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

Eritrea and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eritrea	Gabon	Eritrea	Gabon
1960	972,547	512,316	-	-
1961	995,573	518,266	2.37%	1.16%
1962	1,019,788	524,649	2.43%	1.23%
1963	1,045,092	531,452	2.48%	1.3%
1964	1,071,287	538,657	2.51%	1.36%
1965	1,098,335	546,308	2.52%	1.42%
1966	1,124,957	554,463	2.42%	1.49%
1967	1,152,339	563,108	2.43%	1.56%
1968	1,181,737	572,257	2.55%	1.62%
1969	1,212,005	583,276	2.56%	1.93%
1970	1,243,453	595,846	2.59%	2.16%
1971	1,276,154	608,348	2.63%	2.1%
1972	1,309,235	620,960	2.59%	2.07%
1973	1,342,669	633,995	2.55%	2.1%
1974	1,375,688	647,691	2.46%	2.16%
1975	1,408,210	662,197	2.36%	2.24%
1976	1,443,807	677,628	2.53%	2.33%
1977	1,482,565	693,984	2.68%	2.41%
1978	1,522,378	711,245	2.69%	2.49%
1979	1,563,332	729,375	2.69%	2.55%
1980	1,605,797	748,389	2.72%	2.61%
1981	1,649,939	768,385	2.75%	2.67%
1982	1,695,461	789,286	2.76%	2.72%
1983	1,736,160	811,005	2.4%	2.75%
1984	1,771,730	833,501	2.05%	2.77%
1985	1,807,816	856,726	2.04%	2.79%
1986	1,845,164	880,705	2.07%	2.8%
1987	1,888,669	905,479	2.36%	2.81%
1988	1,938,255	931,020	2.63%	2.82%
1989	1,987,017	957,138	2.52%	2.81%
1990	2,032,737	983,734	2.3%	2.78%
1991	1,919,571	1,010,818	-5.57%	2.75%
1992	1,798,748	1,038,380	-6.29%	2.73%
1993	1,856,006	1,066,405	3.18%	2.7%
1994	1,913,915	1,094,720	3.12%	2.66%
1995	2,025,267	1,123,213	5.82%	2.6%
1996	2,128,464	1,152,015	5.1%	2.56%
1997	2,152,135	1,181,439	1.11%	2.55%
1998	2,180,419	1,211,736	1.31%	2.56%
1999	2,212,780	1,243,016	1.48%	2.58%
2000	2,247,031	1,275,572	1.55%	2.62%
2001	2,312,079	1,309,589	2.89%	2.67%
2002	2,392,978	1,345,135	3.5%	2.71%
2003	2,493,903	1,382,350	4.22%	2.77%
2004	2,598,284	1,421,609	4.19%	2.84%
2005	2,661,215	1,463,495	2.42%	2.95%
2006	2,703,502	1,508,337	1.59%	3.06%
2007	2,743,222	1,556,237	1.47%	3.18%
2008	2,816,327	1,607,175	2.66%	3.27%
2009	2,887,885	1,661,556	2.54%	3.38%
2010	2,945,186	1,719,879	1.98%	3.51%
2011	2,998,485	1,781,985	1.81%	3.61%
2012	3,036,988	1,846,889	1.28%	3.64%
2013	3,074,360	1,913,059	1.23%	3.58%
2014	3,095,173	1,978,399	0.68%	3.42%
2015	3,105,546	2,040,989	0.34%	3.16%
2016	3,124,698	2,100,306	0.62%	2.91%
2017	3,150,347	2,156,900	0.82%	2.69%
2018	3,192,760	2,212,318	1.35%	2.57%
2019	3,240,194	2,267,706	1.49%	2.5%
2020	3,291,271	2,322,539	1.58%	2.42%
2021	3,350,183	2,376,722	1.79%	2.33%
2022	3,409,447	2,430,747	1.77%	2.27%
2023	3,470,390	2,484,789	1.79%	2.22%
2024	3,535,603	2,538,952	1.88%	2.18%
2025	3,606,996	2,593,130	2.02%	2.13%
2026	3,682,659	2,647,397	2.1%	2.09%
2027	3,760,368	2,701,860	2.11%	2.06%
2028	3,840,135	2,756,474	2.12%	2.02%
2029	3,920,467	2,811,348	2.09%	1.99%
2030	4,002,671	2,866,668	2.1%	1.97%
2031	4,085,037	2,922,503	2.06%	1.95%
2032	4,166,507	2,978,812	1.99%	1.93%
2033	4,249,501	3,035,711	1.99%	1.91%
2034	4,334,727	3,093,221	2.01%	1.89%
2035	4,420,915	3,151,467	1.99%	1.88%
2036	4,509,755	3,210,584	2.01%	1.88%
2037	4,601,933	3,270,304	2.04%	1.86%
2038	4,692,340	3,330,507	1.96%	1.84%
2039	4,780,469	3,391,378	1.88%	1.83%
2040	4,868,668	3,452,985	1.84%	1.82%
2041	4,954,481	3,515,218	1.76%	1.8%
2042	5,039,298	3,577,745	1.71%	1.78%
2043	5,124,256	3,640,570	1.69%	1.76%
2044	5,207,858	3,703,794	1.63%	1.74%
2045	5,292,756	3,767,430	1.63%	1.72%
2046	5,375,963	3,831,211	1.57%	1.69%
2047	5,456,488	3,894,840	1.5%	1.66%
2048	5,537,538	3,958,294	1.49%	1.63%
2049	5,617,348	4,021,470	1.44%	1.6%
2050	5,696,052	4,084,535	1.4%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eritrea increased by 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eritrea gained 562,228 (a 18.1% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).

Eritrea was ranked 136th most populous country in 2005 and is 131st 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) Eritrea's population will grow by 55.3% to 5,696,052 people with a rank change from 131st to 123rd. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.