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

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The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,593,130 in 2025 vs 10,786,734 people in Tajikistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,676,097 people compared to 11,080,415 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 4.14 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.49% per year vs +2.27% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.68M (77.4% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11.1M (57% growth).

Gabon vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon Tajikistan
2100 6,954,294 20,381,526
2099 6,910,493 20,372,551
2098 6,866,307 20,358,644
2097 6,820,547 20,340,387
2096 6,773,966 20,316,369
2095 6,726,296 20,289,397
2094 6,678,568 20,257,491
2093 6,629,929 20,225,699
2092 6,580,775 20,184,493
2091 6,530,868 20,140,447
2090 6,480,029 20,095,391
2089 6,428,505 20,047,692
2088 6,375,420 19,997,155
2087 6,321,768 19,941,974
2086 6,267,763 19,887,286
2085 6,213,719 19,828,693
2084 6,158,629 19,765,003
2083 6,102,442 19,697,841
2082 6,045,631 19,631,303
2081 5,988,064 19,564,411
2080 5,930,182 19,491,236
2079 5,871,726 19,417,379
2078 5,812,947 19,339,170
2077 5,753,559 19,257,390
2076 5,694,479 19,167,336
2075 5,634,771 19,075,879
2074 5,575,361 18,980,350
2073 5,515,257 18,881,571
2072 5,455,007 18,777,247
2071 5,394,448 18,666,888
2070 5,334,065 18,551,377
2069 5,273,626 18,430,162
2068 5,213,228 18,307,352
2067 5,152,264 18,179,902
2066 5,091,437 18,046,854
2065 5,030,629 17,914,179
2064 4,969,636 17,776,364
2063 4,908,522 17,633,689
2062 4,847,599 17,490,989
2061 4,786,626 17,348,872
2060 4,725,275 17,199,727
2059 4,663,235 17,048,953
2058 4,601,048 16,896,463
2057 4,539,043 16,742,280
2056 4,476,231 16,588,751
2055 4,413,481 16,434,774
2054 4,349,956 16,278,710
2053 4,286,663 16,123,490
2052 4,223,303 15,961,093
2051 4,159,520 15,798,643
2050 4,095,784 15,632,073
2049 4,032,066 15,462,414
2048 3,968,081 15,286,104
2047 3,903,843 15,105,763
2046 3,839,466 14,921,881
2045 3,774,934 14,733,376
2044 3,710,854 14,538,462
2043 3,647,133 14,343,357
2042 3,583,886 14,141,976
2041 3,520,765 13,939,862
2040 3,458,116 13,735,841
2039 3,396,244 13,531,043
2038 3,335,082 13,325,915
2037 3,274,559 13,119,563
2036 3,214,394 12,911,709
2035 3,155,079 12,708,867
2034 3,096,672 12,510,728
2033 3,038,828 12,316,142
2032 2,981,674 12,122,988
2031 2,925,030 11,933,358
2030 2,868,829 11,744,792
2029 2,813,220 11,554,401
2028 2,757,931 11,364,659
2027 2,702,815 11,173,930
2026 2,647,878 10,981,648
2025 2,593,130 10,786,734
2024 2,538,952 10,590,927
2023 2,484,789 10,389,799
2022 2,430,747 10,182,222
2021 2,376,722 9,966,908
2020 2,322,539 9,749,310
2019 2,267,706 9,529,966
2018 2,212,318 9,307,333
2017 2,156,900 9,085,946
2016 2,100,306 8,865,631
2015 2,040,989 8,643,840
2014 1,978,399 8,425,552
2013 1,913,059 8,216,724
2012 1,846,889 8,014,084
2011 1,781,985 7,824,785
2010 1,719,879 7,652,141
2009 1,661,556 7,490,230
2008 1,607,175 7,338,403
2007 1,556,237 7,194,477
2006 1,508,337 7,057,566
2005 1,463,495 6,924,720
2004 1,421,609 6,790,547
2003 1,382,350 6,658,575
2002 1,345,135 6,531,669
2001 1,309,589 6,407,377
2000 1,275,572 6,284,735
1999 1,243,016 6,208,370
1998 1,211,736 6,176,397
1997 1,181,439 6,139,829
1996 1,152,015 6,066,523
1995 1,123,213 5,948,584
1994 1,094,720 5,825,368
1993 1,066,405 5,724,993
1992 1,038,380 5,649,400
1991 1,010,818 5,541,205
1990 983,734 5,398,768
1989 957,138 5,267,249
1988 931,020 5,114,989
1987 905,479 4,939,059
