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The population of Réunion is 966,129 as of 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_2022_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP_2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1950</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">248,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">335,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.05%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">462,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.27%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">510,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.99%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1990</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">612,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.84%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">739,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.90%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">846,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.36%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2019</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">866,500</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.27%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2019 data<sup id="cite_ref-pop_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Population </th> <td rowspan="11" style="width:20px;"> </td> <th>Year</th> <th>Population </th> <td rowspan="11" style="width:20px;"> </td> <th>Year</th> <th>Population </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>1671</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>90</i> </td> <td><i>1830</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>101 300</i> </td> <td>1961</td> <td style="text-align:right">349 282 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1696</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>269</i> </td> <td><i>1848</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>110 300</i> </td> <td>1967</td> <td style="text-align:right">416 525 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1704</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>734</i> </td> <td><i>1849</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>120 900</i> </td> <td>1974</td> <td style="text-align:right">476 675 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1713</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>1 171</i> </td> <td><i>1860</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>200 000</i> </td> <td>1982</td> <td style="text-align:right">515 814 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1717</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>2 000</i> </td> <td><i>1870</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>212 000</i> </td> <td>1990</td> <td style="text-align:right">597 823 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1724</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>12 550</i> </td> <td>1887</td> <td style="text-align:right">163 881 </td> <td>1999</td> <td style="text-align:right">706 300 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1764</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>25 000</i> </td> <td>1897</td> <td style="text-align:right">173 192 </td> <td>2006</td> <td style="text-align:right">781 962 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1777</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>35 100</i> </td> <td>1926</td> <td style="text-align:right">182 637 </td> <td><i>2007</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>790 500</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1789</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>61 300</i> </td> <td>1946</td> <td style="text-align:right">241 708 </td> <td><i>2008</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>802 001</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>1826</i></td> <td style="text-align:right"><i>87 100</i> </td> <td>1954</td> <td style="text-align:right">274 370 </td> <td colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><small>Official data from <a href="/wiki/INSEE" class="mw-redirect" title="INSEE">INSEE</a> by census or estimate; estimates shown in <i>italics</i>.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As of 2021, estimates put the <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union" title="Réunion">Réunion</a> at 966,129, with a growth rate of 1.63%. The <a href="/wiki/Birth_rate" title="Birth rate">birth rate</a> was estimated at 21.84 births per 1,000 population, and the <a href="/wiki/Death_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Death rate">death rate</a> at 5.55 deaths per 1,000 population in the same year. The <a href="/wiki/Net_migration_rate" title="Net migration rate">net migration rate</a> was zero in 2000. The following table describes <a href="/wiki/Age_structure" class="mw-redirect" title="Age structure">age structure</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sex_ratios" class="mw-redirect" title="Sex ratios">sex ratios</a> in Réunion. