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Population in Gabon compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,663,339 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 26.3 times bigger than Gabon's.
  • Gabon is ranked the 141st most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.51M people to 2.66M (76.6% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Gabon vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Gabon
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Gabon United Kingdom
2100 6,955,864 74,700,585
2099 6,912,052 74,831,175
2098 6,867,857 74,950,267
2097 6,822,087 75,064,397
2096 6,775,495 75,176,691
2095 6,727,815 75,287,063
2094 6,680,075 75,383,856
2093 6,631,425 75,482,205
2092 6,582,261 75,575,769
2091 6,532,342 75,666,091
2090 6,481,491 75,753,129
2089 6,429,956 75,835,723
2088 6,376,859 75,907,614
2087 6,323,194 75,978,712
2086 6,269,178 76,046,742
2085 6,215,121 76,105,680
2084 6,160,019 76,156,223
2083 6,103,820 76,205,894
2082 6,046,995 76,246,844
2081 5,989,415 76,274,040
2080 5,931,520 76,306,205
2079 5,873,052 76,334,949
2078 5,814,259 76,353,484
2077 5,754,857 76,371,123
2076 5,695,764 76,373,520
2075 5,636,043 76,386,071
2074 5,576,620 76,397,426
2073 5,516,502 76,406,554
2072 5,456,238 76,398,941
2071 5,395,666 76,388,223
2070 5,335,269 76,378,505
2069 5,274,817 76,371,827
2068 5,214,405 76,370,973
2067 5,153,427 76,363,548
2066 5,092,586 76,356,638
2065 5,031,764 76,355,841
2064 4,970,757 76,352,770
2063 4,909,630 76,353,175
2062 4,848,693 76,346,535
2061 4,787,706 76,344,206
2060 4,726,341 76,344,725
2059 4,664,287 76,345,215
2058 4,602,087 76,326,961
2057 4,540,068 76,307,006
2056 4,477,242 76,274,247
2055 4,414,477 76,235,304
2054 4,350,938 76,167,710
2053 4,287,630 76,094,051
2052 4,224,256 76,001,979
2051 4,160,459 75,895,690
2050 4,096,708 75,777,445
2049 4,032,976 75,646,044
2048 3,968,977 75,499,380
2047 3,904,724 75,338,951
2046 3,840,333 75,171,300
2045 3,775,786 74,993,186
2044 3,711,691 74,807,530
2043 3,647,956 74,607,485
2042 3,584,695 74,407,783
2041 3,521,560 74,203,292
2040 3,458,896 73,994,525
2039 3,397,011 73,782,112
2038 3,335,835 73,559,085
2037 3,275,298 73,335,723
2036 3,215,119 73,101,646
2035 3,155,791 72,850,722
2034 3,097,371 72,597,177
2033 3,039,514 72,322,802
2032 2,982,347 72,046,316
2031 2,925,690 71,757,868
2030 2,869,476 71,442,811
2029 2,813,855 71,123,782
2028 2,758,554 70,783,199
2027 2,703,425 70,421,923
2026 2,648,476 70,055,911
2025 2,593,715 69,658,188
2024 2,538,952 69,226,000
2023 2,484,789 68,492,000
2022 2,430,747 67,604,000
2021 2,376,722 66,984,000
2020 2,322,539 66,744,000
2019 2,267,706 66,631,000
2018 2,212,318 66,289,000
2017 2,156,900 65,966,000
2016 2,100,306 65,607,000
2015 2,040,989 65,088,000
2014 1,978,399 64,620,000
2013 1,913,059 64,139,000
2012 1,846,889 63,711,000
2011 1,781,985 63,258,810
2010 1,719,879 62,766,365
2009 1,661,556 62,276,270
2008 1,607,175 61,806,995
2007 1,556,237 61,322,463
2006 1,508,337 60,846,820
2005 1,463,495 60,401,206
2004 1,421,609 59,987,905
2003 1,382,350 59,647,577
2002 1,345,135 59,370,479
2001 1,309,589 59,119,673
2000 1,275,572 58,892,514
1999 1,243,016 58,682,466
1998 1,211,736 58,487,141
1997 1,181,439 58,316,954
1996 1,152,015 58,166,950
1995 1,123,213 58,019,030
1994 1,094,720 57,865,745
1993 1,066,405 57,718,614
1992 1,038,380 57,580,402
1991 1,010,818 57,424,897
1990 983,734 57,247,586
1989 957,138 57,076,711
1988 931,020 56,928,327
1987 905,479 56,802,050
1986 880,705 56,681,396
