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

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The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,593,130 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,676,097 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.91 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.49% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.68M (77.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Gabon vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon Turkmenistan
2100 6,954,294 10,041,228
2099 6,910,493 10,070,007
2098 6,866,307 10,097,571
2097 6,820,547 10,123,813
2096 6,773,966 10,148,560
2095 6,726,296 10,172,371
2094 6,678,568 10,194,567
2093 6,629,929 10,215,533
2092 6,580,775 10,235,132
2091 6,530,868 10,253,189
2090 6,480,029 10,270,414
2089 6,428,505 10,285,963
2088 6,375,420 10,300,439
2087 6,321,768 10,313,629
2086 6,267,763 10,325,212
2085 6,213,719 10,335,299
2084 6,158,629 10,343,821
2083 6,102,442 10,350,710
2082 6,045,631 10,356,526
2081 5,988,064 10,360,689
2080 5,930,182 10,363,394
2079 5,871,726 10,364,229
2078 5,812,947 10,363,113
2077 5,753,559 10,360,467
2076 5,694,479 10,356,079
2075 5,634,771 10,349,863
2074 5,575,361 10,342,496
2073 5,515,257 10,333,532
2072 5,455,007 10,322,776
2071 5,394,448 10,310,748
2070 5,334,065 10,297,702
2069 5,273,626 10,283,723
2068 5,213,228 10,268,779
2067 5,152,264 10,252,681
2066 5,091,437 10,235,535
2065 5,030,629 10,217,603
2064 4,969,636 10,198,228
2063 4,908,522 10,177,447
2062 4,847,599 10,155,121
2061 4,786,626 10,131,160
2060 4,725,275 10,105,616
2059 4,663,235 10,077,893
2058 4,601,048 10,047,185
2057 4,539,043 10,013,846
2056 4,476,231 9,977,699
2055 4,413,481 9,938,273
2054 4,349,956 9,895,840
2053 4,286,663 9,849,324
2052 4,223,303 9,799,331
2051 4,159,520 9,745,673
2050 4,095,784 9,688,197
2049 4,032,066 9,627,119
2048 3,968,081 9,562,502
2047 3,903,843 9,494,734
2046 3,839,466 9,423,990
2045 3,774,934 9,350,870
2044 3,710,854 9,275,707
2043 3,647,133 9,199,229
2042 3,583,886 9,121,705
2041 3,520,765 9,043,208
2040 3,458,116 8,964,374
2039 3,396,244 8,885,167
2038 3,335,082 8,805,836
2037 3,274,559 8,726,399
2036 3,214,394 8,646,796
2035 3,155,079 8,567,354
2034 3,096,672 8,487,651
2033 3,038,828 8,407,327
2032 2,981,674 8,326,172
2031 2,925,030 8,243,436
2030 2,868,829 8,158,380
2029 2,813,220 8,065,431
2028 2,757,931 7,964,546
2027 2,702,815 7,856,302
2026 2,647,878 7,740,924
2025 2,593,130 7,618,847
2024 2,538,952 7,494,498
2023 2,484,789 7,364,438
2022 2,430,747 7,230,193
2021 2,376,722 7,092,043
2020 2,322,539 6,949,912
2019 2,267,706 6,803,944
2018 2,212,318 6,655,524
2017 2,156,900 6,507,061
2016 2,100,306 6,360,041
2015 2,040,989 6,215,770
2014 1,978,399 6,075,283
2013 1,913,059 5,939,341
2012 1,846,889 5,808,546
2011 1,781,985 5,683,417
2010 1,719,879 5,564,356
2009 1,661,556 5,451,592
2008 1,607,175 5,345,029
2007 1,556,237 5,244,046
2006 1,508,337 5,147,105
2005 1,463,495 5,052,257
2004 1,421,609 4,958,093
2003 1,382,350 4,863,865
2002 1,345,135 4,769,465
2001 1,309,589 4,675,409
2000 1,275,572 4,582,677
