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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 142,718,132 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 54.1 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.76% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 1.73% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while Russia has declined from 144M to 143M (0.56% decline).
  • Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Gabon vs Russia: live population counter

Gabon Russia
Current population
2636721
142718132
Population rank 142/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.73%
One net population change
9.7 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
33.7 minutes
18.1 seconds
One migration net change every
7.93 hours
2.95 minutes
Annual migration change +1,105 -178,042
Daily growth/decline +148 -801
Annual growth/decline +54,163 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 177/197

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

Gabon
Population

Growth rate
Russia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Gabon Russia Gabon Russia
1960 512,316 119,897,000 - -
1961 518,266 121,236,000 1.16% 1.12%
1962 524,649 122,591,000 1.23% 1.12%
1963 531,452 123,960,000 1.3% 1.12%
1964 538,657 125,345,000 1.36% 1.12%
1965 546,308 126,745,000 1.42% 1.12%
1966 554,463 127,468,000 1.49% 0.57%
1967 563,108 128,196,000 1.56% 0.57%
1968 572,257 128,928,000 1.62% 0.57%
1969 583,276 129,664,000 1.93% 0.57%
1970 595,846 130,404,000 2.16% 0.57%
1971 608,348 131,155,000 2.1% 0.58%
1972 620,960 131,909,000 2.07% 0.57%
1973 633,995 132,669,000 2.1% 0.58%
1974 647,691 133,432,000 2.16% 0.58%
1975 662,197 134,200,000 2.24% 0.58%
1976 677,628 135,147,000 2.33% 0.71%
1977 693,984 136,100,000 2.41% 0.71%
1978 711,245 137,060,000 2.49% 0.71%
1979 729,375 138,027,000 2.55% 0.71%
1980 748,389 139,010,000 2.61% 0.71%
1981 768,385 139,941,000 2.67% 0.67%
1982 789,286 140,823,000 2.72% 0.63%
1983 811,005 141,668,000 2.75% 0.6%
1984 833,501 142,745,000 2.77% 0.76%
1985 856,726 143,858,000 2.79% 0.78%
1986 880,705 144,894,000 2.8% 0.72%
1987 905,479 145,908,000 2.81% 0.7%
1988 931,020 146,857,000 2.82% 0.65%
1989 957,138 147,721,000 2.81% 0.59%
1990 983,734 147,969,406 2.78% 0.17%
1991 1,010,818 148,394,216 2.75% 0.29%
1992 1,038,380 148,538,197 2.73% 0.1%
1993 1,066,405 148,458,777 2.7% -0.05%
1994 1,094,720 148,407,912 2.66% -0.03%
1995 1,123,213 148,375,787 2.6% -0.02%
1996 1,152,015 148,160,129 2.56% -0.15%
1997 1,181,439 147,915,361 2.55% -0.17%
1998 1,211,736 147,670,784 2.56% -0.17%
1999 1,243,016 147,214,776 2.58% -0.31%
2000 1,275,572 146,596,869 2.62% -0.42%
2001 1,309,589 145,976,482 2.67% -0.42%
2002 1,345,135 145,306,497 2.71% -0.46%
2003 1,382,350 144,648,618 2.77% -0.45%
2004 1,421,609 144,067,316 2.84% -0.4%
2005 1,463,495 143,518,814 2.95% -0.38%
2006 1,508,337 143,049,637 3.06% -0.33%
2007 1,556,237 142,805,114 3.18% -0.17%
2008 1,607,175 142,742,366 3.27% -0.04%
2009 1,661,556 142,785,348 3.38% 0.03%
2010 1,719,879 142,849,468 3.51% 0.04%
2011 1,781,985 143,018,195 3.61% 0.12%
2012 1,846,889 143,378,447 3.64% 0.25%
2013 1,913,059 143,805,638 3.58% 0.3%
2014 1,978,399 144,237,223 3.42% 0.3%
2015 2,040,989 144,640,716 3.16% 0.28%
2016 2,100,306 145,015,460 2.91% 0.26%
2017 2,156,900 145,293,260 2.69% 0.19%
2018 2,212,318 145,398,106 2.57% 0.07%
2019 2,267,706 145,453,291 2.5% 0.04%
2020 2,322,539 145,245,148 2.42% -0.14%
2021 2,376,722 144,746,762 2.33% -0.34%
2022 2,430,747 144,236,933 2.27% -0.35%
2023 2,484,789 143,826,130 2.22% -0.28%
2024 2,538,952 143,533,851 2.18% -0.2%
2025 2,593,130 142,718,132 2.13% -0.57%
2026 2,647,397 142,120,553 2.09% -0.42%
2027 2,701,860 141,773,330 2.06% -0.24%
2028 2,756,474 141,402,326 2.02% -0.26%
2029 2,811,348 141,021,009 1.99% -0.27%
2030 2,866,668 140,628,883 1.97% -0.28%
2031 2,922,503 140,218,596 1.95% -0.29%
2032 2,978,812 139,807,207 1.93% -0.29%
2033 3,035,711 139,414,947 1.91% -0.28%
2034 3,093,221 139,034,543 1.89% -0.27%
2035 3,151,467 138,666,694 1.88% -0.26%
2036 3,210,584 138,311,757 1.88% -0.26%
2037 3,270,304 137,968,177 1.86% -0.25%
2038 3,330,507 137,643,032 1.84% -0.24%
2039 3,391,378 137,336,299 1.83% -0.22%
2040 3,452,985 137,053,347 1.82% -0.21%
2041 3,515,218 136,795,588 1.8% -0.19%
2042 3,577,745 136,558,692 1.78% -0.17%
2043 3,640,570 136,335,849 1.76% -0.16%
2044 3,703,794 136,124,845 1.74% -0.15%
2045 3,767,430 135,933,758 1.72% -0.14%
2046 3,831,211 135,756,848 1.69% -0.13%
2047 3,894,840 135,574,181 1.66% -0.13%
2048 3,958,294 135,372,557 1.63% -0.15%
2049 4,021,470 135,156,911 1.6% -0.16%
2050 4,084,535 134,923,391 1.57% -0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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