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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Qatar	Gabon	Qatar
1960	512,316	36,010	-	-
1961	518,266	39,680	1.16%	10.2%
1962	524,649	44,630	1.23%	12.5%
1963	531,452	50,380	1.3%	12.9%
1964	538,657	56,867	1.36%	12.9%
1965	546,308	64,065	1.42%	12.7%
1966	554,463	72,192	1.49%	12.7%
1967	563,108	81,439	1.56%	12.8%
1968	572,257	91,749	1.62%	12.7%
1969	583,276	103,025	1.93%	12.3%
1970	595,846	116,350	2.16%	12.9%
1971	608,348	131,346	2.1%	12.9%
1972	620,960	146,506	2.07%	11.5%
1973	633,995	161,841	2.1%	10.5%
1974	647,691	177,362	2.16%	9.59%
1975	662,197	193,087	2.24%	8.87%
1976	677,628	209,052	2.33%	8.27%
1977	693,984	225,285	2.41%	7.77%
1978	711,245	241,808	2.49%	7.33%
1979	729,375	258,670	2.55%	6.97%
1980	748,389	275,913	2.61%	6.67%
1981	768,385	293,553	2.67%	6.39%
1982	789,286	311,537	2.72%	6.13%
1983	811,005	329,709	2.75%	5.83%
1984	833,501	347,878	2.77%	5.51%
1985	856,726	365,940	2.79%	5.19%
1986	880,705	382,422	2.8%	4.5%
1987	905,479	397,005	2.81%	3.81%
1988	931,020	411,264	2.82%	3.59%
1989	957,138	425,646	2.81%	3.5%
1990	983,734	440,175	2.78%	3.41%
1991	1,010,818	454,853	2.75%	3.33%
1992	1,038,380	469,657	2.73%	3.25%
1993	1,066,405	484,545	2.7%	3.17%
1994	1,094,720	499,459	2.66%	3.08%
1995	1,123,213	514,325	2.6%	2.98%
1996	1,152,015	529,019	2.56%	2.86%
1997	1,181,439	550,500	2.55%	4.06%
1998	1,211,736	580,540	2.56%	5.46%
1999	1,243,016	612,500	2.58%	5.51%
2000	1,275,572	644,989	2.62%	5.3%
2001	1,309,589	677,925	2.67%	5.11%
2002	1,345,135	711,205	2.71%	4.91%
2003	1,382,350	744,682	2.77%	4.71%
2004	1,421,609	773,332	2.84%	3.85%
2005	1,463,495	825,408	2.95%	6.73%
2006	1,508,337	972,831	3.06%	17.9%
2007	1,556,237	1,208,595	3.18%	24.2%
2008	1,607,175	1,426,938	3.27%	18.1%
2009	1,661,556	1,608,903	3.38%	12.8%
2010	1,719,879	1,616,832	3.51%	0.49%
2011	1,781,985	1,624,761	3.61%	0.49%
2012	1,846,889	1,722,438	3.64%	6.01%
2013	1,913,059	1,916,426	3.58%	11.3%
2014	1,978,399	2,151,745	3.42%	12.3%
2015	2,040,989	2,344,557	3.16%	8.96%
2016	2,100,306	2,477,113	2.91%	5.65%
2017	2,156,900	2,545,820	2.69%	2.77%
2018	2,212,318	2,580,734	2.57%	1.37%
2019	2,267,706	2,638,657	2.5%	2.24%
2020	2,322,539	2,794,148	2.42%	5.89%
2021	2,376,722	2,504,910	2.33%	-10.4%
2022	2,430,747	2,657,333	2.27%	6.08%
2023	2,484,789	2,656,032	2.22%	-0.05%
2024	2,538,952	2,857,822	2.18%	7.6%
2025	2,593,130	2,921,065	2.13%	2.21%
2026	2,647,397	2,975,134	2.09%	1.85%
2027	2,701,860	3,019,526	2.06%	1.49%
2028	2,756,474	3,057,695	2.02%	1.26%
2029	2,811,348	3,092,803	1.99%	1.15%
2030	2,866,668	3,125,174	1.97%	1.05%
2031	2,922,503	3,156,754	1.95%	1.01%
2032	2,978,812	3,189,188	1.93%	1.03%
2033	3,035,711	3,222,500	1.91%	1.04%
2034	3,093,221	3,256,691	1.89%	1.06%
2035	3,151,467	3,291,711	1.88%	1.08%
2036	3,210,584	3,327,585	1.88%	1.09%
2037	3,270,304	3,364,333	1.86%	1.1%
2038	3,330,507	3,401,906	1.84%	1.12%
2039	3,391,378	3,440,293	1.83%	1.13%
2040	3,452,985	3,479,439	1.82%	1.14%
2041	3,515,218	3,519,302	1.8%	1.15%
2042	3,577,745	3,559,840	1.78%	1.15%
2043	3,640,570	3,601,019	1.76%	1.16%
2044	3,703,794	3,642,784	1.74%	1.16%
2045	3,767,430	3,685,111	1.72%	1.16%
2046	3,831,211	3,727,959	1.69%	1.16%
2047	3,894,840	3,771,287	1.66%	1.16%
2048	3,958,294	3,815,108	1.63%	1.16%
2049	4,021,470	3,859,368	1.6%	1.16%
2050	4,084,535	3,904,074	1.57%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.