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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Iceland	Gabon	Iceland
1960	512,316	175,574	-	-
1961	518,266	179,029	1.16%	1.97%
1962	524,649	182,378	1.23%	1.87%
1963	531,452	185,653	1.3%	1.8%
1964	538,657	188,983	1.36%	1.79%
1965	546,308	192,286	1.42%	1.75%
1966	554,463	195,570	1.49%	1.71%
1967	563,108	198,751	1.56%	1.63%
1968	572,257	201,488	1.62%	1.38%
1969	583,276	203,369	1.93%	0.93%
1970	595,846	204,438	2.16%	0.53%
1971	608,348	206,098	2.1%	0.81%
1972	620,960	209,137	2.07%	1.47%
1973	633,995	212,317	2.1%	1.52%
1974	647,691	215,209	2.16%	1.36%
1975	662,197	217,979	2.24%	1.29%
1976	677,628	220,154	2.33%	1%
1977	693,984	221,799	2.41%	0.75%
1978	711,245	223,537	2.49%	0.78%
1979	729,375	225,735	2.55%	0.98%
1980	748,389	228,138	2.61%	1.06%
1981	768,385	230,755	2.67%	1.15%
1982	789,286	233,860	2.72%	1.35%
1983	811,005	236,977	2.75%	1.33%
1984	833,501	239,511	2.77%	1.07%
1985	856,726	241,405	2.79%	0.79%
1986	880,705	243,180	2.8%	0.74%
1987	905,479	245,859	2.81%	1.1%
1988	931,020	249,740	2.82%	1.58%
1989	957,138	252,852	2.81%	1.25%
1990	983,734	254,826	2.78%	0.78%
1991	1,010,818	257,797	2.75%	1.17%
1992	1,038,380	261,057	2.73%	1.26%
1993	1,066,405	263,725	2.7%	1.02%
1994	1,094,720	266,021	2.66%	0.87%
1995	1,123,213	267,468	2.6%	0.54%
1996	1,152,015	268,916	2.56%	0.54%
1997	1,181,439	271,128	2.55%	0.82%
1998	1,211,736	274,047	2.56%	1.08%
1999	1,243,016	277,381	2.58%	1.22%
2000	1,275,572	281,205	2.62%	1.38%
2001	1,309,589	284,968	2.67%	1.34%
2002	1,345,135	287,523	2.71%	0.9%
2003	1,382,350	289,521	2.77%	0.69%
2004	1,421,609	292,074	2.84%	0.88%
2005	1,463,495	296,734	2.95%	1.6%
2006	1,508,337	303,782	3.06%	2.38%
2007	1,556,237	311,566	3.18%	2.56%
2008	1,607,175	317,414	3.27%	1.88%
2009	1,661,556	318,499	3.38%	0.34%
2010	1,719,879	318,041	3.51%	-0.14%
2011	1,781,985	319,014	3.61%	0.31%
2012	1,846,889	320,716	3.64%	0.53%
2013	1,913,059	323,764	3.58%	0.95%
2014	1,978,399	327,386	3.42%	1.12%
2015	2,040,989	330,815	3.16%	1.05%
2016	2,100,306	335,439	2.91%	1.4%
2017	2,156,900	343,400	2.69%	2.37%
2018	2,212,318	352,721	2.57%	2.71%
2019	2,267,706	360,563	2.5%	2.22%
2020	2,322,539	366,463	2.42%	1.64%
2021	2,376,722	372,520	2.33%	1.65%
2022	2,430,747	382,003	2.27%	2.55%
2023	2,484,789	393,349	2.22%	2.97%
2024	2,538,952	404,610	2.18%	2.86%
2025	2,593,130	409,614	2.13%	1.24%
2026	2,647,397	413,792	2.09%	1.02%
2027	2,701,860	417,406	2.06%	0.87%
2028	2,756,474	420,691	2.02%	0.79%
2029	2,811,348	423,592	1.99%	0.69%
2030	2,866,668	426,158	1.97%	0.61%
2031	2,922,503	428,479	1.95%	0.54%
2032	2,978,812	430,544	1.93%	0.48%
2033	3,035,711	432,406	1.91%	0.43%
2034	3,093,221	434,083	1.89%	0.39%
2035	3,151,467	435,646	1.88%	0.36%
2036	3,210,584	437,132	1.88%	0.34%
2037	3,270,304	438,466	1.86%	0.31%
2038	3,330,507	439,670	1.84%	0.27%
2039	3,391,378	440,754	1.83%	0.25%
2040	3,452,985	441,687	1.82%	0.21%
2041	3,515,218	442,487	1.8%	0.18%
2042	3,577,745	443,200	1.78%	0.16%
2043	3,640,570	443,884	1.76%	0.15%
2044	3,703,794	444,457	1.74%	0.13%
2045	3,767,430	444,812	1.72%	0.08%
2046	3,831,211	445,028	1.69%	0.05%
2047	3,894,840	445,183	1.66%	0.03%
2048	3,958,294	445,283	1.63%	0.02%
2049	4,021,470	445,335	1.6%	0.01%
2050	4,084,535	445,330	1.57%	-0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.