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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Rwanda	Gabon	Rwanda
1960	512,316	3,022,294	-	-
1961	518,266	3,106,779	1.16%	2.8%
1962	524,649	3,186,025	1.23%	2.55%
1963	531,452	3,258,890	1.3%	2.29%
1964	538,657	3,334,834	1.36%	2.33%
1965	546,308	3,423,210	1.42%	2.65%
1966	554,463	3,521,626	1.49%	2.87%
1967	563,108	3,629,577	1.56%	3.07%
1968	572,257	3,744,010	1.62%	3.15%
1969	583,276	3,861,271	1.93%	3.13%
1970	595,846	3,980,669	2.16%	3.09%
1971	608,348	4,100,044	2.1%	3%
1972	620,960	4,220,335	2.07%	2.93%
1973	633,995	4,345,047	2.1%	2.96%
1974	647,691	4,474,228	2.16%	2.97%
1975	662,197	4,607,728	2.24%	2.98%
1976	677,628	4,745,954	2.33%	3%
1977	693,984	4,888,240	2.41%	3%
1978	711,245	5,035,171	2.49%	3.01%
1979	729,375	5,189,541	2.55%	3.07%
1980	748,389	5,353,259	2.61%	3.15%
1981	768,385	5,527,230	2.67%	3.25%
1982	789,286	5,711,549	2.72%	3.33%
1983	811,005	5,905,311	2.75%	3.39%
1984	833,501	6,107,627	2.77%	3.43%
1985	856,726	6,317,228	2.79%	3.43%
1986	880,705	6,531,881	2.8%	3.4%
1987	905,479	6,749,493	2.81%	3.33%
1988	931,020	6,968,071	2.82%	3.24%
1989	957,138	7,184,706	2.81%	3.11%
1990	983,734	7,375,307	2.78%	2.65%
1991	1,010,818	7,526,966	2.75%	2.06%
1992	1,038,380	7,683,266	2.73%	2.08%
1993	1,066,405	7,981,132	2.7%	3.88%
1994	1,094,720	6,792,352	2.66%	-14.9%
1995	1,123,213	5,674,118	2.6%	-16.5%
1996	1,152,015	6,708,764	2.56%	18.2%
1997	1,181,439	7,755,238	2.55%	15.6%
1998	1,211,736	8,081,681	2.56%	4.21%
1999	1,243,016	8,147,912	2.58%	0.82%
2000	1,275,572	8,213,931	2.62%	0.81%
2001	1,309,589	8,287,094	2.67%	0.89%
2002	1,345,135	8,400,180	2.71%	1.36%
2003	1,382,350	8,586,875	2.77%	2.22%
2004	1,421,609	8,816,844	2.84%	2.68%
2005	1,463,495	9,054,528	2.95%	2.7%
2006	1,508,337	9,299,246	3.06%	2.7%
2007	1,556,237	9,549,933	3.18%	2.7%
2008	1,607,175	9,804,269	3.27%	2.66%
2009	1,661,556	10,060,432	3.38%	2.61%
2010	1,719,879	10,317,553	3.51%	2.56%
2011	1,781,985	10,573,733	3.61%	2.48%
2012	1,846,889	10,829,901	3.64%	2.42%
2013	1,913,059	11,093,340	3.58%	2.43%
2014	1,978,399	11,364,757	3.42%	2.45%
2015	2,040,989	11,640,022	3.16%	2.42%
2016	2,100,306	11,919,183	2.91%	2.4%
2017	2,156,900	12,202,060	2.69%	2.37%
2018	2,212,318	12,487,996	2.57%	2.34%
2019	2,267,706	12,776,103	2.5%	2.31%
2020	2,322,539	13,065,837	2.42%	2.27%
2021	2,376,722	13,355,260	2.33%	2.22%
2022	2,430,747	13,651,030	2.27%	2.21%
2023	2,484,789	13,954,471	2.22%	2.22%
2024	2,538,952	14,256,567	2.18%	2.16%
2025	2,593,130	14,569,343	2.13%	2.19%
2026	2,647,397	14,889,694	2.09%	2.2%
2027	2,701,860	15,214,324	2.06%	2.18%
2028	2,756,474	15,536,461	2.02%	2.12%
2029	2,811,348	15,844,649	1.99%	1.98%
2030	2,866,668	16,154,698	1.97%	1.96%
2031	2,922,503	16,473,106	1.95%	1.97%
2032	2,978,812	16,771,820	1.93%	1.81%
2033	3,035,711	17,073,475	1.91%	1.8%
2034	3,093,221	17,402,250	1.89%	1.93%
2035	3,151,467	17,746,315	1.88%	1.98%
2036	3,210,584	18,076,769	1.88%	1.86%
2037	3,270,304	18,395,838	1.86%	1.77%
2038	3,330,507	18,729,778	1.84%	1.82%
2039	3,391,378	19,076,783	1.83%	1.85%
2040	3,452,985	19,440,762	1.82%	1.91%
2041	3,515,218	19,806,170	1.8%	1.88%
2042	3,577,745	20,153,979	1.78%	1.76%
2043	3,640,570	20,500,826	1.76%	1.72%
2044	3,703,794	20,837,079	1.74%	1.64%
2045	3,767,430	21,152,650	1.72%	1.51%
2046	3,831,211	21,459,144	1.69%	1.45%
2047	3,894,840	21,764,578	1.66%	1.42%
2048	3,958,294	22,086,112	1.63%	1.48%
2049	4,021,470	22,403,887	1.6%	1.44%
2050	4,084,535	22,707,896	1.57%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.