The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- Gabon's population is 19.1 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
Gabon vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
2636721
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138067
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
9.7 minutes
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
7.65 minutes
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
33.7 minutes
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
7.93 hours
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,105 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +148 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +54,163 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 74/197 |
Gabon and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 512,316 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 518,266 | 48,323 | 1.16% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 524,649 | 49,538 | 1.23% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | 50,791 | 1.3% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | 52,088 | 1.36% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | 53,439 | 1.42% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | 54,425 | 1.49% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | 54,996 | 1.56% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | 55,529 | 1.62% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | 56,360 | 1.93% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | 57,510 | 2.16% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | 58,652 | 2.1% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | 59,778 | 2.07% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | 60,824 | 2.1% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | 61,219 | 2.16% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | 60,987 | 2.24% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | 60,661 | 2.33% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | 60,267 | 2.41% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | 59,864 | 2.49% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | 60,172 | 2.55% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | 61,148 | 2.61% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | 62,121 | 2.67% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | 63,134 | 2.72% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | 64,169 | 2.75% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | 65,228 | 2.77% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | 66,496 | 2.79% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | 68,059 | 2.8% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | 69,733 | 2.81% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | 71,427 | 2.82% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | 73,147 | 2.81% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | 74,855 | 2.78% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | 76,367 | 2.75% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | 77,641 | 2.73% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | 78,841 | 2.7% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | 80,021 | 2.66% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | 81,234 | 2.6% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | 82,623 | 2.56% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | 84,147 | 2.55% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | 85,657 | 2.56% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | 87,126 | 2.58% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | 88,613 | 2.62% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | 90,335 | 2.67% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | 92,264 | 2.71% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | 94,175 | 2.77% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | 96,085 | 2.84% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | 98,035 | 2.95% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | 100,017 | 3.06% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | 102,068 | 3.18% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | 104,222 | 3.27% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | 106,467 | 3.38% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | 108,704 | 3.51% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | 110,647 | 3.61% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | 112,284 | 3.64% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | 113,838 | 3.58% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | 115,326 | 3.42% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | 116,815 | 3.16% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | 118,478 | 2.91% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | 120,275 | 2.69% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | 122,084 | 2.57% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | 123,921 | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | 126,099 | 2.42% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | 128,377 | 2.33% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | 130,469 | 2.27% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | 132,530 | 2.22% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | 134,518 | 2.18% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 2,593,130 | 136,501 | 2.13% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 2,647,397 | 138,451 | 2.09% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 2,701,860 | 140,405 | 2.06% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 2,756,474 | 142,335 | 2.02% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 2,811,348 | 144,231 | 1.99% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 2,866,668 | 146,130 | 1.97% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 2,922,503 | 148,028 | 1.95% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 2,978,812 | 149,915 | 1.93% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 3,035,711 | 151,768 | 1.91% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 3,093,221 | 153,602 | 1.89% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 3,151,467 | 155,447 | 1.88% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 3,210,584 | 157,316 | 1.88% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 3,270,304 | 159,188 | 1.86% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 3,330,507 | 161,050 | 1.84% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 3,391,378 | 162,895 | 1.83% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 3,452,985 | 164,711 | 1.82% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 3,515,218 | 166,508 | 1.8% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 3,577,745 | 168,325 | 1.78% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 3,640,570 | 170,182 | 1.76% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 3,703,794 | 172,012 | 1.74% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 3,767,430 | 173,818 | 1.72% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 3,831,211 | 175,629 | 1.69% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 3,894,840 | 177,392 | 1.66% | 1% |
| 2048 | 3,958,294 | 179,152 | 1.63% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 4,021,470 | 180,915 | 1.6% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 4,084,535 | 182,629 | 1.57% | 0.95% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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| City | Population |
| South Tarawa | 63.4K |
| London | 1.9K |
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Population differences between Gabon and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 68.7 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 26.2 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 22.6 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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