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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Ireland	Gabon	Ireland
1960	512,316	2,828,600	-	-
1961	518,266	2,824,400	1.16%	-0.15%
1962	524,649	2,836,050	1.23%	0.41%
1963	531,452	2,852,650	1.3%	0.59%
1964	538,657	2,866,550	1.36%	0.49%
1965	546,308	2,877,300	1.42%	0.38%
1966	554,463	2,888,800	1.49%	0.4%
1967	563,108	2,902,450	1.56%	0.47%
1968	572,257	2,915,550	1.62%	0.45%
1969	583,276	2,932,650	1.93%	0.59%
1970	595,846	2,957,250	2.16%	0.84%
1971	608,348	2,992,050	2.1%	1.18%
1972	620,960	3,036,850	2.07%	1.5%
1973	633,995	3,085,950	2.1%	1.62%
1974	647,691	3,137,500	2.16%	1.67%
1975	662,197	3,189,550	2.24%	1.66%
1976	677,628	3,238,050	2.33%	1.52%
1977	693,984	3,282,200	2.41%	1.36%
1978	711,245	3,329,100	2.49%	1.43%
1979	729,375	3,373,750	2.55%	1.34%
1980	748,389	3,412,800	2.61%	1.16%
1981	768,385	3,453,000	2.67%	1.18%
1982	789,286	3,485,800	2.72%	0.95%
1983	811,005	3,510,600	2.75%	0.71%
1984	833,501	3,532,423	2.77%	0.62%
1985	856,726	3,538,082	2.79%	0.16%
1986	880,705	3,539,690	2.8%	0.05%
1987	905,479	3,540,057	2.81%	0.01%
1988	931,020	3,524,949	2.82%	-0.43%
1989	957,138	3,511,009	2.81%	-0.4%
1990	983,734	3,513,974	2.78%	0.08%
1991	1,010,818	3,534,235	2.75%	0.58%
1992	1,038,380	3,558,430	2.73%	0.68%
1993	1,066,405	3,576,261	2.7%	0.5%
1994	1,094,720	3,590,386	2.66%	0.39%
1995	1,123,213	3,608,841	2.6%	0.51%
1996	1,152,015	3,637,510	2.56%	0.79%
1997	1,181,439	3,674,171	2.55%	1.01%
1998	1,211,736	3,712,696	2.56%	1.05%
1999	1,243,016	3,754,786	2.58%	1.13%
2000	1,275,572	3,805,174	2.62%	1.34%
2001	1,309,589	3,866,243	2.67%	1.6%
2002	1,345,135	3,931,947	2.71%	1.7%
2003	1,382,350	3,996,521	2.77%	1.64%
2004	1,421,609	4,070,262	2.84%	1.85%
2005	1,463,495	4,159,914	2.95%	2.2%
2006	1,508,337	4,273,591	3.06%	2.73%
2007	1,556,237	4,398,942	3.18%	2.93%
2008	1,607,175	4,489,544	3.27%	2.06%
2009	1,661,556	4,535,375	3.38%	1.02%
2010	1,719,879	4,560,155	3.51%	0.55%
2011	1,781,985	4,580,084	3.61%	0.44%
2012	1,846,889	4,599,533	3.64%	0.42%
2013	1,913,059	4,623,816	3.58%	0.53%
2014	1,978,399	4,657,740	3.42%	0.73%
2015	2,040,989	4,701,957	3.16%	0.95%
2016	2,100,306	4,762,722	2.91%	1.29%
2017	2,156,900	4,827,445	2.69%	1.36%
2018	2,212,318	4,898,022	2.57%	1.46%
2019	2,267,706	4,976,456	2.5%	1.6%
2020	2,322,539	5,039,747	2.42%	1.27%
2021	2,376,722	5,110,585	2.33%	1.41%
2022	2,430,747	5,212,836	2.27%	2%
2023	2,484,789	5,311,538	2.22%	1.89%
2024	2,538,952	5,395,790	2.18%	1.59%
2025	2,593,130	5,450,228	2.13%	1.01%
2026	2,647,397	5,500,449	2.09%	0.92%
2027	2,701,860	5,547,627	2.06%	0.86%
2028	2,756,474	5,592,524	2.02%	0.81%
2029	2,811,348	5,634,478	1.99%	0.75%
2030	2,866,668	5,673,099	1.97%	0.69%
2031	2,922,503	5,709,621	1.95%	0.64%
2032	2,978,812	5,744,973	1.93%	0.62%
2033	3,035,711	5,778,467	1.91%	0.58%
2034	3,093,221	5,809,870	1.89%	0.54%
2035	3,151,467	5,839,208	1.88%	0.5%
2036	3,210,584	5,867,278	1.88%	0.48%
2037	3,270,304	5,895,280	1.86%	0.48%
2038	3,330,507	5,922,778	1.84%	0.47%
2039	3,391,378	5,948,562	1.83%	0.44%
2040	3,452,985	5,973,408	1.82%	0.42%
2041	3,515,218	5,997,971	1.8%	0.41%
2042	3,577,745	6,020,298	1.78%	0.37%
2043	3,640,570	6,040,050	1.76%	0.33%
2044	3,703,794	6,058,494	1.74%	0.31%
2045	3,767,430	6,075,441	1.72%	0.28%
2046	3,831,211	6,089,704	1.69%	0.23%
2047	3,894,840	6,102,050	1.66%	0.2%
2048	3,958,294	6,113,677	1.63%	0.19%
2049	4,021,470	6,123,367	1.6%	0.16%
2050	4,084,535	6,129,969	1.57%	0.11%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Ireland gained 489,131 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 738,242 (a 15.5% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2006 and still ranked 121st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 54.3% to 4,084,535 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.4% to 6,129,969 people and rank change from 121st to 119th.