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Age structure and sex ratio </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Age band (years)</th> <th>Percentage population</th> <th>Sex ratio (male/female) </th></tr> <tr> <th>At birth </th> <td>n/a </td> <td>1.05 </td></tr> <tr> <th>0-14 </th> <td>32 </td> <td>1.05 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15-64 </th> <td>62 </td> <td>0.97 </td></tr> <tr> <th>65+ </th> <td>6 </td> <td>0.68 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Structure_of_the_population">Structure of the population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure of the population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Structure of the population (01.01.2010) (Provisional estimates):<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age Group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">399 728 </td> <td align="right">428 326 </td> <td align="right">828 054 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0-4 </td> <td align="right">35 044 </td> <td align="right">33 093 </td> <td align="right">68 137 </td> <td align="right">8,23 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5-9 </td> <td align="right">36 404 </td> <td align="right">34 819 </td> <td align="right">71 223 </td> <td align="right">8,60 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10-14 </td> <td align="right">36 292 </td> <td align="right">34 535 </td> <td align="right">70 827 </td> <td align="right">8,55 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15-19 </td> <td align="right">35 775 </td> <td align="right">35 479 </td> <td align="right">71 254 </td> <td align="right">8,60 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20-24 </td> <td align="right">28 067 </td> <td align="right">28 265 </td> <td align="right">56 332 </td> <td align="right">6,80 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25-29 </td> <td align="right">22 922 </td> <td align="right">27 618 </td> <td align="right">50 540 </td> <td align="right">6,10 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30-34 </td> <td align="right">24 936 </td> <td align="right">30 303 </td> <td align="right">55 239 </td> <td align="right">6,67 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35-39 </td> <td align="right">28 029 </td> <td align="right">32 557 </td> <td align="right">60 586 </td> <td align="right">7,32 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40-44 </td> <td align="right">32 311 </td> <td align="right">35 469 </td> <td align="right">67 780 </td> <td align="right">8,19 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45-49 </td> <td align="right">30 352 </td> <td align="right">31 939 </td> <td align="right">62 291 </td> <td align="right">7,52 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50-54 </td> <td align="right">24 261 </td> <td align="right">25 699 </td> <td align="right">49 960 </td> <td align="right">6,03 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55-59 </td> <td align="right">20 577 </td> <td align="right">21 820 </td> <td align="right">42 397 </td> <td align="right">5,12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60-64 </td> <td align="right">15 588 </td> <td align="right">15 727 </td> <td align="right">31 315 </td> <td align="right">3,78 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65-69 </td> <td align="right">11 380 </td> <td align="right">12 867 </td> <td align="right">24 247 </td> <td align="right">2,93 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70-74 </td> <td align="right">7 912 </td> <td align="right">10 529 </td> <td align="right">18 441 </td> <td align="right">2,23 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75-79 </td> <td align="right">5 036 </td> <td align="right">7 513 </td> <td align="right">12 549 </td> <td align="right">1,52 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80-84 </td> <td align="right">2 948 </td> <td align="right">5 295 </td> <td align="right">8 243 </td> <td align="right">1,00 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">85-89 </td> <td align="right">1 438 </td> <td align="right">3 203 </td> <td align="right">4 641 </td> <td align="right">0,56 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">90-94 </td> <td align="right">350 </td> <td align="right">1 173 </td> <td align="right">1 523 </td> <td align="right">0,18 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">95+ </td> <td align="right">106 </td> <td align="right">423 </td> <td align="right">529 </td> <td align="right">0,06 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="50">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0-14 </td> <td align="right">107 740 </td> <td align="right">102 446 </td> <td align="right">210 187 </td> <td align="right">25,38 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15-64 </td> <td align="right">262 818 </td> <td align="right">284 877 </td> <td align="right">547 695 </td> <td align="right">66,14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">29 170 </td> <td align="right">41 003 </td> <td align="right">70 173 </td> <td align="right">8,47 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.I.2015): <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age Group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">411 435 </td> <td align="right">439 292 </td> <td align="right">850 727 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–4 </td> <td align="right">31 643 </td> <td align="right">30 377 </td> <td align="right">62 021 </td> <td align="right">7.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5–9 </td> <td align="right">35 386 </td> <td align="right">33 428 </td> <td align="right">68 814 </td> <td align="right">8.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10–14 </td> <td align="right">36 713 </td> <td align="right">34 716 </td> <td align="right">71 429 </td> <td align="right">8.