The latest officially reported population of Gabon was 2,538,952 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Gabon's population is 2,636,721 people compared to 102,063,551 in Vietnam.
Population statistics:
- Vietnam's population is 38.7 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Gabon is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
- The countries together account for 1.27% of the world: 0.03% for Gabon vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
- For the last 10 years, Gabon has had an average growth rate of +2.61% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
- Since 2005, the population of Gabon has increased from 1.46M people to 2.64M (80.2% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 81.1M to 102M (25.9% growth).
- Gabon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.9M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2049 for Vietnam.
Gabon vs Vietnam: live population counter
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| Current population |
2636721
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102063551
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 16/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 1.23% |
| One net population change |
9.7 minutes
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49.6 seconds
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| One birth every |
7.65 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
33.7 minutes
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47.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
7.93 hours
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8.81 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +1,105 | -59,645 |
| Daily growth/decline | +148 | +1,741 |
| Annual growth/decline | +54,163 | +635,494 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.18% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 46/197 | 124/197 |
Gabon and Vietnam: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 512,316 | 32,531,933 | - | - |
| 1961 | 518,266 | 33,409,059 | 1.16% | 2.7% |
| 1962 | 524,649 | 34,288,560 | 1.23% | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 531,452 | 35,249,101 | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| 1964 | 538,657 | 36,201,563 | 1.36% | 2.7% |
| 1965 | 546,308 | 37,129,656 | 1.42% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 554,463 | 38,024,836 | 1.49% | 2.41% |
| 1967 | 563,108 | 38,895,080 | 1.56% | 2.29% |
| 1968 | 572,257 | 39,734,609 | 1.62% | 2.16% |
| 1969 | 583,276 | 40,582,096 | 1.93% | 2.13% |
| 1970 | 595,846 | 41,475,230 | 2.16% | 2.2% |
| 1971 | 608,348 | 42,449,276 | 2.1% | 2.35% |
| 1972 | 620,960 | 43,429,168 | 2.07% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 633,995 | 44,409,861 | 2.1% | 2.26% |
| 1974 | 647,691 | 45,413,537 | 2.16% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 662,197 | 46,482,903 | 2.24% | 2.35% |
| 1976 | 677,628 | 47,684,931 | 2.33% | 2.59% |
| 1977 | 693,984 | 48,954,872 | 2.41% | 2.66% |
| 1978 | 711,245 | 50,249,552 | 2.49% | 2.64% |
| 1979 | 729,375 | 51,378,211 | 2.55% | 2.25% |
| 1980 | 748,389 | 52,490,101 | 2.61% | 2.16% |
| 1981 | 768,385 | 53,738,141 | 2.67% | 2.38% |
| 1982 | 789,286 | 55,011,289 | 2.72% | 2.37% |
| 1983 | 811,005 | 56,337,921 | 2.75% | 2.41% |
| 1984 | 833,501 | 57,706,067 | 2.77% | 2.43% |
| 1985 | 856,726 | 59,060,622 | 2.79% | 2.35% |
| 1986 | 880,705 | 60,347,048 | 2.8% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 905,479 | 61,584,651 | 2.81% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 931,020 | 62,843,228 | 2.82% | 2.04% |
| 1989 | 957,138 | 64,147,348 | 2.81% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 983,734 | 65,504,552 | 2.78% | 2.12% |
| 1991 | 1,010,818 | 66,891,775 | 2.75% | 2.12% |
| 1992 | 1,038,380 | 68,260,337 | 2.73% | 2.05% |
| 1993 | 1,066,405 | 69,586,384 | 2.7% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 1,094,720 | 70,854,391 | 2.66% | 1.82% |
| 1995 | 1,123,213 | 72,049,940 | 2.6% | 1.69% |
| 1996 | 1,152,015 | 73,156,447 | 2.56% | 1.54% |
| 1997 | 1,181,439 | 74,226,889 | 2.55% | 1.46% |
| 1998 | 1,211,736 | 75,299,660 | 2.56% | 1.45% |
| 1999 | 1,243,016 | 76,287,452 | 2.58% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 1,275,572 | 77,154,011 | 2.62% | 1.14% |
