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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Portugal	Gabon	Portugal
1960	512,316	8,857,716	-	-
1961	518,266	8,929,316	1.16%	0.81%
1962	524,649	8,993,985	1.23%	0.72%
1963	531,452	9,030,355	1.3%	0.4%
1964	538,657	9,035,365	1.36%	0.06%
1965	546,308	8,998,595	1.42%	-0.41%
1966	554,463	8,930,990	1.49%	-0.75%
1967	563,108	8,874,520	1.56%	-0.63%
1968	572,257	8,836,650	1.62%	-0.43%
1969	583,276	8,757,705	1.93%	-0.89%
1970	595,846	8,680,431	2.16%	-0.88%
1971	608,348	8,643,756	2.1%	-0.42%
1972	620,960	8,630,430	2.07%	-0.15%
1973	633,995	8,633,100	2.1%	0.03%
1974	647,691	8,754,365	2.16%	1.4%
1975	662,197	9,093,470	2.24%	3.87%
1976	677,628	9,355,810	2.33%	2.88%
1977	693,984	9,455,675	2.41%	1.07%
1978	711,245	9,558,250	2.49%	1.08%
1979	729,375	9,661,265	2.55%	1.08%
1980	748,389	9,766,312	2.61%	1.09%
1981	768,385	9,851,362	2.67%	0.87%
1982	789,286	9,911,771	2.72%	0.61%
1983	811,005	9,957,865	2.75%	0.47%
1984	833,501	9,996,232	2.77%	0.39%
1985	856,726	10,023,613	2.79%	0.27%
1986	880,705	10,032,734	2.8%	0.09%
1987	905,479	10,030,031	2.81%	-0.03%
1988	931,020	10,019,610	2.82%	-0.1%
1989	957,138	10,005,000	2.81%	-0.15%
1990	983,734	9,983,218	2.78%	-0.22%
1991	1,010,818	9,960,235	2.75%	-0.23%
1992	1,038,380	9,952,494	2.73%	-0.08%
1993	1,066,405	9,964,675	2.7%	0.12%
1994	1,094,720	9,991,525	2.66%	0.27%
1995	1,123,213	10,026,176	2.6%	0.35%
1996	1,152,015	10,063,945	2.56%	0.38%
1997	1,181,439	10,108,977	2.55%	0.45%
1998	1,211,736	10,160,196	2.56%	0.51%
1999	1,243,016	10,217,828	2.58%	0.57%
2000	1,275,572	10,289,898	2.62%	0.71%
2001	1,309,589	10,362,722	2.67%	0.71%
2002	1,345,135	10,419,631	2.71%	0.55%
2003	1,382,350	10,458,821	2.77%	0.38%
2004	1,421,609	10,483,861	2.84%	0.24%
2005	1,463,495	10,503,330	2.95%	0.19%
2006	1,508,337	10,522,288	3.06%	0.18%
2007	1,556,237	10,542,964	3.18%	0.2%
2008	1,607,175	10,558,177	3.27%	0.14%
2009	1,661,556	10,568,247	3.38%	0.1%
2010	1,719,879	10,573,100	3.51%	0.05%
2011	1,781,985	10,557,560	3.61%	-0.15%
2012	1,846,889	10,514,844	3.64%	-0.4%
2013	1,913,059	10,457,295	3.58%	-0.55%
2014	1,978,399	10,401,062	3.42%	-0.54%
2015	2,040,989	10,358,076	3.16%	-0.41%
2016	2,100,306	10,325,452	2.91%	-0.31%
2017	2,156,900	10,300,300	2.69%	-0.24%
2018	2,212,318	10,283,822	2.57%	-0.16%
2019	2,267,706	10,286,263	2.5%	0.02%
2020	2,322,539	10,297,081	2.42%	0.11%
2021	2,376,722	10,361,831	2.33%	0.63%
2022	2,430,747	10,434,332	2.27%	0.7%
2023	2,484,789	10,578,174	2.22%	1.38%
2024	2,538,952	10,694,681	2.18%	1.1%
2025	2,593,130	10,680,873	2.13%	-0.13%
2026	2,647,397	10,663,982	2.09%	-0.16%
2027	2,701,860	10,646,150	2.06%	-0.17%
2028	2,756,474	10,625,957	2.02%	-0.19%
2029	2,811,348	10,604,587	1.99%	-0.2%
2030	2,866,668	10,584,552	1.97%	-0.19%
2031	2,922,503	10,564,548	1.95%	-0.19%
2032	2,978,812	10,542,600	1.93%	-0.21%
2033	3,035,711	10,519,640	1.91%	-0.22%
2034	3,093,221	10,496,056	1.89%	-0.22%
2035	3,151,467	10,472,033	1.88%	-0.23%
2036	3,210,584	10,447,836	1.88%	-0.23%
2037	3,270,304	10,423,350	1.86%	-0.23%
2038	3,330,507	10,398,185	1.84%	-0.24%
2039	3,391,378	10,371,223	1.83%	-0.26%
2040	3,452,985	10,342,789	1.82%	-0.27%
2041	3,515,218	10,314,869	1.8%	-0.27%
2042	3,577,745	10,287,416	1.78%	-0.27%
2043	3,640,570	10,257,925	1.76%	-0.29%
2044	3,703,794	10,226,892	1.74%	-0.3%
2045	3,767,430	10,195,202	1.72%	-0.31%
2046	3,831,211	10,162,323	1.69%	-0.32%
2047	3,894,840	10,128,572	1.66%	-0.33%
2048	3,958,294	10,094,854	1.63%	-0.33%
2049	4,021,470	10,059,522	1.6%	-0.35%
2050	4,084,535	10,022,734	1.57%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.