Age composition in 2026:
🇷🇪 Réunion
🇫🇷 France
| Réunion | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 20.15%178,632 | 15.96%10,650,330 |
| Working Age Population | 62.99%558,304 | 61.12%40,792,197 |
| Elderly Population | 16.85%149,358 | 22.93%15,303,871 |
In 2026, the median age is 39.4 years in Réunion and 43.5 years in France.France already reached Réunion’s current median age in 2007, about 19 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Réunion peaks in 2049 at 941,556.The total population of France peaks in 2095 at 68,529,644.
By 2050, the dependency ratio of Réunion will be 79.5%, and 26.73% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of France will be 75.8%, and 27.56% of the population will be elderly.
| Réunion | France | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2002–2003 | None between 1950 and 2100 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 2000 | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2022 31 years later | 1991 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 13 years later | 2018 |