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) 2016-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réunion | REU | Saint-Denis | 2,504 | 515,814 | 597,823 | 706,300 | 794,107 | 852,924 | ||
| Saint-Benoît | BEN | Saint-Benoît | 736 | 74,313 | 85,132 | 101,804 | 115,239 | 126,777 | 73600 | |
| Saint-Denis | DEN | Saint-Denis | 288 | 139,519 | 156,852 | 176,283 | 193,732 | 204,304 | 28800 | |
| Saint-Paul | PAU | Saint-Paul | 536 | 122,884 | 148,673 | 179,940 | 202,862 | 214,073 | 53600 | |
| Saint-Pierre | PIE | Saint-Pierre | 943 | 179,098 | 207,166 | 248,273 | 282,274 | 307,770 | 94300 |
- Arrondissements are in the boundaries after the reorganisation of September 2006. The total population is preliminarily estimated to be 866,506 in 2019.
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, France (web).
Major Communes
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis | DEN | 147,920 |
| 2 | Saint-Paul | PAU | 105,482 |
| 3 | Saint-Pierre | PIE | 84,169 |
| 4 | Le Tampon | PIE | 77,283 |
Major Agglomerations
| Name | Adm. | Population Estimate (E) 2016-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis | DEN | 181,080 |
| 2 | Saint-Paul | PAU | 173,265 |
| 3 | Saint-Pierre | PIE | 168,346 |
| 4 | Saint-André | BEN | 55,628 |
| 5 | Saint-Louis | PIE | 53,220 |
| 6 | Saint-Benoît | BEN | 38,142 |
| 7 | Saint-Joseph | PIE | 37,629 |
| 8 | Saint-Leu | PAU | 33,697 |
| 9 | L'Étang-Salé | PIE | 25,701 |
Contents: Communes
The population of all communes of Réunion according to census results and latest official estimates.
| 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) 2016-01-01 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bras-Panon | BEN | 6,945 | 8,455 | 9,683 | 11,216 | 12,722 | 8855 | |
| Cilaos | PIE | 5,735 | 5,856 | 6,115 | 5,796 | 5,403 | 8440 | |
| Entre-Deux | PIE | 3,705 | 4,260 | 5,170 | 5,868 | 6,894 | 6683 | |
| La Plaine-des-Palmistes | BEN | 2,020 | 2,676 | 3,434 | 4,713 | 6,365 | 8319 | |
| La Possession | PAU | 11,002 | 15,614 | 21,904 | 27,175 | 32,973 | 11835 | |
| Le Port | PAU | 30,131 | 34,692 | 38,412 | 38,313 | 34,810 | 1662 | |
| Les Avirons | PIE | 5,150 | 5,935 | 7,172 | 10,093 | 11,471 | 2627 | |
| Les Trois-Bassins | PAU | 5,132 | 5,767 | 6,598 | 6,929 | 7,111 | 4258 | |
| Le Tampon | PIE | 40,545 | 47,593 | 60,323 | 70,539 | 77,283 | 16543 | |
| L'Étang-Salé | PIE | 7,479 | 8,769 | 11,755 | 13,179 | 14,230 | 3865 | |
| Petite-Île | PIE | 7,834 | 8,852 | 10,151 | 11,672 | 12,236 | 3393 | |
| Saint-André | BEN | 30,075 | 35,049 | 43,174 | 51,964 | 55,628 | 5307 | |
| Saint-Benoît | BEN | 23,541 | 26,187 | 31,560 | 33,485 | 38,142 | 22961 | |
| Saint-Denis | DEN | 109,072 | 121,999 | 131,557 | 140,733 | 147,920 | 14279 | |
| Sainte-Marie | DEN | 17,251 | 20,158 | 26,582 | 31,143 | 33,160 | 8721 | |
| Sainte-Rose | BEN | 5,265 | 5,761 | 6,551 | 6,680 | 6,520 | 17760 | |
| Sainte-Suzanne | DEN | 13,196 | 14,695 | 18,144 | 21,856 | 23,224 | 5784 | |
| Saint-Joseph | PIE | 23,307 | 25,630 | 30,293 | 34,602 | 37,629 | 17850 | |
| Saint-Leu | PAU | 18,207 | 20,931 | 25,314 | 29,422 | 33,697 | 11837 | |
| Saint-Louis | PIE | 31,785 | 37,420 | 43,519 | 50,131 | 53,220 | 9890 | |
| Saint-Paul | PAU | 58,412 | 71,669 | 87,712 | 101,023 | 105,482 | 24128 | |
| Saint-Philippe | PIE | 3,476 | 4,005 | 4,860 | 5,129 | 5,235 | 15394 | |
| Saint-Pierre | PIE | 50,082 | 58,846 | 68,915 | 75,265 | 84,169 | 9599 | |
| Salazie | BEN | 6,467 | 7,004 | 7,402 | 7,181 | 7,400 | 10382 |
- Since 2006, France computes the population using census results of different years. Agglomerations are in the boundaries as defined in 2010.
- Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, France (web).