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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Suriname	Gabon	Suriname
1960	512,316	263,918	-	-
1961	518,266	272,791	1.16%	3.36%
1962	524,649	283,912	1.23%	4.08%
1963	531,452	297,034	1.3%	4.62%
1964	538,657	309,041	1.36%	4.04%
1965	546,308	320,000	1.42%	3.55%
1966	554,463	331,135	1.49%	3.48%
1967	563,108	342,679	1.56%	3.49%
1968	572,257	354,616	1.62%	3.48%
1969	583,276	366,906	1.93%	3.47%
1970	595,846	379,442	2.16%	3.42%
1971	608,348	391,932	2.1%	3.29%
1972	620,960	397,413	2.07%	1.4%
1973	633,995	395,772	2.1%	-0.41%
1974	647,691	393,676	2.16%	-0.53%
1975	662,197	391,170	2.24%	-0.64%
1976	677,628	388,289	2.33%	-0.74%
1977	693,984	385,067	2.41%	-0.83%
1978	711,245	381,502	2.49%	-0.93%
1979	729,375	377,602	2.55%	-1.02%
1980	748,389	375,377	2.61%	-0.59%
1981	768,385	375,459	2.67%	0.02%
1982	789,286	376,555	2.72%	0.29%
1983	811,005	378,746	2.75%	0.58%
1984	833,501	382,193	2.77%	0.91%
1985	856,726	386,972	2.79%	1.25%
1986	880,705	392,330	2.8%	1.38%
1987	905,479	396,911	2.81%	1.17%
1988	931,020	402,227	2.82%	1.34%
1989	957,138	408,409	2.81%	1.54%
1990	983,734	412,493	2.78%	1%
1991	1,010,818	415,013	2.75%	0.61%
1992	1,038,380	417,589	2.73%	0.62%
1993	1,066,405	419,352	2.7%	0.42%
1994	1,094,720	422,375	2.66%	0.72%
1995	1,123,213	429,606	2.6%	1.71%
1996	1,152,015	438,830	2.56%	2.15%
1997	1,181,439	448,067	2.55%	2.1%
1998	1,211,736	457,406	2.56%	2.08%
1999	1,243,016	466,916	2.58%	2.08%
2000	1,275,572	476,643	2.62%	2.08%
2001	1,309,589	486,560	2.67%	2.08%
2002	1,345,135	496,551	2.71%	2.05%
2003	1,382,350	506,414	2.77%	1.99%
2004	1,421,609	513,923	2.84%	1.48%
2005	1,463,495	519,313	2.95%	1.05%
2006	1,508,337	524,997	3.06%	1.09%
2007	1,556,237	531,016	3.18%	1.15%
2008	1,607,175	537,245	3.27%	1.17%
2009	1,661,556	543,568	3.38%	1.18%
2010	1,719,879	549,923	3.51%	1.17%
2011	1,781,985	556,269	3.61%	1.15%
2012	1,846,889	562,633	3.64%	1.14%
2013	1,913,059	569,020	3.58%	1.14%
2014	1,978,399	575,373	3.42%	1.12%
2015	2,040,989	581,627	3.16%	1.09%
2016	2,100,306	587,757	2.91%	1.05%
2017	2,156,900	593,713	2.69%	1.01%
2018	2,212,318	599,513	2.57%	0.98%
2019	2,267,706	605,768	2.5%	1.04%
2020	2,322,539	612,317	2.42%	1.08%
2021	2,376,722	617,896	2.33%	0.91%
2022	2,430,747	623,164	2.27%	0.85%
2023	2,484,789	628,886	2.22%	0.92%
2024	2,538,952	634,431	2.18%	0.88%
2025	2,593,130	639,852	2.13%	0.85%
2026	2,647,397	645,257	2.09%	0.84%
2027	2,701,860	650,564	2.06%	0.82%
2028	2,756,474	655,783	2.02%	0.8%
2029	2,811,348	660,793	1.99%	0.76%
2030	2,866,668	665,650	1.97%	0.74%
2031	2,922,503	670,421	1.95%	0.72%
2032	2,978,812	675,070	1.93%	0.69%
2033	3,035,711	679,573	1.91%	0.67%
2034	3,093,221	683,911	1.89%	0.64%
2035	3,151,467	688,189	1.88%	0.63%
2036	3,210,584	692,343	1.88%	0.6%
2037	3,270,304	696,213	1.86%	0.56%
2038	3,330,507	699,908	1.84%	0.53%
2039	3,391,378	703,569	1.83%	0.52%
2040	3,452,985	707,156	1.82%	0.51%
2041	3,515,218	710,619	1.8%	0.49%
2042	3,577,745	713,900	1.78%	0.46%
2043	3,640,570	716,999	1.76%	0.43%
2044	3,703,794	719,920	1.74%	0.41%
2045	3,767,430	722,759	1.72%	0.39%
2046	3,831,211	725,322	1.69%	0.35%
2047	3,894,840	727,726	1.66%	0.33%
2048	3,958,294	730,038	1.63%	0.32%
2049	4,021,470	732,021	1.6%	0.27%
2050	4,084,535	733,898	1.57%	0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.