The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 17,994,237 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 18,191,638 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- The Netherlands' population is 6.9 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.5% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.
Gabon vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Current population |
2636721
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18191638
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
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4.49 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,105 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +148 | +321 |
| Annual growth/decline | +54,163 | +117,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | +0.66% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 122/197 |
Gabon and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 512,316 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 518,266 | 11,638,712 | 1.16% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 524,649 | 11,805,689 | 1.23% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | 11,965,966 | 1.3% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | 12,127,120 | 1.36% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | 12,294,732 | 1.42% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | 12,456,251 | 1.49% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | 12,598,201 | 1.56% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | 12,729,721 | 1.62% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | 12,877,984 | 1.93% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | 13,038,526 | 2.16% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | 13,194,497 | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | 13,328,593 | 2.07% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | 13,439,322 | 2.1% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | 13,545,056 | 2.16% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | 13,666,335 | 2.24% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | 13,774,037 | 2.33% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | 13,856,185 | 2.41% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | 13,941,700 | 2.49% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | 14,038,270 | 2.55% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | 14,149,800 | 2.61% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | 14,247,208 | 2.67% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | 14,312,690 | 2.72% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | 14,367,070 | 2.75% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | 14,424,211 | 2.77% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | 14,491,632 | 2.79% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | 14,572,278 | 2.8% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | 14,665,037 | 2.81% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | 14,760,094 | 2.82% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | 14,848,907 | 2.81% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | 14,951,510 | 2.78% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | 15,069,798 | 2.75% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | 15,184,166 | 2.73% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | 15,290,368 | 2.7% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | 15,382,838 | 2.66% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | 15,459,006 | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | 15,530,498 | 2.56% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | 15,610,650 | 2.55% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | 15,707,209 | 2.56% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | 15,812,088 | 2.58% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | 15,925,513 | 2.62% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | 16,046,180 | 2.67% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | 16,148,929 | 2.71% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | 16,225,302 | 2.77% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | 16,281,779 | 2.84% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | 16,319,868 | 2.95% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | 16,346,101 | 3.06% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | 16,381,696 | 3.18% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | 16,445,593 | 3.27% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | 16,530,388 | 3.38% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | 16,615,394 | 3.51% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | 16,693,074 | 3.61% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | 16,754,962 | 3.64% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | 16,804,432 | 3.58% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | 16,865,008 | 3.42% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | 16,939,923 | 3.16% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | 17,030,314 | 2.91% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | 17,131,296 | 2.69% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | 17,231,624 | 2.57% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | 17,344,874 | 2.5% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | 17,441,500 | 2.42% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | 17,533,044 | 2.33% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | 17,700,982 | 2.27% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | 17,877,117 | 2.22% | 1% |
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | 17,994,237 | 2.18% | 0.66% |
| 2025 | 2,593,130 | 18,110,800 | 2.13% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 2,647,397 | 18,211,436 | 2.09% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 2,701,860 | 18,299,531 | 2.06% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 2,756,474 | 18,379,573 | 2.02% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 2,811,348 | 18,452,044 | 1.99% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 2,866,668 | 18,515,913 | 1.97% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 2,922,503 | 18,571,934 | 1.95% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 2,978,812 | 18,621,087 | 1.93% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 3,035,711 | 18,664,975 | 1.91% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 3,093,221 | 18,702,456 | 1.89% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 3,151,467 | 18,733,223 | 1.88% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 3,210,584 | 18,760,054 | 1.88% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 3,270,304 | 18,781,793 | 1.86% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 3,330,507 | 18,798,283 | 1.84% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 3,391,378 | 18,810,276 | 1.83% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 3,452,985 | 18,817,745 | 1.82% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 3,515,218 | 18,820,870 | 1.8% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 3,577,745 | 18,819,607 | 1.78% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 3,640,570 | 18,815,261 | 1.76% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 3,703,794 | 18,807,564 | 1.74% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 3,767,430 | 18,797,005 | 1.72% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 3,831,211 | 18,785,724 | 1.69% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 3,894,840 | 18,771,651 | 1.66% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 3,958,294 | 18,754,325 | 1.63% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 4,021,470 | 18,735,299 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 4,084,535 | 18,714,579 | 1.57% | -0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Gabon and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 68.7 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 26.2 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 22.6 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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