The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,647,992 people compared to 138,472 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- Gabon's population is 19.1 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Gabon is ranked the 141st 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 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.65M (75.6% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 138K (38.4% 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 |
2647992
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138472
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| Population rank | 141/197 | 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 | 44/197 | 73/197 |
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 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 19,994 (a 16.9% growth).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.9% 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 | 68.9 years | 66.9 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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