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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Sweden	Gabon	Sweden
1960	512,316	7,484,656	-	-
1961	518,266	7,519,998	1.16%	0.47%
1962	524,649	7,561,588	1.23%	0.55%
1963	531,452	7,604,328	1.3%	0.57%
1964	538,657	7,661,354	1.36%	0.75%
1965	546,308	7,733,853	1.42%	0.95%
1966	554,463	7,807,797	1.49%	0.96%
1967	563,108	7,867,931	1.56%	0.77%
1968	572,257	7,912,273	1.62%	0.56%
1969	583,276	7,968,072	1.93%	0.71%
1970	595,846	8,042,801	2.16%	0.94%
1971	608,348	8,098,334	2.1%	0.69%
1972	620,960	8,122,300	2.07%	0.3%
1973	633,995	8,136,312	2.1%	0.17%
1974	647,691	8,159,955	2.16%	0.29%
1975	662,197	8,192,437	2.24%	0.4%
1976	677,628	8,222,286	2.33%	0.36%
1977	693,984	8,251,540	2.41%	0.36%
1978	711,245	8,275,599	2.49%	0.29%
1979	729,375	8,293,678	2.55%	0.22%
1980	748,389	8,310,531	2.61%	0.2%
1981	768,385	8,320,503	2.67%	0.12%
1982	789,286	8,325,263	2.72%	0.06%
1983	811,005	8,329,033	2.75%	0.05%
1984	833,501	8,336,605	2.77%	0.09%
1985	856,726	8,350,386	2.79%	0.17%
1986	880,705	8,369,829	2.8%	0.23%
1987	905,479	8,397,804	2.81%	0.33%
1988	931,020	8,436,489	2.82%	0.46%
1989	957,138	8,492,964	2.81%	0.67%
1990	983,734	8,558,835	2.78%	0.78%
1991	1,010,818	8,617,375	2.75%	0.68%
1992	1,038,380	8,668,067	2.73%	0.59%
1993	1,066,405	8,718,561	2.7%	0.58%
1994	1,094,720	8,780,745	2.66%	0.71%
1995	1,123,213	8,826,939	2.6%	0.53%
1996	1,152,015	8,840,998	2.56%	0.16%
1997	1,181,439	8,846,062	2.55%	0.06%
1998	1,211,736	8,850,974	2.56%	0.06%
1999	1,243,016	8,857,874	2.58%	0.08%
2000	1,275,572	8,872,109	2.62%	0.16%
2001	1,309,589	8,895,960	2.67%	0.27%
2002	1,345,135	8,924,958	2.71%	0.33%
2003	1,382,350	8,958,229	2.77%	0.37%
2004	1,421,609	8,993,531	2.84%	0.39%
2005	1,463,495	9,029,572	2.95%	0.4%
2006	1,508,337	9,080,505	3.06%	0.56%
2007	1,556,237	9,148,092	3.18%	0.74%
2008	1,607,175	9,219,637	3.27%	0.78%
2009	1,661,556	9,298,515	3.38%	0.86%
2010	1,719,879	9,378,126	3.51%	0.86%
2011	1,781,985	9,449,213	3.61%	0.76%
2012	1,846,889	9,519,374	3.64%	0.74%
2013	1,913,059	9,600,379	3.58%	0.85%
2014	1,978,399	9,696,110	3.42%	1%
2015	2,040,989	9,799,186	3.16%	1.06%
2016	2,100,306	9,923,085	2.91%	1.26%
2017	2,156,900	10,057,698	2.69%	1.36%
2018	2,212,318	10,175,214	2.57%	1.17%
2019	2,267,706	10,278,887	2.5%	1.02%
2020	2,322,539	10,353,442	2.42%	0.73%
2021	2,376,722	10,415,811	2.33%	0.6%
2022	2,430,747	10,486,941	2.27%	0.68%
2023	2,484,789	10,536,632	2.22%	0.47%
2024	2,538,952	10,569,709	2.18%	0.31%
2025	2,593,130	10,619,177	2.13%	0.47%
2026	2,647,397	10,663,427	2.09%	0.42%
2027	2,701,860	10,703,497	2.06%	0.38%
2028	2,756,474	10,740,420	2.02%	0.34%
2029	2,811,348	10,773,692	1.99%	0.31%
2030	2,866,668	10,803,699	1.97%	0.28%
2031	2,922,503	10,830,583	1.95%	0.25%
2032	2,978,812	10,855,855	1.93%	0.23%
2033	3,035,711	10,880,544	1.91%	0.23%
2034	3,093,221	10,903,924	1.89%	0.21%
2035	3,151,467	10,926,433	1.88%	0.21%
2036	3,210,584	10,949,062	1.88%	0.21%
2037	3,270,304	10,971,259	1.86%	0.2%
2038	3,330,507	10,993,203	1.84%	0.2%
2039	3,391,378	11,015,926	1.83%	0.21%
2040	3,452,985	11,039,663	1.82%	0.22%
2041	3,515,218	11,063,604	1.8%	0.22%
2042	3,577,745	11,088,299	1.78%	0.22%
2043	3,640,570	11,113,927	1.76%	0.23%
2044	3,703,794	11,139,125	1.74%	0.23%
2045	3,767,430	11,163,492	1.72%	0.22%
2046	3,831,211	11,186,803	1.69%	0.21%
2047	3,894,840	11,209,183	1.66%	0.2%
2048	3,958,294	11,230,526	1.63%	0.19%
2049	4,021,470	11,250,663	1.6%	0.18%
2050	4,084,535	11,269,877	1.57%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.