Demographic profile
Reunion is the 162nd most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.01% of everyone alive. Within Eastern Africa, it ranks 17 of 20.
Each day brings roughly 93 births and 21 deaths, adding about 26,297 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 2.5% annually, the population would double in roughly 28 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 70.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 9.0%, with life expectancy at about 72.7 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Reunion in 2026? Approximately 1,052,408 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Reunion growing? About 2.5% per year — roughly 93 births and 21 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Reunion? Around 0.01% — ranked 162 worldwide by population.