Gabon Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Gabon is 2,663,339 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 2,538,952 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 1.51M people to 2.66M (76.6% growth in 20 years).
Gabon accounts for 0.03% of the world's population.
Gabon is ranked 141/197 by population and was ranked 147th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of 3.83% per year.
Gabon is projected to reach 6.96M people in 2100.

Gabon population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	6,955,864	0.63%
2099	6,912,052	0.64%
2098	6,867,857	0.67%
2097	6,822,087	0.69%
2096	6,775,495	0.71%
2095	6,727,815	0.71%
2094	6,680,075	0.73%
2093	6,631,425	0.75%
2092	6,582,261	0.76%
2091	6,532,342	0.78%
2090	6,481,491	0.8%
2089	6,429,956	0.83%
2088	6,376,859	0.85%
2087	6,323,194	0.86%
2086	6,269,178	0.87%
2085	6,215,121	0.89%
2084	6,160,019	0.92%
2083	6,103,820	0.94%
2082	6,046,995	0.96%
2081	5,989,415	0.98%
2080	5,931,520	1%
2079	5,873,052	1.01%
2078	5,814,259	1.03%
2077	5,754,857	1.04%
2076	5,695,764	1.06%
2075	5,636,043	1.07%
2074	5,576,620	1.09%
2073	5,516,502	1.1%
2072	5,456,238	1.12%
2071	5,395,666	1.13%
2070	5,335,269	1.15%
2069	5,274,817	1.16%
2068	5,214,405	1.18%
2067	5,153,427	1.19%
2066	5,092,586	1.21%
2065	5,031,764	1.23%
2064	4,970,757	1.25%
2063	4,909,630	1.26%
2062	4,848,693	1.27%
2061	4,787,706	1.3%
2060	4,726,341	1.33%
2059	4,664,287	1.35%
2058	4,602,087	1.37%
2057	4,540,068	1.4%
2056	4,477,242	1.42%
2055	4,414,477	1.46%
2054	4,350,938	1.48%
2053	4,287,630	1.5%
2052	4,224,256	1.53%
2051	4,160,459	1.56%
2050	4,096,708	1.58%
2049	4,032,976	1.61%
2048	3,968,977	1.65%
2047	3,904,724	1.68%
2046	3,840,333	1.71%
2045	3,775,786	1.73%
2044	3,711,691	1.75%
2043	3,647,956	1.76%
2042	3,584,695	1.79%
2041	3,521,560	1.81%
2040	3,458,896	1.82%
2039	3,397,011	1.83%
2038	3,335,835	1.85%
2037	3,275,298	1.87%
2036	3,215,119	1.88%
2035	3,155,791	1.89%
2034	3,097,371	1.9%
2033	3,039,514	1.92%
2032	2,982,347	1.94%
2031	2,925,690	1.96%
2030	2,869,476	1.98%
2029	2,813,855	2%
2028	2,758,554	2.04%
2027	2,703,425	2.07%
2026	2,648,476	2.11%
2025	2,593,715	2.16%
2024	2,538,952	2.18%
2023	2,484,789	2.22%
2022	2,430,747	2.27%
2021	2,376,722	2.33%
2020	2,322,539	2.42%
2019	2,267,706	2.5%
2018	2,212,318	2.57%
2017	2,156,900	2.69%
2016	2,100,306	2.91%
2015	2,040,989	3.16%
2014	1,978,399	3.42%
2013	1,913,059	3.58%
2012	1,846,889	3.64%
2011	1,781,985	3.61%
2010	1,719,879	3.51%
2009	1,661,556	3.38%
2008	1,607,175	3.27%
2007	1,556,237	3.18%
2006	1,508,337	3.06%
2005	1,463,495	2.95%
2004	1,421,609	2.84%
2003	1,382,350	2.77%
2002	1,345,135	2.71%
2001	1,309,589	2.67%
2000	1,275,572	2.62%
1999	1,243,016	2.58%
1998	1,211,736	2.56%
1997	1,181,439	2.55%
1996	1,152,015	2.56%
1995	1,123,213	2.6%
1994	1,094,720	2.66%
1993	1,066,405	2.7%
1992	1,038,380	2.73%
1991	1,010,818	2.75%
1990	983,734	2.78%
1989	957,138	2.81%
1988	931,020	2.82%
1987	905,479	2.81%
1986	880,705	2.8%
1985	856,726	2.79%
1984	833,501	2.77%
1983	811,005	2.75%
1982	789,286	2.72%
1981	768,385	2.67%
1980	748,389	2.61%
1979	729,375	2.55%
1978	711,245	2.49%
1977	693,984	2.41%
1976	677,628	2.33%
1975	662,197	2.24%
1974	647,691	2.16%
1973	633,995	2.1%
1972	620,960	2.07%
1971	608,348	2.1%
1970	595,846	2.16%
1969	583,276	1.93%
1968	572,257	1.62%
1967	563,108	1.56%
1966	554,463	1.49%
1965	546,308	1.42%
1964	538,657	1.36%
1963	531,452	1.3%
1962	524,649	1.23%
1961	518,266	1.16%
1960	512,316	-

