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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Kuwait	Gabon	Kuwait
1960	512,316	311,060	-	-
1961	518,266	345,945	1.16%	11.2%
1962	524,649	384,995	1.23%	11.3%
1963	531,452	427,694	1.3%	11.1%
1964	538,657	473,115	1.36%	10.6%
1965	546,308	521,174	1.42%	10.2%
1966	554,463	572,590	1.49%	9.87%
1967	563,108	628,089	1.56%	9.69%
1968	572,257	687,716	1.62%	9.49%
1969	583,276	749,452	1.93%	8.98%
1970	595,846	809,114	2.16%	7.96%
1971	608,348	865,076	2.1%	6.92%
1972	620,960	920,352	2.07%	6.39%
1973	633,995	977,654	2.1%	6.23%
1974	647,691	1,038,346	2.16%	6.21%
1975	662,197	1,104,863	2.24%	6.41%
1976	677,628	1,178,711	2.33%	6.68%
1977	693,984	1,258,023	2.41%	6.73%
1978	711,245	1,340,319	2.49%	6.54%
1979	729,375	1,423,514	2.55%	6.21%
1980	748,389	1,504,782	2.61%	5.71%
1981	768,385	1,583,426	2.67%	5.23%
1982	789,286	1,662,480	2.72%	4.99%
1983	811,005	1,744,295	2.75%	4.92%
1984	833,501	1,820,688	2.77%	4.38%
1985	856,726	1,894,242	2.79%	4.04%
1986	880,705	1,972,520	2.8%	4.13%
1987	905,479	2,052,994	2.81%	4.08%
1988	931,020	2,134,707	2.82%	3.98%
1989	957,138	2,217,468	2.81%	3.88%
1990	983,734	1,684,819	2.78%	-24%
1991	1,010,818	1,351,399	2.75%	-19.8%
1992	1,038,380	1,634,961	2.73%	21%
1993	1,066,405	1,672,151	2.7%	2.27%
1994	1,094,720	1,664,361	2.66%	-0.47%
1995	1,123,213	1,681,513	2.6%	1.03%
1996	1,152,015	1,730,246	2.56%	2.9%
1997	1,181,439	1,787,683	2.55%	3.32%
1998	1,211,736	1,844,302	2.56%	3.17%
1999	1,243,016	1,900,030	2.58%	3.02%
2000	1,275,572	1,954,709	2.62%	2.88%
2001	1,309,589	2,008,121	2.67%	2.73%
2002	1,345,135	2,059,974	2.71%	2.58%
2003	1,382,350	2,109,881	2.77%	2.42%
2004	1,421,609	2,157,320	2.84%	2.25%
2005	1,463,495	2,236,788	2.95%	3.68%
2006	1,508,337	2,364,733	3.06%	5.72%
2007	1,556,237	2,507,887	3.18%	6.05%
2008	1,607,175	2,651,421	3.27%	5.72%
2009	1,661,556	2,795,484	3.38%	5.43%
2010	1,719,879	2,943,372	3.51%	5.29%
2011	1,781,985	3,132,814	3.61%	6.44%
2012	1,846,889	3,337,109	3.64%	6.52%
2013	1,913,059	3,507,844	3.58%	5.12%
2014	1,978,399	3,665,876	3.42%	4.51%
2015	2,040,989	3,834,574	3.16%	4.6%
2016	2,100,306	4,004,096	2.91%	4.42%
2017	2,156,900	4,154,812	2.69%	3.76%
2018	2,212,318	4,323,515	2.57%	4.06%
2019	2,267,706	4,442,316	2.5%	2.75%
2020	2,322,539	4,400,267	2.42%	-0.95%
2021	2,376,722	4,360,865	2.33%	-0.9%
2022	2,430,747	4,589,643	2.27%	5.25%
2023	2,484,789	4,853,420	2.22%	5.75%
2024	2,538,952	4,973,861	2.18%	2.48%
2025	2,593,130	5,066,162	2.13%	1.86%
2026	2,647,397	5,143,465	2.09%	1.53%
2027	2,701,860	5,209,589	2.06%	1.29%
2028	2,756,474	5,266,597	2.02%	1.09%
2029	2,811,348	5,318,118	1.99%	0.98%
2030	2,866,668	5,366,659	1.97%	0.91%
2031	2,922,503	5,414,485	1.95%	0.89%
2032	2,978,812	5,463,178	1.93%	0.9%
2033	3,035,711	5,512,705	1.91%	0.91%
2034	3,093,221	5,563,035	1.89%	0.91%
2035	3,151,467	5,614,091	1.88%	0.92%
2036	3,210,584	5,665,789	1.88%	0.92%
2037	3,270,304	5,718,074	1.86%	0.92%
2038	3,330,507	5,770,901	1.84%	0.92%
2039	3,391,378	5,824,158	1.83%	0.92%
2040	3,452,985	5,877,719	1.82%	0.92%
2041	3,515,218	5,931,576	1.8%	0.92%
2042	3,577,745	5,985,681	1.78%	0.91%
2043	3,640,570	6,039,888	1.76%	0.91%
2044	3,703,794	6,094,155	1.74%	0.9%
2045	3,767,430	6,148,424	1.72%	0.89%
2046	3,831,211	6,202,560	1.69%	0.88%
2047	3,894,840	6,256,606	1.66%	0.87%
2048	3,958,294	6,310,637	1.63%	0.86%
2049	4,021,470	6,364,604	1.6%	0.86%
2050	4,084,535	6,418,538	1.57%	0.85%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,597,786 people (a 71.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,293,683 (a 33.7% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Kuwait was ranked 140th in 2005 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 25.2% to 6,418,538 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.