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Réunion

Area of Réunion 2,502.8 km²
Population 837,698
Male Population 406,103 (48.5%)
Female Population 431,594 (51.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +78.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +17.5%
Median Age 31.7 years
Male Median Age 30.6 years
Female Median Age 32.7 years
Timezone Réunion Time

Map of Reunion

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 469,094 590,924 713,139 837,698
Population Density 187.4 / km² 236.1 / km² 284.9 / km² 334.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Réunion Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 36,189 33,497 69,686
5-9 36,698 35,682 72,380
10-14 36,339 35,146 71,485
15-19 36,862 35,668 72,530
20-24 28,785 29,806 58,592
25-29 25,177 29,465 54,643
30-34 26,483 30,447 56,930
35-39 29,765 33,175 62,941
40-44 32,622 35,504 68,126
45-49 29,435 31,015 60,450
50-54 24,068 25,574 49,642
55-59 20,190 20,854 41,044
60-64 14,826 15,530 30,356
65-69 10,939 12,514 23,453
70-74 7,951 10,415 18,367
75-79 4,927 7,532 12,460
80-84 3,067 5,104 8,171
85 Plus 1,782 4,666 6,448
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1770 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1800 61,659 n/a n/a
1900 173,603 10.9% 11,194
1910 174,185 0.3% 582
1920 173,061 -0.6% -1,124
1930 194,391 12.3% 21,330
1940 216,517 11.4% 22,126
1950 244,389 12.9% 27,872
1960 328,184 34.3% 83,795
1970 448,454 36.6% 120,270
1990 590,924 14.8% 71,235
2000 713,139 20.7% 122,215
2020 881,709 11.2% 84,285
2030 959,568 8.8% 77,859
2040 1,026,023 6.9% 66,455
2050 1,077,639 5% 51,616
2060 1,115,223 3.5% 37,584
2070 1,144,002 2.6% 28,779
2080 1,165,962 1.9% 21,960
2090 1,179,943 1.2% 13,981
2100 1,188,267 0.7% 8,324
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

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