1985 856,726 56,550,268
1984 833,501 56,422,072
1983 811,005 56,332,848
1982 789,286 56,313,641
1981 768,385 56,333,829
1980 748,389 56,314,216
1979 729,375 56,246,951
1978 711,245 56,196,504
1977 693,984 56,193,492
1976 677,628 56,211,968
1975 662,197 56,225,800
1974 647,691 56,229,974
1973 633,995 56,194,527
1972 620,960 56,086,065
1971 608,348 55,896,223
1970 595,846 55,663,250
1969 583,276 55,441,750
1968 572,257 55,211,700
1967 563,108 54,943,600
1966 554,463 54,648,500
1965 546,308 54,348,050
1964 538,657 54,000,000
1963 531,452 53,650,000
1962 524,649 53,250,000
1961 518,266 52,800,000
1960 512,316 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Gabon increased by 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Gabon gained 563,033 people (a 26.8% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2006 and is 141st in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.96M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Gabon
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Gabon United Kingdom
2100 0.63% -0.17%
2099 0.64% -0.16%
2098 0.67% -0.15%
2097 0.69% -0.15%
2096 0.71% -0.15%
2095 0.71% -0.13%
2094 0.73% -0.13%
2093 0.75% -0.12%
2092 0.76% -0.12%
2091 0.78% -0.11%
2090 0.8% -0.11%
2089 0.83% -0.09%
2088 0.85% -0.09%
2087 0.86% -0.09%
2086 0.87% -0.08%
2085 0.89% -0.07%
2084 0.92% -0.07%
2083 0.94% -0.05%
2082 0.96% -0.04%
2081 0.98% -0.04%
2080 1% -0.04%
2079 1.01% -0.02%
2078 1.03% -0.02%
2077 1.04% -0.003%
2076 1.06% -0.02%
2075 1.07% -0.01%
2074 1.09% -0.01%
2073 1.1% 0.01%
2072 1.12% 0.01%
2071 1.13% 0.01%
2070 1.15% 0.009%
2069 1.16% 0.001%
2068 1.18% 0.01%
2067 1.19% 0.009%
2066 1.21% 0.001%
2065 1.23% 0.004%
2064 1.25% -0%
2063 1.26% 0.009%
2062 1.27% 0.003%
2061 1.3% -0.001%
2060 1.33% -0.001%
2059 1.35% 0.02%
2058 1.37% 0.03%
2057 1.4% 0.04%
2056 1.42% 0.05%
2055 1.46% 0.09%
2054 1.48% 0.1%
2053 1.5% 0.12%
2052 1.53% 0.14%
2051 1.56% 0.16%
2050 1.58% 0.17%
2049 1.61% 0.19%
2048 1.65% 0.21%
2047 1.68% 0.22%
2046 1.71% 0.24%
2045 1.73% 0.25%
2044 1.75% 0.27%
2043 1.76% 0.27%
2042 1.79% 0.28%
2041 1.81% 0.28%
2040 1.82% 0.29%
2039 1.83% 0.3%
2038 1.85% 0.3%
2037 1.87% 0.32%
2036 1.88% 0.34%
2035 1.89% 0.35%
2034 1.9% 0.38%
2033 1.92% 0.38%
2032 1.94% 0.4%
2031 1.96% 0.44%
2030 1.98% 0.45%
2029 2% 0.48%
2028 2.04% 0.51%
2027 2.07% 0.52%
2026 2.11% 0.57%
2025 2.16% 0.62%
2024 2.18% 1.07%
2023 2.22% 1.31%
2022 2.27% 0.93%
2021 2.33% 0.36%
2020 2.42% 0.17%
2019 2.5% 0.52%
2018 2.57% 0.49%
2017 2.69% 0.55%
2016 2.91% 0.8%
2015 3.16% 0.72%
2014 3.42% 0.75%
2013 3.58% 0.67%
2012 3.64% 0.71%
2011 3.61% 0.78%
2010 3.51% 0.79%
2009 3.38% 0.76%
2008 3.27% 0.79%
2007 3.18% 0.78%
2006 3.06% 0.74%
2005 2.95% 0.69%
2004 2.84% 0.57%
2003 2.77% 0.47%
2002 2.71% 0.42%
2001 2.67% 0.39%
2000 2.62% 0.36%
1999 2.58% 0.33%
1998 2.56% 0.29%
1997 2.55% 0.26%
1996 2.56% 0.25%
1995 2.6% 0.26%
1994 2.66% 0.25%
1993 2.7% 0.24%
1992 2.73% 0.27%
1991 2.75% 0.31%
1990 2.78% 0.3%
1989 2.81% 0.26%
1988 2.82% 0.22%
1987 2.81% 0.21%
1986 2.8% 0.23%
1985 2.79% 0.23%
1984 2.77% 0.16%
1983 2.75% 0.03%
1982 2.72% -0.04%
1981 2.67% 0.03%
1980 2.61% 0.12%
1979 2.55% 0.09%
1978 2.49% 0.005%
1977 2.41% -0.03%
1976 2.33% -0.02%
1975 2.24% -0.007%
1974 2.16% 0.06%
1973 2.1% 0.19%
1972 2.07% 0.34%
1971 2.1% 0.42%
1970 2.16% 0.4%
1969 1.93% 0.42%
1968 1.62% 0.49%
1967 1.56% 0.54%
1966 1.49% 0.55%
1965 1.42% 0.64%
1964 1.36% 0.65%
1963 1.3% 0.75%
1962 1.23% 0.85%
1961 1.16% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Gabon grew by 2.18%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Gabon United Kingdom