1999 1,243,016 4,492,170
1998 1,211,736 4,410,507
1997 1,181,439 4,336,730
1996 1,152,015 4,263,819
1995 1,123,213 4,191,203
1994 1,094,720 4,116,662
1993 1,066,405 4,032,407
1992 1,038,380 3,944,689
1991 1,010,818 3,855,894
1990 983,734 3,760,562
1989 957,138 3,662,459
1988 931,020 3,559,363
1987 905,479 3,452,731
1986 880,705 3,347,809
1985 856,726 3,247,534
1984 833,501 3,154,079
1983 811,005 3,067,534
1982 789,286 2,985,557
1981 768,385 2,907,187
1980 748,389 2,832,203
1979 729,375 2,760,358
1978 711,245 2,691,088
1977 693,984 2,623,948
1976 677,628 2,558,521
1975 662,197 2,494,570
1974 647,691 2,432,028
1973 633,995 2,370,919
1972 620,960 2,311,430
1971 608,348 2,253,119
1970 595,846 2,195,616
1969 583,276 2,139,024
1968 572,257 2,083,069
1967 563,108 2,027,403
1966 554,463 1,971,737
1965 546,308 1,915,916
1964 538,657 1,859,997
1963 531,452 1,804,272
1962 524,649 1,749,214
1961 518,266 1,695,400
1960 512,316 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 575,791 people (a 27.4% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.95M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon Turkmenistan
2100 0.63% -0.29%
2099 0.64% -0.27%
2098 0.67% -0.26%
2097 0.69% -0.24%
2096 0.71% -0.23%
2095 0.71% -0.22%
2094 0.73% -0.21%
2093 0.75% -0.19%
2092 0.76% -0.18%
2091 0.78% -0.17%
2090 0.8% -0.15%
2089 0.83% -0.14%
2088 0.85% -0.13%
2087 0.86% -0.11%
2086 0.87% -0.1%
2085 0.89% -0.08%
2084 0.92% -0.07%
2083 0.94% -0.06%
2082 0.96% -0.04%
2081 0.98% -0.03%
2080 1% -0.008%
2079 1.01% 0.01%
2078 1.03% 0.03%
2077 1.04% 0.04%
2076 1.06% 0.06%
2075 1.07% 0.07%
2074 1.09% 0.09%
2073 1.1% 0.1%
2072 1.12% 0.12%
2071 1.13% 0.13%
2070 1.15% 0.14%
2069 1.16% 0.15%
2068 1.18% 0.16%
2067 1.19% 0.17%
2066 1.21% 0.18%
2065 1.23% 0.19%
2064 1.25% 0.2%
2063 1.26% 0.22%
2062 1.27% 0.24%
2061 1.3% 0.25%
2060 1.33% 0.28%
2059 1.35% 0.31%
2058 1.37% 0.33%
2057 1.4% 0.36%
2056 1.42% 0.4%
2055 1.46% 0.43%
2054 1.48% 0.47%
2053 1.5% 0.51%
2052 1.53% 0.55%
2051 1.56% 0.59%
2050 1.58% 0.63%
2049 1.61% 0.68%
2048 1.65% 0.71%
2047 1.68% 0.75%
2046 1.71% 0.78%
2045 1.73% 0.81%
2044 1.75% 0.83%
2043 1.76% 0.85%
2042 1.79% 0.87%
2041 1.81% 0.88%
2040 1.82% 0.89%
2039 1.83% 0.9%
2038 1.85% 0.91%
2037 1.87% 0.92%
2036 1.88% 0.93%
2035 1.89% 0.94%
2034 1.9% 0.96%
2033 1.92% 0.97%
2032 1.94% 1%
2031 1.96% 1.04%
2030 1.98% 1.15%
2029 2% 1.27%
2028 2.04% 1.38%
2027 2.07% 1.49%
2026 2.11% 1.6%
2025 2.13% 1.66%
2024 2.18% 1.77%
2023 2.22% 1.86%
2022 2.27% 1.95%
2021 2.33% 2.05%
2020 2.42% 2.15%
2019 2.5% 2.23%
2018 2.57% 2.28%
2017 2.69% 2.31%
2016 2.91% 2.32%
2015 3.16% 2.31%
2014 3.42% 2.29%
2013 3.58% 2.25%
2012 3.64% 2.2%
2011 3.61% 2.14%
2010 3.51% 2.07%
2009 3.38% 1.99%
2008 3.27% 1.93%
2007 3.18% 1.88%
2006 3.06% 1.88%
2005 2.95% 1.9%
2004 2.84% 1.94%
2003 2.77% 1.98%
2002 2.71% 2.01%
2001 2.67% 2.02%
2000 2.62% 2.01%
1999 2.58% 1.85%
1998 2.56% 1.7%
1997 2.55% 1.71%
1996 2.56% 1.73%
1995 2.6% 1.81%
1994 2.66% 2.09%
1993 2.7% 2.22%
1992 2.73% 2.3%
1991 2.75% 2.54%
1990 2.78% 2.68%
1989 2.81% 2.9%
1988 2.82% 3.09%
1987 2.81% 3.13%
1986 2.8% 3.09%
1985 2.79% 2.96%
1984 2.77% 2.82%
1983 2.75% 2.75%
