Population in Gabon compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Gabon and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Netherlands	Gabon	Netherlands
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	17,993,485	2.18%	0.65%
2025	2,593,130	18,110,044	2.13%	0.65%
2026	2,647,397	18,210,675	2.09%	0.56%
2027	2,701,860	18,298,766	2.06%	0.48%
2028	2,756,474	18,378,805	2.02%	0.44%
2029	2,811,348	18,451,273	1.99%	0.39%
2030	2,866,668	18,515,139	1.97%	0.35%
2031	2,922,503	18,571,158	1.95%	0.3%
2032	2,978,812	18,620,309	1.93%	0.26%
2033	3,035,711	18,664,195	1.91%	0.24%
2034	3,093,221	18,701,674	1.89%	0.2%
2035	3,151,467	18,732,440	1.88%	0.16%
2036	3,210,584	18,759,270	1.88%	0.14%
2037	3,270,304	18,781,008	1.86%	0.12%
2038	3,330,507	18,797,497	1.84%	0.09%
2039	3,391,378	18,809,490	1.83%	0.06%
2040	3,452,985	18,816,959	1.82%	0.04%
2041	3,515,218	18,820,083	1.8%	0.02%
2042	3,577,745	18,818,821	1.78%	-0.007%
2043	3,640,570	18,814,475	1.76%	-0.02%
2044	3,703,794	18,806,778	1.74%	-0.04%
2045	3,767,430	18,796,219	1.72%	-0.06%
2046	3,831,211	18,784,939	1.69%	-0.06%
2047	3,894,840	18,770,867	1.66%	-0.07%
2048	3,958,294	18,753,541	1.63%	-0.09%
2049	4,021,470	18,734,516	1.6%	-0.1%
2050	4,084,535	18,713,797	1.57%	-0.11%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 54.3% to 4,084,535 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.