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Population in Belarus compared to Gabon: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 2,663,339 in Gabon.

Population statistics:

  • Belarus' population is 3.38 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 141st.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.03% for Gabon.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Gabon has grown from 1.51M to 2.66M (76.6% growth).

Belarus vs Gabon: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Gabon
2100 4,398,633 6,955,864
2099 4,449,573 6,912,052
2098 4,500,269 6,867,857
2097 4,550,935 6,822,087
2096 4,601,487 6,775,495
2095 4,652,286 6,727,815
2094 4,703,117 6,680,075
2093 4,754,252 6,631,425
2092 4,805,369 6,582,261
2091 4,856,664 6,532,342
2090 4,908,430 6,481,491
2089 4,960,656 6,429,956
2088 5,013,287 6,376,859
2087 5,066,741 6,323,194
2086 5,120,920 6,269,178
2085 5,176,048 6,215,121
2084 5,232,002 6,160,019
2083 5,288,854 6,103,820
2082 5,346,728 6,046,995
2081 5,405,543 5,989,415
2080 5,465,448 5,931,520
2079 5,526,121 5,873,052
2078 5,587,557 5,814,259
2077 5,650,096 5,754,857
2076 5,713,205 5,695,764
2075 5,777,144 5,636,043
2074 5,841,895 5,576,620
2073 5,907,671 5,516,502
2072 5,974,027 5,456,238
2071 6,041,554 5,395,666
2070 6,109,593 5,335,269
2069 6,178,463 5,274,817
2068 6,247,964 5,214,405
2067 6,318,511 5,153,427
2066 6,389,815 5,092,586
2065 6,461,651 5,031,764
2064 6,533,883 4,970,757
2063 6,606,470 4,909,630
2062 6,679,180 4,848,693
2061 6,751,939 4,787,706
2060 6,825,105 4,726,341
2059 6,898,206 4,664,287
2058 6,970,893 4,602,087
2057 7,043,508 4,540,068
2056 7,115,638 4,477,242
2055 7,187,104 4,414,477
2054 7,257,138 4,350,938
2053 7,326,052 4,287,630
2052 7,393,630 4,224,256
2051 7,459,522 4,160,459
2050 7,524,239 4,096,708
2049 7,588,059 4,032,976
2048 7,651,163 3,968,977
2047 7,712,657 3,904,724
2046 7,773,226 3,840,333
2045 7,833,564 3,775,786
2044 7,893,753 3,711,691
2043 7,953,762 3,647,956
2042 8,013,962 3,584,695
2041 8,075,253 3,521,560
2040 8,136,633 3,458,896
2039 8,198,487 3,397,011
2038 8,260,287 3,335,835
2037 8,321,922 3,275,298
2036 8,384,012 3,215,119
2035 8,446,649 3,155,791
2034 8,509,786 3,097,371
2033 8,573,478 3,039,514
2032 8,637,170 2,982,347
2031 8,700,460 2,925,690
2030 8,764,169 2,869,476
2029 8,827,965 2,813,855
2028 8,890,419 2,758,554
2027 8,952,131 2,703,425
2026 9,013,835 2,648,476
2025 9,073,924 2,593,715
2024 9,132,629 2,538,952
2023 9,178,298 2,484,789
2022 9,228,071 2,430,747
2021 9,302,585 2,376,722
2020 9,379,952 2,322,539
2019 9,419,758 2,267,706
2018 9,438,785 2,212,318
2017 9,458,989 2,156,900
2016 9,469,379 2,100,306
2015 9,461,076 2,040,989
2014 9,448,515 1,978,399
2013 9,443,211 1,913,059
2012 9,446,836 1,846,889
2011 9,461,643 1,781,985
2010 9,483,836 1,719,879
2009 9,504,583 1,661,556
2008 9,527,985 1,607,175
2007 9,560,953 1,556,237
2006 9,604,924 1,508,337
2005 9,663,915 1,463,495
2004 9,730,146 1,421,609
2003 9,796,749 1,382,350
2002 9,865,548 1,345,135
2001 9,928,549 1,309,589
2000 9,979,610 1,275,572
1999 10,026,738 1,243,016
1998 10,071,963 1,211,736
1997 10,117,433 1,181,439
1996 10,159,569 1,152,015
1995 10,193,831 1,123,213
1994 10,226,955 1,094,720
1993 10,239,050 1,066,405
1992 10,216,470 1,038,380
1991 10,194,050 1,010,818
1990 10,189,348 983,734
1989 10,170,000 957,138
1988 10,140,000 931,020
1987 10,111,000 905,479
1986 10,043,000 880,705
1985 9,975,000 856,726
1984 9,910,000 833,501
