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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,663,339 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 108.3 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.51% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.66M (76.6% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Gabon vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon Indonesia
2100 6,955,864 297,263,579
2099 6,912,052 298,386,561
2098 6,867,857 299,496,396
2097 6,822,087 300,596,542
2096 6,775,495 301,680,965
2095 6,727,815 302,745,817
2094 6,680,075 303,798,670
2093 6,631,425 304,837,512
2092 6,582,261 305,857,297
2091 6,532,342 306,853,321
2090 6,481,491 307,827,852
2089 6,429,956 308,775,620
2088 6,376,859 309,700,566
2087 6,323,194 310,605,359
2086 6,269,178 311,483,180
2085 6,215,121 312,332,996
2084 6,160,019 313,155,965
2083 6,103,820 313,952,990
2082 6,046,995 314,719,759
2081 5,989,415 315,453,880
2080 5,931,520 316,158,503
2079 5,873,052 316,839,281
2078 5,814,259 317,487,448
2077 5,754,857 318,105,938
2076 5,695,764 318,684,532
2075 5,636,043 319,239,982
2074 5,576,620 319,759,087
2073 5,516,502 320,251,181
2072 5,456,238 320,709,370
2071 5,395,666 321,136,059
2070 5,335,269 321,534,979
2069 5,274,817 321,908,058
2068 5,214,405 322,252,027
2067 5,153,427 322,566,642
2066 5,092,586 322,849,032
2065 5,031,764 323,098,730
2064 4,970,757 323,318,973
2063 4,909,630 323,506,247
2062 4,848,693 323,662,911
2061 4,787,706 323,784,985
2060 4,726,341 323,865,045
2059 4,664,287 323,904,988
2058 4,602,087 323,894,318
2057 4,540,068 323,837,237
2056 4,477,242 323,721,448
2055 4,414,477 323,552,405
2054 4,350,938 323,324,404
2053 4,287,630 323,032,528
2052 4,224,256 322,677,809
2051 4,160,459 322,252,898
2050 4,096,708 321,749,772
2049 4,032,976 321,169,163
2048 3,968,977 320,507,607
2047 3,904,724 319,778,332
2046 3,840,333 318,970,565
2045 3,775,786 318,077,606
2044 3,711,691 317,100,688
2043 3,647,956 316,041,251
2042 3,584,695 314,905,847
2041 3,521,560 313,692,611
2040 3,458,896 312,407,319
2039 3,397,011 311,049,484
2038 3,335,835 309,626,850
2037 3,275,298 308,137,773
2036 3,215,119 306,592,068
2035 3,155,791 304,988,219
2034 3,097,371 303,322,890
2033 3,039,514 301,599,483
2032 2,982,347 299,828,261
2031 2,925,690 298,003,267
2030 2,869,476 296,127,253
2029 2,813,855 294,190,935
2028 2,758,554 292,188,833
2027 2,703,425 290,114,110
2026 2,648,476 287,972,484
2025 2,593,715 285,765,617
2024 2,538,952 283,487,931
2023 2,484,789 281,190,067
2022 2,430,747 278,830,529
2021 2,376,722 276,758,053
2020 2,322,539 274,814,866
2019 2,267,706 272,489,381
2018 2,212,318 269,951,846
2017 2,156,900 267,346,658
2016 2,100,306 264,627,418
2015 2,040,989 261,799,249
2014 1,978,399 258,877,399
2013 1,913,059 255,852,467
2012 1,846,889 252,698,525
2011 1,781,985 249,470,032
2010 1,719,879 246,305,322
2009 1,661,556 243,220,028
2008 1,607,175 240,157,903
2007 1,556,237 237,062,337
2006 1,508,337 233,951,652
2005 1,463,495 230,871,650
2004 1,421,609 227,926,649
2003 1,382,350 225,048,008
2002 1,345,135 222,088,495
2001 1,309,589 219,097,902
2000 1,275,572 216,077,790
1999 1,243,016 213,004,668
1998 1,211,736 209,826,788
1997 1,181,439 206,536,095
1996 1,152,015 203,204,348
1995 1,123,213 199,888,057
1994 1,094,720 196,591,828
1993 1,066,405 193,305,168
1992 1,038,380 190,043,744
1991 1,010,818 186,778,238
1990 983,734 183,501,098
1989 957,138 180,201,630
1988 931,020 176,855,065
1987 905,479 173,511,154
1986 880,705 170,175,065
1985 856,726 166,776,185
1984 833,501 163,251,124
1983 811,005 159,651,381
1982 789,286 156,052,152
1981 768,385 152,485,035
