Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Reunion
Reunion: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 97.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Reunion, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Reunion recorded 97.3% for share of population living in urban and rural areas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Reunion peaked at 98.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1950.
Reunion ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.8% | 21.8% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.8% | 35.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 41.7% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 54.4% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 81.3% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 90.3% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 16 Qatar 99.4% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.2% compare
More population data for Reunion
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,888 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 339.53 people per km² (2100)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.8% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.8% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 15.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.15 children per women (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Reunion?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Reunion was 97.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1950.
- How does Reunion rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Reunion ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.