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Among 27 NUTS 2 regions of France, La Réunion ranks best in
road deaths (5th) and lowest in high-tech jobs (22nd).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
La Réunion vs national value
Economy
GDP per capita
27,500 €/inh.
+800 vs 2023
25th of 27 in the country
France 43,350 €/inh. · -37%
Income per capita
19,200 €/inh.
+1,000 vs 2022
24th of 27 in the country
France 24,400 €/inh. · -21%
GDP growth
23rd of 27 in the country
France 0.8 % · -38%
Population
Population
21st of 27 in the country
France 69,112,309 · -99%
Life expectancy
19th of 27 in the country
France 83.0 years
Population density
3rd of 27 in the country
France 108.5 /km² · +235%
Population change
3rd of 27 in the country
France 3.3 ‰ · +121%
Net migration
18th of 27 in the country
France 3.4 ‰ · -82%
Median age
24th of 27 in the country
France 42.8 years · -8%
Aged 65+
25th of 27 in the country
France 21.9 % · -28%
Fertility
3rd of 27 in the country
France 1.61 · +32%
Doctors
8th of 27 in the country
France 394 per 100k · -13%
Labour
Unemployment
24th of 27 in the country
France 7.7 % · +112%
Employment
25th of 27 in the country
France 75.4 % · -21%
High-tech jobs
22nd of 23 in the country
France 4.9 % · -73%
Society
Tourist nights
1,799 per 1,000
+74 vs 2024
25th of 27 in the country
France 6,847 per 1,000 · -74%
Road deaths
5th of 27 in the country
France 49 per mn · -10%
Tertiary educated
25th of 27 in the country
France 44.8 % · -40%
Other regions in RUP FR — Régions Ultrapériphériques Françaises
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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