Population density in Reunion
Reunion: Population density was 339.53 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
339.53 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 235 countries
All-time high
375.12 people per km²
in 2049
All-time low
0.1486 people per km²
in 1500
Years of data
178
1500–2100
Population density in Reunion, 1500–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Reunion is 339.53 people per km², 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 people per km² in 2049 and was at its lowest, 0.1486 people per km², 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 | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 0.1486 people per km² | — |
| 1600 | 0.1861 people per km² | +25.2% |
| 1700 | 0.2327 people per km² | +25.1% |
| 1710 | 0.3928 people per km² | +68.8% |
| 1720 | 0.6641 people per km² | +69.1% |
| 1730 | 1.12 people per km² | +69.0% |
| 1740 | 1.9 people per km² | +69.0% |
| 1750 | 3.2 people per km² | +69.0% |
| 1760 | 5.41 people per km² | +69.0% |
| 1770 | 9.15 people per km² | +69.0% |
| 1780 | 15.46 people per km² | +69.0% |
| 1790 | 19.84 people per km² | +28.4% |
| 1800 | 24.22 people per km² | +22.1% |
| 1810 | 28.37 people per km² | +17.1% |
| 1820 | 32.35 people per km² | +14.0% |
| 1830 | 35.46 people per km² | +9.6% |
| 1840 | 41.4 people per km² | +16.8% |
| 1850 | 43.47 people per km² | +5.0% |
| 1860 | 65.32 people per km² | +50.3% |
| 1870 | 72.79 people per km² | +11.4% |
| 1880 | 72.03 people per km² | -1.0% |
| 1890 | 66.56 people per km² | -7.6% |
| 1900 | 68.76 people per km² | +3.3% |
| 1910 | 69.22 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 69.03 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 77.86 people per km² | +12.8% |
| 1940 | 87.13 people per km² | +11.9% |
| 1950 | 99.29 people per km² | +14.0% |
| 1951 | 103 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 106.85 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1953 | 110.88 people per km² | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 115.2 people per km² | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 119.7 people per km² | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 124.14 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 128.78 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 133.5 people per km² | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 138.27 people per km² | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 143.25 people per km² | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 148.24 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 152.93 people per km² | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 157.5 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 162.22 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 166.82 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 171.21 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 175.43 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 179.44 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 183.29 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 186.89 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 190.28 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 193.64 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 197 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 200.33 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 203.71 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 207.15 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 210.59 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 213.98 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 217.28 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 220.37 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 223.5 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 226.95 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 230.78 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 234.94 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 239.21 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 243.38 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 247.45 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 251.5 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 255.57 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 259.99 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 264.73 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 269.49 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 274.14 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 278.63 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 283.05 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 287.43 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 291.92 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 296.44 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 300.45 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 304.04 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 307.67 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 311.28 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 314.97 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 317.54 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 318.82 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 321.39 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 326.19 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 330.88 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 334.05 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 336.45 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 337.37 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 336.68 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 337.69 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 342.1 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 344.63 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 343.77 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 342.14 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 341.41 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 341.56 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 343.21 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 345.85 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 347.23 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 348.56 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 350.04 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 351.56 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 353.11 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 354.67 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 356.16 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2029 | 357.58 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 358.91 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2031 | 360.26 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2032 | 361.61 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 362.88 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2034 | 364.06 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2035 | 365.22 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2036 | 366.38 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2037 | 367.48 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2038 | 368.5 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2039 | 369.44 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2040 | 370.31 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 371.16 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 371.98 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 372.77 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 373.49 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 374.06 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 374.46 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 374.81 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 375.04 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 375.12 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2050 | 375.07 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2051 | 374.85 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2052 | 374.57 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2053 | 374.2 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2054 | 373.73 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 