Gabon has a population density of 25.5 people per square mile compared to 662 people in Nigeria. Gabon has 1,134,777 sq ft of land per person vs 42,734 sq ft in Nigeria. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Gabon and Nigeria are ranked 184th and 43rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Gabon has 0.03% of the world's population and 0.17% of the land area of all countries, compared to 2.86% of the population and 0.61% of the land area for Nigeria, hence the population density in Gabon is 96.1% lower than in Nigeria.
Population density comparison
Gabon
|
Nigeria
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 662 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 184/197 | 43/197 |
| Population |
2636721
|
241467099
|
| Land area | 99,487 sq mi | 351,650 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 1,092,394 sq ft | 42,133 sq ft |
| Rural population | 8.69% | 45% |
| Urban population | 91.3% | 55% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 14.5% |
Gabon vs Nigeria:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Gabon increased by 78.6%, compared to a 65% growth in Nigeria.
In 2004, Gabon ranked 182nd for population density and is in 184th place now. Nigeria was 53rd in 2004 and ranks 43rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Gabon
|
Nigeria
|
|
| 2024 | 25.5 | 662 |
| 2023 | 25 | 648 |
| 2022 | 24.4 | 635 |
| 2021 | 23.9 | 621 |
| 2020 | 23.3 | 609 |
| 2019 | 22.8 | 596 |
| 2018 | 22.2 | 583 |
| 2017 | 21.7 | 569 |
| 2016 | 21.1 | 556 |
| 2015 | 20.5 | 542 |
| 2014 | 19.9 | 529 |
| 2013 | 19.2 | 515 |
| 2012 | 18.6 | 501 |
| 2011 | 17.9 | 487 |
| 2010 | 17.3 | 474 |
| 2009 | 16.7 | 461 |
| 2008 | 16.2 | 448 |
| 2007 | 15.6 | 436 |
| 2006 | 15.2 | 424 |
| 2005 | 14.7 | 412 |
| 2004 | 14.3 | 401 |
| 2003 | 13.9 | 390 |
| 2002 | 13.5 | 380 |
| 2001 | 13.2 | 369 |
| 2000 | 12.8 | 359 |
| 1999 | 12.5 | 350 |
| 1998 | 12.2 | 341 |
| 1997 | 11.9 | 332 |
| 1996 | 11.6 | 323 |
| 1995 | 11.3 | 315 |
| 1994 | 11 | 307 |
| 1993 | 10.7 | 298.9 |
| 1992 | 10.4 | 291.1 |
| 1991 | 10.2 | 283.6 |
| 1990 | 9.89 | 276.2 |
| 1989 | 9.62 | 268.8 |
| 1988 | 9.36 | 261.7 |
| 1987 | 9.1 | 254.8 |
| 1986 | 8.85 | 248.1 |
| 1985 | 8.61 | 241.4 |
| 1984 | 8.38 | 234.7 |
| 1983 | 8.15 | 228.7 |
| 1982 | 7.93 | 222.9 |
| 1981 | 7.72 | 216.3 |
| 1980 | 7.52 | 209.8 |
| 1979 | 7.33 | 203.3 |
| 1978 | 7.15 | 197.1 |
| 1977 | 6.98 | 191.2 |
| 1976 | 6.81 | 185.6 |
| 1975 | 6.66 | 180.3 |
| 1974 | 6.51 | 175.4 |
| 1973 | 6.37 | 170.9 |
| 1972 | 6.24 | 166.6 |
| 1971 | 6.11 | 162.7 |
| 1970 | 5.99 | 158.9 |
| 1969 | 5.86 | 155.4 |
| 1968 | 5.75 | 151.9 |
| 1967 | 5.66 | 148.7 |
| 1966 | 5.57 | 145.6 |
| 1965 | 5.49 | 142.4 |
| 1964 | 5.41 | 139.4 |
| 1963 | 5.34 | 136.4 |
| 1962 | 5.27 | 133.6 |
| 1961 | 5.21 | 130.8 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Gabon
|
Nigeria
|
|
| 2024 | 91.3% | 55% |
| 2023 | 91% | 54.3% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | 53.5% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | 52.7% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | 52% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | 51.2% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | 50.3% |
| 2017 | 89% | 49.5% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | 48.7% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | 47.8% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | 47% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | 46.1% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | 45.2% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | 44.4% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | 43.5% |
| 2009 | 85% | 42.6% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | 41.7% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | 40.8% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | 39.9% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | 39.1% |
| 2004 | 81.8% | 38.2% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | 37.4% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | 36.5% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | 35.7% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | 34.8% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | 34.3% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | 33.8% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | 33.2% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | 32.7% |
| 1995 | 74.8% | 32.2% |
| 1994 | 73.9% | 31.7% |
| 1993 | 73% | 31.2% |
| 1992 | 71.7% | 30.7% |
| 1991 | 70.5% | 30.2% |
| 1990 | 69.1% | 29.7% |
| 1989 | 67.8% | 28.8% |
| 1988 | 66.4% | 28% |
| 1987 | 65% | 27.2% |
| 1986 | 63.7% | 26.4% |
| 1985 | 62.4% | 25.6% |
| 1984 | 61.1% | 24.9% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | 24.1% |
| 1982 | 58.4% | 23.4% |
| 1981 | 57% | 22.7% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | 22% |
| 1979 | 52.3% | 21.5% |
| 1978 | 50% | 21.1% |
| 1977 | 47.6% | 20.6% |
| 1976 | 45.3% | 20.2% |
| 1975 | 43% | 19.8% |
| 1974 | 40.7% | 19.4% |
| 1973 | 38.4% | 19% |
| 1972 | 36.2% | 18.5% |
| 1971 | 34.1% | 18.2% |
| 1970 | 32% | 17.8% |
| 1969 | 30.2% | 17.5% |
| 1968 | 28.5% | 17.3% |
| 1967 | 26.9% | 17% |
| 1966 | 25.3% | 16.8% |
| 1965 | 23.8% | 16.6% |
| 1964 | 22.3% | 16.3% |
| 1963 | 20.9% | 16.1% |
| 1962 | 19.6% | 15.9% |
| 1961 | 18.3% | 15.6% |
| 1960 | 17.4% | 15.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 81.8% to 91.3% in Gabon and from 38.2% to 55% in Nigeria.
Densely populated cities
|
Gabon
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population density in other countries
people per square mile
Population density
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population density comparisons
