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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,663,339 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 50.1 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.66M (76.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Gabon vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon Mexico
2100 6,955,864 131,182,639
2099 6,912,052 131,943,283
2098 6,867,857 132,700,369
2097 6,822,087 133,455,010
2096 6,775,495 134,204,227
2095 6,727,815 134,949,218
2094 6,680,075 135,687,085
2093 6,631,425 136,415,232
2092 6,582,261 137,127,644
2091 6,532,342 137,833,985
2090 6,481,491 138,527,198
2089 6,429,956 139,208,862
2088 6,376,859 139,874,924
2087 6,323,194 140,530,483
2086 6,269,178 141,174,372
2085 6,215,121 141,805,496
2084 6,160,019 142,415,948
2083 6,103,820 143,009,187
2082 6,046,995 143,579,768
2081 5,989,415 144,138,842
2080 5,931,520 144,677,451
2079 5,873,052 145,195,172
2078 5,814,259 145,691,242
2077 5,754,857 146,165,064
2076 5,695,764 146,616,674
2075 5,636,043 147,046,928
2074 5,576,620 147,455,761
2073 5,516,502 147,841,295
2072 5,456,238 148,201,143
2071 5,395,666 148,534,057
2070 5,335,269 148,848,168
2069 5,274,817 149,134,711
2068 5,214,405 149,395,717
2067 5,153,427 149,630,386
2066 5,092,586 149,842,125
2065 5,031,764 150,029,268
2064 4,970,757 150,187,992
2063 4,909,630 150,319,846
2062 4,848,693 150,424,224
2061 4,787,706 150,502,250
2060 4,726,341 150,555,648
2059 4,664,287 150,577,220
2058 4,602,087 150,569,044
2057 4,540,068 150,535,337
2056 4,477,242 150,475,242
2055 4,414,477 150,384,336
2054 4,350,938 150,263,237
2053 4,287,630 150,110,615
2052 4,224,256 149,923,918
2051 4,160,459 149,705,066
2050 4,096,708 149,450,774
2049 4,032,976 149,166,038
2048 3,968,977 148,836,849
2047 3,904,724 148,478,965
2046 3,840,333 148,081,688
2045 3,775,786 147,647,318
2044 3,711,691 147,173,101
2043 3,647,956 146,667,761
2042 3,584,695 146,123,566
2041 3,521,560 145,543,650
2040 3,458,896 144,931,633
2039 3,397,011 144,286,278
2038 3,335,835 143,601,872
2037 3,275,298 142,883,005
2036 3,215,119 142,138,929
2035 3,155,791 141,359,885
2034 3,097,371 140,554,653
2033 3,039,514 139,713,048
2032 2,982,347 138,843,644
2031 2,925,690 137,947,334
2030 2,869,476 137,023,304
2029 2,813,855 136,071,720
2028 2,758,554 135,090,755
2027 2,703,425 134,081,337
2026 2,648,476 133,042,003
2025 2,593,715 131,970,909
2024 2,538,952 130,861,007
2023 2,484,789 129,739,759
2022 2,430,747 128,613,117
2021 2,376,722 127,648,148
2020 2,322,539 126,799,054
2019 2,267,706 125,762,982
2018 2,212,318 124,573,711
2017 2,156,900 123,400,057
2016 2,100,306 122,251,351
2015 2,040,989 121,072,306
2014 1,978,399 119,784,261
2013 1,913,059 118,343,573
2012 1,846,889 116,818,208
2011 1,781,985 115,243,504
2010 1,719,879 113,623,895
2009 1,661,556 111,999,721
2008 1,607,175 110,374,288
2007 1,556,237 108,774,360
2006 1,508,337 107,253,666
2005 1,463,495 105,811,504
2004 1,421,609 104,394,131
2003 1,382,350 102,978,515
2002 1,345,135 101,548,624
2001 1,309,589 100,099,099
2000 1,275,572 98,625,552
1999 1,243,016 97,115,707
1998 1,211,736 95,575,245
1997 1,181,439 94,021,207
1996 1,152,015 92,452,702
1995 1,123,213 90,862,455
1994 1,094,720 89,259,205
1993 1,066,405 87,653,807
1992 1,038,380 86,044,809
1991 1,010,818 84,430,572
1990 983,734 82,820,170
1989 957,138 81,247,182
1988 931,020 79,695,531
1987 905,479 78,136,651
1986 880,705 76,585,637
1985 856,726 75,043,414
1984 833,501 73,506,846
1983 811,005 71,971,240
1982 789,286 70,433,260
1981 768,385 68,892,108
1980 748,389 67,300,334
1979 729,375 65,648,865
1978 711,245 63,979,046
1977 693,984 62,308,493
1976 677,628 60,645,512
1975 662,197 58,982,400
1974 647,691 57,320,149
1973 633,995 55,667,284
1972 620,960 54,030,168
1971 608,348 52,412,558
1970 595,846 50,814,953
1969 583,276 49,233,194