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–19 </td> <td align="right">34 756 </td> <td align="right">33 223 </td> <td align="right">67 979 </td> <td align="right">7.99 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20–24 </td> <td align="right">27 392 </td> <td align="right">27 312 </td> <td align="right">54 703 </td> <td align="right">6.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25–29 </td> <td align="right">24 326 </td> <td align="right">27 969 </td> <td align="right">52 295 </td> <td align="right">6.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30–34 </td> <td align="right">23 815 </td> <td align="right">28 564 </td> <td align="right">52 379 </td> <td align="right">6.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35–39 </td> <td align="right">25 787 </td> <td align="right">30 236 </td> <td align="right">56 023 </td> <td align="right">6.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40–44 </td> <td align="right">28 755 </td> <td align="right">31 855 </td> <td align="right">60 610 </td> <td align="right">7.12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45–49 </td> <td align="right">31 471 </td> <td align="right">33 945 </td> <td align="right">65 416 </td> <td align="right">7.69 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50–54 </td> <td align="right">29 842 </td> <td align="right">31 017 </td> <td align="right">60 858 </td> <td align="right">7.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55–59 </td> <td align="right">24 330 </td> <td align="right">26 221 </td> <td align="right">50 551 </td> <td align="right">5.94 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60–64 </td> <td align="right">19 874 </td> <td align="right">21 043 </td> <td align="right">40 918 </td> <td align="right">4.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65-69 </td> <td align="right">14 070 </td> <td align="right">15 448 </td> <td align="right">29 519 </td> <td align="right">3.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70-74 </td> <td align="right">9 895 </td> <td align="right">11 794 </td> <td align="right">21 688 </td> <td align="right">2.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75-79 </td> <td align="right">6 870 </td> <td align="right">9 521 </td> <td align="right">16 390 </td> <td align="right">1.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80-84 </td> <td align="right">3 920 </td> <td align="right">6 283 </td> <td align="right">10 203 </td> <td align="right">1.20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">85-89 </td> <td align="right">1 762 </td> <td align="right">3 919 </td> <td align="right">5 681 </td> <td align="right">0.67 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">90-94 </td> <td align="right">662 </td> <td align="right">1 843 </td> <td align="right">2 505 </td> <td align="right">0.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">95-99 </td> <td align="right">120 </td> <td align="right">441 </td> <td align="right">560 </td> <td align="right">0.07 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">100+ </td> <td align="right">47 </td> <td align="right">137 </td> <td align="right">183 </td> <td align="right">0.02 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="50">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–14 </td> <td align="right">103 742 </td> <td align="right">98 521 </td> <td align="right">202 263 </td> <td align="right">23.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–64 </td> <td align="right">270 347 </td> <td align="right">291 385 </td> <td align="right">561 732 </td> <td align="right">66.03 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">37 346 </td> <td align="right">49 386 </td> <td align="right">86 732 </td> <td align="right">10.20 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020):<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age Group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">406 983 </td> <td align="right">449 875 </td> <td align="right">856 858 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–4 </td> <td align="right">29 077 </td> <td align="right">28 944 </td> <td align="right">58 021 </td> <td align="right">6.77 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5–9 </td> <td align="right">32 392 </td> <td align="right">32 182 </td> <td align="right">64 574 </td> <td align="right">7.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10–14 </td> <td align="right">34 645 </td> <td align="right">33 742 </td> <td align="right">68 387 </td> <td align="right">7.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–19 </td> <td align="right">33 493 </td> <td align="right">32 392 </td> <td align="right">65 885 </td> <td align="right">7.69 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20–24 </td> <td align="right">24 181 </td> <td align="right">24 747 </td> <td align="right">48 928 </td> <td align="right">5.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25–29 </td> <td align="right">22 409 </td> <td align="right">26 263 </td> <td align="right">48 672 </td> <td align="right">5.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30–34 </td> <td align="right">22 818 </td> <td align="right">28 736 </td> <td align="right">51 554 </td> <td align="right">6.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35–39 </td> <td align="right">24 095 </td> <td align="right">29 971 </td> <td align="right">54 066 </td> <td align="right">6.31 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40–44 </td> <td align="right">25 024 </td> <td align="right">30 174 </td> <td align="right">55 198 </td> <td align="right">6.