Which has higher population by world region, Reunion or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 875,476 people against 852,215 people in Reunion as of 2100.

What is the difference in population by world region between Reunion and Vanuatu?

23,261 people, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Vanuatu?

178 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Reunion vs Vanuatu: Population by world region

Reunion

852,215 people

in 2100

Vanuatu

875,476 people

in 2100

Reunion rank

165th

Vanuatu rank

163rd

Population by world region over time

Reunion
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 875,476 people against 852,215 people in Reunion, a difference of 23,261 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Reunion ranks 165th and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 33 and Vanuatu in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Reunion	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1500s	373 people	7,018 people	6,645 people	Vanuatu
1600s	467 people	10,528 people	10,061 people	Vanuatu
1700s	584 people	15,792 people	15,208 people	Vanuatu
1710s	986 people	16,623 people	15,637 people	Vanuatu
1720s	1,667 people	17,498 people	15,831 people	Vanuatu
1730s	2,817 people	18,419 people	15,602 people	Vanuatu
1740s	4,760 people	19,388 people	14,628 people	Vanuatu
1750s	8,043 people	20,409 people	12,366 people	Vanuatu
1760s	13,590 people	21,483 people	7,893 people	Vanuatu
1770s	22,963 people	22,614 people	349 people	Reunion
1780s	38,800 people	23,804 people	14,996 people	Reunion
1790s	49,800 people	25,057 people	24,743 people	Reunion
1800s	60,800 people	27,791 people	33,009 people	Reunion
1810s	71,200 people	27,791 people	43,409 people	Reunion
1820s	81,200 people	27,955 people	53,245 people	Reunion
1830s	89,000 people	30,648 people	58,352 people	Reunion
1840s	103,922 people	33,797 people	70,125 people	Reunion
1850s	109,100 people	37,268 people	71,832 people	Reunion
1860s	163,950 people	40,971 people	122,979 people	Reunion
1870s	182,700 people	45,041 people	137,659 people	Reunion
1880s	180,800 people	49,516 people	131,284 people	Reunion
1890s	167,070 people	54,434 people	112,636 people	Reunion
1900s	172,600 people	59,840 people	112,760 people	Reunion
1910s	173,740 people	64,963 people	108,777 people	Reunion
1920s	173,260 people	59,170 people	114,090 people	Reunion
1930s	195,430 people	58,144 people	137,286 people	Reunion
1940s	218,690 people	49,640 people	169,050 people	Reunion
1950s	296,081 people	56,464 people	239,617 people	Reunion
1960s	411,726 people	73,634 people	338,092 people	Reunion
1970s	507,233 people	99,176 people	408,057 people	Reunion
1980s	595,789 people	129,264 people	466,525 people	Reunion
1990s	704,376 people	165,140 people	539,236 people	Reunion
2000s	799,889 people	208,734 people	591,155 people	Reunion
2010s	854,352 people	263,937 people	590,415 people	Reunion
2020s	880,495 people	331,606 people	548,889 people	Reunion
2030s	914,833 people	407,434 people	507,399 people	Reunion
2040s	937,038 people	488,829 people	448,208 people	Reunion
2050s	936,649 people	570,851 people	365,798 people	Reunion
2060s	918,969 people	649,833 people	269,137 people	Reunion
2070s	902,477 people	724,750 people	177,728 people	Reunion
2080s	887,936 people	791,573 people	96,364 people	Reunion
2090s	867,273 people	848,489 people	18,784 people	Reunion
2100s	852,215 people	875,476 people	23,261 people	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Reunion or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 875,476 people against 852,215 people in Reunion as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Reunion and Vanuatu?: 23,261 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Vanuatu?: 178 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2100.
How do Reunion and Vanuatu rank globally for population by world region?: Reunion ranks 165th and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.