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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Tonga	Gabon	Tonga
1960	512,316	66,170	-	-
1961	518,266	68,037	1.16%	2.82%
1962	524,649	69,940	1.23%	2.8%
1963	531,452	71,885	1.3%	2.78%
1964	538,657	73,879	1.36%	2.77%
1965	546,308	75,924	1.42%	2.77%
1966	554,463	78,002	1.49%	2.74%
1967	563,108	79,814	1.56%	2.32%
1968	572,257	81,353	1.62%	1.93%
1969	583,276	82,885	1.93%	1.88%
1970	595,846	84,401	2.16%	1.83%
1971	608,348	85,896	2.1%	1.77%
1972	620,960	87,356	2.07%	1.7%
1973	633,995	88,805	2.1%	1.66%
1974	647,691	90,683	2.16%	2.11%
1975	662,197	93,017	2.24%	2.57%
1976	677,628	95,325	2.33%	2.48%
1977	693,984	96,725	2.41%	1.47%
1978	711,245	97,204	2.49%	0.5%
1979	729,375	97,544	2.55%	0.35%
1980	748,389	97,769	2.61%	0.23%
1981	768,385	97,909	2.67%	0.14%
1982	789,286	97,980	2.72%	0.07%
1983	811,005	97,998	2.75%	0.02%
1984	833,501	97,990	2.77%	-0.008%
1985	856,726	97,984	2.79%	-0.006%
1986	880,705	98,010	2.8%	0.03%
1987	905,479	98,376	2.81%	0.37%
1988	931,020	98,969	2.82%	0.6%
1989	957,138	99,403	2.81%	0.44%
1990	983,734	99,700	2.78%	0.3%
1991	1,010,818	99,895	2.75%	0.2%
1992	1,038,380	100,022	2.73%	0.13%
1993	1,066,405	100,103	2.7%	0.08%
1994	1,094,720	100,166	2.66%	0.06%
1995	1,123,213	100,225	2.6%	0.06%
1996	1,152,015	100,275	2.56%	0.05%
1997	1,181,439	100,674	2.55%	0.4%
1998	1,211,736	101,388	2.56%	0.71%
1999	1,243,016	102,046	2.58%	0.65%
2000	1,275,572	102,677	2.62%	0.62%
2001	1,309,589	103,288	2.67%	0.6%
2002	1,345,135	103,874	2.71%	0.57%
2003	1,382,350	104,464	2.77%	0.57%
2004	1,421,609	105,071	2.84%	0.58%
2005	1,463,495	105,671	2.95%	0.57%
2006	1,508,337	106,253	3.06%	0.55%
2007	1,556,237	106,726	3.18%	0.45%
2008	1,607,175	107,020	3.27%	0.28%
2009	1,661,556	107,203	3.38%	0.17%
2010	1,719,879	107,400	3.51%	0.18%
2011	1,781,985	107,570	3.61%	0.16%
2012	1,846,889	107,460	3.64%	-0.1%
2013	1,913,059	107,078	3.58%	-0.36%
2014	1,978,399	106,609	3.42%	-0.44%
2015	2,040,989	106,095	3.16%	-0.48%
2016	2,100,306	105,524	2.91%	-0.54%
2017	2,156,900	105,356	2.69%	-0.16%
2018	2,212,318	105,567	2.57%	0.2%
2019	2,267,706	105,669	2.5%	0.1%
2020	2,322,539	105,704	2.42%	0.03%
2021	2,376,722	105,490	2.33%	-0.2%
2022	2,430,747	105,042	2.27%	-0.42%
2023	2,484,789	104,597	2.22%	-0.42%
2024	2,538,952	104,175	2.18%	-0.4%
2025	2,593,130	103,744	2.13%	-0.41%
2026	2,647,397	103,290	2.09%	-0.44%
2027	2,701,860	102,899	2.06%	-0.38%
2028	2,756,474	102,568	2.02%	-0.32%
2029	2,811,348	102,280	1.99%	-0.28%
2030	2,866,668	102,069	1.97%	-0.21%
2031	2,922,503	101,927	1.95%	-0.14%
2032	2,978,812	101,837	1.93%	-0.09%
2033	3,035,711	101,807	1.91%	-0.03%
2034	3,093,221	101,806	1.89%	-0.001%
2035	3,151,467	101,833	1.88%	0.03%
2036	3,210,584	101,895	1.88%	0.06%
2037	3,270,304	101,993	1.86%	0.1%
2038	3,330,507	102,173	1.84%	0.18%
2039	3,391,378	102,367	1.83%	0.19%
2040	3,452,985	102,568	1.82%	0.2%
2041	3,515,218	102,805	1.8%	0.23%
2042	3,577,745	103,038	1.78%	0.23%
2043	3,640,570	103,306	1.76%	0.26%
2044	3,703,794	103,612	1.74%	0.3%
2045	3,767,430	103,928	1.72%	0.3%
2046	3,831,211	104,232	1.69%	0.29%
2047	3,894,840	104,502	1.66%	0.26%
2048	3,958,294	104,744	1.63%	0.23%
2049	4,021,470	104,975	1.6%	0.22%
2050	4,084,535	105,193	1.57%	0.21%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 547,686 (a 26.1% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 54.3% to 4,084,535 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.