Age composition in 2026:
🇷🇪 Réunion
🇺🇳 World
| Réunion | World | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 20.15%178,632 | 24.09%1,999,255,031 |
| Working Age Population | 62.99%558,304 | 65.31%5,421,227,665 |
| Elderly Population | 16.85%149,358 | 10.60%880,195,700 |
In 2026, the median age is 39.4 years in Réunion and 32.1 years in World.Réunion already reached World’s current median age in 2012, about 14 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Réunion peaks in 2049 at 941,556.The total population of World peaks in 2084 at 10,289,315,239.
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 World will be 58.0%, and 16.33% of the population will be elderly.
| Réunion | World | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2002–2003 | None between 1950 and 2100 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 2000 | 2002 2 years later | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2022 | 2039 17 years later | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 | 2070 39 years later |