Population in Gabon compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Gabon and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Saudi Arabia	Gabon	Saudi Arabia
1960	512,316	2,435,403	-	-
1961	518,266	2,526,347	1.16%	3.73%
1962	524,649	2,620,910	1.23%	3.74%
1963	531,452	2,719,341	1.3%	3.76%
1964	538,657	2,821,968	1.36%	3.77%
1965	546,308	2,928,771	1.42%	3.78%
1966	554,463	3,039,887	1.49%	3.79%
1967	563,108	3,157,242	1.56%	3.86%
1968	572,257	3,282,711	1.62%	3.97%
1969	583,276	3,417,114	1.93%	4.09%
1970	595,846	3,562,470	2.16%	4.25%
1971	608,348	3,724,031	2.1%	4.54%
1972	620,960	3,905,722	2.07%	4.88%
1973	633,995	4,106,344	2.1%	5.14%
1974	647,691	4,323,632	2.16%	5.29%
1975	662,197	4,556,287	2.24%	5.38%
1976	677,628	4,807,933	2.33%	5.52%
1977	693,984	5,083,048	2.41%	5.72%
1978	711,245	5,381,902	2.49%	5.88%
1979	729,375	5,703,698	2.55%	5.98%
1980	748,389	6,047,997	2.61%	6.04%
1981	768,385	6,420,551	2.67%	6.16%
1982	789,286	6,824,486	2.72%	6.29%
1983	811,005	7,252,941	2.75%	6.28%
1984	833,501	7,697,307	2.77%	6.13%
1985	856,726	8,151,779	2.79%	5.9%
1986	880,705	8,628,639	2.8%	5.85%
1987	905,479	9,130,194	2.81%	5.81%
1988	931,020	9,629,165	2.82%	5.47%
1989	957,138	10,128,394	2.81%	5.18%
1990	983,734	10,640,691	2.78%	5.06%
1991	1,010,818	11,160,744	2.75%	4.89%
1992	1,038,380	11,686,676	2.73%	4.71%
1993	1,066,405	12,215,862	2.7%	4.53%
1994	1,094,720	12,750,040	2.66%	4.37%
1995	1,123,213	13,289,245	2.6%	4.23%
1996	1,152,015	13,831,009	2.56%	4.08%
1997	1,181,439	14,374,943	2.55%	3.93%
1998	1,211,736	14,922,185	2.56%	3.81%
1999	1,243,016	15,472,075	2.58%	3.69%
2000	1,275,572	16,177,722	2.62%	4.56%
2001	1,309,589	17,041,397	2.67%	5.34%
2002	1,345,135	17,910,910	2.71%	5.1%
2003	1,382,350	18,786,767	2.77%	4.89%
2004	1,421,609	19,669,480	2.84%	4.7%
2005	1,463,495	20,559,890	2.95%	4.53%
2006	1,508,337	21,459,144	3.06%	4.37%
2007	1,556,237	22,368,313	3.18%	4.24%
2008	1,607,175	23,287,877	3.27%	4.11%
2009	1,661,556	24,217,654	3.38%	3.99%
2010	1,719,879	23,978,487	3.51%	-0.99%
2011	1,781,985	25,091,867	3.61%	4.64%
2012	1,846,889	26,168,861	3.64%	4.29%
2013	1,913,059	27,624,004	3.58%	5.56%
2014	1,978,399	28,309,273	3.42%	2.48%
2015	2,040,989	29,816,382	3.16%	5.32%
2016	2,100,306	30,954,198	2.91%	3.82%
2017	2,156,900	30,977,355	2.69%	0.07%
2018	2,212,318	30,196,281	2.57%	-2.52%
2019	2,267,706	30,063,799	2.5%	-0.44%
2020	2,322,539	31,552,510	2.42%	4.95%
2021	2,376,722	30,784,383	2.33%	-2.43%
2022	2,430,747	32,175,224	2.27%	4.52%
2023	2,484,789	33,702,731	2.22%	4.75%
2024	2,538,952	35,300,280	2.18%	4.74%
2025	2,593,130	35,927,625	2.13%	1.78%
2026	2,647,397	36,550,694	2.09%	1.73%
2027	2,701,860	37,167,513	2.06%	1.69%
2028	2,756,474	37,775,810	2.02%	1.64%
2029	2,811,348	38,364,377	1.99%	1.56%
2030	2,866,668	38,918,375	1.97%	1.44%
2031	2,922,503	39,450,880	1.95%	1.37%
2032	2,978,812	39,983,934	1.93%	1.35%
2033	3,035,711	40,517,599	1.91%	1.33%
2034	3,093,221	41,052,423	1.89%	1.32%
2035	3,151,467	41,588,429	1.88%	1.31%
2036	3,210,584	42,125,184	1.88%	1.29%
2037	3,270,304	42,661,908	1.86%	1.27%
2038	3,330,507	43,198,420	1.84%	1.26%
2039	3,391,378	43,734,316	1.83%	1.24%
2040	3,452,985	44,269,571	1.82%	1.22%
2041	3,515,218	44,804,338	1.8%	1.21%
2042	3,577,745	45,338,111	1.78%	1.19%
2043	3,640,570	45,870,896	1.76%	1.18%
2044	3,703,794	46,403,116	1.74%	1.16%
2045	3,767,430	46,934,822	1.72%	1.15%
2046	3,831,211	47,465,267	1.69%	1.13%
2047	3,894,840	47,993,976	1.66%	1.11%
2048	3,958,294	48,521,364	1.63%	1.1%
2049	4,021,470	49,047,461	1.6%	1.08%
2050	4,084,535	49,572,202	1.57%	1.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.