The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,133,712 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,074,112 people compared to 2,636,721 in Gabon.
Population statistics:
- Belarus' population is 3.44 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 142nd.
- 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 2005, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.66M people to 9.07M (6.1% decline), while Gabon has grown from 1.46M to 2.64M (80.2% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Belarus vs Gabon: live population counter
Belarus
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Gabon
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
9074112
|
2636721
|
| Population rank | 101/197 | 142/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
11.8 minutes
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9.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
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7.65 minutes
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| One death every |
4.29 minutes
|
33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
|
7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | -3,119 | +1,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | -122 | +148 |
| Annual growth/decline | -44,586 | +54,163 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.49% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 185/197 | 46/197 |
Belarus and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belarus
Population
Growth rate
Gabon
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belarus
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Gabon
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Belarus
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Gabon
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| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 512,316 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 518,266 | 0.89% | 1.16% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 524,649 | 0.98% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 531,452 | 1.02% | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 538,657 | 1.03% | 1.36% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 546,308 | 1.01% | 1.42% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 554,463 | 1% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 563,108 | 1.03% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 572,257 | 1.01% | 1.62% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 583,276 | 0.97% | 1.93% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 595,846 | 0.89% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 608,348 | 0.84% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 620,960 | 0.81% | 2.07% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 633,995 | 0.74% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 647,691 | 0.65% | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 662,197 | 0.53% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 677,628 | 0.47% | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 693,984 | 0.55% | 2.41% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 711,245 | 0.66% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 729,375 | 0.62% | 2.55% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 748,389 | 0.62% | 2.61% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 768,385 | 0.69% | 2.67% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 789,286 | 0.68% | 2.72% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 811,005 | 0.69% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 833,501 | 0.68% | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 856,726 | 0.66% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 880,705 | 0.68% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 905,479 | 0.68% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 931,020 | 0.29% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 957,138 | 0.3% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 983,734 | 0.19% | 2.78% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 1,010,818 | 0.05% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 1,038,380 | 0.22% | 2.73% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 1,066,405 | 0.22% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 1,094,720 | -0.12% | 2.66% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 1,123,213 | -0.32% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 1,152,015 | -0.34% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 1,181,439 | -0.41% | 2.55% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 1,211,736 | -0.45% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 1,243,016 | -0.45% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 1,275,572 | -0.47% | 2.62% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 1,309,589 | -0.51% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 1,345,135 | -0.63% | 2.71% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 1,382,350 | -0.7% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 1,421,609 | -0.68% | 2.84% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 1,463,495 | -0.68% | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 1,508,337 | -0.61% | 3.06% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 1,556,237 | -0.46% | 3.18% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 1,607,175 | -0.34% | 3.27% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 1,661,556 | -0.25% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 1,719,879 | -0.22% | 3.51% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 1,781,985 | -0.23% | 3.61% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 1,846,889 | -0.16% | 3.64% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 1,913,059 | -0.04% | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 1,978,399 | 0.06% | 3.42% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 2,040,989 | 0.13% | 3.16% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 2,100,306 | 0.09% | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 2,156,900 | -0.11% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 2,212,318 | -0.21% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 2,267,706 | -0.2% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 2,322,539 | -0.42% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 2,376,722 | -0.82% | 2.33% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 2,430,747 | -0.8% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 2,484,789 | -0.54% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 9,133,712 | 2,538,952 | -0.49% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 9,074,112 | 2,593,130 | -0.65% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 9,013,013 | 2,647,397 | -0.67% | 2.09% |
| 2027 | 8,951,103 | 2,701,860 | -0.69% | 2.06% |
| 2028 | 8,888,816 | 2,756,474 | -0.7% | 2.02% |
| 2029 | 8,825,470 | 2,811,348 | -0.71% | 1.99% |
| 2030 | 8,761,505 | 2,866,668 | -0.72% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 8,697,799 | 2,922,503 | -0.73% | 1.95% |
| 2032 | 8,634,092 | 2,978,812 | -0.73% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 8,570,188 | 3,035,711 | -0.74% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 8,506,564 | 3,093,221 | -0.74% | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 8,443,463 | 3,151,467 | -0.74% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 8,380,891 | 3,210,584 | -0.74% | 1.88% |
| 2037 | 8,318,818 | 3,270,304 | -0.74% | 1.86% |
| 2038 | 8,256,896 | 3,330,507 | -0.74% | 1.84% |
| 2039 | 8,194,864 | 3,391,378 | -0.75% | 1.83% |
| 2040 | 8,133,047 | 3,452,985 | -0.75% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 8,071,502 | 3,515,218 | -0.76% | 1.8% |
| 2042 | 8,010,552 | 3,577,745 | -0.76% | 1.78% |
| 2043 | 7,950,255 | 3,640,570 | -0.75% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 7,889,949 | 3,703,794 | -0.76% | 1.74% |
| 2045 | 7,829,484 | 3,767,430 | -0.77% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 7,768,823 | 3,831,211 | -0.77% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 7,707,590 | 3,894,840 | -0.79% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 7,645,086 | 3,958,294 | -0.81% | 1.63% |
| 2049 | 7,581,407 | 4,021,470 | -0.83% | 1.6% |
| 2050 | 7,516,925 | 4,084,535 | -0.85% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belarus decreased by 202,839 people (a 2.1% decline), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belarus lost -386,964 (a 4.09% decline), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2005 and is 101st in 2025. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2005 and ranked 142nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 17.2% to 7,516,925 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.
Biggest cities by population
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Belarus
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Minsk | 2M |
| Gomel | 501K |
| Grodno | 364K |
| Vitebsk | 359K |
| Mogilev | 353K |
| Brest | 346K |
| Babruysk | 206K |
| Baranavichy | 171K |
| Barysaw | 135K |
| Pinsk | 124K |
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Gabon
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Belarus and Gabon
|
Belarus
|
Gabon
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.8 years | 68.7 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 26.2 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 22.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 25.5 ppl/mi² |
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