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Population in Gabon compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,663,339 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 10 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.66M (76.6% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

Gabon vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon North Korea
2100 6,955,864 19,604,631
2099 6,912,052 19,733,548
2098 6,867,857 19,862,949
2097 6,822,087 19,993,288
2096 6,775,495 20,124,518
2095 6,727,815 20,256,401
2094 6,680,075 20,388,156
2093 6,631,425 20,520,253
2092 6,582,261 20,652,961
2091 6,532,342 20,785,785
2090 6,481,491 20,918,305
2089 6,429,956 21,050,580
2088 6,376,859 21,182,325
2087 6,323,194 21,314,047
2086 6,269,178 21,445,329
2085 6,215,121 21,575,835
2084 6,160,019 21,705,777
2083 6,103,820 21,835,029
2082 6,046,995 21,964,199
2081 5,989,415 22,092,862
2080 5,931,520 22,220,948
2079 5,873,052 22,348,577
2078 5,814,259 22,475,755
2077 5,754,857 22,602,817
2076 5,695,764 22,729,499
2075 5,636,043 22,856,369
2074 5,576,620 22,983,784
2073 5,516,502 23,111,441
2072 5,456,238 23,239,261
2071 5,395,666 23,367,583
2070 5,335,269 23,496,136
2069 5,274,817 23,625,538
2068 5,214,405 23,755,136
2067 5,153,427 23,884,879
2066 5,092,586 24,015,027
2065 5,031,764 24,144,985
2064 4,970,757 24,274,257
2063 4,909,630 24,402,439
2062 4,848,693 24,529,941
2061 4,787,706 24,656,350
2060 4,726,341 24,780,911
2059 4,664,287 24,903,037
2058 4,602,087 25,023,260
2057 4,540,068 25,140,523
2056 4,477,242 25,255,342
2055 4,414,477 25,366,397
2054 4,350,938 25,474,292
2053 4,287,630 25,578,870
2052 4,224,256 25,679,963
2051 4,160,459 25,777,639
2050 4,096,708 25,871,673
2049 4,032,976 25,962,167
2048 3,968,977 26,048,593
2047 3,904,724 26,131,429
2046 3,840,333 26,210,487
2045 3,775,786 26,286,208
2044 3,711,691 26,358,331
2043 3,647,956 26,427,062
2042 3,584,695 26,491,482
2041 3,521,560 26,552,564
2040 3,458,896 26,609,557
2039 3,397,011 26,661,815
2038 3,335,835 26,708,400
2037 3,275,298 26,749,134
2036 3,215,119 26,783,304
2035 3,155,791 26,810,026
2034 3,097,371 26,828,912
2033 3,039,514 26,839,229
2032 2,982,347 26,840,944
2031 2,925,690 26,832,957
2030 2,869,476 26,814,812
2029 2,813,855 26,787,117
2028 2,758,554 26,749,227
2027 2,703,425 26,701,444
2026 2,648,476 26,643,460
2025 2,593,715 26,575,953
2024 2,538,952 26,498,823
2023 2,484,789 26,418,204
2022 2,430,747 26,328,845
2021 2,376,722 26,232,534
2020 2,322,539 26,136,312
2019 2,267,706 26,037,632
2018 2,212,318 25,931,147
2017 2,156,900 25,817,709
2016 2,100,306 25,698,326
2015 2,040,989 25,575,350
2014 1,978,399 25,451,262
2013 1,913,059 25,329,451
2012 1,846,889 25,211,728
2011 1,781,985 25,097,874
2010 1,719,879 24,987,258
2009 1,661,556 24,878,332
2008 1,607,175 24,764,618
2007 1,556,237 24,646,383
2006 1,508,337 24,524,507
2005 1,463,495 24,396,433
2004 1,421,609 24,254,943
2003 1,382,350 24,090,380
2002 1,345,135 23,943,973
2001 1,309,589 23,815,358
2000 1,275,572 23,665,910
1999 1,243,016 23,497,599
1998 1,211,736 23,311,564
1997 1,181,439 23,110,830
1996 1,152,015 22,895,746
1995 1,123,213 22,669,304
1994 1,094,720 22,393,975
