2012845,058 Estimated
2011846,782 Estimated
2010844,472 Estimated
2009838,468 Estimated
2008830,488 Estimated
2007818,729 Estimated
2006806,680 Estimated
2005800,224 Estimated
2004797,000 Estimated
2003790,561 Estimated
2002781,303 Estimated
2001772,236 Estimated
2000763,140 Estimated
1999754,114 Estimated
1998744,065 Estimated
1997732,712 Estimated
1996721,452 Estimated
1995710,455 Estimated
1994699,365 Estimated
1993688,100 Estimated
1992676,420 Estimated
1991664,455 Estimated
1990652,572 Estimated
1989641,485 Estimated
1988631,260 Estimated
1987621,104 Estimated
1986610,883 Estimated
1985600,411 Estimated
1984589,683 Estimated
1983579,232 Estimated
1982569,638 Estimated
1981560,977 Estimated
1980553,134 Estimated
1979545,367 Estimated
1978537,082 Estimated
1977528,559 Estimated
1976519,934 Estimated
1975511,301 Estimated
1974502,828 Estimated
1973494,460 Estimated
1972486,031 Estimated
1971477,601 Estimated
1970469,088 Estimated
1969460,060 Estimated
1968450,380 Estimated
1967440,311 Estimated
1966429,729 Estimated
1965418,711 Estimated
1964407,167 Estimated
1963395,326 Estimated
1962383,844 Estimated
1961372,075 Estimated
1960359,556 Estimated
1959347,048 Estimated
1958335,063 Estimated
1957323,221 Estimated
1956311,584 Estimated
1955300,426 Estimated
1954289,135 Estimated
1953278,304 Estimated
1952268,198 Estimated
1951258,512 Estimated
1950249,214 Estimated

