What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Greenland and Reunion?

278 people, with Greenland ahead.

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

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Reunion: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Greenland

3,119 people

in 2050

Reunion

2,841 people

in 2050

Greenland rank

207th

Reunion rank

209th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Greenland
Reunion

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 3,119 people against 2,841 people in Reunion, a difference of 278 people.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 207th and Reunion ranks 209th of 238 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Reunion	Difference	Ahead
1000s	1,051 people	0 people	1,051 people	Greenland
1100s	1,072 people	0 people	1,072 people	Greenland
1200s	1,094 people	0 people	1,094 people	Greenland
1300s	1,116 people	0 people	1,116 people	Greenland
1400s	1,139 people	0 people	1,139 people	Greenland
1500s	1,162 people	372.81 people	788.77 people	Greenland
1600s	1,184 people	463.58 people	720.39 people	Greenland
1700s	1,204 people	570.33 people	633.77 people	Greenland
1710s	1,353 people	960.72 people	392.31 people	Greenland
1720s	1,520 people	1,619 people	98.81 people	Reunion
1730s	1,708 people	2,728 people	1,020 people	Reunion
1740s	1,918 people	4,595 people	2,677 people	Reunion
1750s	2,153 people	7,737 people	5,584 people	Reunion
1760s	2,416 people	13,024 people	10,608 people	Reunion
1770s	2,709 people	21,914 people	19,205 people	Reunion
1780s	3,036 people	36,858 people	33,822 people	Reunion
1790s	3,401 people	47,071 people	43,670 people	Reunion
1800s	3,805 people	57,151 people	53,346 people	Reunion
1810s	4,252 people	66,519 people	62,267 people	Reunion
1820s	4,746 people	75,354 people	70,608 people	Reunion
1830s	5,288 people	81,982 people	76,694 people	Reunion
1840s	5,880 people	94,947 people	89,067 people	Reunion
1850s	6,521 people	98,780 people	92,259 people	Reunion
1860s	7,210 people	146,965 people	139,755 people	Reunion
1870s	7,941 people	161,969 people	154,028 people	Reunion
1880s	8,704 people	158,331 people	149,627 people	Reunion
1890s	9,482 people	144,330 people	134,848 people	Reunion
1900s	10,248 people	146,870 people	136,622 people	Reunion
1910s	10,964 people	145,373 people	134,409 people	Reunion
1920s	11,571 people	142,278 people	130,707 people	Reunion
1930s	11,986 people	157,155 people	145,169 people	Reunion
1940s	12,094 people	171,780 people	159,686 people	Reunion
1950s	12,531 people	212,468 people	199,937 people	Reunion
1960s	12,488 people	251,404 people	238,917 people	Reunion
1970s	12,416 people	279,495 people	267,080 people	Reunion
1980s	11,487 people	188,104 people	176,617 people	Reunion
1990s	10,774 people	101,479 people	90,704 people	Reunion
2000s	9,834 people	39,902 people	30,068 people	Reunion
2010s	8,048 people	14,701 people	6,654 people	Reunion
2020s	6,446 people	24,115 people	17,670 people	Reunion
2030s	4,956 people	22,271 people	17,315 people	Reunion
2040s	3,679 people	12,659 people	8,981 people	Reunion
2050s	3,119 people	2,841 people	277.78 people	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Greenland or Reunion?: Greenland, at 3,119 people against 2,841 people in Reunion as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Greenland and Reunion?: 278 people, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Reunion?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Greenland and Reunion rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Greenland ranks 207th and Reunion ranks 209th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.