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45–49 </td> <td align="right">27 567 </td> <td align="right">30 947 </td> <td align="right">58 514 </td> <td align="right">6.83 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50–54 </td> <td align="right">31 127 </td> <td align="right">33 487 </td> <td align="right">64 614 </td> <td align="right">7.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55–59 </td> <td align="right">29 200 </td> <td align="right">30 863 </td> <td align="right">60 063 </td> <td align="right">7.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60–64 </td> <td align="right">22 867 </td> <td align="right">25 358 </td> <td align="right">48 225 </td> <td align="right">5.63 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65-69 </td> <td align="right">18 590 </td> <td align="right">20 655 </td> <td align="right">39 245 </td> <td align="right">4.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70-74 </td> <td align="right">12 445 </td> <td align="right">14 673 </td> <td align="right">27 118 </td> <td align="right">3.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75-79 </td> <td align="right">8 537 </td> <td align="right">10 883 </td> <td align="right">19 420 </td> <td align="right">2.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80-84 </td> <td align="right">4 983 </td> <td align="right">8 239 </td> <td align="right">13 222 </td> <td align="right">1.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">85-89 </td> <td align="right">2 358 </td> <td align="right">4 468 </td> <td align="right">6 826 </td> <td align="right">0.80 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">90-94 </td> <td align="right">943 </td> <td align="right">2 227 </td> <td align="right">3 170 </td> <td align="right">0.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">95-99 </td> <td align="right">203 </td> <td align="right">734 </td> <td align="right">937 </td> <td align="right">0.11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">100+ </td> <td align="right">29 </td> <td align="right">190 </td> <td align="right">219 </td> <td align="right">0.03 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="50">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–14 </td> <td align="right">96 114 </td> <td align="right">94 868 </td> <td align="right">190 982 </td> <td align="right">22.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–64 </td> <td align="right">262 781 </td> <td align="right">292 938 </td> <td align="right">555 719 </td> <td align="right">64.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">48 088 </td> <td align="right">62 069 </td> <td align="right">110 157 </td> <td align="right">12.86 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vital_statistics">Vital statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Vital statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-INSEE_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSEE-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="70pt">Average population (x 1000) </th> <th width="70pt">Live births </th> <th width="70pt">Deaths </th> <th width="70pt">Natural change </th> <th width="70pt">Crude birth rate (per 1000) </th> <th width="70pt">Crude death rate (per 1000) </th> <th width="70pt">Natural change (per 1000) </th> <th width="70pt">Total fertility rate </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td>248 </td> <td>11 714</td> <td>5 570</td> <td>6 144 </td> <td>48.0</td> <td>22.8</td> <td>25.2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td>259 </td> <td>11 684</td> <td>4 653</td> <td>7 031 </td> <td>46.5</td> <td>18.5</td> <td>28.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td>268 </td> <td>13 231</td> <td>4 677</td> <td>8 554 </td> <td>51.3</td> <td>18.1</td> <td>33.2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td>277 </td> <td>13 597</td> <td>4 444</td> <td>9 153 </td> <td>51.1</td> <td>16.7</td> <td>34.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td>284 </td> <td>13 613</td> <td>4 064</td> <td>9 549 </td> <td>49.7</td> <td>14.8</td> <td>34.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td>292 </td> <td>14 082</td> <td>4 394</td> <td>9 688 </td> <td>49.2</td> <td>15.4</td> <td>33.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td>300 </td> <td>14 129</td> <td>3 746</td> <td>10 383 </td> <td>47.7</td> <td>12.7</td> <td>35.1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td>308 </td> <td>14 484</td> <td>3 464</td> <td>11 020 </td> <td>46.9</td> <td>11.2</td> <td>35.7 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td>317 </td> <td>14 271</td> <td>4 594</td> <td>9 677 </td> <td>44.9</td> <td>14.4</td> <td>30.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td>326 </td> <td>14 388</td> <td>4 422</td> <td>9 966 </td> <td>44.0</td> <td>13.5</td> <td>30.5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td>336 </td> <td>14 856</td> <td>3 892</td> <td>10 964 </td> <td>44.0</td> <td>11.5</td> <td>32.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td>345 </td> <td>15 205</td> <td>4 001</td> <td>11 204 </td> <td>43.7</td> <td>11.5</td> <td>32.2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td>355 </td> <td>15 937</td> <td>4 121</td> <td>11 816 </td> <td>44.4</td> <td>11.5</td> <td>32.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td>366 </td> <td>16 482</td> <td>4 058</td> <td>12 424 </td> <td>44.4</td> <td>10.9</td> <td>33.5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td>378 </td> <td>16 681</td> <td>3 960</td> <td>12 721 </td> <td>43.3</td> <td>10.3</td> <td>33.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td>391 </td> <td>16 869</td> <td>3 806</td> <td>13 063 </td> <td>42.9</td> <td>9.7</td> <td>33.2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td>405 </td> <td>16 683</td> <td>4 284</td> <td>12 399 </td> <td>41.4</td> <td>10.6</td> <td>30.