Réunion compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 10,642,081 personsAfghanistan: 41,454,761 personsAntigua and Barbuda: 93,316 personsAlbania: 2,811,655 personsArmenia: 2,943,393 personsAngola: 36,749,906 personsArgentina: 45,538,401 personsAustria: 9,130,429 personsAustralia: 26,451,124 personsAzerbaijan: 10,318,207 personsBosnia and Herzegovina: 3,185,073 personsBangladesh: 171,466,990 personsBelgium: 11,712,893 personsBurkina Faso: 23,025,776 personsBulgaria: 6,795,803 personsBurundi: 13,689,450 personsBenin: 14,111,034 personsBrunei: 458,949 personsBolivia: 12,244,160 personsBrazil: 211,140,729 personsBahamas: 399,440 personsBhutan: 786,385 personsBotswana: 2,480,244 personsBelarus: 9,115,680 personsBelize: 411,106 personsCanada: 39,299,104 personsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 105,789,731 personsCentral African Republic: 5,152,420 personsRepublic of the Congo: 6,182,885 personsSwitzerland: 8,870,561 personsCôte d’Ivoire: 31,165,654 personsChile: 19,658,835 personsCameroon: 28,372,687 personsChina: 1,422,584,933 personsColombia: 52,321,152 personsCosta Rica: 5,105,526 personsCuba: 11,019,930 personsCape Verde: 522,330 personsCyprus: 1,344,976 personsCzechia: 10,809,716 personsGermany: 84,548,231 personsDjibouti: 1,152,944 personsDenmark: 5,948,136 personsDominican Republic: 11,331,266 personsAlgeria: 46,164,219 personsEcuador: 17,980,083 personsEstonia: 1,367,196 personsEgypt: 114,535,772 personsWestern Sahara: 579,729 personsEritrea: 3,470,390 personsSpain: 47,911,580 personsEthiopia: 128,691,692 personsFinland: 5,601,185 personsFiji: 924,146 personsFalkland Islands: 3,477 personsFaroe Islands: 54,714 personsFrance: 66,438,822 personsGabon: 2,484,788 personsUnited Kingdom: 68,682,962 personsGeorgia: 3,807,492 personsGhana: 33,787,914 personsGreenland: 55,922 personsGambia: 2,697,846 personsGuinea: 14,405,468 personsEquatorial Guinea: 1,847,549 personsGreece: 10,242,908 personsGuatemala: 18,124,838 personsGuinea-Bissau: 2,153,339 personsGuyana: 826,353 personsHong Kong: 7,442,734 personsHonduras: 10,644,851 personsCroatia: 3,896,023 personsHaiti: 11,637,398 personsHungary: 9,686,464 personsIndonesia: 281,190,067 personsIreland: 5,196,630 personsIsrael: 9,256,314 personsIsle of Man: 84,165 personsIndia: 1,438,069,596 personsIraq: 45,074,049 personsIran: 90,608,707 personsIceland: 387,558 personsItaly: 59,499,453 personsJamaica: 2,839,786 personsJordan: 11,439,214 personsJapan: 124,370,947 personsKenya: 55,339,003 personsKyrgyzstan: 7,073,516 personsCambodia: 17,423,880 personsKiribati: 132,530 personsNorth Korea: 26,418,204 personsSouth Korea: 51,748,739 personsKuwait: 4,838,782 personsCayman Islands: 73,038 personsKazakhstan: 20,330,104 personsLaos: 7,664,992 personsLebanon: 5,773,492 personsSri Lanka: 22,971,617 personsLiberia: 5,493,031 personsLesotho: 2,311,472 personsLithuania: 2,854,099 personsLuxembourg: 665,098 personsLatvia: 1,882,396 personsLibya: 7,305,659 personsMorocco: 37,712,505 personsMoldova: 3,067,070 personsMontenegro: 633,552 personsMadagascar: 31,195,932 personsNorth Macedonia: 1,831,802 personsMali: 23,769,127 personsMyanmar: 54,133,798 personsMongolia: 3,431,932 personsMauritania: 5,022,442 personsMauritius: 1,273,588 personsMalawi: 21,104,482 personsMexico: 129,739,759 personsMalaysia: 35,126,298 personsMozambique: 33,635,160 personsNamibia: 2,963,095 personsNew Caledonia: 289,870 personsNiger: 26,159,867 personsNigeria: 227,882,945 personsNicaragua: 6,823,613 personsNetherlands: 18,092,524 personsNorway: 5,519,167 personsNepal: 29,694,614 personsNew Zealand: 5,172,836 personsOman: 5,049,269 personsPanama: 4,458,759 personsPeru: 33,845,617 personsFrench Polynesia: 281,118 personsPapua New Guinea: 10,389,635 personsPhilippines: 114,891,199 personsPakistan: 247,504,495 personsPoland: 38,762,844 personsPuerto Rico: 3,242,022 personsPalestine: 5,409,202 personsPortugal: 10,430,738 personsPalau: 17,727 personsParaguay: 6,844,146 personsQatar: 2,979,082 personsRomania: 19,118,479 personsSerbia: 6,773,201 personsRussia: 145,440,500 personsRwanda: 13,954,472 personsSaudi Arabia: 33,264,292 personsSolomon Islands: 800,006 personsSudan: 50,042,791 personsSweden: 10,551,494 personsSingapore: 5,789,090 personsSlovenia: 2,118,396 personsSlovakia: 5,518,054 personsSierra Leone: 8,460,512 personsSenegal: 18,077,573 personsSomalia: 18,358,615 personsSuriname: 628,886 personsSouth Sudan: 11,483,374 personsEl Salvador: 6,309,624 personsSyria: 23,594,623 personsEswatini: 1,230,506 personsChad: 19,319,064 personsTogo: 9,304,338 personsThailand: 71,702,435 personsTajikistan: 10,389,798 personsTimor-Leste: 1,384,286 personsTurkmenistan: 7,364,438 personsTunisia: 12,200,431 personsTürkiye: 87,270,502 personsTrinidad and Tobago: 1,502,932 personsTaiwan: 23,317,145 personsTanzania: 66,617,606 personsUkraine: 37,732,836 personsUganda: 48,656,601 personsUnited States: 343,477,335 personsUruguay: 3,388,080 personsUzbekistan: 35,652,307 personsVenezuela: 28,300,854 personsVietnam: 100,352,192 personsVanuatu: 320,408 personsSamoa: 216,663 personsYemen: 39,390,799 personsSouth Africa: 63,212,384 personsZambia: 20,723,965 personsZimbabwe: 16,340,822 persons
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  • 10M to 20M
  • 20M to 50M
  • 50M and over
  • No data
Population, 2023, persons. Réunion is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July) (Population, Réunion, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July), Population, Réunion, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/reunion. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July), Population, Réunion, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/reunion (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/reunion. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the population in Réunion?

Population in Réunion was 874,883 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.4% from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Réunion?

874,883 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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