Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region in La Réunion
La Réunion: Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region was 2.12 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.12 Number
Change on year
down 8.9%
Rank
6th
of 417 regions
All-time high
2.51 Number
in 2000
All-time low
2.12 Number
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region in La Réunion, 1999–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region in La Réunion stood at 2.12 Number. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region in La Réunion peaked at 2.51 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.12 Number, in 2024.
La Réunion ranks 6th of 417 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region in La Réunion, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.33 Number | — |
| 2000 | 2.51 Number | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 2.45 Number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.4 Number | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.43 Number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.45 Number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.49 Number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.44 Number | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.47 Number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.47 Number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.37 Number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.36 Number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.37 Number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.43 Number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.41 Number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.44 Number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.46 Number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.43 Number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.44 Number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4 Number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.36 Number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.36 Number | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.42 Number | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 2.37 Number | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.32 Number | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.12 Number | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 Number | 2.33 Number | 2.33 Number | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.45 Number | 2.37 Number | 2.51 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 Number | 2.36 Number | 2.46 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 Number | 2.12 Number | 2.42 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near La Réunion
- 3 Montenegro 1.75 Number compare
- 4 Bulgaria 1.72 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 1.68 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 1.68 Number compare
- 7 Albania 1.64 Number compare
- 8 Serbia 1.64 Number compare
- 9 France 1.61 Number compare
More population data for La Réunion
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 0.3295 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population on 1st January by age, sex, type of projection and NUTS 3 879,651 Person (2100)
- Assumptions for net migration by age, sex, type of projection and -573 Person (2100)
- Assumptions for fertility rates by age, type of projection and NUTS 3 2.02 Number (2100)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 904,180 Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 904,180 Number (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 21.48 Thousand heads (animals) (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 11,818 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 363.6 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 904,180 Number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region in La Réunion?
- Fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region in La Réunion was 2.12 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region recorded in La Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region recorded in La Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 Number in 2024.
- How does La Réunion rank for fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region?
- La Réunion ranks 6th out of 417 regions with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rates by age and nuts 2 region rising or falling in La Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this La Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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