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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,663,339 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 15.1 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.66M (76.6% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Gabon vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon Ukraine
2100 6,955,864 15,493,960
2099 6,912,052 15,751,557
2098 6,867,857 16,012,938
2097 6,822,087 16,278,602
2096 6,775,495 16,547,938
2095 6,727,815 16,820,897
2094 6,680,075 17,098,910
2093 6,631,425 17,381,822
2092 6,582,261 17,669,049
2091 6,532,342 17,960,681
2090 6,481,491 18,257,867
2089 6,429,956 18,559,027
2088 6,376,859 18,865,031
2087 6,323,194 19,176,483
2086 6,269,178 19,492,606
2085 6,215,121 19,812,584
2084 6,160,019 20,138,855
2083 6,103,820 20,468,747
2082 6,046,995 20,803,241
2081 5,989,415 21,140,953
2080 5,931,520 21,482,498
2079 5,873,052 21,827,152
2078 5,814,259 22,175,099
2077 5,754,857 22,525,846
2076 5,695,764 22,879,896
2075 5,636,043 23,236,521
2074 5,576,620 23,596,095
2073 5,516,502 23,957,807
2072 5,456,238 24,319,928
2071 5,395,666 24,685,370
2070 5,335,269 25,053,352
2069 5,274,817 25,423,272
2068 5,214,405 25,794,560
2067 5,153,427 26,168,072
2066 5,092,586 26,543,206
2065 5,031,764 26,920,121
2064 4,970,757 27,298,592
2063 4,909,630 27,677,528
2062 4,848,693 28,056,960
2061 4,787,706 28,437,884
2060 4,726,341 28,818,343
2059 4,664,287 29,198,891
2058 4,602,087 29,580,044
2057 4,540,068 29,958,884
2056 4,477,242 30,335,136
2055 4,414,477 30,710,041
2054 4,350,938 31,080,334
2053 4,287,630 31,447,868
2052 4,224,256 31,811,171
2051 4,160,459 32,170,929
2050 4,096,708 32,525,262
2049 4,032,976 32,875,483
2048 3,968,977 33,217,836
2047 3,904,724 33,556,749
2046 3,840,333 33,892,646
2045 3,775,786 34,221,999
2044 3,711,691 34,547,153
2043 3,647,956 34,869,270
2042 3,584,695 35,189,550
2041 3,521,560 35,507,946
2040 3,458,896 35,823,225
2039 3,397,011 36,141,658
2038 3,335,835 36,457,134
2037 3,275,298 36,772,578
2036 3,215,119 37,084,252
2035 3,155,791 37,396,243
2034 3,097,371 37,706,533
2033 3,039,514 38,015,585
2032 2,982,347 38,322,554
2031 2,925,690 38,630,259
2030 2,869,476 38,935,791
2029 2,813,855 39,238,099
2028 2,758,554 39,537,815
2027 2,703,425 39,830,895
2026 2,648,476 40,125,599
2025 2,593,715 38,707,520
2024 2,538,952 37,860,221
2023 2,484,789 37,732,836
2022 2,430,747 41,048,766
2021 2,376,722 44,298,640
2020 2,322,539 44,680,014
2019 2,267,706 44,957,458
2018 2,212,318 45,208,907
2017 2,156,900 45,436,041
2016 2,100,306 45,616,832
2015 2,040,989 45,784,896
2014 1,978,399 45,972,380
2013 1,913,059 46,126,770
2012 1,846,889 46,210,056
2011 1,781,985 46,307,853
2010 1,719,879 46,456,003
2009 1,661,556 46,623,731
2008 1,607,175 46,819,175
2007 1,556,237 47,062,798
2006 1,508,337 47,278,694
2005 1,463,495 47,585,556
2004 1,421,609 47,979,507
2003 1,382,350 48,315,136
2002 1,345,135 48,677,281
2001 1,309,589 49,106,855
2000 1,275,572 49,556,660
1999 1,243,016 49,976,446
1998 1,211,736 50,379,731
1997 1,181,439 50,786,885
1996 1,152,015 51,226,109
1995 1,123,213 51,665,539
1994 1,094,720 52,075,998
1993 1,066,405 52,350,126
1992 1,038,380 52,323,671
1991 1,010,818 52,170,961
1990 983,734 52,054,092
