Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Reunion
Reunion: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 97.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Reunion, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Reunion is 97.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Reunion peaked at 98.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1950.
Reunion ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Reunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.8% | — |
| 1951 | 23.2% | +6.2% |
| 1952 | 24.5% | +5.7% |
| 1953 | 25.8% | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 27.0% | +4.8% |
| 1955 | 28.5% | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 29.9% | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 31.3% | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 33.8% | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 35.0% | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 36.0% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 38.0% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 38.8% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 39.5% | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 40.7% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 43.7% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 49.0% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 51.6% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 57.5% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 60.6% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 63.9% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 67.1% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 73.1% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 75.7% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 79.9% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 81.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 83.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 85.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 90.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.8% | 21.8% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.8% | 35.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.8% | 41.7% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 54.4% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 81.3% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 90.3% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 16 Qatar 99.4% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.2% compare
- 19 Martinique 96.8% compare
- 20 Guadeloupe 96.4% compare
More work & labour data for Reunion
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 54.9 (2013)
- SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 22.39 (2016)
- Cases of fatal occupational injury 4 (2014)
- Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 3,516 (2014)
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 22.4% (2016)
- Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 184.63 (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Reunion?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Reunion was 97.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1950.
- How does Reunion rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Reunion ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.