Current population
2663339
70154914
Population rank 141/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.85%
One net population change
9.7 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
33.7 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +148 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +54,163 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.18% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 44/197 97/197
One migration net change every
7.87 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +1,116 +389,911
Net migration rank 62/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 449,746 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 84/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 17.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 34/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Gabon
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Gabon United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,116 - 389,911
2024 - 1,105 - 417,114
2023 53,167 987 34,589 445,523
2022 52,944 987 39,751 487,029
2021 52,611 1,503 30,612 462,967
2020 52,745 1,506 -4,272 144,221
2019 53,185 2,233 108,342 232,727
2018 52,476 2,886 119,321 259,744
2017 51,455 4,013 145,125 272,311
2016 50,321 7,398 177,139 324,649
2015 48,876 12,041 175,738 347,839
2014 47,704 16,565 206,784 306,091
2013 46,829 19,587 198,830 237,272
2012 45,941 19,973 248,473 172,088
2011 44,922 18,967 259,361 228,773
2010 43,061 17,274 251,066 274,811
2009 41,037 15,277 230,422 249,639
2008 39,002 13,441 216,325 263,390
2007 37,394 12,045 196,232 309,385
2006 35,984 10,382 176,455 288,923
2005 34,766 8,555 144,963 308,279
2004 33,615 6,830 131,974 276,077
2003 32,633 5,434 89,471 211,846
2002 31,777 4,582 65,308 203,577
2001 30,941 3,801 65,032 175,133
2000 30,210 3,086 70,671 153,917
1999 29,330 2,480 64,551 152,653
1998 28,697 2,055 87,730 125,541
1997 28,053 1,786 99,138 59,723
1996 27,450 1,555 98,884 54,964
1995 27,290 1,314 87,028 61,385
1994 27,271 1,110 127,304 45,339
1993 27,235 1,009 103,893 27,403
1992 26,810 990 149,709 17,846
1991 26,334 990 143,562 27,601
1990 25,858 990 154,569 57,132
1989 25,359 990 119,861 49,586
1988 24,888 990 136,628 13,952
1987 24,212 990 136,325 8,266
1986 23,362 990 90,690 41,836
1985 22,617 990 79,170 83,164
1984 21,851 990 84,633 71,107
1983 21,162 990 61,966 27,063
1982 20,292 990 56,314 -61,152
1981 19,528 990 73,234 -83,876
1980 18,503 990 95,734 -25,187
1979 17,553 990 61,872 11,255
1978 16,714 990 16,859 3,783
1977 15,842 972 0 -21,636
1976 14,998 899 -5,621 -19,135
1975 14,162 792 33,735 -40,241
1974 13,381 680 67,476 -65,710
1973 12,731 608 112,389 -33,840
1972 12,095 639 162,650 -1,406
1971 11,357 1,130 257,123 1,175
1970 10,635 1,882 244,918 -15,254
1969 9,969 2,650 260,577 -60,655
1968 9,417 0 292,622 -38,852
1967 8,883 0 346,145 -39,659
1966 8,410 0 333,356 -27,935
1965 7,902 0 364,132 -24,955
1964 7,402 0 405,000 -23,885
1963 7,001 0 337,995 8,271
1962 6,609 0 340,800 76,443
1961 6,161 0 311,519 52,295
1960 5,732 0 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/gabon/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 449,746 residents or 17.7% of the population were not native-born in Gabon, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Gabon
City Population
Libreville 899K
Port-Gentil 155K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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