1986 880,705 4,772,139
1985 856,726 4,619,003
1984 833,501 4,480,026
1983 811,005 4,350,874
1982 789,286 4,227,171
1981 768,385 4,109,022
1980 748,389 3,995,256
1979 729,375 3,882,691
1978 711,245 3,768,508
1977 693,984 3,653,265
1976 677,628 3,540,076
1975 662,197 3,430,425
1974 647,691 3,324,499
1973 633,995 3,222,290
1972 620,960 3,123,691
1971 608,348 3,028,837
1970 595,846 2,936,779
1969 583,276 2,845,273
1968 572,257 2,753,848
1967 563,108 2,664,130
1966 554,463 2,577,184
1965 546,308 2,492,998
1964 538,657 2,411,260
1963 531,452 2,331,736
1962 524,649 2,255,026
1961 518,266 2,181,805
1960 512,316 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 575,791 people (a 27.4% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,214,784 people (a 25% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 53.1% to 4,095,784 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.1% to 15,632,073 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.95M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon Tajikistan
2100 0.63% 0.04%
2099 0.64% 0.07%
2098 0.67% 0.09%
2097 0.69% 0.12%
2096 0.71% 0.13%
2095 0.71% 0.16%
2094 0.73% 0.16%
2093 0.75% 0.2%
2092 0.76% 0.22%
2091 0.78% 0.22%
2090 0.8% 0.24%
2089 0.83% 0.25%
2088 0.85% 0.28%
2087 0.86% 0.27%
2086 0.87% 0.3%
2085 0.89% 0.32%
2084 0.92% 0.34%
2083 0.94% 0.34%
2082 0.96% 0.34%
2081 0.98% 0.38%
2080 1% 0.38%
2079 1.01% 0.4%
2078 1.03% 0.42%
2077 1.04% 0.47%
2076 1.06% 0.48%
2075 1.07% 0.5%
2074 1.09% 0.52%
2073 1.1% 0.56%
2072 1.12% 0.59%
2071 1.13% 0.62%
2070 1.15% 0.66%
2069 1.16% 0.67%
2068 1.18% 0.7%
2067 1.19% 0.74%
2066 1.21% 0.74%
2065 1.23% 0.78%
2064 1.25% 0.81%
2063 1.26% 0.82%
2062 1.27% 0.82%
2061 1.3% 0.87%
2060 1.33% 0.88%
2059 1.35% 0.9%
2058 1.37% 0.92%
2057 1.4% 0.93%
2056 1.42% 0.94%
2055 1.46% 0.96%
2054 1.48% 0.96%
2053 1.5% 1.02%
2052 1.53% 1.03%
2051 1.56% 1.07%
2050 1.58% 1.1%
2049 1.61% 1.15%
2048 1.65% 1.19%
2047 1.68% 1.23%
2046 1.71% 1.28%
2045 1.73% 1.34%
2044 1.75% 1.36%
2043 1.76% 1.42%
2042 1.79% 1.45%
2041 1.81% 1.49%
2040 1.82% 1.51%
2039 1.83% 1.54%
2038 1.85% 1.57%
2037 1.87% 1.61%
2036 1.88% 1.6%
2035 1.89% 1.58%
2034 1.9% 1.58%
2033 1.92% 1.59%
2032 1.94% 1.59%
2031 1.96% 1.61%
2030 1.98% 1.65%
2029 2% 1.67%
2028 2.04% 1.71%
2027 2.07% 1.75%
2026 2.11% 1.81%
2025 2.13% 1.85%
2024 2.18% 1.94%
2023 2.22% 2.04%
2022 2.27% 2.16%
2021 2.33% 2.23%
2020 2.42% 2.3%
2019 2.5% 2.39%
2018 2.57% 2.44%
2017 2.69% 2.49%
2016 2.91% 2.57%
2015 3.16% 2.59%
2014 3.42% 2.54%
2013 3.58% 2.53%
2012 3.64% 2.42%
2011 3.61% 2.26%
2010 3.51% 2.16%
2009 3.38% 2.07%
2008 3.27% 2%
2007 3.18% 1.94%
2006 3.06% 1.92%
2005 2.95% 1.98%
2004 2.84% 1.98%
2003 2.77% 1.94%
2002 2.71% 1.94%
2001 2.67% 1.95%
2000 2.62% 1.23%
1999 2.58% 0.52%
1998 2.56% 0.6%
1997 2.55% 1.21%
1996 2.56% 1.98%
1995 2.6% 2.12%
1994 2.66% 1.75%
1993 2.7% 1.34%
1992 2.73% 1.95%
1991 2.75% 2.64%
1990 2.78% 2.5%
1989 2.81% 2.98%
1988 2.82% 3.56%
1987 2.81% 3.5%
1986 2.8% 3.32%
1985 2.79% 3.1%
1984 2.77% 2.97%
1983 2.75% 2.93%
1982 2.72% 2.88%
1981 2.67% 2.85%
1980 2.61% 2.9%
1979 2.55% 3.03%
1978 2.49% 3.15%
1977 2.41% 3.2%
1976 2.33% 3.2%
1975 2.24% 3.19%
1974 2.16% 3.17%
1973 2.1% 3.16%
1972 2.07% 3.13%
1971 2.1% 3.13%
1970 2.16% 3.22%
1969 1.93% 3.32%
1968 1.62% 3.37%
1967 1.56% 3.37%
1966 1.49% 3.38%
1965 1.42% 3.39%
1964 1.36% 3.41%
1963 1.3% 3.4%
1962 1.23% 3.36%
1961 1.16% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/tajikistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Gabon grew by 2.13%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.85%.

