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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Nauru	Gabon	Nauru
1960	512,316	4,607	-	-
1961	518,266	4,774	1.16%	3.62%
1962	524,649	4,979	1.23%	4.29%
1963	531,452	5,226	1.3%	4.96%
1964	538,657	5,515	1.36%	5.53%
1965	546,308	5,832	1.42%	5.75%
1966	554,463	6,043	1.49%	3.62%
1967	563,108	6,135	1.56%	1.52%
1968	572,257	6,328	1.62%	3.15%
1969	583,276	6,581	1.93%	4%
1970	595,846	6,710	2.16%	1.96%
1971	608,348	6,762	2.1%	0.77%
1972	620,960	6,812	2.07%	0.74%
1973	633,995	6,866	2.1%	0.79%
1974	647,691	6,923	2.16%	0.83%
1975	662,197	6,987	2.24%	0.92%
1976	677,628	7,064	2.33%	1.1%
1977	693,984	7,163	2.41%	1.4%
1978	711,245	7,298	2.49%	1.88%
1979	729,375	7,468	2.55%	2.33%
1980	748,389	7,649	2.61%	2.42%
1981	768,385	7,839	2.67%	2.48%
1982	789,286	8,040	2.72%	2.56%
1983	811,005	8,216	2.75%	2.19%
1984	833,501	8,377	2.77%	1.96%
1985	856,726	8,551	2.79%	2.08%
1986	880,705	8,742	2.8%	2.23%
1987	905,479	8,946	2.81%	2.33%
1988	931,020	9,165	2.82%	2.45%
1989	957,138	9,390	2.81%	2.45%
1990	983,734	9,622	2.78%	2.47%
1991	1,010,818	9,850	2.75%	2.37%
1992	1,038,380	10,021	2.73%	1.74%
1993	1,066,405	10,102	2.7%	0.81%
1994	1,094,720	10,137	2.66%	0.35%
1995	1,123,213	10,165	2.6%	0.28%
1996	1,152,015	10,183	2.56%	0.18%
1997	1,181,439	10,197	2.55%	0.14%
1998	1,211,736	10,198	2.56%	0.01%
1999	1,243,016	10,187	2.58%	-0.11%
2000	1,275,572	10,168	2.62%	-0.19%
2001	1,309,589	10,130	2.67%	-0.37%
2002	1,345,135	10,082	2.71%	-0.47%
2003	1,382,350	10,059	2.77%	-0.23%
2004	1,421,609	10,060	2.84%	0.01%
2005	1,463,495	10,049	2.95%	-0.11%
2006	1,508,337	10,034	3.06%	-0.15%
2007	1,556,237	10,020	3.18%	-0.14%
2008	1,607,175	10,009	3.27%	-0.11%
2009	1,661,556	10,016	3.38%	0.07%
2010	1,719,879	10,043	3.51%	0.27%
2011	1,781,985	10,098	3.61%	0.55%
2012	1,846,889	10,267	3.64%	1.67%
2013	1,913,059	10,517	3.58%	2.43%
2014	1,978,399	10,742	3.42%	2.14%
2015	2,040,989	10,954	3.16%	1.97%
2016	2,100,306	11,150	2.91%	1.79%
2017	2,156,900	11,324	2.69%	1.56%
2018	2,212,318	11,477	2.57%	1.35%
2019	2,267,706	11,587	2.5%	0.96%
2020	2,322,539	11,643	2.42%	0.48%
2021	2,376,722	11,709	2.33%	0.57%
2022	2,430,747	11,801	2.27%	0.79%
2023	2,484,789	11,875	2.22%	0.63%
2024	2,538,952	11,947	2.18%	0.61%
2025	2,593,130	12,030	2.13%	0.7%
2026	2,647,397	12,103	2.09%	0.61%
2027	2,701,860	12,196	2.06%	0.77%
2028	2,756,474	12,296	2.02%	0.82%
2029	2,811,348	12,403	1.99%	0.87%
2030	2,866,668	12,519	1.97%	0.94%
2031	2,922,503	12,645	1.95%	1%
2032	2,978,812	12,785	1.93%	1.11%
2033	3,035,711	12,921	1.91%	1.06%
2034	3,093,221	13,071	1.89%	1.16%
2035	3,151,467	13,230	1.88%	1.22%
2036	3,210,584	13,391	1.88%	1.21%
2037	3,270,304	13,541	1.86%	1.12%
2038	3,330,507	13,697	1.84%	1.16%
2039	3,391,378	13,857	1.83%	1.17%
2040	3,452,985	14,041	1.82%	1.33%
2041	3,515,218	14,220	1.8%	1.27%
2042	3,577,745	14,402	1.78%	1.28%
2043	3,640,570	14,579	1.76%	1.23%
2044	3,703,794	14,754	1.74%	1.2%
2045	3,767,430	14,920	1.72%	1.13%
2046	3,831,211	15,098	1.69%	1.19%
2047	3,894,840	15,268	1.66%	1.12%
2048	3,958,294	15,431	1.63%	1.07%
2049	4,021,470	15,595	1.6%	1.06%
2050	4,084,535	15,751	1.57%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.