Population density in Reunion
Reunion: Population density was 339.53 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
339.53
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 235 countries
All-time high
375.12
in 2049
All-time low
0.1486
in 1500
Years of data
178
1500–2100
Population density in Reunion, 1500–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Reunion is 339.53, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Reunion peaked at 375.12 in 2049 and was at its lowest, 0.1486, in 1500.
Reunion ranks 46th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.
Population density in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 0.1486 | — |
| 1600 | 0.1861 | +25.2% |
| 1700 | 0.2327 | +25.1% |
| 1710 | 0.3928 | +68.8% |
| 1720 | 0.6641 | +69.1% |
| 1730 | 1.12 | +69.0% |
| 1740 | 1.9 | +69.0% |
| 1750 | 3.2 | +69.0% |
| 1760 | 5.41 | +69.0% |
| 1770 | 9.15 | +69.0% |
| 1780 | 15.46 | +69.0% |
| 1790 | 19.84 | +28.4% |
| 1800 | 24.22 | +22.1% |
| 1810 | 28.37 | +17.1% |
| 1820 | 32.35 | +14.0% |
| 1830 | 35.46 | +9.6% |
| 1840 | 41.4 | +16.8% |
| 1850 | 43.47 | +5.0% |
| 1860 | 65.32 | +50.3% |
| 1870 | 72.79 | +11.4% |
| 1880 | 72.03 | -1.0% |
| 1890 | 66.56 | -7.6% |
| 1900 | 68.76 | +3.3% |
| 1910 | 69.22 | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 69.03 | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 77.86 | +12.8% |
| 1940 | 87.13 | +11.9% |
| 1950 | 99.29 | +14.0% |
| 1951 | 103 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 106.85 | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 110.88 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 115.2 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 119.7 | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 124.14 | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 128.78 | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 133.5 | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 138.27 | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 143.25 | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 148.24 | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 152.93 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 157.5 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 162.22 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 166.82 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 171.21 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 175.43 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 179.44 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 183.29 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 186.89 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 190.28 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 193.64 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 197 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 200.33 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 203.71 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 207.15 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 210.59 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 213.98 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 217.28 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 220.37 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 223.5 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 226.95 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 230.78 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 234.94 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 239.21 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 243.38 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 247.45 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 251.5 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 255.57 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 259.99 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 264.73 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 269.49 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 274.14 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 278.63 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 283.05 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 287.43 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 291.92 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 296.44 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 300.45 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 304.04 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 307.67 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 311.28 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 314.97 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 317.54 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 318.82 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 321.39 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 326.19 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 330.88 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 334.05 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 336.45 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 337.37 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 336.68 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 337.69 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 342.1 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 344.63 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 343.77 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 342.14 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 341.41 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 341.56 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 343.21 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 345.85 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 347.23 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 348.56 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 350.04 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 351.56 | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 353.11 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 354.67 | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 356.16 | +0.4% |