1989 957,138 51,917,817
1988 931,020 51,724,853
1987 905,479 51,515,732
1986 880,705 51,318,745
1985 856,726 51,108,770
1984 833,501 50,887,599
1983 811,005 50,637,029
1982 789,286 50,402,724
1981 768,385 50,189,281
1980 748,389 49,955,152
1979 729,375 49,721,381
1978 711,245 49,521,243
1977 693,984 49,336,481
1976 677,628 49,120,842
1975 662,197 48,865,229
1974 647,691 48,576,570
1973 633,995 48,277,121
1972 620,960 47,946,893
1971 608,348 47,573,287
1970 595,846 47,261,306
1969 583,276 46,976,256
1968 572,257 46,614,325
1967 563,108 46,215,988
1966 554,463 45,802,519
1965 546,308 45,386,892
1964 538,657 44,951,156
1963 531,452 44,462,372
1962 524,649 43,943,674
1961 518,266 43,399,766
1960 512,316 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 53.8% to 4,096,708 people with a rank change from 141st to 133rd. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.96M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon Ukraine
2100 0.63% -1.64%
2099 0.64% -1.63%
2098 0.67% -1.63%
2097 0.69% -1.63%
2096 0.71% -1.62%
2095 0.71% -1.63%
2094 0.73% -1.63%
2093 0.75% -1.63%
2092 0.76% -1.62%
2091 0.78% -1.63%
2090 0.8% -1.62%
2089 0.83% -1.62%
2088 0.85% -1.62%
2087 0.86% -1.62%
2086 0.87% -1.62%
2085 0.89% -1.62%
2084 0.92% -1.61%
2083 0.94% -1.61%
2082 0.96% -1.6%
2081 0.98% -1.59%
2080 1% -1.58%
2079 1.01% -1.57%
2078 1.03% -1.56%
2077 1.04% -1.55%
2076 1.06% -1.53%
2075 1.07% -1.52%
2074 1.09% -1.51%
2073 1.1% -1.49%
2072 1.12% -1.48%
2071 1.13% -1.47%
2070 1.15% -1.46%
2069 1.16% -1.44%
2068 1.18% -1.43%
2067 1.19% -1.41%
2066 1.21% -1.4%
2065 1.23% -1.39%
2064 1.25% -1.37%
2063 1.26% -1.35%
2062 1.27% -1.34%
2061 1.3% -1.32%
2060 1.33% -1.3%
2059 1.35% -1.29%
2058 1.37% -1.26%
2057 1.4% -1.24%
2056 1.42% -1.22%
2055 1.46% -1.19%
2054 1.48% -1.17%
2053 1.5% -1.14%
2052 1.53% -1.12%
2051 1.56% -1.09%
2050 1.58% -1.07%
2049 1.61% -1.03%
2048 1.65% -1.01%
2047 1.68% -0.99%
2046 1.71% -0.96%
2045 1.73% -0.94%
2044 1.75% -0.92%
2043 1.76% -0.91%
2042 1.79% -0.9%
2041 1.81% -0.88%
2040 1.82% -0.88%
2039 1.83% -0.87%
2038 1.85% -0.86%
2037 1.87% -0.84%
2036 1.88% -0.83%
2035 1.89% -0.82%
2034 1.9% -0.81%
2033 1.92% -0.8%
2032 1.94% -0.8%
2031 1.96% -0.78%
2030 1.98% -0.77%
2029 2% -0.76%
2028 2.04% -0.74%
2027 2.07% -0.73%
2026 2.11% 3.66%
2025 2.16% 2.24%
2024 2.18% 0.34%
2023 2.22% -8.08%
2022 2.27% -7.34%
2021 2.33% -0.85%
2020 2.42% -0.62%
2019 2.5% -0.56%
2018 2.57% -0.5%
2017 2.69% -0.4%
2016 2.91% -0.37%
2015 3.16% -0.41%
2014 3.42% -0.33%
2013 3.58% -0.18%
2012 3.64% -0.21%
2011 3.61% -0.32%
2010 3.51% -0.36%
2009 3.38% -0.42%
2008 3.27% -0.52%
2007 3.18% -0.46%
2006 3.06% -0.64%
2005 2.95% -0.82%
2004 2.84% -0.69%
2003 2.77% -0.74%
2002 2.71% -0.87%
2001 2.67% -0.91%
2000 2.62% -0.84%
1999 2.58% -0.8%
1998 2.56% -0.8%
1997 2.55% -0.86%
1996 2.56% -0.85%
1995 2.6% -0.79%
1994 2.66% -0.52%
1993 2.7% 0.05%
1992 2.73% 0.29%
1991 2.75% 0.22%
1990 2.78% 0.26%
1989 2.81% 0.37%
1988 2.82% 0.41%
1987 2.81% 0.38%
1986 2.8% 0.41%
1985 2.79% 0.43%
1984 2.77% 0.49%
1983 2.75% 0.46%
1982 2.72% 0.43%
1981 2.67% 0.47%
1980 2.61% 0.47%
1979 2.55% 0.4%
1978 2.49% 0.37%
1977 2.41% 0.44%
1976 2.33% 0.52%
1975 2.24% 0.59%
1974 2.16% 0.62%
1973 2.1% 0.69%
1972 2.07% 0.79%
1971 2.1% 0.66%
1970 2.16% 0.61%
1969 1.93% 0.78%
