Population growth rates in Reunion
Reunion: Population growth rates was 0.41 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Population growth rates in Reunion, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 0.41 for population growth rates in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rates in Reunion peaked at 4.01 in 1954 and was at its lowest, -0.652, in 2017.
Reunion ranks 155th of 236 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.
Population growth rates in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.76 | — |
| 1951 | 3.57 | -5.2% |
| 1952 | 3.79 | +6.1% |
| 1953 | 3.62 | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 4.01 | +11.0% |
| 1955 | 3.65 | -8.9% |
| 1956 | 3.64 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.69 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.5 | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 3.52 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.56 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 3.29 | -7.4% |
| 1962 | 2.94 | -10.7% |
| 1963 | 2.95 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.95 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.65 | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 2.55 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 2.32 | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 2.2 | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 2.05 | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 1.84 | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 1.76 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.74 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.7 | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.66 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.69 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.66 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.63 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.57 | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.49 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.34 | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 1.48 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 1.59 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 1.75 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 1.82 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 1.78 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.68 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 1.64 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.61 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.81 | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 1.79 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.77 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.65 | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.55 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.52 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.57 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.18 | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.17 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.16 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.19 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.432 | -63.8% |
| 2005 | 0.376 | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | +226.6% |
| 2007 | 1.73 | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 1.12 | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 0.791 | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.636 | -19.6% |
| 2011 | -0.089 | -114.0% |
| 2012 | -0.319 | +258.4% |
| 2013 | 0.917 | -387.5% |
| 2014 | 1.68 | +82.7% |
| 2015 | -0.196 | -111.7% |
| 2016 | -0.302 | +54.1% |
| 2017 | -0.652 | +115.9% |
| 2018 | 0.231 | -135.4% |
| 2019 | -0.141 | -161.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -877.3% |
| 2021 | 0.44 | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 0.356 | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 0.41 | +15.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +877.3% | -0.141 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | +387.5% | -0.319 | 0.917 |
| 2012 | -258.4% | -0.089 | -0.319 |
| 2006 | +226.6% | 0.376 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | -161.0% | 0.231 | -0.141 |
| 2018 | +135.4% | -0.652 | 0.231 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 | 3.5 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.75 | 2.05 | 3.56 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.67 | 1.49 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 | 1.34 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1.18 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 0.376 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.176 | -0.652 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5755 | 0.356 | 1.1 | 4 |
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More population data for Reunion
- 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)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 37,888 (2100)
- Population density 339.53 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.37 (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -0.7439 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rates in Reunion?
- Population growth rates in Reunion was 0.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rates recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 in 1954.
- What is the lowest population growth rates recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.652 in 2017.
- How does Reunion rank for population growth rates?
- Reunion ranks 155th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rates rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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