1982 2.72% 2.7%
1981 2.67% 2.65%
1980 2.61% 2.6%
1979 2.55% 2.57%
1978 2.49% 2.56%
1977 2.41% 2.56%
1976 2.33% 2.56%
1975 2.24% 2.57%
1974 2.16% 2.58%
1973 2.1% 2.57%
1972 2.07% 2.59%
1971 2.1% 2.62%
1970 2.16% 2.65%
1969 1.93% 2.69%
1968 1.62% 2.75%
1967 1.56% 2.82%
1966 1.49% 2.91%
1965 1.42% 3.01%
1964 1.36% 3.09%
1963 1.3% 3.15%
1962 1.23% 3.17%
1961 1.16% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Gabon grew by 2.13%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Gabon Turkmenistan
Current population
2676097
7800189
Population rank 141/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
9.73 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
7.63 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +148 +341
Annual growth/decline +54,178 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +2.13% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 42/197 63/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +1,116 +13,268
Net migration rank 62/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - 13,268
2024 53,067 1,105 112,942 14,646
2023 53,167 987 117,529 15,005
2022 52,944 987 121,814 14,141
2021 52,611 1,503 122,721 17,617
2020 52,745 1,506 124,014 19,913
2019 53,185 2,233 128,275 19,735
2018 52,476 2,886 129,537 19,293
2017 51,455 4,013 131,417 16,678
2016 50,321 7,398 132,581 13,365
2015 48,876 12,041 132,663 9,936
2014 47,704 16,565 129,677 8,696
2013 46,829 19,587 126,217 7,287
2012 45,941 19,973 120,957 7,125
2011 44,922 18,967 115,197 6,992
2010 43,061 17,274 109,318 6,621
2009 41,037 15,277 102,931 6,656
2008 39,002 13,441 96,815 6,734
2007 37,394 12,045 92,038 6,388
2006 35,984 10,382 87,840 7,613
2005 34,766 8,555 83,968 10,263
2004 33,615 6,830 79,850 14,242
2003 32,633 5,434 76,737 17,625
2002 31,777 4,582 75,639 18,803
2001 30,941 3,801 76,682 16,982
2000 30,210 3,086 76,875 14,925
1999 29,330 2,480 76,362 12,859
1998 28,697 2,055 77,342 -3,239
1997 28,053 1,786 79,045 -5,600
1996 27,450 1,555 80,996 -8,627
1995 27,290 1,314 86,289 -13,423
1994 27,271 1,110 89,319 -13,094
1993 27,235 1,009 92,596 -312
1992 26,810 990 96,668 -13,517
1991 26,334 990 99,297 -4,864
1990 25,858 990 101,099 -4,864
1989 25,359 990 103,553 -3,576
1988 24,888 990 104,802 1,408
1987 24,212 990 103,885 3,161
1986 23,362 990 100,930 1,878
1985 22,617 990 95,890 1,861
1984 21,851 990 90,591 -1,427
1983 21,162 990 85,183 -1,264
1982 20,292 990 80,989 -961
1981 19,528 990 77,829 -1,102
1980 18,503 990 74,394 -1,152
1979 17,553 990 71,135 -677
1978 16,714 990 68,437 -350
1977 15,842 972 66,318 -132
1976 14,998 899 64,513 160
1975 14,162 792 62,681 550
1974 13,381 680 60,925 924
1973 12,731 608 59,169 1,194
1972 12,095 639 57,326 1,293
1971 11,357 1,130 56,666 1,348
1970 10,635 1,882 55,617 1,376
1969 9,969 2,650 54,791 1,397
1968 9,417 0 54,324 1,401
1967 8,883 0 54,209 1,397
1966 8,410 0 54,353 1,377
1965 7,902 0 54,558 1,366
1964 7,402 0 54,574 1,340
1963 7,001 0 54,203 1,332
1962 6,609 0 53,248 1,337
1961 6,161 0 51,659 1,372
1960 5,732 0 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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