Live population counters

Gabon Tajikistan
Current population
2676097
11080415
Population rank 141/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
9.73 minutes
2.69 minutes
One birth every
7.63 minutes
1.96 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +148 +536
Annual growth/decline +54,178 +195,807
Annual growth/decline rate +2.13% +1.85%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 58/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +1,116 -21,606
Net migration rank 62/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - -21,606
2024 53,067 1,105 219,677 -21,236
2023 53,167 987 223,828 -19,999
2022 52,944 987 228,336 -17,001
2021 52,611 1,503 222,850 -3,564
2020 52,745 1,506 219,467 -3,564
2019 53,185 2,233 231,817 -9,041
2018 52,476 2,886 228,597 -6,111
2017 51,455 4,013 224,396 -4,093
2016 50,321 7,398 228,547 -8,210
2015 48,876 12,041 230,903 -7,660
2014 47,704 16,565 227,304 -13,962
2013 46,829 19,587 220,693 -16,362
2012 45,941 19,973 213,078 -12,132
2011 44,922 18,967 208,429 -30,783
2010 43,061 17,274 201,389 -33,733
2009 41,037 15,277 192,851 -36,677
2008 39,002 13,441 182,337 -34,855
2007 37,394 12,045 173,200 -32,831
2006 35,984 10,382 164,046 -30,591
2005 34,766 8,555 160,189 -27,954
2004 33,615 6,830 161,201 -25,082
2003 32,633 5,434 150,391 -22,562
2002 31,777 4,582 146,492 -20,526
2001 30,941 3,801 142,276 -19,657
2000 30,210 3,086 136,549 -13,871
1999 29,330 2,480 147,622 -117,571
1998 28,697 2,055 153,508 -119,621
1997 28,053 1,786 149,825 -110,572
1996 27,450 1,555 138,287 -30,922
1995 27,290 1,314 168,934 -40,418
1994 27,271 1,110 167,590 -49,668
1993 27,235 1,009 157,975 -75,147
1992 26,810 990 163,652 -95,280
1991 26,334 990 177,585 -29,553
1990 25,858 990 178,429 -41,596
1989 25,359 990 179,212 -53,020
1988 24,888 990 172,805 5,523
1987 24,212 990 163,611 9,923
1986 23,362 990 155,987 4,321
1985 22,617 990 145,720 247
1984 21,851 990 139,145 -7,152
1983 21,162 990 133,280 -6,972
1982 20,292 990 127,838 -6,730
1981 19,528 990 121,418 -6,221
1980 18,503 990 117,888 -5,557
1979 17,553 990 114,496 -1,703
1978 16,714 990 110,564 5,006
1977 15,842 972 106,920 7,999
1976 14,998 899 103,777 7,679
1975 14,162 792 100,604 7,237
1974 13,381 680 97,481 6,531
1973 12,731 608 94,523 5,876
1972 12,095 639 91,677 5,123
1971 11,357 1,130 88,618 4,293
1970 10,635 1,882 85,645 5,559
1969 9,969 2,650 82,931 8,886
1968 9,417 0 80,698 10,323
1967 8,883 0 78,733 9,670
1966 8,410 0 76,702 8,796
1965 7,902 0 75,139 7,744
1964 7,402 0 74,030 6,568
1963 7,001 0 73,065 5,379
1962 6,609 0 70,700 4,270
1961 6,161 0 68,182 3,291
1960 5,732 0 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/tajikistan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 93.8% of the population change in Gabon is from natural causes (a gain of 520,847 people) and 6.24% is from migration (a gain of 34,659 people). In Tajikistan 95.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,258,418 people) and 4.26% is from migration (a loss of 100,479 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 43.8K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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