Reunion — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Reunion had an estimated population of 779,388 in 2005, with 23 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Reunion today — population now 886,298, against 779,388 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 779,388 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 800,224 | 886,298 | +11% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | 137,195 | 154,765 now |
| 2 | Saint-Paul | Saint-Paul | 99,307 | 105,240 now |
| 3 | Saint-Pierre | Saint-Pierre | 76,655 | 84,077 now |
| 4 | Le Tampon | Saint-Pierre | 69,986 | 81,943 now |
| 5 | Saint-André | Saint-Benoît | 48,674 | 57,150 now |
| 6 | Saint-Louis | Saint-Pierre | 47,881 | 53,935 now |
| 7 | Le Port | Saint-Denis | 40,771 | 33,336 now |
| 8 | Saint-Benoit | Saint-Benoît | 35,310 | 37,023 now |
| 9 | Saint-Joseph | Saint-Pierre | 33,694 | 38,807 now |
| 10 | Sainte-Marie | Saint-Denis | 31,636 | 34,344 now |
| 11 | Saint-Leu | Saint-Paul | 28,278 | 34,893 now |
| 12 | La Possession | Saint-Denis | 26,865 | 35,245 now |
| 13 | Sainte-Suzanne | Saint-Denis | 20,530 | 24,293 now |
| 14 | LʿÉtang-Salé | Saint-Paul | 14,004 | 13,836 now |
| 15 | Petite-Ile | Saint-Pierre | 10,961 | 12,617 now |
| 16 | Bras-Panon | Saint-Benoît | 10,444 | 13,344 now |
| 17 | Les Aviron | Saint-Paul | 8,006 | — |
| 18 | Salazie | Saint-Benoît | 7,696 | 7,696 now |
| 19 | Les Trois-Bassins | Saint-Paul | 7,114 | 7,114 now |
| 20 | Sainte-Rose | Saint-Benoît | 7,035 | 7,035 now |
| 21 | Cilaos | Saint-Pierre | 6,225 | 6,225 now |
| 22 | Entre-Deux | Saint-Pierre | 5,788 | 7,105 now |
| 23 | Saint-Philippe | Saint-Pierre | 5,441 | 5,441 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint-Denis | 261,083 |
| 2 | Saint-Pierre | 253,028 |
| 3 | Saint-Paul | 152,942 |
| 4 | Saint-Benoît | 112,335 |
| 5 | Bassas da India | 0 |
| 6 | Europa Island | 0 |
| 7 | Glorioso Islands | 0 |
| 8 | Juan de Nova Island | 0 |
| 9 | Tromelin Island | 0 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.