STATISTICS

RéunionRegion Eastern AfricaCurrency Euro (EUR)Surface area (square kilometres) 2 513Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 865Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 344.3Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Saint-Denis (145)Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012Exchange rates (national currency per US$) a 0.85 0.75 0.76CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 110 121 125Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 99 105 108Food production index (2004-2006=100) 99 105 108Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) bc ... 14.1 13.1Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) bc ... 4.2 3.9Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 51.1 51.9 51.8Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 64.9 64.4 64.2Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 409 420 447Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 53 70 ...Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.2Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.3Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 –2.7Urban population (%) 2013 94.7Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 25.1Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 13.6/11.4Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 96.2Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 82.9/76.0Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 4.2Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.2Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) d 2006-2012 66.6 eInternational migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2013 136.5/15.6Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 123Forested area (% of land area) 2011 35.4CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 4 364/5.2Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 1 579.0a Market rate. b March to June. c Excludes the institutional population. d Age group 20 to 44 years. e1997.162 World Statistics Pocketbook