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

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Gabon has a population of 2.66M as of 2026, compared to 2.1M in 2016, 1.51M in 2006, and 1.15M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.68% per year. Gabon is ranked 34th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Gabon will have 3,840,333 people (44.2% growth) with a rank change from 141st to 133rd.

By the year 2100, Gabon's population is projected to grow by 161.2% from its current level to 6.96M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	1,116
2024	-	-	1,105
2023	54,154	53,167	987
2022	53,931	52,944	987
2021	54,114	52,611	1,503
2020	54,251	52,745	1,506
2019	55,418	53,185	2,233
2018	55,362	52,476	2,886
2017	55,468	51,455	4,013
2016	57,719	50,321	7,398
2015	60,917	48,876	12,041
2014	64,269	47,704	16,565
2013	66,416	46,829	19,587
2012	65,914	45,941	19,973
2011	63,889	44,922	18,967
2010	60,335	43,061	17,274
2009	56,314	41,037	15,277
2008	52,443	39,002	13,441
2007	49,439	37,394	12,045
2006	46,366	35,984	10,382
2005	43,321	34,766	8,555
2004	40,445	33,615	6,830
2003	38,067	32,633	5,434
2002	36,359	31,777	4,582
2001	34,742	30,941	3,801
2000	33,296	30,210	3,086
1999	31,810	29,330	2,480
1998	30,752	28,697	2,055
1997	29,839	28,053	1,786
1996	29,005	27,450	1,555
1995	28,604	27,290	1,314
1994	28,381	27,271	1,110
1993	28,244	27,235	1,009
1992	27,800	26,810	990
1991	27,324	26,334	990
1990	26,848	25,858	990
1989	26,349	25,359	990
1988	25,878	24,888	990
1987	25,202	24,212	990
1986	24,352	23,362	990
1985	23,607	22,617	990
1984	22,841	21,851	990
1983	22,152	21,162	990
1982	21,282	20,292	990
1981	20,518	19,528	990
1980	19,493	18,503	990
1979	18,543	17,553	990
1978	17,704	16,714	990
1977	16,814	15,842	972
1976	15,897	14,998	899
1975	14,954	14,162	792
1974	14,061	13,381	680
1973	13,339	12,731	608
1972	12,734	12,095	639
1971	12,487	11,357	1,130
1970	12,517	10,635	1,882
1969	12,619	9,969	2,650
1968	9,417	9,417	0
1967	8,883	8,883	0
1966	8,410	8,410	0
1965	7,902	7,902	0
1964	7,402	7,402	0
1963	7,001	7,001	0
1962	6,609	6,609	0
1961	6,161	6,161	0
1960	5,732	5,732	0

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

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Over the last 10 years, 91.1% of the population change in Gabon 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, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 270,829 and 15.7% in 2010.

Gabon population clock

	Gabon	Rank
Current population	2663339	141/197
Percent of world population	0.03%	141/197
One net population change	9.7 minutes	105/197
One birth every	7.65 minutes	120/196
One death every	33.7 minutes	144/196
Daily growth/decline	+148	105/197
Annual growth/decline	+54,163	105/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.18%	44/197
One migration net change every	7.87 hours	62/196
Annual migration change	+1,116	62/196
Foreign-born residents	449,746	84/195
Foreign-born share of population	17.7%	34/195

Largest cities by population

Gabon
City	Population
Libreville	899K
Port-Gentil	155K

Gabon population statistics

	Gabon	World
Life expectancy	68.9 years	73.8 years
Average age	26.2 years	33.8 years
Median age	22.6 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.8:49.2	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.65 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	26.6 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Gabon.

Population map with other countries

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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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