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🇷🇪 Réunion

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3REU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2RE
UN M49 numeric638
IOC code
Official nameRéunion Island
Native name(s)fra: official: Ile de la Réunion; common: La Réunion
Alt spellingsRE, Reunion
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentNo
UN memberNo

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionEastern Africa
UN regional group
CapitalSaint-Denis
Area (km²)2,511
Lat / Lng-21.1500, 55.5000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.re
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 62

Demographics

Population (World Bank)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)
Languagesfra: French
Demonymseng: f: Réunionese; m: Réunionese; fra: f: Réunionnaise; m: Réunionnais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)
GDP per capita (current USD)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesEUR: name: Euro; symbol: €

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950249,214
1951258,512
1952268,197
1953278,303
1954289,135
1955300,426
1956311,584
1957323,221
1958335,063
1959347,048
1960359,556
1961372,075
1962383,844
1963395,327
1964407,167
1965418,711
1966429,729
1967440,311
1968450,380
1969460,060
1970469,088
1971477,601
1972486,031
1973494,459
1974502,827
1975511,301
1976519,934
1977528,559
1978537,082
1979545,367
1980553,134
1981560,977
1982569,639
1983579,232
1984589,683
1985600,411
1986610,883
1987621,104
1988631,260
1989641,485
1990652,572
1991664,455
1992676,420
1993688,100
1994699,365
1995710,455
1996721,452
1997732,712
1998744,065
1999754,114
2000763,140
2001772,236
2002781,303
2003790,561
2004797,000
2005800,224
2006806,679
2007818,729
2008830,488
2009838,467
2010844,471
2011846,782
2012845,058
2013847,596
2014858,670
2015865,012
2016862,860
2017858,754
2018856,942
2019857,327
2020861,446
2021868,079
2022871,540
2023874,883

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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    {
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      },
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      },
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      },
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        "common": "Реюньон"
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        "common": "Réunion"
      },
      "tur": {
        "official": "Réunion",
        "common": "Réunion"
      },
      "urd": {
        "official": "رے یونیوں جزیرہ",
        "common": "رے یونیوں"
      },
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        "common": "留尼旺岛"
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