1980 748,389 148,950,540
1979 729,375 145,434,834
1978 711,245 141,953,163
1977 693,984 138,533,541
1976 677,628 135,173,655
1975 662,197 131,843,848
1974 647,691 128,555,045
1973 633,995 125,288,515
1972 620,960 122,039,841
1971 608,348 118,833,702
1970 595,846 115,657,495
1969 583,276 112,517,639
1968 572,257 109,450,006
1967 563,108 106,526,393
1966 554,463 103,792,754
1965 546,308 101,365,130
1964 538,657 98,833,749
1963 531,452 96,051,424
1962 524,649 93,375,850
1961 518,266 90,791,249
1960 512,316 88,296,070

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

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/indonesia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.96M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon Indonesia
2100 0.63% -0.38%
2099 0.64% -0.37%
2098 0.67% -0.37%
2097 0.69% -0.36%
2096 0.71% -0.35%
2095 0.71% -0.35%
2094 0.73% -0.34%
2093 0.75% -0.33%
2092 0.76% -0.32%
2091 0.78% -0.32%
2090 0.8% -0.31%
2089 0.83% -0.3%
2088 0.85% -0.29%
2087 0.86% -0.28%
2086 0.87% -0.27%
2085 0.89% -0.26%
2084 0.92% -0.25%
2083 0.94% -0.24%
2082 0.96% -0.23%
2081 0.98% -0.22%
2080 1% -0.21%
2079 1.01% -0.2%
2078 1.03% -0.19%
2077 1.04% -0.18%
2076 1.06% -0.17%
2075 1.07% -0.16%
2074 1.09% -0.15%
2073 1.1% -0.14%
2072 1.12% -0.13%
2071 1.13% -0.12%
2070 1.15% -0.12%
2069 1.16% -0.11%
2068 1.18% -0.1%
2067 1.19% -0.09%
2066 1.21% -0.08%
2065 1.23% -0.07%
2064 1.25% -0.06%
2063 1.26% -0.05%
2062 1.27% -0.04%
2061 1.3% -0.02%
2060 1.33% -0.01%
2059 1.35% 0.003%
2058 1.37% 0.02%
2057 1.4% 0.04%
2056 1.42% 0.05%
2055 1.46% 0.07%
2054 1.48% 0.09%
2053 1.5% 0.11%
2052 1.53% 0.13%
2051 1.56% 0.16%
2050 1.58% 0.18%
2049 1.61% 0.21%
2048 1.65% 0.23%
2047 1.68% 0.25%
2046 1.71% 0.28%
2045 1.73% 0.31%
2044 1.75% 0.34%
2043 1.76% 0.36%
2042 1.79% 0.39%
2041 1.81% 0.41%
2040 1.82% 0.44%
2039 1.83% 0.46%
2038 1.85% 0.48%
2037 1.87% 0.5%
2036 1.88% 0.53%
2035 1.89% 0.55%
2034 1.9% 0.57%
2033 1.92% 0.59%
2032 1.94% 0.61%
2031 1.96% 0.63%
2030 1.98% 0.66%
2029 2% 0.69%
2028 2.04% 0.72%
2027 2.07% 0.74%
2026 2.11% 0.77%
2025 2.16% 0.8%
2024 2.18% 0.82%
2023 2.22% 0.85%
2022 2.27% 0.75%
2021 2.33% 0.71%
2020 2.42% 0.85%
2019 2.5% 0.94%
2018 2.57% 0.97%
2017 2.69% 1.03%
2016 2.91% 1.08%
2015 3.16% 1.13%
2014 3.42% 1.18%
2013 3.58% 1.25%
2012 3.64% 1.29%
2011 3.61% 1.28%
2010 3.51% 1.27%
2009 3.38% 1.28%
2008 3.27% 1.31%
2007 3.18% 1.33%
2006 3.06% 1.33%
2005 2.95% 1.29%
2004 2.84% 1.28%
2003 2.77% 1.33%
2002 2.71% 1.36%
2001 2.67% 1.4%
2000 2.62% 1.44%
1999 2.58% 1.51%
1998 2.56% 1.59%
1997 2.55% 1.64%
1996 2.56% 1.66%
1995 2.6% 1.68%
1994 2.66% 1.7%
1993 2.7% 1.72%
1992 2.73% 1.75%
1991 2.75% 1.79%
1990 2.78% 1.83%
1989 2.81% 1.89%
1988 2.82% 1.93%
1987 2.81% 1.96%
1986 2.8% 2.04%
1985 2.79% 2.16%
1984 2.77% 2.25%
1983 2.75% 2.31%
1982 2.72% 2.34%
1981 2.67% 2.37%
1980 2.61% 2.42%
1979 2.55% 2.45%
1978 2.49% 2.47%
1977 2.41% 2.49%
1976 2.33% 2.53%
1975 2.24% 2.56%
1974 2.16% 2.61%
1973 2.1% 2.66%
1972 2.07% 2.7%
1971 2.1% 2.75%
1970 2.16% 2.79%
1969 1.93% 2.8%
1968 1.62% 2.74%
1967 1.56% 2.63%
1966 1.49% 2.39%
1965 1.42% 2.56%
1964 1.36% 2.9%
1963 1.3% 2.87%
1962 1.23% 2.85%
1961 1.16% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Gabon grew by 2.18%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Gabon Indonesia
Current population
2663339
288551776
Population rank 141/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.48%
One net population change
9.7 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
33.7 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +148 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +54,163 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 115/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +1,116 -39,509
