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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Lesotho	Gabon	Lesotho
1960	512,316	736,500	-	-
1961	518,266	758,824	1.16%	3.03%
1962	524,649	781,814	1.23%	3.03%
1963	531,452	805,373	1.3%	3.01%
1964	538,657	829,437	1.36%	2.99%
1965	546,308	854,090	1.42%	2.97%
1966	554,463	881,870	1.49%	3.25%
1967	563,108	913,982	1.56%	3.64%
1968	572,257	948,105	1.62%	3.73%
1969	583,276	983,202	1.93%	3.7%
1970	595,846	1,019,273	2.16%	3.67%
1971	608,348	1,056,246	2.1%	3.63%
1972	620,960	1,094,063	2.07%	3.58%
1973	633,995	1,132,697	2.1%	3.53%
1974	647,691	1,172,420	2.16%	3.51%
1975	662,197	1,213,643	2.24%	3.52%
1976	677,628	1,253,214	2.33%	3.26%
1977	693,984	1,289,967	2.41%	2.93%
1978	711,245	1,327,240	2.49%	2.89%
1979	729,375	1,366,169	2.55%	2.93%
1980	748,389	1,406,521	2.61%	2.95%
1981	768,385	1,448,069	2.67%	2.95%
1982	789,286	1,490,732	2.72%	2.95%
1983	811,005	1,534,413	2.75%	2.93%
1984	833,501	1,578,986	2.77%	2.9%
1985	856,726	1,624,379	2.79%	2.87%
1986	880,705	1,666,138	2.8%	2.57%
1987	905,479	1,703,390	2.81%	2.24%
1988	931,020	1,739,841	2.82%	2.14%
1989	957,138	1,775,436	2.81%	2.05%
1990	983,734	1,809,696	2.78%	1.93%
1991	1,010,818	1,842,379	2.75%	1.81%
1992	1,038,380	1,873,274	2.73%	1.68%
1993	1,066,405	1,901,793	2.7%	1.52%
1994	1,094,720	1,927,707	2.66%	1.36%
1995	1,123,213	1,951,437	2.6%	1.23%
1996	1,152,015	1,972,418	2.56%	1.08%
1997	1,181,439	1,988,130	2.55%	0.8%
1998	1,211,736	1,998,049	2.56%	0.5%
1999	1,243,016	2,003,234	2.58%	0.26%
2000	1,275,572	2,003,913	2.62%	0.03%
2001	1,309,589	2,000,853	2.67%	-0.15%
2002	1,345,135	1,994,679	2.71%	-0.31%
2003	1,382,350	1,985,059	2.77%	-0.48%
2004	1,421,609	1,971,129	2.84%	-0.7%
2005	1,463,495	1,953,076	2.95%	-0.92%
2006	1,508,337	1,945,063	3.06%	-0.41%
2007	1,556,237	1,953,268	3.18%	0.42%
2008	1,607,175	1,966,541	3.27%	0.68%
2009	1,661,556	1,980,883	3.38%	0.73%
2010	1,719,879	1,996,251	3.51%	0.78%
2011	1,781,985	2,014,009	3.61%	0.89%
2012	1,846,889	2,034,354	3.64%	1.01%
2013	1,913,059	2,056,504	3.58%	1.09%
2014	1,978,399	2,080,089	3.42%	1.15%
2015	2,040,989	2,104,611	3.16%	1.18%
2016	2,100,306	2,130,422	2.91%	1.23%
2017	2,156,900	2,157,110	2.69%	1.25%
2018	2,212,318	2,183,603	2.57%	1.23%
2019	2,267,706	2,209,405	2.5%	1.18%
2020	2,322,539	2,235,727	2.42%	1.19%
2021	2,376,722	2,261,542	2.33%	1.15%
2022	2,430,747	2,286,110	2.27%	1.09%
2023	2,484,789	2,311,472	2.22%	1.11%
2024	2,538,952	2,337,423	2.18%	1.12%
2025	2,593,130	2,363,324	2.13%	1.11%
2026	2,647,397	2,389,334	2.09%	1.1%
2027	2,701,860	2,415,365	2.06%	1.09%
2028	2,756,474	2,441,435	2.02%	1.08%
2029	2,811,348	2,467,677	1.99%	1.07%
2030	2,866,668	2,493,816	1.97%	1.06%
2031	2,922,503	2,520,014	1.95%	1.05%
2032	2,978,812	2,546,489	1.93%	1.05%
2033	3,035,711	2,573,106	1.91%	1.05%
2034	3,093,221	2,599,777	1.89%	1.04%
2035	3,151,467	2,626,560	1.88%	1.03%
2036	3,210,584	2,653,503	1.88%	1.03%
2037	3,270,304	2,680,081	1.86%	1%
2038	3,330,507	2,706,197	1.84%	0.97%
2039	3,391,378	2,732,138	1.83%	0.96%
2040	3,452,985	2,757,868	1.82%	0.94%
2041	3,515,218	2,783,361	1.8%	0.92%
2042	3,577,745	2,808,538	1.78%	0.9%
2043	3,640,570	2,833,257	1.76%	0.88%
2044	3,703,794	2,857,499	1.74%	0.86%
2045	3,767,430	2,881,333	1.72%	0.83%
2046	3,831,211	2,904,780	1.69%	0.81%
2047	3,894,840	2,927,859	1.66%	0.79%
2048	3,958,294	2,950,411	1.63%	0.77%
2049	4,021,470	2,972,156	1.6%	0.74%
2050	4,084,535	2,993,080	1.57%	0.7%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd 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 Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.