1983 9,843,000 811,005
1982 9,776,000 789,286
1981 9,710,000 768,385
1980 9,643,000 748,389
1979 9,584,000 729,375
1978 9,525,000 711,245
1977 9,463,000 693,984
1976 9,411,000 677,628
1975 9,367,000 662,197
1974 9,317,584 647,691
1973 9,257,272 633,995
1972 9,188,968 620,960
1971 9,115,576 608,348
1970 9,040,000 595,846
1969 8,960,304 583,276
1968 8,874,552 572,257
1967 8,785,648 563,108
1966 8,696,496 554,463
1965 8,610,000 546,308
1964 8,524,224 538,657
1963 8,437,232 531,452
1962 8,351,928 524,649
1961 8,271,216 518,266
1960 8,198,000 512,316

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/gabon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Gabon's population increased by 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Gabon will increase by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.96M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Gabon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Gabon
2100 -1.14% 0.63%
2099 -1.13% 0.64%
2098 -1.11% 0.67%
2097 -1.1% 0.69%
2096 -1.09% 0.71%
2095 -1.08% 0.71%
2094 -1.08% 0.73%
2093 -1.06% 0.75%
2092 -1.06% 0.76%
2091 -1.05% 0.78%
2090 -1.05% 0.8%
2089 -1.05% 0.83%
2088 -1.05% 0.85%
2087 -1.06% 0.86%
2086 -1.07% 0.87%
2085 -1.07% 0.89%
2084 -1.07% 0.92%
2083 -1.08% 0.94%
2082 -1.09% 0.96%
2081 -1.1% 0.98%
2080 -1.1% 1%
2079 -1.1% 1.01%
2078 -1.11% 1.03%
2077 -1.1% 1.04%
2076 -1.11% 1.06%
2075 -1.11% 1.07%
2074 -1.11% 1.09%
2073 -1.11% 1.1%
2072 -1.12% 1.12%
2071 -1.11% 1.13%
2070 -1.11% 1.15%
2069 -1.11% 1.16%
2068 -1.12% 1.18%
2067 -1.12% 1.19%
2066 -1.11% 1.21%
2065 -1.11% 1.23%
2064 -1.1% 1.25%
2063 -1.09% 1.26%
2062 -1.08% 1.27%
2061 -1.07% 1.3%
2060 -1.06% 1.33%
2059 -1.04% 1.35%
2058 -1.03% 1.37%
2057 -1.01% 1.4%
2056 -0.99% 1.42%
2055 -0.97% 1.46%
2054 -0.94% 1.48%
2053 -0.91% 1.5%
2052 -0.88% 1.53%
2051 -0.86% 1.56%
2050 -0.84% 1.58%
2049 -0.82% 1.61%
2048 -0.8% 1.65%
2047 -0.78% 1.68%
2046 -0.77% 1.71%
2045 -0.76% 1.73%
2044 -0.75% 1.75%
2043 -0.75% 1.76%
2042 -0.76% 1.79%
2041 -0.75% 1.81%
2040 -0.75% 1.82%
2039 -0.75% 1.83%
2038 -0.74% 1.85%
2037 -0.74% 1.87%
2036 -0.74% 1.88%
2035 -0.74% 1.89%
2034 -0.74% 1.9%
2033 -0.74% 1.92%
2032 -0.73% 1.94%
2031 -0.73% 1.96%
2030 -0.72% 1.98%
2029 -0.7% 2%
2028 -0.69% 2.04%
2027 -0.68% 2.07%
2026 -0.66% 2.11%
2025 -0.64% 2.16%
2024 -0.5% 2.18%
2023 -0.54% 2.22%
2022 -0.8% 2.27%
2021 -0.82% 2.33%
2020 -0.42% 2.42%
2019 -0.2% 2.5%
2018 -0.21% 2.57%
2017 -0.11% 2.69%
2016 0.09% 2.91%
2015 0.13% 3.16%
2014 0.06% 3.42%
2013 -0.04% 3.58%
2012 -0.16% 3.64%
2011 -0.23% 3.61%
2010 -0.22% 3.51%
2009 -0.25% 3.38%
2008 -0.34% 3.27%
2007 -0.46% 3.18%
2006 -0.61% 3.06%
2005 -0.68% 2.95%
2004 -0.68% 2.84%
2003 -0.7% 2.77%
2002 -0.63% 2.71%
2001 -0.51% 2.67%
2000 -0.47% 2.62%
1999 -0.45% 2.58%
1998 -0.45% 2.56%
1997 -0.41% 2.55%
1996 -0.34% 2.56%
1995 -0.32% 2.6%
1994 -0.12% 2.66%
1993 0.22% 2.7%
1992 0.22% 2.73%
1991 0.05% 2.75%
1990 0.19% 2.78%
1989 0.3% 2.81%
1988 0.29% 2.82%
1987 0.68% 2.81%
1986 0.68% 2.8%
1985 0.66% 2.79%
1984 0.68% 2.77%
1983 0.69% 2.75%
1982 0.68% 2.72%
1981 0.69% 2.67%
1980 0.62% 2.61%
1979 0.62% 2.55%
1978 0.66% 2.49%
1977 0.55% 2.41%
1976 0.47% 2.33%
1975 0.53% 2.24%
1974 0.65% 2.16%
1973 0.74% 2.1%
1972 0.81% 2.07%
1971 0.84% 2.1%
1970 0.89% 2.16%
1969 0.97% 1.93%
1968 1.01% 1.62%
1967 1.03% 1.56%
1966 1% 1.49%
1965 1.01% 1.42%
1964 1.03% 1.36%
1963 1.02% 1.3%
1962 0.98% 1.23%