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>421 </td> <td>16 013</td> <td>3 586</td> <td>12 427 </td> <td>38.1</td> <td>8.5</td> <td>29.6 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td>437 </td> <td>15 827</td> <td>3 763</td> <td>12 064 </td> <td>37.2</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>28.3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td>451 </td> <td>15 153</td> <td>3 867</td> <td>11 286 </td> <td>34.8</td> <td>8.9</td> <td>25.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>462 </td> <td>13 437</td> <td>3 663</td> <td>9 774 </td> <td>30.1</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>21.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td>470 </td> <td>14 432</td> <td>3 494</td> <td>10 938 </td> <td>31.7</td> <td>7.7</td> <td>24.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>475 </td> <td>13 740</td> <td>3 391</td> <td>10 349 </td> <td>29.7</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>22.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>479 </td> <td>13 287</td> <td>3 377</td> <td>9 910 </td> <td>28.3</td> <td>7.2</td> <td>21.1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td>482 </td> <td>13 423</td> <td>3 090</td> <td>10 333 </td> <td>28.3</td> <td>6.5</td> <td>21.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>485 </td> <td>13 301</td> <td>3 182</td> <td>10 119 </td> <td>27.7</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>21.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td>488 </td> <td>12 828</td> <td>3 113</td> <td>9 715 </td> <td>26.3</td> <td>6.4</td> <td>20.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td>492 </td> <td>12 517</td> <td>3 119</td> <td>9 398 </td> <td>25.4</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>19.1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td>497 </td> <td>11 978</td> <td>3 129</td> <td>8 849 </td> <td>24.1</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>17.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td>503 </td> <td>12 444</td> <td>3 021</td> <td>9 423 </td> <td>24.8</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>18.7 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>509 </td> <td>12 302</td> <td>3 258</td> <td>9 044 </td> <td>24.2</td> <td>6.4</td> <td>17.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>517 </td> <td>11 838</td> <td>3 161</td> <td>8 677 </td> <td>23.1</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>16.9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>527 </td> <td>11 964</td> <td>3 048</td> <td>8 916 </td> <td>23.1</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>17.2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>537 </td> <td>12 484</td> <td>3 301</td> <td>9 183 </td> <td>23.7</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>17.4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td>548 </td> <td>13 116</td> <td>3 040</td> <td>10 076 </td> <td>24.4</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>18.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>559 </td> <td>13 163</td> <td>3 018</td> <td>10 145 </td> <td>24.1</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>18.6 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td>569 </td> <td>12 797</td> <td>3 065</td> <td>9 732 </td> <td>23.0</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>17.5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td>579 </td> <td>12 599</td> <td>3 090</td> <td>9 509 </td> <td>22.3</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>16.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>589 </td> <td>13 561</td> <td>3 163</td> <td>10 398 </td> <td>23.6</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>18.1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td>599 </td> <td>13 898</td> <td>3 307</td> <td>10 591 </td> <td>23.6</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>18.0 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>597.828 </td> <td>13 877</td> <td>3 151</td> <td>10 726 </td> <td>23.1</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>17.8 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td>607.837 </td> <td>14 117</td> <td>3 401</td> <td>10 716 </td> <td>23.1</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>17.5 </td> <td>2.56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td>620.333 </td> <td>14 240</td> <td>3 347</td> <td>10 893 </td> <td>22.8</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>17.4 </td> <td>2.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td>633.030 </td> <td>13 432</td> <td>3 205</td> <td>10 227 </td> <td>21.3</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>16.2 </td> <td>2.38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td>645.093 </td> <td>13 327</td> <td>3 089</td> <td>10 238 </td> <td>20.7</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>15.9 </td> <td>2.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>657.162 </td> <td>13 053</td> <td>3 135</td> <td>9 918 </td> <td>19.9</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>15.1 </td> <td>2.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td>668.915 </td> <td>13 047</td> <td>3 565</td> <td>9 482 </td> <td>19.5</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>14.2 </td> <td>2.