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

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The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,593,130 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,676,097 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 14.6 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.49% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.68M (77.4% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Gabon vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon Morocco
2100 6,954,294 38,169,376
2099 6,910,493 38,399,800
2098 6,866,307 38,627,357
2097 6,820,547 38,851,192
2096 6,773,966 39,072,685
2095 6,726,296 39,290,298
2094 6,678,568 39,503,336
2093 6,629,929 39,714,423
2092 6,580,775 39,921,868
2091 6,530,868 40,126,152
2090 6,480,029 40,325,215
2089 6,428,505 40,519,616
2088 6,375,420 40,706,061
2087 6,321,768 40,889,974
2086 6,267,763 41,072,468
2085 6,213,719 41,252,209
2084 6,158,629 41,425,986
2083 6,102,442 41,591,998
2082 6,045,631 41,755,476
2081 5,988,064 41,914,644
2080 5,930,182 42,069,073
2079 5,871,726 42,220,167
2078 5,812,947 42,364,299
2077 5,753,559 42,502,554
2076 5,694,479 42,634,865
2075 5,634,771 42,762,096
2074 5,575,361 42,885,545
2073 5,515,257 43,003,930
2072 5,455,007 43,115,594
2071 5,394,448 43,219,147
2070 5,334,065 43,319,278
2069 5,273,626 43,409,990
2068 5,213,228 43,494,031
2067 5,152,264 43,572,598
2066 5,091,437 43,641,156
2065 5,030,629 43,710,126
2064 4,969,636 43,767,514
2063 4,908,522 43,815,039
2062 4,847,599 43,857,629
2061 4,786,626 43,889,133
2060 4,725,275 43,913,417
2059 4,663,235 43,928,921
2058 4,601,048 43,931,406
2057 4,539,043 43,926,107
2056 4,476,231 43,914,039
2055 4,413,481 43,889,084
2054 4,349,956 43,852,920
2053 4,286,663 43,805,549
2052 4,223,303 43,745,706
2051 4,159,520 43,674,633
2050 4,095,784 43,591,589
2049 4,032,066 43,504,461
2048 3,968,081 43,404,127
2047 3,903,843 43,295,069
2046 3,839,466 43,179,153
2045 3,774,934 43,052,251
2044 3,710,854 42,912,359
2043 3,647,133 42,766,985
2042 3,583,886 42,610,691
2041 3,520,765 42,442,983
2040 3,458,116 42,267,502
2039 3,396,244 42,085,886
2038 3,335,082 41,889,492
2037 3,274,559 41,687,645
2036 3,214,394 41,476,060
2035 3,155,079 41,253,454
2034 3,096,672 41,024,367
2033 3,038,828 40,782,838
2032 2,981,674 40,532,216
2031 2,925,030 40,268,078
2030 2,868,829 39,993,270
2029 2,813,220 39,707,804
2028 2,757,931 39,409,825
2027 2,702,815 39,097,054
2026 2,647,878 38,771,691
2025 2,593,130 38,430,770
2024 2,538,952 38,081,173
2023 2,484,789 37,712,505
2022 2,430,747 37,329,064
2021 2,376,722 36,954,442
2020 2,322,539 36,584,208
2019 2,267,706 36,210,898
2018 2,212,318 35,839,760
2017 2,156,900 35,446,392
2016 2,100,306 35,023,457
2015 2,040,989 34,607,588
2014 1,978,399 34,204,780
2013 1,913,059 33,787,571
2012 1,846,889 33,355,241
2011 1,781,985 32,912,588
2010 1,719,879 32,467,016
2009 1,661,556 32,030,778
2008 1,607,175 31,606,767
2007 1,556,237 31,186,468
2006 1,508,337 30,771,178
2005 1,463,495 30,358,144
2004 1,421,609 29,953,018
2003 1,382,350 29,571,415
2002 1,345,135 29,198,142
2001 1,309,589 28,814,643
2000 1,275,572 28,423,435
1999 1,243,016 28,027,179
1998 1,211,736 27,621,648
1997 1,181,439 27,213,337
1996 1,152,015 26,808,107
1995 1,123,213 26,399,429