373.19 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2056 | 372.59 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2057 | 371.91 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2058 | 371.15 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2059 | 370.41 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2060 | 369.62 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2061 | 368.82 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2062 | 368.04 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2063 | 367.26 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2064 | 366.49 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2065 | 365.72 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2066 | 364.93 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2067 | 364.16 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2068 | 363.42 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2069 | 362.76 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 362.11 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 361.45 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 360.85 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2073 | 360.29 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2074 | 359.74 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2075 | 359.24 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2076 | 358.73 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2077 | 358.23 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2078 | 357.73 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2079 | 357.17 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2080 | 356.58 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 355.99 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 355.39 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 354.82 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 354.21 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 353.56 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2086 | 352.87 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2087 | 352.14 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2088 | 351.41 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2089 | 350.62 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2090 | 349.81 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2091 | 348.98 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2092 | 348.11 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2093 | 347.16 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 346.17 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2095 | 345.16 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2096 | 344.13 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2097 | 343.07 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2098 | 341.93 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2099 | 340.75 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 339.53 people per km² | -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 people per km² | 0.6641 people per km² |
| 1730 | +69.0% | 0.6641 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² |
| 1740 | +69.0% | 1.12 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² |
| 1750 | +69.0% | 1.9 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² |
| 1760 | +69.0% | 3.2 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² |
| 1770 | +69.0% | 5.41 people per km² | 9.15 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0.1486 people per km² | 0.1486 people per km² | 0.1486 people per km² | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1861 people per km² | 0.1861 people per km² | 0.1861 people per km² | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2327 people per km² | 0.2327 people per km² | 0.2327 people per km² | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3928 people per km² | 0.3928 people per km² | 0.3928 people per km² | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.6641 people per km² | 0.6641 people per km² | 0.6641 people per km² | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.12 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | 1.12 people per km² | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.9 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 1 |
| 1750s | 3.2 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | 1 |
| 1760s | 5.41 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | 5.41 people per km² | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.15 people per km² | 9.15 people per km² | 9.15 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 15.46 people per km² | 15.46 people per km² | 15.46 people per km² | 1 |
| 1790s | 19.84 people per km² | 19.84 people per km² | 19.84 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 24.22 people per km² | 24.22 people per km² | 24.22 people per km² | 1 |
| 1810s | 28.37 people per km² | 28.37 people per km² | 28.37 people per km² | 1 |
| 1820s | 32.35 people per km² | 32.35 people per km² | 32.35 people per km² | 1 |
| 1830s | 35.46 people per km² | 35.46 people per km² | 35.46 people per km² | 1 |
| 1840s | 41.4 people per km² | 41.4 people per km² | 41.4 people per km² | 1 |
| 1850s | 43.47 people per km² | 43.47 people per km² | 43.47 people per km² | 1 |
| 1860s | 65.32 people per km² | 65.32 people per km² | 65.32 people per km² | 1 |
| 1870s | 72.79 people per km² | 72.79 people per km² | 72.79 people per km² | 1 |
| 1880s | 72.03 people per km² | 72.03 people per km² | 72.03 people per km² | 1 |
| 1890s | 66.56 people per km² | 66.56 people per km² | 66.56 people per km² | 1 |
| 1900s | 68.76 people per km² | 68.76 people per km² | 68.76 people per km² | 1 |
| 1910s | 69.22 people per km² | 69.22 people per km² | 69.22 people per km² | 1 |
| 1920s | 69.03 people per km² | 69.03 people per km² | 69.03 people per km² | 1 |
| 1930s | 77.86 people per km² | 77.86 people per km² | 77.86 people per km² | 1 |
| 1940s | 87.13 people per km² | 87.13 people per km² | 87.13 people per km² | 1 |
| 1950s | 117.96 people per km² | 99.29 people per km² | 138.27 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 164.03 people per km² | 143.25 people per km² | 183.29 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 202.08 people per km² | 186.89 people per km² | 217.28 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 237.37 people per km² | 220.37 people per km² | 255.57 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 280.63 people per km² | 259.99 people per km² | 300.45 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 318.68 people per km² | 304.04 people per km² | 334.05 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 340.38 people per km² | 336.45 people per km² | 344.63 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 350.79 people per km² | 343.21 people per km² | 357.58 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 364.48 people per km² | 358.91 people per km² | 369.44 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 373.32 people per km² | 370.31 people per km² | 375.12 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 373.17 people per km² | 370.41 people per km² | 375.07 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 366.12 people per km² | 362.76 people per km² | 369.62 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 359.55 people per km² | 357.17 people per km² | 362.11 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 353.76 people per km² | 350.62 people per km² | 356.58 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 345.53 people per km² | 340.75 people per km² | 349.81 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 339.53 people per km² | 339.53 people per km² | 339.53 people per km² | 1 |
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- 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 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)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,888 people (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4545 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -0.7439 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Reunion?
- Population density in Reunion was 339.53 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 375.12 people per km² in 2049.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.