Population in Gabon compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Gabon and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Gambia	Gabon	Gambia
1960	512,316	398,060	-	-
1961	518,266	408,930	1.16%	2.73%
1962	524,649	420,163	1.23%	2.75%
1963	531,452	431,757	1.3%	2.76%
1964	538,657	443,687	1.36%	2.76%
1965	546,308	455,952	1.42%	2.76%
1966	554,463	468,516	1.49%	2.76%
1967	563,108	481,588	1.56%	2.79%
1968	572,257	495,269	1.62%	2.84%
1969	583,276	509,440	1.93%	2.86%
1970	595,846	524,105	2.16%	2.88%
1971	608,348	539,388	2.1%	2.92%
1972	620,960	555,370	2.07%	2.96%
1973	633,995	571,991	2.1%	2.99%
1974	647,691	589,085	2.16%	2.99%
1975	662,197	606,821	2.24%	3.01%
1976	677,628	625,667	2.33%	3.11%
1977	693,984	645,770	2.41%	3.21%
1978	711,245	667,103	2.49%	3.3%
1979	729,375	689,781	2.55%	3.4%
1980	748,389	713,913	2.61%	3.5%
1981	768,385	739,125	2.67%	3.53%
1982	789,286	765,753	2.72%	3.6%
1983	811,005	794,525	2.75%	3.76%
1984	833,501	825,631	2.77%	3.92%
1985	856,726	858,874	2.79%	4.03%
1986	880,705	894,019	2.8%	4.09%
1987	905,479	931,091	2.81%	4.15%
1988	931,020	970,160	2.82%	4.2%
1989	957,138	1,011,357	2.81%	4.25%
1990	983,734	1,054,696	2.78%	4.29%
1991	1,010,818	1,099,959	2.75%	4.29%
1992	1,038,380	1,145,582	2.73%	4.15%
1993	1,066,405	1,188,365	2.7%	3.73%
1994	1,094,720	1,227,226	2.66%	3.27%
1995	1,123,213	1,264,313	2.6%	3.02%
1996	1,152,015	1,301,410	2.56%	2.93%
1997	1,181,439	1,338,889	2.55%	2.88%
1998	1,211,736	1,376,987	2.56%	2.85%
1999	1,243,016	1,415,779	2.58%	2.82%
2000	1,275,572	1,455,084	2.62%	2.78%
2001	1,309,589	1,495,011	2.67%	2.74%
2002	1,345,135	1,535,691	2.71%	2.72%
2003	1,382,350	1,577,611	2.77%	2.73%
2004	1,421,609	1,621,312	2.84%	2.77%
2005	1,463,495	1,667,037	2.95%	2.82%
2006	1,508,337	1,715,275	3.06%	2.89%
2007	1,556,237	1,765,774	3.18%	2.94%
2008	1,607,175	1,817,852	3.27%	2.95%
2009	1,661,556	1,871,422	3.38%	2.95%
2010	1,719,879	1,926,630	3.51%	2.95%
2011	1,781,985	1,983,784	3.61%	2.97%
2012	1,846,889	2,043,094	3.64%	2.99%
2013	1,913,059	2,103,820	3.58%	2.97%
2014	1,978,399	2,164,528	3.42%	2.89%
2015	2,040,989	2,224,529	3.16%	2.77%
2016	2,100,306	2,283,769	2.91%	2.66%
2017	2,156,900	2,342,189	2.69%	2.56%
2018	2,212,318	2,399,632	2.57%	2.45%
2019	2,267,706	2,456,844	2.5%	2.38%
2020	2,322,539	2,515,733	2.42%	2.4%
2021	2,376,722	2,576,010	2.33%	2.4%
2022	2,430,747	2,636,470	2.27%	2.35%
2023	2,484,789	2,697,845	2.22%	2.33%
2024	2,538,952	2,759,988	2.18%	2.3%
2025	2,593,130	2,822,083	2.13%	2.25%
2026	2,647,397	2,884,075	2.09%	2.2%
2027	2,701,860	2,945,874	2.06%	2.14%
2028	2,756,474	3,007,541	2.02%	2.09%
2029	2,811,348	3,069,012	1.99%	2.04%
2030	2,866,668	3,130,117	1.97%	1.99%
2031	2,922,503	3,190,986	1.95%	1.94%
2032	2,978,812	3,251,816	1.93%	1.91%
2033	3,035,711	3,312,585	1.91%	1.87%
2034	3,093,221	3,373,117	1.89%	1.83%
2035	3,151,467	3,433,418	1.88%	1.79%
2036	3,210,584	3,493,569	1.88%	1.75%
2037	3,270,304	3,553,521	1.86%	1.72%
2038	3,330,507	3,613,489	1.84%	1.69%
2039	3,391,378	3,673,332	1.83%	1.66%
2040	3,452,985	3,732,793	1.82%	1.62%
2041	3,515,218	3,791,791	1.8%	1.58%
2042	3,577,745	3,850,526	1.78%	1.55%
2043	3,640,570	3,909,016	1.76%	1.52%
2044	3,703,794	3,966,899	1.74%	1.48%
2045	3,767,430	4,024,221	1.72%	1.45%
2046	3,831,211	4,080,955	1.69%	1.41%
2047	3,894,840	4,137,188	1.66%	1.38%
2048	3,958,294	4,192,836	1.63%	1.35%
2049	4,021,470	4,247,701	1.6%	1.31%
2050	4,084,535	4,301,881	1.57%	1.28%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while the Gambia gained 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 647,350 (a 29.1% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2005 and ranked 138th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people with a rank change from 142nd to 133rd. The population of the Gambia will increase by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.