1994 1,094,720 26,000,822
1993 1,066,405 25,614,586
1992 1,038,380 25,212,468
1991 1,010,818 24,799,014
1990 983,734 24,375,551
1989 957,138 23,939,414
1988 931,020 23,500,524
1987 905,479 23,054,392
1986 880,705 22,600,803
1985 856,726 22,113,953
1984 833,501 21,593,778
1983 811,005 21,060,696
1982 789,286 20,520,318
1981 768,385 19,985,401
1980 748,389 19,459,943
1979 729,375 18,955,589
1978 711,245 18,477,385
1977 693,984 18,014,756
1976 677,628 17,574,182
1975 662,197 17,150,786
1974 647,691 16,733,842
1973 633,995 16,326,269
1972 620,960 15,924,692
1971 608,348 15,527,225
1970 595,846 15,129,449
1969 583,276 14,734,255
1968 572,257 14,347,899
1967 563,108 13,968,175
1966 554,463 13,597,065
1965 546,308 13,239,171
1964 538,657 12,898,886
1963 531,452 12,577,502
1962 524,649 12,253,092
1961 518,266 11,931,085
1960 512,316 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 575,791 people (a 27.4% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 53.1% to 4,095,784 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.95M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon Morocco
2100 0.63% -0.6%
2099 0.64% -0.59%
2098 0.67% -0.58%
2097 0.69% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 0.8% -0.48%
2089 0.83% -0.46%
2088 0.85% -0.45%
2087 0.86% -0.44%
2086 0.87% -0.44%
2085 0.89% -0.42%
2084 0.92% -0.4%
2083 0.94% -0.39%
2082 0.96% -0.38%
2081 0.98% -0.37%
2080 1% -0.36%
2079 1.01% -0.34%
2078 1.03% -0.33%
2077 1.04% -0.31%
2076 1.06% -0.3%
2075 1.07% -0.29%
2074 1.09% -0.28%
2073 1.1% -0.26%
2072 1.12% -0.24%
2071 1.13% -0.23%
2070 1.15% -0.21%
2069 1.16% -0.19%
2068 1.18% -0.18%
2067 1.19% -0.16%
2066 1.21% -0.16%
2065 1.23% -0.13%
2064 1.25% -0.11%
2063 1.26% -0.1%
2062 1.27% -0.07%
2061 1.3% -0.06%
2060 1.33% -0.04%
2059 1.35% -0.006%
2058 1.37% 0.01%
2057 1.4% 0.03%
2056 1.42% 0.06%
2055 1.46% 0.08%
2054 1.48% 0.11%
2053 1.5% 0.14%
2052 1.53% 0.16%
2051 1.56% 0.19%
2050 1.58% 0.2%
2049 1.61% 0.23%
2048 1.65% 0.25%
2047 1.68% 0.27%
2046 1.71% 0.29%
2045 1.73% 0.33%
2044 1.75% 0.34%
2043 1.76% 0.37%
2042 1.79% 0.4%
2041 1.81% 0.42%
2040 1.82% 0.43%
2039 1.83% 0.47%
2038 1.85% 0.48%
2037 1.87% 0.51%
2036 1.88% 0.54%
2035 1.89% 0.56%
2034 1.9% 0.59%
2033 1.92% 0.62%
2032 1.94% 0.66%
2031 1.96% 0.69%
2030 1.98% 0.72%
2029 2% 0.76%
2028 2.04% 0.8%
2027 2.07% 0.84%
2026 2.11% 0.89%
2025 2.13% 0.92%
2024 2.18% 0.98%
2023 2.22% 1.03%
2022 2.27% 1.01%
2021 2.33% 1.01%
2020 2.42% 1.03%
2019 2.5% 1.04%
2018 2.57% 1.11%
2017 2.69% 1.21%
2016 2.91% 1.2%
2015 3.16% 1.18%
2014 3.42% 1.23%
2013 3.58% 1.3%
2012 3.64% 1.34%
2011 3.61% 1.37%
2010 3.51% 1.36%
2009 3.38% 1.34%
2008 3.27% 1.35%
2007 3.18% 1.35%
2006 3.06% 1.36%
2005 2.95% 1.35%
2004 2.84% 1.29%
2003 2.77% 1.28%
2002 2.71% 1.33%
2001 2.67% 1.38%
2000 2.62% 1.41%
1999 2.58% 1.47%
1998 2.56% 1.5%
1997 2.55% 1.51%
1996 2.56% 1.55%
1995 2.6% 1.53%
1994 2.66% 1.51%
1993 2.7% 1.59%
1992 2.73% 1.67%
1991 2.75% 1.74%
1990 2.78% 1.82%
1989 2.81% 1.87%
1988 2.82% 1.94%
1987 2.81% 2.01%
1986 2.8% 2.2%
1985 2.79% 2.41%
1984 2.77% 2.53%
1983 2.75% 2.63%
1982 2.72% 2.68%
1981 2.67% 2.7%
1980 2.61% 2.66%
1979 2.55% 2.59%
1978 2.49% 2.57%
1977 2.41% 2.51%
1976 2.33% 2.47%
1975 2.24% 2.49%
1974 2.16% 2.5%
1973 2.1% 2.52%
1972 2.07% 2.56%
1971 2.1% 2.63%
1970 2.16% 2.68%
