Natural population growth rate in Reunion
Reunion: Natural population growth rate was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate in Reunion, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth rate in Reunion stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Reunion peaked at 3.2% in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
Reunion ranks 115th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 112 Brunei 0.8% compare
- 113 Iran 0.8% compare
- 114 El Salvador 0.8% compare
- 116 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8% compare
- 117 Colombia 0.8% compare
- 118 New Caledonia 0.8% compare
More population data for Reunion
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,888 people (2100)
- Population density 339.53 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.8% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.8% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 15.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Reunion?
- Natural population growth rate in Reunion was 0.8% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1955.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Reunion rank for natural population growth rate?
- Reunion ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.