Reunion vs Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Reunion
858,173 people
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
815,564 people
in 2025
Reunion rank
157th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
158th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Reunion
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Reunion currently reports 858,173 people against 815,564 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 42,609 people.

That makes Reunion's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Reunion ranks 157th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 158th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Reunion averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Reunion Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 83,603 people 142,087 people 58,484 people Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 160,311 people 241,394 people 81,083 people Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 227,730 people 483,583 people 255,853 people Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 407,676 people 634,417 people 226,741 people Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 602,892 people 715,944 people 113,051 people Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 759,981 people 746,538 people 13,442 people Reunion
2010s 839,646 people 770,647 people 68,999 people Reunion
2020s 848,769 people 808,069 people 40,700 people Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Reunion or Trinidad and Tobago?
Reunion, at 858,173 people against 815,564 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Reunion and Trinidad and Tobago?
42,609 people, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Reunion and Trinidad and Tobago?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Reunion and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Reunion ranks 157th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 158th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.