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In 2026, Réunion's total fertility rate is 2.12 children per woman, above the 2.1 replacement level. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.07 children per woman. About 11 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 12.8 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.03, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 30.7 years, up from 28.4 in 1980. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.78 children per woman.
Fertility rate
2.12 children/woman
Birth rate
12.8 per 1,000 people
Total births
11.3K
Mean age at birth
30.7 years
Réunion's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 7.0 children per woman in 1951 to 2.12 today, still above the 2.1 replacement level. This decline is projected to continue, dropping below replacement to 1.78 by 2100.