1961 0.89% 1.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/gabon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Gabon's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Belarus Gabon
Current population
9013835
2663339
Population rank 102/197 141/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.03%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
9.7 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
7.65 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
33.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +148
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +54,163
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 44/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
7.87 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 +1,116
Net migration rank 109/196 62/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 449,746
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 84/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 17.7%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 34/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Gabon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Gabon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 1,116
2024 - -3,119 - 1,105
2023 -56,924 -3,034 53,167 987
2022 -47,839 -8,000 52,944 987
2021 -67,118 -33,954 52,611 1,503
2020 -64,703 -33,954 52,745 1,506
2019 -32,969 -33,954 53,185 2,233
2018 -26,429 8,615 52,476 2,886
2017 -17,026 3,337 51,455 4,013
2016 -1,894 8,272 50,321 7,398
2015 -946 18,088 48,876 12,041
2014 -2,834 14,979 47,704 16,565
2013 -6,610 10,550 46,829 19,587
2012 -11,336 10,903 45,941 19,973
2011 -26,493 5,686 44,922 18,967
2010 -29,400 10,300 43,061 17,274
2009 -25,662 13,610 41,037 15,277
2008 -25,726 -495 39,002 13,441
2007 -28,683 -4,013 37,394 12,045
2006 -41,301 -8,303 35,984 10,382
2005 -50,252 -15,451 34,766 8,555
2004 -50,597 -10,424 33,615 6,830
2003 -53,882 -10,795 32,633 5,434
2002 -58,207 -11,945 31,777 4,582
2001 -48,650 -4,469 30,941 3,801
2000 -40,916 1,812 30,210 3,086
1999 -49,131 2,028 29,330 2,480
1998 -44,316 13,192 28,697 2,055
1997 -46,540 -235 28,053 1,786
1996 -37,591 5,205 27,450 1,555
1995 -32,621 481 27,290 1,314
1994 -19,431 -12,570 27,271 1,110
1993 -11,263 19,652 27,235 1,009
1992 11,238 29,477 26,810 990
1991 18,349 -5,876 26,334 990
1990 32,606 -26,497 25,858 990
1989 49,833 5,639 25,359 990
1988 60,840 -5,424 24,888 990
1987 62,689 -12,462 24,212 990
1986 74,318 -11,499 23,362 990
1985 58,852 -784 22,617 990
1984 64,415 -3,051 21,851 990
1983 75,791 -2,938 21,162 990
1982 65,499 3,339 20,292 990
1981 65,057 14,998 19,528 990
1980 62,101 16,616 18,503 990
1979 64,481 395 17,553 990
1978 67,342 -11,143 16,714 990
1977 67,434 -4,925 15,842 972
1976 66,677 -5,350 14,998 899
1975 65,494 -6,302 14,162 792
1974 71,158 -5,157 13,381 680
1973 70,911 -7,357 12,731 608
1972 74,036 -7,966 12,095 639
1971 77,464 -5,818 11,357 1,130
1970 75,520 -8,643 10,635 1,882
1969 74,567 -12,833 9,969 2,650
1968 76,782 -7,511 9,417 0
1967 81,136 -13,409 8,883 0
1966 84,191 -14,544 8,410 0
1965 90,611 -17,979 7,902 0
1964 101,618 -17,837 7,402 0
1963 113,160 -28,653 7,001 0
1962 124,945 -32,996 6,609 0
1961 134,490 -26,780 6,161 0
1960 136,399 -27,382 5,732 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/gabon | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Gabon 91.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 449,746 people or 17.7% in Gabon.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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