La Réunion
NUTS 2 FRY4 Part of: France › RUP FR — Régions…
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of France →
Population on 1 January904,1802025 p+0.7% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100632024 p-1 year on year25 of 27 · FranceUnemployment rate (15–74)16.3%2025 d-1.0 pp year on year24 of 27 · FranceHousehold disposable income per inhabitant17,200 PPS2023 p+6.2% year on year24 of 27 · FranceLife expectancy at birth81.92024 p-0.2 year on year18 of 27 · FrancePopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education26.8%2025+2.6 pp year on year25 of 27 · France
How it compares with the other regions of France
Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of France, for the same period. La Réunion in blue; the dark grey line marks France. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 24,457 M€ | +3.6% | — | 21 / 27 | 201 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 27,500 € | +3.0% | 42,600 € | 25 / 27 | 161 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 25,400 PPS | +3.3% | 39,200 PPS | 25 / 27 | 211 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 63 | -1 | 98 | 25 / 27 | 211 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 22,940 M€ | +3.6% | — | 21 / 27 | 199 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 1,642 M€ | +3.6% | — | 22 / 27 | 176 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 8,797 M€ | +3.6% | — | 20 / 27 | 62 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 342.0 | +0.9% | — | 21 / 27 | 195 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 60,822 | +4.7% | — | 21 / 27 | 164 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0 pp | 14.0% | 5 / 27 | 12 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 1,626,678 | +5.0% | — | 23 / 27 | 264 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 1,799 | +4.3% | 6,847 | 25 / 27 | 243 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 d | 16.3% | -1.0 pp | 7.7% | 24 / 27 | 281 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 d | 7.0% | -1.2 pp | 1.8% | 23 / 25 | 224 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 d | 33.9% | -1.0 pp | 19.8% | 22 / 25 | 210 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population18.6 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 d | 59.4% | +1.9 pp | 75.4% | 25 / 27 | 266 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 64.2% | +3.0 pp | 78.3% | 24 / 27 | 285 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 d | 55.1% | +0.9 pp | 72.6% | 25 / 27 | 247 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 d | 25.2% | +1.0 pp | 12.9% | 25 / 27 | 263 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 26.8% | +2.6 pp | 44.8% | 25 / 27 | 209 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 d | 41.2% | +0.4 pp | 56.8% | 25 / 27 | 193 / 289 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 p | 17,200 PPS | +6.2% | 21,800 PPS | 24 / 27 | 173 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 42.3% | +2.9 pp | 20.8% | 25 / 26 | 247 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 p | 81.9 | -0.2 | 83.0 | 18 / 27 | 130 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 5.8 | +0.2 | 4.1 | 23 / 27 | 209 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | France | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 p | 904,180 | +0.7% | — | 21 / 27 | 215 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 p | 39.4 | +0.6 | 42.8 | 24 / 27 | 262 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 p | 24.7% | +1.1 pp | 35.5% | 3 / 27 | 36 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 p | 363.6 | +1.3% | 108.5 | 3 / 27 | 47 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 7.3 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 3 / 27 | 57 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 18 / 27 | 237 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 p | 13.1 | -1.3 | 9.6 | 3 / 27 | 8 / 294 | |