1968 572,257 47,668,303
1967 563,108 46,129,608
1966 554,463 44,629,106
1965 546,308 43,174,477
1964 538,657 41,772,049
1963 531,452 40,424,065
1962 524,649 39,129,200
1961 518,266 37,890,118
1960 512,316 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.96M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon Mexico
2100 0.63% -0.58%
2099 0.64% -0.57%
2098 0.67% -0.57%
2097 0.69% -0.56%
2096 0.71% -0.55%
2095 0.71% -0.54%
2094 0.73% -0.53%
2093 0.75% -0.52%
2092 0.76% -0.51%
2091 0.78% -0.5%
2090 0.8% -0.49%
2089 0.83% -0.48%
2088 0.85% -0.47%
2087 0.86% -0.46%
2086 0.87% -0.45%
2085 0.89% -0.43%
2084 0.92% -0.41%
2083 0.94% -0.4%
2082 0.96% -0.39%
2081 0.98% -0.37%
2080 1% -0.36%
2079 1.01% -0.34%
2078 1.03% -0.32%
2077 1.04% -0.31%
2076 1.06% -0.29%
2075 1.07% -0.28%
2074 1.09% -0.26%
2073 1.1% -0.24%
2072 1.12% -0.22%
2071 1.13% -0.21%
2070 1.15% -0.19%
2069 1.16% -0.17%
2068 1.18% -0.16%
2067 1.19% -0.14%
2066 1.21% -0.12%
2065 1.23% -0.11%
2064 1.25% -0.09%
2063 1.26% -0.07%
2062 1.27% -0.05%
2061 1.3% -0.04%
2060 1.33% -0.01%
2059 1.35% 0.005%
2058 1.37% 0.02%
2057 1.4% 0.04%
2056 1.42% 0.06%
2055 1.46% 0.08%
2054 1.48% 0.1%
2053 1.5% 0.12%
2052 1.53% 0.15%
2051 1.56% 0.17%
2050 1.58% 0.19%
2049 1.61% 0.22%
2048 1.65% 0.24%
2047 1.68% 0.27%
2046 1.71% 0.29%
2045 1.73% 0.32%
2044 1.75% 0.34%
2043 1.76% 0.37%
2042 1.79% 0.4%
2041 1.81% 0.42%
2040 1.82% 0.45%
2039 1.83% 0.48%
2038 1.85% 0.5%
2037 1.87% 0.52%
2036 1.88% 0.55%
2035 1.89% 0.57%
2034 1.9% 0.6%
2033 1.92% 0.63%
2032 1.94% 0.65%
2031 1.96% 0.67%
2030 1.98% 0.7%
2029 2% 0.73%
2028 2.04% 0.75%
2027 2.07% 0.78%
2026 2.11% 0.81%
2025 2.16% 0.85%
2024 2.18% 0.86%
2023 2.22% 0.88%
2022 2.27% 0.76%
2021 2.33% 0.67%
2020 2.42% 0.82%
2019 2.5% 0.95%
2018 2.57% 0.95%
2017 2.69% 0.94%
2016 2.91% 0.97%
2015 3.16% 1.08%
2014 3.42% 1.22%
2013 3.58% 1.31%
2012 3.64% 1.37%
2011 3.61% 1.43%
2010 3.51% 1.45%
2009 3.38% 1.47%
2008 3.27% 1.47%
2007 3.18% 1.42%
2006 3.06% 1.36%
2005 2.95% 1.36%
2004 2.84% 1.37%
2003 2.77% 1.41%
2002 2.71% 1.45%
2001 2.67% 1.49%
2000 2.62% 1.55%
1999 2.58% 1.61%
1998 2.56% 1.65%
1997 2.55% 1.7%
1996 2.56% 1.75%
1995 2.6% 1.8%
1994 2.66% 1.83%
1993 2.7% 1.87%
1992 2.73% 1.91%
1991 2.75% 1.94%
1990 2.78% 1.94%
1989 2.81% 1.95%
1988 2.82% 2%
1987 2.81% 2.03%
1986 2.8% 2.06%
1985 2.79% 2.09%
1984 2.77% 2.13%
1983 2.75% 2.18%
1982 2.72% 2.24%
1981 2.67% 2.37%
1980 2.61% 2.52%
1979 2.55% 2.61%
1978 2.49% 2.68%
1977 2.41% 2.74%
1976 2.33% 2.82%
1975 2.24% 2.9%
1974 2.16% 2.97%
1973 2.1% 3.03%
1972 2.07% 3.09%
1971 2.1% 3.14%
1970 2.16% 3.21%
1969 1.93% 3.28%
1968 1.62% 3.34%
1967 1.56% 3.36%
1966 1.49% 3.37%
1965 1.42% 3.36%
1964 1.36% 3.33%
1963 1.3% 3.31%
1962 1.23% 3.27%
1961 1.16% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Gabon grew by 2.18%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Gabon Mexico
Current population
2663339
133323134
Population rank 141/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
9.7 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
33.7 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +148 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +54,163 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 110/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +1,116 -108,037
Net migration rank 62/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - -108,037
2024 - 1,105 - -104,581
2023 53,167 987 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 52,944 987 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 52,611 1,503 936,682 -122,791