Net migration rank 62/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - -39,509
2024 - 1,105 - -38,469
2023 53,167 987 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 52,944 987 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 52,611 1,503 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 52,745 1,506 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 53,185 2,233 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 52,476 2,886 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 51,455 4,013 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 50,321 7,398 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 48,876 12,041 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 47,704 16,565 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 46,829 19,587 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 45,941 19,973 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 44,922 18,967 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 43,061 17,274 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 41,037 15,277 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 39,002 13,441 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 37,394 12,045 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 35,984 10,382 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 34,766 8,555 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 33,615 6,830 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 32,633 5,434 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 31,777 4,582 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 30,941 3,801 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 30,210 3,086 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 29,330 2,480 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 28,697 2,055 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 28,053 1,786 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 27,450 1,555 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 27,290 1,314 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 27,271 1,110 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 27,235 1,009 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 26,810 990 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 26,334 990 3,288,791 3,096
1990 25,858 990 3,250,906 11,539
1989 25,359 990 3,316,792 19,905
1988 24,888 990 3,331,242 25,383
1987 24,212 990 3,304,520 26,705
1986 23,362 990 3,309,905 30,988
1985 22,617 990 3,419,412 37,451
1984 21,851 990 3,549,570 43,693
1983 21,162 990 3,558,949 47,375
1982 20,292 990 3,545,504 46,792
1981 19,528 990 3,497,244 44,710
1980 18,503 990 3,484,846 42,254
1979 17,553 990 3,460,621 43,900
1978 16,714 990 3,412,980 45,911
1977 15,842 972 3,334,779 45,610
1976 14,998 899 3,291,479 48,010
1975 14,162 792 3,263,794 56,386
1974 13,381 680 3,196,136 61,188
1973 12,731 608 3,210,643 64,991
1972 12,095 639 3,149,726 72,007
1971 11,357 1,130 3,111,304 79,264
1970 10,635 1,882 3,080,421 81,368
1969 9,969 2,650 3,034,825 82,955
1968 9,417 0 2,961,608 55,731
1967 8,883 0 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 8,410 0 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 7,902 0 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 7,402 0 2,700,138 144,819
1963 7,001 0 2,609,526 110,166
1962 6,609 0 2,525,163 106,264
1961 6,161 0 2,434,113 103,628
1960 5,732 0 2,350,971 101,631

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). In Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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