1993 1,066,405 22,073,352
1992 1,038,380 21,750,911
1991 1,010,818 21,428,638
1990 983,734 21,112,137
1989 957,138 20,804,367
1988 931,020 20,503,161
1987 905,479 20,205,483
1986 880,705 19,910,855
1985 856,726 19,620,388
1984 833,501 19,335,043
1983 811,005 19,054,034
1982 789,286 18,776,357
1981 768,385 18,501,295
1980 748,389 18,236,786
1979 729,375 17,983,470
1978 711,245 17,735,995
1977 693,984 17,492,798
1976 677,628 17,243,450
1975 662,197 16,971,055
1974 647,691 16,673,121
1973 633,995 16,350,367
1972 620,960 15,975,069
1971 608,348 15,572,457
1970 595,846 15,172,775
1969 583,276 14,767,615
1968 572,257 14,365,596
1967 563,108 13,958,350
1966 554,463 13,569,094
1965 546,308 13,219,369
1964 538,657 12,889,770
1963 531,452 12,567,057
1962 524,649 12,262,882
1961 518,266 11,990,713
1960 512,316 11,722,953

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/north-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.96M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon North Korea
2100 0.63% -0.65%
2099 0.64% -0.65%
2098 0.67% -0.65%
2097 0.69% -0.65%
2096 0.71% -0.65%
2095 0.71% -0.65%
2094 0.73% -0.64%
2093 0.75% -0.64%
2092 0.76% -0.64%
2091 0.78% -0.63%
2090 0.8% -0.63%
2089 0.83% -0.62%
2088 0.85% -0.62%
2087 0.86% -0.61%
2086 0.87% -0.6%
2085 0.89% -0.6%
2084 0.92% -0.59%
2083 0.94% -0.59%
2082 0.96% -0.58%
2081 0.98% -0.58%
2080 1% -0.57%
2079 1.01% -0.57%
2078 1.03% -0.56%
2077 1.04% -0.56%
2076 1.06% -0.56%
2075 1.07% -0.55%
2074 1.09% -0.55%
2073 1.1% -0.55%
2072 1.12% -0.55%
2071 1.13% -0.55%
2070 1.15% -0.55%
2069 1.16% -0.55%
2068 1.18% -0.54%
2067 1.19% -0.54%
2066 1.21% -0.54%
2065 1.23% -0.53%
2064 1.25% -0.53%
2063 1.26% -0.52%
2062 1.27% -0.51%
2061 1.3% -0.5%
2060 1.33% -0.49%
2059 1.35% -0.48%
2058 1.37% -0.47%
2057 1.4% -0.45%
2056 1.42% -0.44%
2055 1.46% -0.42%
2054 1.48% -0.41%
2053 1.5% -0.39%
2052 1.53% -0.38%
2051 1.56% -0.36%
2050 1.58% -0.35%
2049 1.61% -0.33%
2048 1.65% -0.32%
2047 1.68% -0.3%
2046 1.71% -0.29%
2045 1.73% -0.27%
2044 1.75% -0.26%
2043 1.76% -0.24%
2042 1.79% -0.23%
2041 1.81% -0.21%
2040 1.82% -0.2%
2039 1.83% -0.17%
2038 1.85% -0.15%
2037 1.87% -0.13%
2036 1.88% -0.1%
2035 1.89% -0.07%
2034 1.9% -0.04%
2033 1.92% -0.006%
2032 1.94% 0.03%
2031 1.96% 0.07%
2030 1.98% 0.1%
2029 2% 0.14%
2028 2.04% 0.18%
2027 2.07% 0.22%
2026 2.11% 0.25%
2025 2.16% 0.29%
2024 2.18% 0.31%
2023 2.22% 0.34%
2022 2.27% 0.37%
2021 2.33% 0.37%
2020 2.42% 0.38%
2019 2.5% 0.41%
2018 2.57% 0.44%
2017 2.69% 0.46%
2016 2.91% 0.48%
2015 3.16% 0.49%
2014 3.42% 0.48%
2013 3.58% 0.47%
2012 3.64% 0.45%
2011 3.61% 0.44%
2010 3.51% 0.44%
2009 3.38% 0.46%
2008 3.27% 0.48%
2007 3.18% 0.5%
2006 3.06% 0.52%
2005 2.95% 0.58%
2004 2.84% 0.68%
2003 2.77% 0.61%
2002 2.71% 0.54%
2001 2.67% 0.63%
2000 2.62% 0.72%
1999 2.58% 0.8%
1998 2.56% 0.87%
1997 2.55% 0.94%
1996 2.56% 1%
1995 2.6% 1.23%
1994 2.66% 1.45%
1993 2.7% 1.48%
1992 2.73% 1.5%
1991 2.75% 1.5%
1990 2.78% 1.48%
1989 2.81% 1.47%
1988 2.82% 1.47%
1987 2.81% 1.48%
1986 2.8% 1.48%
1985 2.79% 1.48%
1984 2.77% 1.47%
1983 2.75% 1.48%
1982 2.72% 1.49%
1981 2.67% 1.45%
1980 2.61% 1.41%
1979 2.55% 1.4%
1978 2.49% 1.39%
1977 2.41% 1.45%
1976 2.33% 1.61%
1975 2.24% 1.79%
