Population of Gabon
Current Population
2,538,952
10yr Growth Rate
+28.33%
Rank
#138 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Gabon Population Analysis
Gabon's population of 2.54 million ranks 138th globally, reflecting its status as a sparsely populated Central African nation. The 28.33% growth over the past decade indicates sustained expansion, though this trails the peak growth period of the 2010s, suggesting a deceleration trend. With 64 years of recorded data, Gabon's trajectory shows it remains among the world's slower-growing populations despite its oil wealth, likely due to limited immigration and emigration patterns typical of resource-dependent economies.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | +2.18% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | +2.22% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | +2.27% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | +2.33% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | +2.42% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | +2.50% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | +2.57% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | +2.69% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | +2.91% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | +3.16% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | +3.42% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | +3.58% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | +3.64% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | +3.61% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | +3.51% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | +3.38% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | +3.27% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | +3.18% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | +3.06% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | +2.95% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | +2.84% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | +2.77% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | +2.71% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | +2.67% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | +2.62% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | +2.58% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | +2.56% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | +2.55% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | +2.56% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | +2.60% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | +2.66% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | +2.70% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | +2.73% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | +2.75% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | +2.78% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | +2.81% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | +2.82% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | +2.81% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | +2.80% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | +2.79% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | +2.77% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | +2.75% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | +2.72% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | +2.67% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | +2.61% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | +2.55% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | +2.49% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | +2.41% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | +2.33% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | +2.24% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | +2.16% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | +2.10% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | +2.07% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | +2.10% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | +2.16% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | +1.93% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | +1.62% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | +1.56% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | +1.49% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | +1.42% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | +1.36% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | +1.30% |
| 1962 | 524,649 | +1.23% |
| 1961 | 518,266 | +1.16% |
| 1960 | 512,316 | — |