Réunion is as overseas department part of the French Republic and of the European Union.
Arrondissements
The area and population of the arrondissements of Réunion according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1982-03-09 | Population Census (C) 1990-03-15 | Population Census (C) 1999-03-08 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2023-01-01 | Population Estimate (Ep) 2025-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benoît | BEN | Saint-Benoît | 736 | 74,313 | 85,132 | 101,804 | 115,239 | 126,567 | 131,262 | ... | 73600 | |
| Saint-Denis | DEN | Saint-Denis | 288 | 139,519 | 156,852 | 176,283 | 193,732 | 202,993 | 218,278 | ... | 28800 | |
| Saint-Paul | PAU | Saint-Paul | 536 | 122,884 | 148,673 | 179,940 | 202,862 | 214,795 | 222,009 | ... | 53600 | |
| Saint-Pierre | PIE | Saint-Pierre | 943 | 179,098 | 207,166 | 248,273 | 282,274 | 306,372 | 318,130 | ... | 94300 | |
| Réunion | REU | Saint-Denis | 2,504 | 515,814 | 597,823 | 706,300 | 794,107 | 850,727 | 889,679 | 896,175 |
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, France.
Major Communes
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2023-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis | DEN | 155,634 |
| 2 | Saint-Paul | PAU | 108,088 |
| 3 | Saint-Pierre | PIE | 85,038 |
| 4 | Le Tampon | PIE | 82,579 |
Major Agglomerations
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2023-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis | DEN | 192,727 |
| 2 | Saint-Paul | PAU | 178,625 |
| 3 | Saint-Pierre | PIE | 174,793 |
| 4 | Saint-André | BEN | 58,885 |
| 5 | Saint-Louis | PIE | 54,941 |
| 6 | Saint-Joseph | PIE | 52,274 |
| 7 | Saint-Benoît | BEN | 38,604 |
| 8 | Saint-Leu | PAU | 36,163 |
| 9 | L'Étang-Salé | PIE | 26,000 |
| 10 | Sainte-Suzanne | DEN | 25,551 |
Contents: Communes
The population of all communes of Réunion according to census results and latest official estimates.
Since 2006, France computes the population by using census results of different years.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1982-03-09 | Population Census (C) 1990-03-15 | Population Census (C) 1999-03-08 | Population Estimate (E) 2007-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2023-01-01 | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras-Panon | BEN | 6,945 | 8,455 | 9,683 | 11,216 | 12,735 | 13,012 | 8855 |
| Cilaos | PIE | 5,735 | 5,856 | 6,115 | 5,796 | 5,350 | 5,040 | 8440 |
| Entre-Deux | PIE | 3,705 | 4,260 | 5,170 | 5,868 | 6,781 | 7,176 | 6683 |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | BEN | 2,020 | 2,676 | 3,434 | 4,713 | 6,157 | 6,936 | 8319 |
| La Possession | PAU | 11,002 | 15,614 | 21,904 | 27,175 | 32,720 | 36,568 | 11835 |
| Le Port | PAU | 30,131 | 34,692 | 38,412 | 38,313 | 35,280 | 33,969 | 1662 |
| Les Avirons | PIE | 5,150 | 5,935 | 7,172 | 10,093 | 11,148 | 11,536 | 2627 |
| Les Trois-Bassins | PAU | 5,132 | 5,767 | 6,598 | 6,929 | 7,127 | 7,221 | 4258 |
| Le Tampon | PIE | 40,545 | 47,593 | 60,323 | 70,539 | 76,310 | 82,579 | 16543 |
| L'Étang-Salé | PIE | 7,479 | 8,769 | 11,755 | 13,179 | 14,330 | 14,464 | 3865 |
| Petite-Île | PIE | 7,834 | 8,852 | 10,151 | 11,672 | 12,143 | 13,067 | 3393 |
| Saint-André | BEN | 30,075 | 35,049 | 43,174 | 51,964 | 55,730 | 58,885 | 5307 |
| Saint-Benoît | BEN | 23,541 | 26,187 | 31,560 | 33,485 | 37,940 | 38,604 | 22961 |
| Saint-Denis | DEN | 109,072 | 121,999 | 131,557 | 140,733 | 146,985 | 155,634 | 14279 |
| Sainte-Marie | DEN | 17,251 | 20,158 | 26,582 | 31,143 | 32,940 | 37,093 | 8721 |
| Sainte-Rose | BEN | 5,265 | 5,761 | 6,551 | 6,680 | 6,621 | 6,557 | 17760 |
| Sainte-Suzanne | DEN | 13,196 | 14,695 | 18,144 | 21,856 | 23,068 | 25,551 | 5784 |
| Saint-Joseph | PIE | 23,307 | 25,630 | 30,293 | 34,602 | 37,608 | 39,207 | 17850 |
| Saint-Leu | PAU | 18,207 | 20,931 | 25,314 | 29,422 | 33,701 | 36,163 | 11837 |
| Saint-Louis | PIE | 31,785 | 37,420 | 43,519 | 50,131 | 53,524 | 54,941 | 9890 |
| Saint-Paul | PAU | 58,412 | 71,669 | 87,712 | 101,023 | 105,967 | 108,088 | 24128 |
| Saint-Philippe | PIE | 3,476 | 4,005 | 4,860 | 5,129 | 5,115 | 5,082 | 15394 |
| Saint-Pierre | PIE | 50,082 | 58,846 | 68,915 | 75,265 | 84,063 | 85,038 | 9599 |
| Salazie | BEN | 6,467 | 7,004 | 7,402 | 7,181 | 7,384 | 7,268 | 10382 |
- Agglomerations are in the boundaries as defined in 2020.
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, France.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 426,206 |
| Females | 469,969 |
| Age Groups (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 185,124 |
| 15-64 years | 570,033 |
| 65+ years | 141,018 |
| Age Distribution (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 5,098 |
| 80-89 years | 25,755 |
| 70-79 years | 62,188 |
| 60-69 years | 108,993 |
| 50-59 years | 125,589 |
| 40-49 years | 113,727 |
| 30-39 years | 109,144 |
| 20-29 years | 94,394 |
| 10-19 years | 134,576 |
| 0-9 years | 116,711 |
| Citizenship (E 2022) | |
|---|---|
| France | 868,465 |
| Foreign Citizenship | 12,883 |
| Immigration (E 2022) | |
|---|---|
| No immigrant | 858,245 |
| Immigrant | 23,103 |