1969 1.93% 2.69%
1968 1.62% 2.72%
1967 1.56% 2.73%
1966 1.49% 2.7%
1965 1.42% 2.64%
1964 1.36% 2.56%
1963 1.3% 2.65%
1962 1.23% 2.7%
1961 1.16% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Gabon grew by 2.13%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Gabon Morocco
Current population
2676097
38938817
Population rank 141/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
9.73 minutes
1.51 minutes
One birth every
7.63 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
33.3 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +148 +958
Annual growth/decline +54,178 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate +2.13% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 105/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +1,116 -56,254
Net migration rank 62/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - -56,254
2024 53,067 1,105 406,555 -46,802
2023 53,167 987 417,213 -39,650
2022 52,944 987 427,903 -38,594
2021 52,611 1,503 407,829 -47,902
2020 52,745 1,506 415,999 -35,474
2019 53,185 2,233 457,307 -91,217
2018 52,476 2,886 464,375 -88,159
2017 51,455 4,013 471,011 -60,472
2016 50,321 7,398 474,637 -39,302
2015 48,876 12,041 477,654 -81,248
2014 47,704 16,565 481,295 -72,065
2013 46,829 19,587 492,284 -67,096
2012 45,941 19,973 504,698 -65,251
2011 44,922 18,967 513,305 -67,447
2010 43,061 17,274 515,804 -70,510
2009 41,037 15,277 509,386 -82,203
2008 39,002 13,441 499,766 -78,912
2007 37,394 12,045 493,526 -73,759
2006 35,984 10,382 483,200 -72,364
2005 34,766 8,555 474,285 -59,024
2004 33,615 6,830 461,756 -66,749
2003 32,633 5,434 452,650 -84,460
2002 31,777 4,582 446,147 -67,802
2001 30,941 3,801 452,621 -63,967
2000 30,210 3,086 461,341 -67,569
1999 29,330 2,480 473,071 -74,343
1998 28,697 2,055 492,604 -80,286
1997 28,053 1,786 500,807 -96,502
1996 27,450 1,555 501,499 -95,331
1995 27,290 1,314 496,573 -85,386
1994 27,271 1,110 501,426 -115,404
1993 27,235 1,009 507,707 -121,254
1992 26,810 990 525,680 -107,911
1991 26,334 990 539,850 -130,717
1990 25,858 990 535,506 -97,711
1989 25,359 990 538,996 -104,509
1988 24,888 990 545,800 -102,484
1987 24,212 990 553,005 -104,029
1986 23,362 990 558,105 -99,905
1985 22,617 990 560,810 -45,336
1984 21,851 990 564,159 -39,319
1983 21,162 990 566,301 -24,988
1982 20,292 990 564,904 -25,471
1981 19,528 990 552,936 -22,553
1980 18,503 990 534,448 -13,899
1979 17,553 990 515,554 -27,374
1978 16,714 990 498,834 -30,600
1977 15,842 972 489,173 -32,161
1976 14,998 899 482,130 -58,019
1975 14,162 792 474,631 -51,968
1974 13,381 680 464,147 -52,927
1973 12,731 608 455,699 -51,772
1972 12,095 639 446,449 -47,226
1971 11,357 1,130 435,104 -39,385
1970 10,635 1,882 426,015 -26,168
1969 9,969 2,650 414,931 -24,389
1968 9,417 0 407,437 -25,267
1967 8,883 0 400,594 -23,309
1966 8,410 0 391,881 -26,945
1965 7,902 0 383,989 -33,139
1964 7,402 0 375,835 -46,106
1963 7,001 0 369,250 -56,214
1962 6,609 0 363,843 -28,071
1961 6,161 0 348,650 -40,413
1960 5,732 0 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 93.8% of the population change in Gabon is from natural causes (a gain of 520,847 people) and 6.24% is from migration (a gain of 34,659 people). In Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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