The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 36,281 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Gabon's population is 72.7 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 51.9K to 36.3K (30.1% decline).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.8K people by 2100.
Gabon vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
2636721
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36281
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
9.7 minutes
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6.85 hours
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| One birth every |
7.65 minutes
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10.7 hours
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| One death every |
33.7 minutes
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
7.93 hours
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4.96 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,105 | -1,765 |
| Daily growth/decline | +148 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +54,163 | -1,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | -3.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 197/197 |
Gabon and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 512,316 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 518,266 | 15,219 | 1.16% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 524,649 | 15,755 | 1.23% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | 16,302 | 1.3% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | 16,852 | 1.36% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | 17,402 | 1.42% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | 17,927 | 1.49% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | 18,655 | 1.56% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | 19,862 | 1.62% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | 21,305 | 1.93% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | 22,530 | 2.16% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | 23,366 | 2.1% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | 23,992 | 2.07% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | 24,581 | 2.1% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | 25,296 | 2.16% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | 26,154 | 2.24% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | 27,021 | 2.33% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | 27,906 | 2.41% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | 28,809 | 2.49% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | 29,738 | 2.55% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | 30,774 | 2.61% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | 32,017 | 2.67% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | 33,397 | 2.72% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | 34,811 | 2.75% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | 36,264 | 2.77% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | 37,761 | 2.79% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | 39,286 | 2.8% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | 40,828 | 2.81% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | 42,321 | 2.82% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | 43,586 | 2.81% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | 44,629 | 2.78% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | 45,568 | 2.75% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | 46,388 | 2.73% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | 47,093 | 2.7% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | 47,712 | 2.66% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | 48,266 | 2.6% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | 48,775 | 2.56% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | 49,259 | 2.55% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | 49,717 | 2.56% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | 50,202 | 2.58% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | 50,706 | 2.62% | 1% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | 51,123 | 2.67% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | 51,425 | 2.71% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | 51,639 | 2.77% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | 51,791 | 2.84% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | 51,906 | 2.95% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | 51,992 | 3.06% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | 52,035 | 3.18% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | 52,030 | 3.27% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | 52,019 | 3.38% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | 52,044 | 3.51% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | 51,907 | 3.61% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | 51,419 | 3.64% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | 50,681 | 3.58% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | 49,796 | 3.42% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | 48,800 | 3.16% | -2% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | 47,709 | 2.91% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | 46,529 | 2.69% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | 45,285 | 2.57% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | 44,007 | 2.5% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | 42,706 | 2.42% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | 41,367 | 2.33% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | 40,077 | 2.27% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | 38,827 | 2.22% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | 37,548 | 2.18% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 2,593,130 | 36,281 | 2.13% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 2,647,397 | 35,078 | 2.09% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 2,701,860 | 33,976 | 2.06% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 2,756,474 | 32,977 | 2.02% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 2,811,348 | 32,054 | 1.99% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 2,866,668 | 31,191 | 1.97% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 2,922,503 | 30,420 | 1.95% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 2,978,812 | 29,740 | 1.93% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 3,035,711 | 29,142 | 1.91% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 3,093,221 | 28,608 | 1.89% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 3,151,467 | 28,147 | 1.88% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 3,210,584 | 27,751 | 1.88% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 3,270,304 | 27,405 | 1.86% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 3,330,507 | 27,092 | 1.84% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 3,391,378 | 26,836 | 1.83% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 3,452,985 | 26,598 | 1.82% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 3,515,218 | 26,396 | 1.8% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 3,577,745 | 26,217 | 1.78% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 3,640,570 | 26,054 | 1.76% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 3,703,794 | 25,913 | 1.74% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 3,767,430 | 25,777 | 1.72% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 3,831,211 | 25,653 | 1.69% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 3,894,840 | 25,543 | 1.66% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 3,958,294 | 25,429 | 1.63% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 4,021,470 | 25,311 | 1.6% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 4,084,535 | 25,195 | 1.57% | -0.46% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between Gabon and the Marshall Islands
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| Life expectancy | 68.7 years | 67.2 years |
| Average age | 26.2 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 22.6 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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