Population in Gabon compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Sao Tome	Gabon	Sao Tome
1960	512,316	68,012	-	-
1961	518,266	68,707	1.16%	1.02%
1962	524,649	69,403	1.23%	1.01%
1963	531,452	70,112	1.3%	1.02%
1964	538,657	70,865	1.36%	1.07%
1965	546,308	71,680	1.42%	1.15%
1966	554,463	72,576	1.49%	1.25%
1967	563,108	73,596	1.56%	1.41%
1968	572,257	74,765	1.62%	1.59%
1969	583,276	76,083	1.93%	1.76%
1970	595,846	77,626	2.16%	2.03%
1971	608,348	79,330	2.1%	2.2%
1972	620,960	81,041	2.07%	2.16%
1973	633,995	82,798	2.1%	2.17%
1974	647,691	84,672	2.16%	2.26%
1975	662,197	86,708	2.24%	2.4%
1976	677,628	88,922	2.33%	2.55%
1977	693,984	91,301	2.41%	2.68%
1978	711,245	93,794	2.49%	2.73%
1979	729,375	96,252	2.55%	2.62%
1980	748,389	98,544	2.61%	2.38%
1981	768,385	100,615	2.67%	2.1%
1982	789,286	102,508	2.72%	1.88%
1983	811,005	104,380	2.75%	1.83%
1984	833,501	106,394	2.77%	1.93%
1985	856,726	108,658	2.79%	2.13%
1986	880,705	111,150	2.8%	2.29%
1987	905,479	113,919	2.81%	2.49%
1988	931,020	116,939	2.82%	2.65%
1989	957,138	119,979	2.81%	2.6%
1990	983,734	122,980	2.78%	2.5%
1991	1,010,818	125,697	2.75%	2.21%
1992	1,038,380	128,110	2.73%	1.92%
1993	1,066,405	130,467	2.7%	1.84%
1994	1,094,720	132,732	2.66%	1.74%
1995	1,123,213	134,895	2.6%	1.63%
1996	1,152,015	136,962	2.56%	1.53%
1997	1,181,439	138,922	2.55%	1.43%
1998	1,211,736	140,751	2.56%	1.32%
1999	1,243,016	142,442	2.58%	1.2%
2000	1,275,572	144,018	2.62%	1.11%
2001	1,309,589	146,375	2.67%	1.64%
2002	1,345,135	149,922	2.71%	2.42%
2003	1,382,350	153,814	2.77%	2.6%
2004	1,421,609	157,705	2.84%	2.53%
2005	1,463,495	161,639	2.95%	2.49%
2006	1,508,337	165,638	3.06%	2.47%
2007	1,556,237	169,700	3.18%	2.45%
2008	1,607,175	173,793	3.27%	2.41%
2009	1,661,556	177,853	3.38%	2.34%
2010	1,719,879	181,802	3.51%	2.22%
2011	1,781,985	185,649	3.61%	2.12%
2012	1,846,889	189,439	3.64%	2.04%
2013	1,913,059	193,148	3.58%	1.96%
2014	1,978,399	196,767	3.42%	1.87%
2015	2,040,989	200,291	3.16%	1.79%
2016	2,100,306	203,689	2.91%	1.7%
2017	2,156,900	206,970	2.69%	1.61%
2018	2,212,318	210,187	2.57%	1.55%
2019	2,267,706	213,392	2.5%	1.52%
2020	2,322,539	217,435	2.42%	1.89%
2021	2,376,722	221,961	2.33%	2.08%
2022	2,430,747	226,305	2.27%	1.96%
2023	2,484,789	230,871	2.22%	2.02%
2024	2,538,952	235,536	2.18%	2.02%
2025	2,593,130	240,251	2.13%	2%
2026	2,647,397	244,987	2.09%	1.97%
2027	2,701,860	249,783	2.06%	1.96%
2028	2,756,474	254,657	2.02%	1.95%
2029	2,811,348	259,597	1.99%	1.94%
2030	2,866,668	264,560	1.97%	1.91%
2031	2,922,503	269,566	1.95%	1.89%
2032	2,978,812	274,643	1.93%	1.88%
2033	3,035,711	279,761	1.91%	1.86%
2034	3,093,221	284,911	1.89%	1.84%
2035	3,151,467	290,082	1.88%	1.81%
2036	3,210,584	295,269	1.88%	1.79%
2037	3,270,304	300,439	1.86%	1.75%
2038	3,330,507	305,590	1.84%	1.71%
2039	3,391,378	310,729	1.83%	1.68%
2040	3,452,985	315,833	1.82%	1.64%
2041	3,515,218	320,875	1.8%	1.6%
2042	3,577,745	325,888	1.78%	1.56%
2043	3,640,570	330,908	1.76%	1.54%
2044	3,703,794	335,919	1.74%	1.51%
2045	3,767,430	340,911	1.72%	1.49%
2046	3,831,211	345,883	1.69%	1.46%
2047	3,894,840	350,758	1.66%	1.41%
2048	3,958,294	355,569	1.63%	1.37%
2049	4,021,470	360,353	1.6%	1.35%
2050	4,084,535	365,103	1.57%	1.32%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.