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>680.185 </td> <td>13 712</td> <td>3 553</td> <td>10 159 </td> <td>20.1</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>14.9 </td> <td>2.35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td>692.184 </td> <td>13 538</td> <td>3 731</td> <td>9 807 </td> <td>19.5</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>14.2 </td> <td>2.31 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td>703.820 </td> <td>14 153</td> <td>3 825</td> <td>10 328 </td> <td>20.0</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>14.6 </td> <td>2.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td>716.314 </td> <td>14 594</td> <td>3 836</td> <td>10 758 </td> <td>20.2</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>14.9 </td> <td>2.51 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>729.010 </td> <td>14 541</td> <td>3 829</td> <td>10 712 </td> <td>19.8</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>14.6 </td> <td>2.45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td>740.207 </td> <td>14 789</td> <td>4 004</td> <td>10 785 </td> <td>19.8</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>14.4 </td> <td>2.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>750.840 </td> <td>14 427</td> <td>4 041</td> <td>10 386 </td> <td>19.0</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>13.7 </td> <td>2.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>761.630 </td> <td>14 545</td> <td>3 958</td> <td>10 587 </td> <td>18.9</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>13.8 </td> <td>2.45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>772.907 </td> <td>14 610</td> <td>4 357</td> <td>10 253 </td> <td>18.7</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>13.1 </td> <td>2.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>781.962 </td> <td>14 495</td> <td>4 323</td> <td>10 172 </td> <td>18.4</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>12.9 </td> <td>2.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>794.107 </td> <td>14 808</td> <td>3 974</td> <td>10 834 </td> <td>18.6</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>13.6 </td> <td>2.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>808.250 </td> <td>14 927</td> <td>4 115</td> <td>10 812 </td> <td>18.4</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>13.4 </td> <td>2.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>816.364 </td> <td>14 299</td> <td>4 109</td> <td>10 190 </td> <td>17.4</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>12.4 </td> <td>2.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>821.136 </td> <td>14 147</td> <td>4 220</td> <td>9 927 </td> <td>17.0</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>11.9 </td> <td>2.36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>828.581 </td> <td>14 124</td> <td>4 002</td> <td>10 122 </td> <td>16.5</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>11.8 </td> <td>2.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>833.944 </td> <td>14 288</td> <td>4 167</td> <td>10 121 </td> <td>16.5</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>11.7 </td> <td>2.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>835.103 </td> <td>14 002</td> <td>4 258</td> <td>9 744 </td> <td>16.6</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>11.5 </td> <td>2.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>842.767 </td> <td>14 095</td> <td>4 355</td> <td>9 740 </td> <td>16.8</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>11.6 </td> <td>2.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>850.727 </td> <td>14 011</td> <td>4 531</td> <td>9 480 </td> <td>16.5</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>11.2 </td> <td>2.46 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>852.924 </td> <td>13 742</td> <td>4 685</td> <td>9 053 </td> <td>16.1</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>2.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>853.659 </td> <td>13 708</td> <td>4 673</td> <td>9 035 </td> <td>16.0</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>10.5 </td> <td>2.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>855.961 </td> <td>13 364</td> <td>5 011</td> <td>8 353 </td> <td>15.6</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>9.8 </td> <td>2.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>861.210 </td> <td>13 171</td> <td>5 064</td> <td>8 107 </td> <td>15.3</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>9.4 </td> <td>2.36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>863.083 </td> <td>13 142</td> <td>5 154</td> <td>7 988 </td> <td>15.2</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>9.3 </td> <td>2.36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>871.157 </td> <td>13 470</td> <td>5 750</td> <td>7 720 </td> <td>15.4</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>8.8 </td> <td>2.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>876.409 </td> <td>13 205</td> <td>6 390</td> <td>6 815 </td> <td>15.0</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>7.7 </td> <td>2.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>880.766 </td> <td>12 876</td> <td>5 509</td> <td>7 367 </td> <td>14.3</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>8.4 </td> <td>2.28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>885.700 </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life_expectancy">Life expectancy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Life expectancy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At birth, <a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">life expectancy</a> is 76.5 years for male children, and 82.9 for female (figures for 2011).