The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 623,831 people in Montenegro in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 618,209 in Montenegro.
Population statistics:
- Gabon's population is 4.27 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
- For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.02% in Montenegro.
- Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while Montenegro has grown from 614K to 618K (0.64% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 319K people by 2100.
Gabon vs Montenegro: live population counter
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| Current population |
2636721
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618209
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 166/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
9.7 minutes
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1.21 days
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| One birth every |
7.65 minutes
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1.25 hours
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| One death every |
33.7 minutes
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1.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
7.93 hours
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5.2 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,105 | -1,686 |
| Daily growth/decline | +148 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +54,163 | +302 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | +0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 163/197 |
Gabon and Montenegro: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 512,316 | 480,579 | - | - |
| 1961 | 518,266 | 491,140 | 1.16% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 524,649 | 502,558 | 1.23% | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | 513,409 | 1.3% | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | 521,753 | 1.36% | 1.63% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | 526,327 | 1.42% | 0.88% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | 526,419 | 1.49% | 0.02% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | 522,796 | 1.56% | -0.69% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | 517,481 | 1.62% | -1.02% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | 513,340 | 1.93% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | 512,407 | 2.16% | -0.18% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | 515,449 | 2.1% | 0.59% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | 521,785 | 2.07% | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | 530,220 | 2.1% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | 538,902 | 2.16% | 1.64% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | 546,487 | 2.24% | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | 552,562 | 2.33% | 1.11% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | 557,576 | 2.41% | 0.91% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | 562,065 | 2.49% | 0.81% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | 566,888 | 2.55% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | 572,608 | 2.61% | 1.01% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | 579,445 | 2.67% | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | 587,001 | 2.72% | 1.3% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | 594,506 | 2.75% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | 600,884 | 2.77% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | 605,398 | 2.79% | 0.75% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | 607,711 | 2.8% | 0.38% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | 608,144 | 2.81% | 0.07% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | 607,413 | 2.82% | -0.12% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | 606,571 | 2.81% | -0.14% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | 606,372 | 2.78% | -0.03% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | 607,105 | 2.75% | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | 608,516 | 2.73% | 0.23% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | 610,170 | 2.7% | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | 611,389 | 2.66% | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | 611,712 | 2.6% | 0.05% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | 611,003 | 2.56% | -0.12% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | 609,520 | 2.55% | -0.24% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | 607,662 | 2.56% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | 606,001 | 2.58% | -0.27% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | 604,950 | 2.62% | -0.17% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | 607,389 | 2.67% | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | 609,828 | 2.71% | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | 612,267 | 2.77% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | 613,353 | 2.84% | 0.18% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | 614,261 | 2.95% | 0.15% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | 615,025 | 3.06% | 0.12% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | 615,875 | 3.18% | 0.14% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | 616,969 | 3.27% | 0.18% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | 618,294 | 3.38% | 0.21% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | 619,428 | 3.51% | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | 620,345 | 3.61% | 0.15% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | 621,418 | 3.64% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | 622,587 | 3.58% | 0.19% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | 623,744 | 3.42% | 0.19% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | 624,651 | 3.16% | 0.15% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | 625,353 | 2.91% | 0.11% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | 625,982 | 2.69% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | 626,438 | 2.57% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | 626,753 | 2.5% | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | 626,590 | 2.42% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | 625,053 | 2.33% | -0.25% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | 623,591 | 2.27% | -0.23% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | 623,529 | 2.22% | -0.01% |
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | 623,831 | 2.18% | 0.05% |
| 2025 | 2,593,130 | 618,209 | 2.13% | -0.9% |
| 2026 | 2,647,397 | 611,868 | 2.09% | -1.03% |
| 2027 | 2,701,860 | 608,570 | 2.06% | -0.54% |
| 2028 | 2,756,474 | 605,281 | 2.02% | -0.54% |
| 2029 | 2,811,348 | 601,917 | 1.99% | -0.56% |
| 2030 | 2,866,668 | 598,501 | 1.97% | -0.57% |
| 2031 | 2,922,503 | 595,047 | 1.95% | -0.58% |
| 2032 | 2,978,812 | 591,507 | 1.93% | -0.59% |
| 2033 | 3,035,711 | 587,900 | 1.91% | -0.61% |
| 2034 | 3,093,221 | 584,230 | 1.89% | -0.62% |
| 2035 | 3,151,467 | 580,502 | 1.88% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 3,210,584 | 576,713 | 1.88% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 3,270,304 | 572,889 | 1.86% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 3,330,507 | 569,027 | 1.84% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 3,391,378 | 565,147 | 1.83% | -0.68% |
| 2040 | 3,452,985 | 561,254 | 1.82% | -0.69% |
| 2041 | 3,515,218 | 557,345 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2042 | 3,577,745 | 553,430 | 1.78% | -0.7% |
| 2043 | 3,640,570 | 549,485 | 1.76% | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 3,703,794 | 545,508 | 1.74% | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 3,767,430 | 541,510 | 1.72% | -0.73% |
| 2046 | 3,831,211 | 537,487 | 1.69% | -0.74% |
| 2047 | 3,894,840 | 533,411 | 1.66% | -0.76% |
| 2048 | 3,958,294 | 529,311 | 1.63% | -0.77% |
| 2049 | 4,021,470 | 525,208 | 1.6% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 4,084,535 | 521,056 | 1.57% | -0.79% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,390 people (a 1.69% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by -6,442 (a 1.03% decline).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2005 and ranked 166th 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 Montenegro will decrease by 15.7% to 521,056 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Gabon and Montenegro
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| Life expectancy | 68.7 years | 77.4 years |
| Average age | 26.2 years | 40.3 years |
| Median age | 22.6 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 48.1:51.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman |
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 120.1 ppl/mi² |
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