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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Palau	Gabon	Palau
1960	512,316	9,328	-	-
1961	518,266	9,555	1.16%	2.43%
1962	524,649	9,793	1.23%	2.49%
1963	531,452	10,037	1.3%	2.49%
1964	538,657	10,292	1.36%	2.54%
1965	546,308	10,547	1.42%	2.48%
1966	554,463	10,805	1.49%	2.45%
1967	563,108	10,988	1.56%	1.69%
1968	572,257	11,080	1.62%	0.84%
1969	583,276	11,159	1.93%	0.71%
1970	595,846	11,368	2.16%	1.87%
1971	608,348	11,759	2.1%	3.44%
1972	620,960	12,194	2.07%	3.7%
1973	633,995	12,552	2.1%	2.94%
1974	647,691	12,687	2.16%	1.08%
1975	662,197	12,655	2.24%	-0.25%
1976	677,628	12,598	2.33%	-0.45%
1977	693,984	12,525	2.41%	-0.58%
1978	711,245	12,440	2.49%	-0.68%
1979	729,375	12,337	2.55%	-0.83%
1980	748,389	12,271	2.61%	-0.53%
1981	768,385	12,402	2.67%	1.07%
1982	789,286	12,694	2.72%	2.35%
1983	811,005	13,006	2.75%	2.46%
1984	833,501	13,337	2.77%	2.54%
1985	856,726	13,688	2.79%	2.63%
1986	880,705	14,024	2.8%	2.45%
1987	905,479	14,334	2.81%	2.21%
1988	931,020	14,645	2.82%	2.17%
1989	957,138	14,945	2.81%	2.05%
1990	983,734	15,259	2.78%	2.1%
1991	1,010,818	15,614	2.75%	2.33%
1992	1,038,380	15,989	2.73%	2.4%
1993	1,066,405	16,372	2.7%	2.4%
1994	1,094,720	16,770	2.66%	2.43%
1995	1,123,213	17,195	2.6%	2.53%
1996	1,152,015	17,654	2.56%	2.67%
1997	1,181,439	18,108	2.55%	2.57%
1998	1,211,736	18,524	2.56%	2.3%
1999	1,243,016	18,901	2.58%	2.04%
2000	1,275,572	19,178	2.62%	1.47%
2001	1,309,589	19,352	2.67%	0.91%
2002	1,345,135	19,503	2.71%	0.78%
2003	1,382,350	19,659	2.77%	0.8%
2004	1,421,609	19,820	2.84%	0.82%
2005	1,463,495	19,819	2.95%	-0.005%
2006	1,508,337	19,593	3.06%	-1.14%
2007	1,556,237	19,302	3.18%	-1.49%
2008	1,607,175	19,009	3.27%	-1.52%
2009	1,661,556	18,709	3.38%	-1.58%
2010	1,719,879	18,396	3.51%	-1.67%
2011	1,781,985	18,078	3.61%	-1.73%
2012	1,846,889	17,765	3.64%	-1.73%
2013	1,913,059	17,648	3.58%	-0.66%
2014	1,978,399	17,715	3.42%	0.38%
2015	2,040,989	17,770	3.16%	0.31%
2016	2,100,306	17,797	2.91%	0.15%
2017	2,156,900	17,812	2.69%	0.08%
2018	2,212,318	17,814	2.57%	0.01%
2019	2,267,706	17,798	2.5%	-0.09%
2020	2,322,539	17,792	2.42%	-0.03%
2021	2,376,722	17,783	2.33%	-0.05%
2022	2,430,747	17,759	2.27%	-0.13%
2023	2,484,789	17,727	2.22%	-0.18%
2024	2,538,952	17,695	2.18%	-0.18%
2025	2,593,130	17,663	2.13%	-0.18%
2026	2,647,397	17,618	2.09%	-0.25%
2027	2,701,860	17,564	2.06%	-0.31%
2028	2,756,474	17,504	2.02%	-0.34%
2029	2,811,348	17,436	1.99%	-0.39%
2030	2,866,668	17,376	1.97%	-0.34%
2031	2,922,503	17,299	1.95%	-0.44%
2032	2,978,812	17,228	1.93%	-0.41%
2033	3,035,711	17,163	1.91%	-0.38%
2034	3,093,221	17,092	1.89%	-0.41%
2035	3,151,467	17,012	1.88%	-0.47%
2036	3,210,584	16,940	1.88%	-0.43%
2037	3,270,304	16,858	1.86%	-0.48%
2038	3,330,507	16,779	1.84%	-0.47%
2039	3,391,378	16,689	1.83%	-0.54%
2040	3,452,985	16,604	1.82%	-0.51%
2041	3,515,218	16,510	1.8%	-0.57%
2042	3,577,745	16,403	1.78%	-0.65%
2043	3,640,570	16,302	1.76%	-0.61%
2044	3,703,794	16,202	1.74%	-0.62%
2045	3,767,430	16,097	1.72%	-0.65%
2046	3,831,211	15,977	1.69%	-0.74%
2047	3,894,840	15,863	1.66%	-0.71%
2048	3,958,294	15,749	1.63%	-0.72%
2049	4,021,470	15,632	1.6%	-0.74%
2050	4,084,535	15,515	1.57%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.