<sup id="cite_ref-INSEE_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INSEE-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Cafres" title="Cafres">Cafres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indo-R%C3%A9unionnais" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Réunionnais">Indo-Réunionnais</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malbars" title="Malbars">Malbars</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chinois_(R%C3%A9union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinois (Réunion)">Chinois (Réunion)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Manapany.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Manapany.jpg/220px-Manapany.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Manapany.jpg/330px-Manapany.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Manapany.jpg/440px-Manapany.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Manapany" title="Manapany">Manapany</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Ethnic groups present include people of <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">European</a>, <a href="/wiki/African_diaspora" title="African diaspora">African</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malagasy_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Malagasy people">Malagasy</a>, <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9unionnais_of_Indian_origin" class="mw-redirect" title="Réunionnais of Indian origin">Indians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chinois_(R%C3%A9union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinois (Réunion)">Chinese</a> origin as well as many of <a href="/wiki/Mixed_race" class="mw-redirect" title="Mixed race">mixed race</a>. Local names for these are used: Yabs, <a href="/wiki/Cafres" title="Cafres">Cafres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malbars" title="Malbars">Malbars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zarabes" title="Zarabes">Zarabes</a> (both <a href="/wiki/Indo-R%C3%A9unionnais" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Réunionnais">ethnic groups of Indian origin</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Chinois_(R%C3%A9union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinois (Réunion)">Chinois</a>. </p><p>The proportion of people of each ethnicity is not known exactly, since the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_France" title="Constitution of France">1958 constitution</a> bans questions about ethnicity in compulsory censuses in France.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Long-established and ongoing intermarriage also blurs the issue. People of primarily African descent make up 35% of the population, those of primarily European and Indian descent number about one-quarter each, and people of Chinese, Malay, Vietnamese descent, along with those identifying as Métis, form roughly 15%.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-advan_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-advan-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>People of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> origin make up the majority of the <a href="/wiki/Indo-R%C3%A9unionnais" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Réunionnais">Indo-Réunionnais</a> people about 12%-13% of the island's population; <a href="/wiki/Gujarati_people" title="Gujarati people">Gujarati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bihari_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bihari people">Bihari</a> and other origins form the remainder of the population. The island's community of <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> from modern region of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_India" title="North India">North India</a> and elsewhere is also commonly referred to as <a href="/wiki/Zarabes" title="Zarabes">Zarabes</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9unionnais_Creole_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Réunionnais Creole people">Creoles</a> (a name given to those born on the island, of various ethnic origins), make up the majority of the population. Groups that are not creole include people from <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_France" title="Metropolitan France">Metropolitan France</a> (known as <a href="/wiki/Zoreilles" title="Zoreilles">Zoreilles</a>) and those from <a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Genetics">Genetics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Genetics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, a genetic study on the racially mixed people of Réunion found the following. For maternal (<a href="/wiki/Mitochondrial_DNA" title="Mitochondrial DNA">mitochondrial</a>) DNA, the haplogroups are Indian (44%), East Asian (27%), European/Middle Eastern (19%) or African (10%). The Indian lineages are <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_M_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup M (mtDNA)">M2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_M_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup M (mtDNA)">M6</a> and <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_U_(mtDNA)#Haplogroup_U2" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup U (mtDNA)">U2i</a>, the East Asian ones are <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_E_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup E (mtDNA)">E1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_D_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup D (mtDNA)">D5a</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_M_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup M (mtDNA)">M7c</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_F_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup F (mtDNA)">F</a> (E1 and M7c also found only in South East Asia and in Madagascar), the European/Middle Eastern ones are <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_U_(mtDNA)#Haplogroup_U2" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup U (mtDNA)">U2e</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_T_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup T (mtDNA)">T1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_J_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup J (mtDNA)">J</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_H_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup H (mtDNA)">H</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_I_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup I (mtDNA)">I</a>, and the African ones are <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_L1_(mtDNA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup L1 (mtDNA)">L1b1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_L2_(mtDNA)#Haplogroup_L2a1" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup L2 (mtDNA)">L2a1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_L3_(mtDNA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup L3 (mtDNA)">L3b</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_L3_(mtDNA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup L3 (mtDNA)">L3e1</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-admixture_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-admixture-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For paternal (<a href="/wiki/Y-chromosome" class="mw-redirect" title="Y-chromosome">Y-chromosome</a>) DNA, the haplogroups are European/Middle Eastern (85%) or East Asian (15%). The European lineages are <a href="/wiki/R1b" class="mw-redirect" title="R1b">R1b</a> and <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_I_(Y-DNA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup I (Y-DNA)">I</a>, the Middle Eastern one <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_E1b1b_(Y-DNA)#E1b1b1c_(E-M123)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup E1b1b (Y-DNA)">E1b1b1c (formerly E3b3)</a> (also found in Northeast Africa), and the East Asian ones are <a href="/wiki/R1a" class="mw-redirect" title="R1a">R1a</a> (found in many parts of the world including Europe and Central and Southern Asia but the particular sequence has been found in Asia) and <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_O3_(Y-DNA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haplogroup O3 (Y-DNA)">O3</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-admixture_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-admixture-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> is the only official language of Reunion. Although not official, <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9union_Creole" title="Réunion Creole">Réunion Creole</a> is also commonly spoken by the majority of the population. One can hear it in any administration or office, but education is only in French.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> is taught as optional language in some schools.<sup id="cite_ref-indiandiaspora.nic.in_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indiandiaspora.nic.in-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the diverse population, other languages such as <a href="/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese" title="Mandarin Chinese">Mandarin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hakka_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hakka language">Hakka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yue_Chinese" title="Yue Chinese">Cantonese</a> are also spoken by members of the Chinese community, but fewer people speak these languages as younger generations start to converse in French. The number of speakers of Indian languages (mostly <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>) is also dropping sharply. <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a> is taught in mosques and spoken by a small community of Arabs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_R%C3%A9union" class="mw-redirect" title="Religion in Réunion">Religion in Réunion</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mosqu%C3%A9e-Moufia-2512.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Mosqu%C3%A9e-Moufia-2512.JPG/220px-Mosqu%C3%A9e-Moufia-2512.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Mosqu%C3%A9e-Moufia-2512.JPG/330px-Mosqu%C3%A9e-Moufia-2512.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Mosqu%C3%A9e-Moufia-2512.JPG/440px-Mosqu%C3%A9e-Moufia-2512.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Moufia Mosque in <a href="/wiki/Saint-Denis,_R%C3%A9union" title="Saint-Denis, Réunion">Saint-Denis</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The predominant religion is the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Catholic</a> branch of <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_R%C3%A9union" title="Hinduism in Réunion">Hinduism</a>, <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> also represented, among others. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_France" title="Demographics of France">Demographics of France</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap 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