1974 2.16% 1.97%
1973 2.1% 2.35%
1972 2.07% 2.59%
1971 2.1% 2.63%
1970 2.16% 2.74%
1969 1.93% 2.8%
1968 1.62% 2.92%
1967 1.56% 2.87%
1966 1.49% 2.65%
1965 1.42% 2.56%
1964 1.36% 2.57%
1963 1.3% 2.48%
1962 1.23% 2.27%
1961 1.16% 2.28%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/north-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Gabon grew by 2.18%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Gabon North Korea
Current population
2663339
26659144
Population rank 141/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
9.7 minutes
6.52 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
33.7 minutes
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +148 +221
Annual growth/decline +54,163 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 150/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
3.15 hours
Annual migration change +1,116 -2,787
Net migration rank 62/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - -2,787
2024 - 1,105 - -2,473
2023 53,167 987 86,203 -1,997
2022 52,944 987 96,495 -1,997
2021 52,611 1,503 99,710 -1,585
2020 52,745 1,506 95,920 -1,585
2019 53,185 2,233 106,208 -3,142
2018 52,476 2,886 113,164 -3,225
2017 51,455 4,013 120,181 -3,224
2016 50,321 7,398 125,048 -3,222
2015 48,876 12,041 127,365 -3,208
2014 47,704 16,565 127,078 -3,042
2013 46,829 19,587 122,519 -2,933
2012 45,941 19,973 118,773 -2,919
2011 44,922 18,967 114,798 -2,957
2010 43,061 17,274 112,443 -3,053
2009 41,037 15,277 111,530 -3,058
2008 39,002 13,441 122,015 -3,051
2007 37,394 12,045 120,521 -3,021
2006 35,984 10,382 129,171 -2,948
2005 34,766 8,555 132,765 -2,861
2004 33,615 6,830 155,838 -2,758
2003 32,633 5,434 178,775 -2,717
2002 31,777 4,582 119,504 -2,763
2001 30,941 3,801 143,321 -2,884
2000 30,210 3,086 161,591 -3,142
1999 29,330 2,480 181,613 -3,443
1998 28,697 2,055 197,589 -3,706
1997 28,053 1,786 211,325 -3,745
1996 27,450 1,555 226,095 -3,512
1995 27,290 1,314 233,381 -3,094
1994 27,271 1,110 320,861 -517
1993 27,235 1,009 320,880 0
1992 26,810 990 324,002 0
1991 26,334 990 320,551 0
1990 25,858 990 312,460 0
1989 25,359 990 303,078 0
1988 24,888 990 299,305 0
1987 24,212 990 296,030 0
1986 23,362 990 293,227 0
1985 22,617 990 287,714 0
1984 21,851 990 282,987 0
1983 21,162 990 279,046 0
1982 20,292 990 276,332 0
1981 19,528 990 273,800 0
1980 18,503 990 255,206 0
1979 17,553 990 251,409 0
1978 16,714 990 243,533 0
1977 15,842 972 242,870 0
1976 14,998 899 255,841 0
1975 14,162 792 288,966 0
1974 13,381 680 306,902 0
1973 12,731 608 338,600 0
1972 12,095 639 411,997 0
1971 11,357 1,130 393,220 0
1970 10,635 1,882 406,129 0
1969 9,969 2,650 404,189 0
1968 9,417 0 399,837 0
1967 8,883 0 414,632 0
1966 8,410 0 363,882 0
1965 7,902 0 335,587 0
1964 7,402 0 323,623 0
1963 7,001 0 321,805 0
1962 6,609 0 286,534 0
1961 6,161 0 257,788 0
1960 5,732 0 277,717 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/north-korea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 91.1% of the population change in Gabon is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people). In North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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