The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 23,410,331 people in Taiwan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 23,308,308 in Taiwan.
Population statistics:
- Taiwan's population is 8.84 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
- The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
- For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.03% in Taiwan.
- Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.7M to 23.3M (2.55% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.1M people by 2100.
Gabon vs Taiwan: live population counter
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| Current population |
2636721
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23308308
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 60/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.28% |
| One net population change |
9.7 minutes
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7.75 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.65 minutes
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3.9 minutes
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| One death every |
33.7 minutes
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2.6 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
7.93 hours
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11.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,105 | +47,029 |
| Daily growth/decline | +148 | +186 |
| Annual growth/decline | +54,163 | +67,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | +0.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 150/197 |
Gabon and Taiwan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 512,316 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 518,266 | 11,030,385 | 1.16% | - |
| 1962 | 524,649 | 11,392,513 | 1.23% | 3.28% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | 11,762,101 | 1.3% | 3.24% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | 12,137,143 | 1.36% | 3.19% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | 12,511,863 | 1.42% | 3.09% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | 12,874,153 | 1.49% | 2.9% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | 13,210,344 | 1.56% | 2.61% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | 13,548,537 | 1.62% | 2.56% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | 14,068,984 | 1.93% | 3.84% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | 14,582,944 | 2.16% | 3.65% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | 14,913,564 | 2.1% | 2.27% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | 15,220,495 | 2.07% | 2.06% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | 15,505,121 | 2.1% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | 15,784,817 | 2.16% | 1.8% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | 16,075,128 | 2.24% | 1.84% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | 16,401,413 | 2.33% | 2.03% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | 16,730,895 | 2.41% | 2.01% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | 17,042,272 | 2.49% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | 17,372,779 | 2.55% | 1.94% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | 17,704,538 | 2.61% | 1.91% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | 18,029,982 | 2.67% | 1.84% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | 18,354,855 | 2.72% | 1.8% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | 18,653,146 | 2.75% | 1.63% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | 18,929,866 | 2.77% | 1.48% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | 19,191,510 | 2.79% | 1.38% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | 19,411,454 | 2.8% | 1.15% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | 19,617,046 | 2.81% | 1.06% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | 19,839,704 | 2.82% | 1.14% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | 20,055,492 | 2.81% | 1.09% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | 20,278,946 | 2.78% | 1.11% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | 20,503,568 | 2.75% | 1.11% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | 20,704,227 | 2.73% | 0.98% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | 20,899,019 | 2.7% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | 21,086,645 | 2.66% | 0.9% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | 21,267,653 | 2.6% | 0.86% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | 21,441,432 | 2.56% | 0.82% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | 21,634,124 | 2.55% | 0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | 21,835,703 | 2.56% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | 22,010,489 | 2.58% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | 22,184,530 | 2.62% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | 22,341,120 | 2.67% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | 22,463,172 | 2.71% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | 22,562,663 | 2.77% | 0.44% |
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | 22,646,836 | 2.84% | 0.37% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | 22,729,753 | 2.95% | 0.37% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | 22,823,455 | 3.06% | 0.41% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | 22,917,444 | 3.18% | 0.41% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | 22,997,696 | 3.27% | 0.35% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | 23,078,402 | 3.38% | 0.35% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | 23,140,948 | 3.51% | 0.27% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | 23,193,518 | 3.61% | 0.23% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | 23,270,367 | 3.64% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | 23,344,670 | 3.58% | 0.32% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | 23,403,635 | 3.42% | 0.25% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | 23,462,914 | 3.16% | 0.25% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | 23,515,945 | 2.91% | 0.23% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | 23,555,522 | 2.69% | 0.17% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | 23,580,080 | 2.57% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | 23,596,027 | 2.5% | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | 23,582,179 | 2.42% | -0.06% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | 23,468,275 | 2.33% | -0.48% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | 23,319,977 | 2.27% | -0.63% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | 23,342,541 | 2.22% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | 23,410,331 | 2.18% | 0.29% |
| 2025 | 2,593,130 | 23,308,308 | 2.13% | -0.44% |
| 2026 | 2,647,397 | 23,205,944 | 2.09% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 2,701,860 | 23,102,120 | 2.06% | -0.45% |
| 2028 | 2,756,474 | 22,996,693 | 2.02% | -0.46% |
| 2029 | 2,811,348 | 22,890,335 | 1.99% | -0.46% |
| 2030 | 2,866,668 | 22,781,040 | 1.97% | -0.48% |
| 2031 | 2,922,503 | 22,667,327 | 1.95% | -0.5% |
| 2032 | 2,978,812 | 22,549,689 | 1.93% | -0.52% |
| 2033 | 3,035,711 | 22,428,721 | 1.91% | -0.54% |
| 2034 | 3,093,221 | 22,302,402 | 1.89% | -0.56% |
| 2035 | 3,151,467 | 22,170,689 | 1.88% | -0.59% |
| 2036 | 3,210,584 | 22,034,775 | 1.88% | -0.61% |
| 2037 | 3,270,304 | 21,893,029 | 1.86% | -0.64% |
| 2038 | 3,330,507 | 21,746,001 | 1.84% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 3,391,378 | 21,594,236 | 1.83% | -0.7% |
| 2040 | 3,452,985 | 21,436,947 | 1.82% | -0.73% |
| 2041 | 3,515,218 | 21,274,187 | 1.8% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 3,577,745 | 21,105,682 | 1.78% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 3,640,570 | 20,932,105 | 1.76% | -0.82% |
| 2044 | 3,703,794 | 20,754,623 | 1.74% | -0.85% |
| 2045 | 3,767,430 | 20,571,741 | 1.72% | -0.88% |
| 2046 | 3,831,211 | 20,384,903 | 1.69% | -0.91% |
| 2047 | 3,894,840 | 20,194,425 | 1.66% | -0.93% |
| 2048 | 3,958,294 | 19,999,753 | 1.63% | -0.96% |
| 2049 | 4,021,470 | 19,801,293 | 1.6% | -0.99% |
| 2050 | 4,084,535 | 19,598,997 | 1.57% | -1.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Taiwan gained 733,161 people (a 3.23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by -154,606 (a 0.66% decline).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Taiwan was ranked 48th in 2005 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.9% to 19,598,997 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Gabon and Taiwan
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| Life expectancy | 68.7 years | 80.9 years |
| Average age | 26.2 years | 44.1 years |
| Median age | 22.6 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 49.3:50.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 0.89 births per woman |
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
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