1968 1.62% 0.86%
1967 1.56% 0.9%
1966 1.49% 0.92%
1965 1.42% 0.97%
1964 1.36% 1.1%
1963 1.3% 1.18%
1962 1.23% 1.25%
1961 1.16% 1.34%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Gabon grew by 2.18%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Gabon Ukraine
Current population
2663339
40125599
Population rank 141/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.48%
One net population change
9.7 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
33.7 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +148 +349
Annual growth/decline +54,163 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 147/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +1,116 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 62/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - 1,702,358
2024 - 1,105 - 1,146,012
2023 53,167 987 -283,185 -299,961
2022 52,944 987 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 52,611 1,503 -449,941 -1,129
2020 52,745 1,506 -307,533 -4,167
2019 53,185 2,233 -236,296 -6,908
2018 52,476 2,886 -227,491 -32,220
2017 51,455 4,013 -158,390 -36,155
2016 50,321 7,398 -135,710 -31,340
2015 48,876 12,041 -147,107 -21,992
2014 47,704 16,565 -140,216 -65,678
2013 46,829 19,587 -129,662 26,781
2012 45,941 19,973 -130,451 66,768
2011 44,922 18,967 -158,372 26,457
2010 43,061 17,274 -180,388 16,030
2009 41,037 15,277 -197,918 26,796
2008 39,002 13,441 -229,086 9,312
2007 37,394 12,045 -282,659 15,237
2006 35,984 10,382 -300,787 136,442
2005 34,766 8,555 -337,857 -111,493
2004 33,615 6,830 -344,157 5,644
2003 32,633 5,434 -351,299 18,540
2002 31,777 4,582 -364,544 -26,991
2001 30,941 3,801 -374,734 -92,847
2000 30,210 3,086 -364,143 -67,865
1999 29,330 2,480 -348,286 -59,247
1998 28,697 2,055 -318,299 -80,684
1997 28,053 1,786 -306,549 -108,735
1996 27,450 1,555 -305,154 -158,008
1995 27,290 1,314 -281,629 -134,053
1994 27,271 1,110 -238,820 -166,380
1993 27,235 1,009 -169,405 26,357
1992 26,810 990 -95,857 291,788
1991 26,334 990 -16,486 125,962
1990 25,858 990 48,463 75,760
1989 25,359 990 106,431 36,978
1988 24,888 990 162,002 75,637
1987 24,212 990 198,850 -18,275
1986 23,362 990 225,751 -12,369
1985 22,617 990 201,011 5,546
1984 21,851 990 222,430 13,340
1983 21,162 990 241,741 23,608
1982 20,292 990 194,101 9,096
1981 19,528 990 182,839 40,807
1980 18,503 990 197,223 47,406
1979 17,553 990 197,294 25,635
1978 16,714 990 206,554 -29,180
1977 15,842 972 216,932 -24,745
1976 14,998 899 247,323 -8,219
1975 14,162 792 256,787 15,336
1974 13,381 680 273,486 31,725
1973 12,731 608 274,938 18,777
1972 12,095 639 309,785 56,928
1971 11,357 1,130 305,849 74,604
1970 10,635 1,882 291,839 -48,335
1969 9,969 2,650 274,858 51,763
1968 9,417 0 295,162 102,096
1967 8,883 0 313,899 85,527
1966 8,410 0 337,794 89,737
1965 7,902 0 334,365 69,354
1964 7,402 0 391,120 76,650
1963 7,001 0 449,648 60,178
1962 6,609 0 481,887 45,712
1961 6,161 0 508,602 51,625
1960 5,732 0 538,812 52,281

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 91.1% of the population change in Gabon is from natural causes (a gain of 515,484 people) and 8.86% is from migration (a gain of 50,119 people). In Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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