Cyprus vs Reunion: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Cyprus
914,225 people
in 2025
Reunion
858,173 people
in 2025
Cyprus rank
155th
Reunion rank
157th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Cyprus
- Reunion
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 914,225 people against 858,173 people in Reunion, a difference of 56,052 people.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Reunion's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 155th and Reunion ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Reunion in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 141,431 people | 83,603 people | 57,828 people | Cyprus |
| 1960s | 233,411 people | 160,311 people | 73,099 people | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 323,520 people | 227,730 people | 95,790 people | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 469,906 people | 407,676 people | 62,229 people | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 582,148 people | 602,892 people | 20,744 people | Reunion |
| 2000s | 702,534 people | 759,981 people | 57,447 people | Reunion |
| 2010s | 811,417 people | 839,646 people | 28,229 people | Reunion |
| 2020s | 891,906 people | 848,769 people | 43,137 people | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Cyprus or Reunion?
- Cyprus, at 914,225 people against 858,173 people in Reunion as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Cyprus and Reunion?
- 56,052 people, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Reunion?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Reunion rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Cyprus ranks 155th and Reunion ranks 157th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.