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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	France	Gabon	France	Gabon
1960	47,412,964	512,316	-	-
1961	47,905,982	518,266	1.04%	1.16%
1962	48,389,516	524,649	1.01%	1.23%
1963	48,877,567	531,452	1.01%	1.3%
1964	49,401,492	538,657	1.07%	1.36%
1965	49,877,725	546,308	0.96%	1.42%
1966	50,311,637	554,463	0.87%	1.49%
1967	50,722,791	563,108	0.82%	1.56%
1968	51,112,980	572,257	0.77%	1.62%
1969	51,536,014	583,276	0.83%	1.93%
1970	52,007,169	595,846	0.91%	2.16%
1971	52,499,553	608,348	0.95%	2.1%
1972	52,962,356	620,960	0.88%	2.07%
1973	53,392,161	633,995	0.81%	2.1%
1974	53,746,571	647,691	0.66%	2.16%
1975	54,002,853	662,197	0.48%	2.24%
1976	54,232,383	677,628	0.43%	2.33%
1977	54,486,467	693,984	0.47%	2.41%
1978	54,734,030	711,245	0.45%	2.49%
1979	54,979,851	729,375	0.45%	2.55%
1980	55,274,184	748,389	0.54%	2.61%
1981	55,603,353	768,385	0.6%	2.67%
1982	55,806,789	789,286	0.37%	2.72%
1983	56,108,330	811,005	0.54%	2.75%
1984	56,383,085	833,501	0.49%	2.77%
1985	56,665,619	856,726	0.5%	2.79%
1986	56,956,002	880,705	0.51%	2.8%
1987	57,266,167	905,479	0.54%	2.81%
1988	57,598,186	931,020	0.58%	2.82%
1989	57,943,062	957,138	0.6%	2.81%
1990	58,261,012	983,734	0.55%	2.78%
1991	58,554,242	1,010,818	0.5%	2.75%
1992	58,846,584	1,038,380	0.5%	2.73%
1993	59,103,094	1,066,405	0.44%	2.7%
1994	59,324,863	1,094,720	0.38%	2.66%
1995	59,541,294	1,123,213	0.36%	2.6%
1996	59,754,504	1,152,015	0.36%	2.56%
1997	59,968,066	1,181,439	0.36%	2.55%
1998	60,190,684	1,211,736	0.37%	2.56%
1999	60,501,986	1,243,016	0.52%	2.58%
2000	60,918,661	1,275,572	0.69%	2.62%
2001	61,364,377	1,309,589	0.73%	2.67%
2002	61,812,142	1,345,135	0.73%	2.71%
2003	62,249,855	1,382,350	0.71%	2.77%
2004	62,707,588	1,421,609	0.74%	2.84%
2005	63,180,854	1,463,495	0.75%	2.95%
2006	63,622,342	1,508,337	0.7%	3.06%
2007	64,016,890	1,556,237	0.62%	3.18%
2008	64,375,116	1,607,175	0.56%	3.27%
2009	64,706,436	1,661,556	0.51%	3.38%
2010	65,026,211	1,719,879	0.49%	3.51%
2011	65,340,830	1,781,985	0.48%	3.61%
2012	65,657,659	1,846,889	0.48%	3.64%
2013	65,997,932	1,913,059	0.52%	3.58%
2014	66,312,067	1,978,399	0.48%	3.42%
2015	66,548,272	2,040,989	0.36%	3.16%
2016	66,724,104	2,100,306	0.26%	2.91%
2017	66,918,020	2,156,900	0.29%	2.69%
2018	67,158,348	2,212,318	0.36%	2.57%
2019	67,382,061	2,267,706	0.33%	2.5%
2020	67,601,110	2,322,539	0.33%	2.42%
2021	67,842,811	2,376,722	0.36%	2.33%
2022	68,065,015	2,430,747	0.33%	2.27%
2023	68,287,487	2,484,789	0.33%	2.22%
2024	68,516,699	2,538,952	0.34%	2.18%
2025	68,621,995	2,593,130	0.15%	2.13%
2026	68,720,416	2,647,397	0.14%	2.09%
2027	68,814,997	2,701,860	0.14%	2.06%
2028	68,908,044	2,756,474	0.14%	2.02%
2029	69,000,393	2,811,348	0.13%	1.99%
2030	69,092,395	2,866,668	0.13%	1.97%
2031	69,182,139	2,922,503	0.13%	1.95%
2032	69,271,844	2,978,812	0.13%	1.93%
2033	69,361,763	3,035,711	0.13%	1.91%
2034	69,453,221	3,093,221	0.13%	1.89%
2035	69,545,666	3,151,467	0.13%	1.88%
2036	69,635,631	3,210,584	0.13%	1.88%
2037	69,723,960	3,270,304	0.13%	1.86%
2038	69,807,163	3,330,507	0.12%	1.84%
2039	69,880,758	3,391,378	0.11%	1.83%
2040	69,948,192	3,452,985	0.1%	1.82%
2041	70,013,748	3,515,218	0.09%	1.8%
2042	70,076,842	3,577,745	0.09%	1.78%
2043	70,130,305	3,640,570	0.08%	1.76%
2044	70,172,822	3,703,794	0.06%	1.74%
2045	70,207,698	3,767,430	0.05%	1.72%
2046	70,232,113	3,831,211	0.03%	1.69%
2047	70,246,945	3,894,840	0.02%	1.66%
2048	70,253,351	3,958,294	0.009%	1.63%
2049	70,249,312	4,021,470	-0.006%	1.6%
2050	70,237,272	4,084,535	-0.02%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of France increased by 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, France gained 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2005 and is 23rd 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) France's population will grow by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.