Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Réunion
Réunion: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.15 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.15 children per women
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
98th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.58 children per women
in 1963
All-time low
2.11 children per women
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Réunion, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 2.15 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Réunion peaked at 5.58 children per women in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.11 children per women, in 2019.
Réunion ranks 98th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Réunion, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.29 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.37 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 5.44 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 5.52 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 5.49 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 5.58 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 5.47 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 5.44 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 5.19 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1959 | 5.2 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 5.29 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 5.32 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 5.46 children per women | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 5.58 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 5.51 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 5.51 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.38 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 5.15 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 5 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 4.65 children per women | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 3.99 children per women | -14.3% |
| 1971 | 3.77 children per women | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 3.68 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.59 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 3.53 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 3.47 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 3.37 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 3.28 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.17 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 3.02 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 2.8 children per women | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 2.84 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.54 children per women | -10.5% |
| 1983 | 2.51 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.53 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.46 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.35 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.33 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 2.32 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.36 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.53 children per women | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 2.53 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.51 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.35 children per women | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 2.3 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.24 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.23 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.31 children per women | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.28 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.31 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.47 children per women | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 2.42 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.38 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.4 children per women | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.42 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.46 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.41 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.44 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.44 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.34 children per women | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.16 children per women | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.16 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 children per women | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.19 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.21 children per women | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.21 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.19 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.14 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.11 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.12 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.17 children per women | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.17 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.15 children per women | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4 children per women | 5.19 children per women | 5.58 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.29 children per women | 4.65 children per women | 5.58 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.49 children per women | 3.02 children per women | 3.99 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5 children per women | 2.32 children per women | 2.84 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 children per women | 2.23 children per women | 2.53 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 children per women | 2.34 children per women | 2.47 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 children per women | 2.11 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 children per women | 2.12 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Réunion
- Population density 339.53 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4545 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3582 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -43.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,888 people (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3582 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Réunion?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Réunion was 2.15 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 children per women in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 children per women in 2019.
- How does Réunion rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Réunion ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).