World population growth in Reunion
Reunion: World population growth was -0.4% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.4%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
140th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.0%
in 1954
All-time low
-0.7%
in 2017
Years of data
158
1700–2100
World population growth in Reunion, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Reunion is -0.4%, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Reunion peaked at 4.0% in 1954 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2017.
Reunion ranks 140th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Reunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2% | — |
| 1800 | 2.0% | +811.3% |
| 1900 | 0.3% | -84.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -79.8% |
| 1920 | -0.0% | -142.0% |
| 1930 | 1.2% | -4452.3% |
| 1940 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 1950 | 3.8% | +234.6% |
| 1951 | 3.6% | -5.2% |
| 1952 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| 1953 | 3.6% | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 4.0% | +11.0% |
| 1955 | 3.7% | -8.9% |
| 1956 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 3.3% | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -63.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +226.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -114.0% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | +258.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -387.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +82.7% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -111.7% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | +54.1% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | +115.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -135.4% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -161.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -877.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2026 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2028 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2029 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2030 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2031 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 2032 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 2033 | 0.3% | -7.2% |
| 2034 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2035 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2036 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2037 | 0.3% | -13.7% |
| 2038 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2039 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 2040 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2041 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2042 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2043 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2044 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2045 | 0.1% | -34.4% |
| 2046 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 2047 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 2048 | 0.0% | -62.9% |
| 2049 | 0.0% | -69.7% |
| 2050 | -0.0% | -510.0% |
| 2051 | -0.1% | +75.6% |
| 2052 | -0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2053 | -0.1% | +50.0% |
| 2054 | -0.1% | +9.2% |
| 2055 | -0.2% | +22.1% |
| 2056 | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2057 | -0.2% | +30.8% |
| 2058 | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2059 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2060 | -0.2% | +13.5% |
| 2061 | -0.2% | -9.3% |
| 2062 | -0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2063 | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2064 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2065 | -0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2066 | -0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2067 | -0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2068 | -0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2069 | -0.2% | -16.1% |
| 2070 | -0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2071 | -0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2072 | -0.2% | -11.4% |
| 2073 | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2074 | -0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2075 | -0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2076 | -0.2% | +14.4% |
| 2077 | -0.1% | -15.9% |
| 2078 | -0.1% | +18.1% |
| 2079 | -0.2% | +8.7% |
| 2080 | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2081 | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2082 | -0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2083 | -0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2084 | -0.2% | +18.4% |
| 2085 | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2086 | -0.2% | +14.2% |
| 2087 | -0.2% | -4.8% |
| 2088 | -0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2089 | -0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2090 | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2091 | -0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2092 | -0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2093 | -0.3% | +10.4% |
| 2094 | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2095 | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| 2096 | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2097 | -0.3% | +8.8% |
| 2098 | -0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2099 | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2100 | -0.4% | +6.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +4452.3% | -0.0% | 1.2% |
| 2020 | +877.3% | -0.1% | 1.1% |
| 1800 | +811.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% |
| 2050 | -510.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | +387.5% | -0.3% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | -258.4% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1920s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 1 |
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More population data for Reunion
- Population density 339.53 people per km² (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4545 % change on previous year (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)
- 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 world population growth in Reunion?
- World population growth in Reunion was -0.4% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1954.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2017.
- How does Reunion rank for world population growth?
- Reunion ranks 140th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.