Age dependency breakdown in Reunion
Reunion: Age dependency breakdown was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Reunion, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency breakdown in Reunion is 23.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Reunion peaked at 23.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1967.
That places Reunion 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.3% | 23.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
More reference data data for Reunion
- Milk production 26,146 tonnes (2006)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 5.16 percent (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 28,665 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.37 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 12,962 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 251,000 hectares (2023)
- Global number of reported disasters by size 0 events (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Reunion?
- Age dependency breakdown in Reunion was 23.3% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1967.
- How does Reunion rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Reunion ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).