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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Niger	Gabon	Niger
1960	512,316	3,505,050	-	-
1961	518,266	3,608,162	1.16%	2.94%
1962	524,649	3,714,520	1.23%	2.95%
1963	531,452	3,823,873	1.3%	2.94%
1964	538,657	3,935,814	1.36%	2.93%
1965	546,308	4,049,695	1.42%	2.89%
1966	554,463	4,165,544	1.49%	2.86%
1967	563,108	4,283,590	1.56%	2.83%
1968	572,257	4,403,637	1.62%	2.8%
1969	583,276	4,525,725	1.93%	2.77%
1970	595,846	4,650,275	2.16%	2.75%
1971	608,348	4,776,225	2.1%	2.71%
1972	620,960	4,904,845	2.07%	2.69%
1973	633,995	5,037,865	2.1%	2.71%
1974	647,691	5,174,953	2.16%	2.72%
1975	662,197	5,317,019	2.24%	2.75%
1976	677,628	5,464,962	2.33%	2.78%
1977	693,984	5,619,716	2.41%	2.83%
1978	711,245	5,782,932	2.49%	2.9%
1979	729,375	5,955,556	2.55%	2.99%
1980	748,389	6,135,971	2.61%	3.03%
1981	768,385	6,322,006	2.67%	3.03%
1982	789,286	6,512,732	2.72%	3.02%
1983	811,005	6,708,644	2.75%	3.01%
1984	833,501	6,909,971	2.77%	3%
1985	856,726	7,118,457	2.79%	3.02%
1986	880,705	7,335,811	2.8%	3.05%
1987	905,479	7,561,150	2.81%	3.07%
1988	931,020	7,793,748	2.82%	3.08%
1989	957,138	8,034,780	2.81%	3.09%
1990	983,734	8,286,059	2.78%	3.13%
1991	1,010,818	8,546,900	2.75%	3.15%
1992	1,038,380	8,817,633	2.73%	3.17%
1993	1,066,405	9,100,789	2.7%	3.21%
1994	1,094,720	9,398,258	2.66%	3.27%
1995	1,123,213	9,714,529	2.6%	3.37%
1996	1,152,015	10,044,852	2.56%	3.4%
1997	1,181,439	10,383,969	2.55%	3.38%
1998	1,211,736	10,741,413	2.56%	3.44%
1999	1,243,016	11,117,411	2.58%	3.5%
2000	1,275,572	11,509,630	2.62%	3.53%
2001	1,309,589	11,920,647	2.67%	3.57%
2002	1,345,135	12,349,144	2.71%	3.59%
2003	1,382,350	12,796,984	2.77%	3.63%
2004	1,421,609	13,265,836	2.84%	3.66%
2005	1,463,495	13,756,192	2.95%	3.7%
2006	1,508,337	14,268,581	3.06%	3.72%
2007	1,556,237	14,803,610	3.18%	3.75%
2008	1,607,175	15,361,915	3.27%	3.77%
2009	1,661,556	15,943,675	3.38%	3.79%
2010	1,719,879	16,548,835	3.51%	3.8%
2011	1,781,985	17,176,283	3.61%	3.79%
2012	1,846,889	17,836,769	3.64%	3.85%
2013	1,913,059	18,519,898	3.58%	3.83%
2014	1,978,399	19,215,909	3.42%	3.76%
2015	2,040,989	19,939,498	3.16%	3.77%
2016	2,100,306	20,685,753	2.91%	3.74%
2017	2,156,900	21,435,446	2.69%	3.62%
2018	2,212,318	22,188,069	2.57%	3.51%
2019	2,267,706	22,947,757	2.5%	3.42%
2020	2,322,539	23,717,613	2.42%	3.35%
2021	2,376,722	24,502,140	2.33%	3.31%
2022	2,430,747	25,311,973	2.27%	3.31%
2023	2,484,789	26,159,867	2.22%	3.35%
2024	2,538,952	27,032,412	2.18%	3.34%
2025	2,593,130	27,917,825	2.13%	3.28%
2026	2,647,397	28,814,872	2.09%	3.21%
2027	2,701,860	29,723,688	2.06%	3.15%
2028	2,756,474	30,643,561	2.02%	3.09%
2029	2,811,348	31,575,091	1.99%	3.04%
2030	2,866,668	32,518,069	1.97%	2.99%
2031	2,922,503	33,469,616	1.95%	2.93%
2032	2,978,812	34,428,638	1.93%	2.87%
2033	3,035,711	35,397,029	1.91%	2.81%
2034	3,093,221	36,372,374	1.89%	2.76%
2035	3,151,467	37,353,462	1.88%	2.7%
2036	3,210,584	38,340,142	1.88%	2.64%
2037	3,270,304	39,330,372	1.86%	2.58%
2038	3,330,507	40,323,460	1.84%	2.52%
2039	3,391,378	41,318,407	1.83%	2.47%
2040	3,452,985	42,316,733	1.82%	2.42%
2041	3,515,218	43,319,236	1.8%	2.37%
2042	3,577,745	44,326,115	1.78%	2.32%
2043	3,640,570	45,337,248	1.76%	2.28%
2044	3,703,794	46,353,160	1.74%	2.24%
2045	3,767,430	47,374,113	1.72%	2.2%
2046	3,831,211	48,397,993	1.69%	2.16%
2047	3,894,840	49,423,853	1.66%	2.12%
2048	3,958,294	50,452,202	1.63%	2.08%
2049	4,021,470	51,482,559	1.6%	2.04%
2050	4,084,535	52,513,870	1.57%	2%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Niger gained 6,183,306 people (a 44.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,698,905 (a 43.6% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Niger was ranked 65th in 2005 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 83.4% to 52,513,870 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.