In 2020, there was an average of 344.7 inhabitants per square kilometer on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas region. It was in fact the most densely populated of the overseas regions, followed by Martinique and Guadeloupe. In contrast, there were only 3.4 inhabitants per square kilometer in French Guiana. In the same year, La Réunion, Martinique and Guadeloupe were the three most densely populated French regions after Île-de-France (1,021.6 inhabitants per square kilometer), while Guyane was at the bottom of the ranking.
Population density of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana between 1967 and 2020
(in number of resident per square kilometer)
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Insee. (February 2, 2024). Population density of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana between 1967 and 2020 (in number of resident per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350451/population-density-french-overseas-regions/
Insee. "Population density of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana between 1967 and 2020 (in number of resident per square kilometer)." Chart. February 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350451/population-density-french-overseas-regions/
Insee. (2024). Population density of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana between 1967 and 2020 (in number of resident per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350451/population-density-french-overseas-regions/
Insee. "Population Density of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana between 1967 and 2020 (in Number of Resident per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350451/population-density-french-overseas-regions/
Insee, Population density of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana between 1967 and 2020 (in number of resident per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350451/population-density-french-overseas-regions/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Population density of La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana between 1967 and 2020 (in number of resident per square kilometer) [Graph], Insee, February 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350451/population-density-french-overseas-regions/