2020 52,745 1,506 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 53,185 2,233 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 52,476 2,886 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 51,455 4,013 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 50,321 7,398 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 48,876 12,041 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 47,704 16,565 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 46,829 19,587 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 45,941 19,973 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 44,922 18,967 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 43,061 17,274 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 41,037 15,277 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 39,002 13,441 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 37,394 12,045 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 35,984 10,382 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 34,766 8,555 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 33,615 6,830 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 32,633 5,434 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 31,777 4,582 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 30,941 3,801 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 30,210 3,086 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 29,330 2,480 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 28,697 2,055 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 28,053 1,786 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 27,450 1,555 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 27,290 1,314 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 27,271 1,110 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 27,235 1,009 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 26,810 990 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 26,334 990 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 25,858 990 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 25,359 990 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 24,888 990 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 24,212 990 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 23,362 990 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 22,617 990 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 21,851 990 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 21,162 990 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 20,292 990 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 19,528 990 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 18,503 990 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 17,553 990 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 16,714 990 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 15,842 972 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 14,998 899 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 14,162 792 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 13,381 680 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 12,731 608 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 12,095 639 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 11,357 1,130 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 10,635 1,882 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 9,969 2,650 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 9,417 0 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 8,883 0 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 8,410 0 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 7,902 0 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 7,402 0 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 7,001 0 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 6,609 0 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 6,161 0 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 5,732 0 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 91.1% of the population change in Gabon is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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