| 2001 | 1,309,589 | 77,969,361 | 2.67% | 1.06% |
| 2002 | 1,345,135 | 78,772,224 | 2.71% | 1.03% |
| 2003 | 1,382,350 | 79,563,777 | 2.77% | 1% |
| 2004 | 1,421,609 | 80,338,971 | 2.84% | 0.97% |
| 2005 | 1,463,495 | 81,088,313 | 2.95% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 1,508,337 | 82,167,897 | 3.06% | 1.33% |
| 2007 | 1,556,237 | 83,633,375 | 3.18% | 1.78% |
| 2008 | 1,607,175 | 85,175,788 | 3.27% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 1,661,556 | 86,460,018 | 3.38% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 1,719,879 | 87,455,152 | 3.51% | 1.15% |
| 2011 | 1,781,985 | 88,468,314 | 3.61% | 1.16% |
| 2012 | 1,846,889 | 89,510,356 | 3.64% | 1.18% |
| 2013 | 1,913,059 | 90,573,104 | 3.58% | 1.19% |
| 2014 | 1,978,399 | 91,679,578 | 3.42% | 1.22% |
| 2015 | 2,040,989 | 92,823,254 | 3.16% | 1.25% |
| 2016 | 2,100,306 | 94,000,117 | 2.91% | 1.27% |
| 2017 | 2,156,900 | 95,176,977 | 2.69% | 1.25% |
| 2018 | 2,212,318 | 96,237,319 | 2.57% | 1.11% |
| 2019 | 2,267,706 | 97,173,776 | 2.5% | 0.97% |
| 2020 | 2,322,539 | 98,079,191 | 2.42% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | 2,376,722 | 98,935,098 | 2.33% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 2,430,747 | 99,680,655 | 2.27% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 2,484,789 | 100,352,192 | 2.22% | 0.67% |
| 2024 | 2,538,952 | 100,987,686 | 2.18% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 2,593,130 | 101,598,531 | 2.13% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 2,647,397 | 102,177,434 | 2.09% | 0.57% |
| 2027 | 2,701,860 | 102,727,392 | 2.06% | 0.54% |
| 2028 | 2,756,474 | 103,255,746 | 2.02% | 0.51% |
| 2029 | 2,811,348 | 103,761,151 | 1.99% | 0.49% |
| 2030 | 2,866,668 | 104,254,900 | 1.97% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 2,922,503 | 104,737,913 | 1.95% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 2,978,812 | 105,204,401 | 1.93% | 0.45% |
| 2033 | 3,035,711 | 105,656,307 | 1.91% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 3,093,221 | 106,097,515 | 1.89% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 3,151,467 | 106,530,671 | 1.88% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 3,210,584 | 106,945,842 | 1.88% | 0.39% |
| 2037 | 3,270,304 | 107,346,046 | 1.86% | 0.37% |
| 2038 | 3,330,507 | 107,732,019 | 1.84% | 0.36% |
| 2039 | 3,391,378 | 108,097,653 | 1.83% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 3,452,985 | 108,437,634 | 1.82% | 0.31% |
| 2041 | 3,515,218 | 108,752,199 | 1.8% | 0.29% |
| 2042 | 3,577,745 | 109,040,314 | 1.78% | 0.26% |
| 2043 | 3,640,570 | 109,292,559 | 1.76% | 0.23% |
| 2044 | 3,703,794 | 109,506,274 | 1.74% | 0.2% |
| 2045 | 3,767,430 | 109,685,396 | 1.72% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 3,831,211 | 109,827,664 | 1.69% | 0.13% |
| 2047 | 3,894,840 | 109,930,243 | 1.66% | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 3,958,294 | 109,994,024 | 1.63% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 4,021,470 | 110,018,017 | 1.6% | 0.02% |
| 2050 | 4,084,535 | 110,008,910 | 1.57% | -0.008% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,734,941 people (a 14.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 9,240,297 (a 9.95% growth).
Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2005 and ranked 16th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Gabon's population will grow by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people with a rank change from 142nd to 133rd. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.78% to 110,008,910 people and will still be ranked 16th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Libreville | 899K |
| Port-Gentil | 136K |
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Population differences between Gabon and Vietnam
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| Life expectancy | 68.7 years | 74.9 years |
| Average age | 26.2 years | 34.6 years |
| Median age | 22.6 years | 33.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.8:49.2 | 49:51 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman |
| Population density | 25.5 ppl/mi² | 835 ppl/mi² |
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