The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- Gabon's population is 21.1 times bigger than the Seychelles'.
- Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people compared to the peak of 133K people in 2042 for the Seychelles.
Gabon vs Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
2636721
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125181
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
9.7 minutes
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
7.65 minutes
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
33.7 minutes
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
7.93 hours
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | +1,105 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | +148 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +54,163 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 83/197 |
Gabon and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 512,316 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 518,266 | 42,889 | 1.16% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 524,649 | 44,042 | 1.23% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | 45,176 | 1.3% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | 46,322 | 1.36% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | 47,500 | 1.42% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | 48,699 | 1.49% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | 49,911 | 1.56% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | 51,134 | 1.62% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | 52,365 | 1.93% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | 53,600 | 2.16% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | 54,695 | 2.1% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | 56,029 | 2.07% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | 56,892 | 2.1% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | 57,937 | 2.16% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | 59,292 | 2.24% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | 60,504 | 2.33% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | 61,786 | 2.41% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | 62,150 | 2.49% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | 62,686 | 2.55% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | 63,261 | 2.61% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | 64,035 | 2.67% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | 64,413 | 2.72% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | 64,335 | 2.75% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | 64,717 | 2.77% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | 65,244 | 2.79% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | 65,652 | 2.8% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | 68,499 | 2.81% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | 68,755 | 2.82% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | 69,167 | 2.81% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | 69,507 | 2.78% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | 70,439 | 2.75% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | 70,763 | 2.73% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | 72,253 | 2.7% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | 74,205 | 2.66% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | 75,304 | 2.6% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | 76,417 | 2.56% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | 77,319 | 2.55% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | 78,846 | 2.56% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | 80,410 | 2.58% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | 81,131 | 2.62% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | 81,202 | 2.67% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | 83,723 | 2.71% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | 82,781 | 2.77% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | 82,475 | 2.84% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | 82,858 | 2.95% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | 84,600 | 3.06% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | 85,033 | 3.18% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | 86,956 | 3.27% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | 87,298 | 3.38% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | 89,770 | 3.51% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | 87,441 | 3.61% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | 88,303 | 3.64% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | 89,949 | 3.58% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | 91,359 | 3.42% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | 93,419 | 3.16% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | 94,677 | 2.91% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | 95,843 | 2.69% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | 96,762 | 2.57% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | 97,625 | 2.5% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | 98,462 | 2.42% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | 99,258 | 2.33% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | 119,878 | 2.27% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | 119,773 | 2.22% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | 121,354 | 2.18% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 2,593,130 | 123,549 | 2.13% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 2,647,397 | 125,581 | 2.09% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 2,701,860 | 127,380 | 2.06% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 2,756,474 | 128,883 | 2.02% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 2,811,348 | 130,011 | 1.99% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 2,866,668 | 130,635 | 1.97% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 2,922,503 | 130,989 | 1.95% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 2,978,812 | 131,305 | 1.93% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 3,035,711 | 131,578 | 1.91% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 3,093,221 | 131,816 | 1.89% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 3,151,467 | 132,027 | 1.88% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 3,210,584 | 132,202 | 1.88% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 3,270,304 | 132,348 | 1.86% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 3,330,507 | 132,467 | 1.84% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 3,391,378 | 132,552 | 1.83% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 3,452,985 | 132,631 | 1.82% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 3,515,218 | 132,681 | 1.8% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 3,577,745 | 132,700 | 1.78% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 3,640,570 | 132,698 | 1.76% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 3,703,794 | 132,665 | 1.74% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 3,767,430 | 132,613 | 1.72% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 3,831,211 | 132,531 | 1.69% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 3,894,840 | 132,415 | 1.66% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 3,958,294 | 132,264 | 1.63% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 4,021,470 | 132,085 | 1.6% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 4,084,535 | 131,885 | 1.57% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Gabon and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 68.7 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 26.2 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 22.6 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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