| 2029 | 357.58 | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 358.91 | +0.4% |
| 2031 | 360.26 | +0.4% |
| 2032 | 361.61 | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 362.88 | +0.3% |
| 2034 | 364.06 | +0.3% |
| 2035 | 365.22 | +0.3% |
| 2036 | 366.38 | +0.3% |
| 2037 | 367.48 | +0.3% |
| 2038 | 368.5 | +0.3% |
| 2039 | 369.44 | +0.3% |
| 2040 | 370.31 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 371.16 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 371.98 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 372.77 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 373.49 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 374.06 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 374.46 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 374.81 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 375.04 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 375.12 | +0.0% |
| 2050 | 375.07 | -0.0% |
| 2051 | 374.85 | -0.1% |
| 2052 | 374.57 | -0.1% |
| 2053 | 374.2 | -0.1% |
| 2054 | 373.73 | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 373.19 | -0.1% |
| 2056 | 372.59 | -0.2% |
| 2057 | 371.91 | -0.2% |
| 2058 | 371.15 | -0.2% |
| 2059 | 370.41 | -0.2% |
| 2060 | 369.62 | -0.2% |
| 2061 | 368.82 | -0.2% |
| 2062 | 368.04 | -0.2% |
| 2063 | 367.26 | -0.2% |
| 2064 | 366.49 | -0.2% |
| 2065 | 365.72 | -0.2% |
| 2066 | 364.93 | -0.2% |
| 2067 | 364.16 | -0.2% |
| 2068 | 363.42 | -0.2% |
| 2069 | 362.76 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 362.11 | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 361.45 | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 360.85 | -0.2% |
| 2073 | 360.29 | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 359.74 | -0.2% |
| 2075 | 359.24 | -0.1% |
| 2076 | 358.73 | -0.1% |
| 2077 | 358.23 | -0.1% |
| 2078 | 357.73 | -0.1% |
| 2079 | 357.17 | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 356.58 | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 355.99 | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 355.39 | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 354.82 | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 354.21 | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 353.56 | -0.2% |
| 2086 | 352.87 | -0.2% |
| 2087 | 352.14 | -0.2% |
| 2088 | 351.41 | -0.2% |
| 2089 | 350.62 | -0.2% |
| 2090 | 349.81 | -0.2% |
| 2091 | 348.98 | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 348.11 | -0.2% |
| 2093 | 347.16 | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 346.17 | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 345.16 | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 344.13 | -0.3% |
| 2097 | 343.07 | -0.3% |
| 2098 | 341.93 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 340.75 | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 339.53 | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1720 | +69.1% | 0.3928 | 0.6641 |
| 1730 | +69.0% | 0.6641 | 1.12 |
| 1740 | +69.0% | 1.12 | 1.9 |
| 1750 | +69.0% | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| 1760 | +69.0% | 3.2 | 5.41 |
| 1770 | +69.0% | 5.41 | 9.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0.1486 | 0.1486 | 0.1486 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1861 | 0.1861 | 0.1861 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2327 | 0.2327 | 0.2327 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3928 | 0.3928 | 0.3928 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.6641 | 0.6641 | 0.6641 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 1760s | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.15 | 9.15 | 9.15 | 1 |
| 1780s | 15.46 | 15.46 | 15.46 | 1 |
| 1790s | 19.84 | 19.84 | 19.84 | 1 |
| 1800s | 24.22 | 24.22 | 24.22 | 1 |
| 1810s | 28.37 | 28.37 | 28.37 | 1 |
| 1820s | 32.35 | 32.35 | 32.35 | 1 |
| 1830s | 35.46 | 35.46 | 35.46 | 1 |
| 1840s | 41.4 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 1 |
| 1850s | 43.47 | 43.47 | 43.47 | 1 |
| 1860s | 65.32 | 65.32 | 65.32 | 1 |
| 1870s | 72.79 | 72.79 | 72.79 | 1 |
| 1880s | 72.03 | 72.03 | 72.03 | 1 |
| 1890s | 66.56 | 66.56 | 66.56 | 1 |
| 1900s | 68.76 | 68.76 | 68.76 | 1 |
| 1910s | 69.22 | 69.22 | 69.22 | 1 |
| 1920s | 69.03 | 69.03 | 69.03 | 1 |
| 1930s | 77.86 | 77.86 | 77.86 | 1 |
| 1940s | 87.13 | 87.13 | 87.13 | 1 |
| 1950s | 117.96 | 99.29 | 138.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 164.03 | 143.25 | 183.29 | 10 |
| 1970s | 202.08 | 186.89 | 217.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 237.37 | 220.37 | 255.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 280.63 | 259.99 | 300.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 318.68 | 304.04 | 334.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 340.38 | 336.45 | 344.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 350.79 | 343.21 | 357.58 | 10 |
| 2030s | 364.48 | 358.91 | 369.44 | 10 |
| 2040s | 373.32 | 370.31 | 375.12 | 10 |
| 2050s | 373.17 | 370.41 | 375.07 | 10 |
| 2060s | 366.12 | 362.76 | 369.62 | 10 |
| 2070s | 359.55 | 357.17 | 362.11 | 10 |
| 2080s | 353.76 | 350.62 | 356.58 | 10 |
| 2090s | 345.53 | 340.75 | 349.81 | 10 |
| 2100s | 339.53 | 339.53 | 339.53 | 1 |
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More population data for Reunion
- Projected population under age 5 37,888 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4545 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.37 (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2793 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3582 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -0.7439 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.4411 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Reunion?
- Population density in Reunion was 339.53 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 375.12 in 2049.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 in 1500.
- How does Reunion rank for population density?
- Reunion ranks 46th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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