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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Gabon	Zambia	Gabon	Zambia
1960	512,316	3,153,729	-	-
1961	518,266	3,254,086	1.16%	3.18%
1962	524,649	3,358,099	1.23%	3.2%
1963	531,452	3,465,907	1.3%	3.21%
1964	538,657	3,577,017	1.36%	3.21%
1965	546,308	3,692,086	1.42%	3.22%
1966	554,463	3,812,003	1.49%	3.25%
1967	563,108	3,936,343	1.56%	3.26%
1968	572,257	4,065,593	1.62%	3.28%
1969	583,276	4,197,116	1.93%	3.24%
1970	595,846	4,321,718	2.16%	2.97%
1971	608,348	4,442,525	2.1%	2.8%
1972	620,960	4,569,309	2.07%	2.85%
1973	633,995	4,702,693	2.1%	2.92%
1974	647,691	4,842,746	2.16%	2.98%
1975	662,197	4,990,086	2.24%	3.04%
1976	677,628	5,143,842	2.33%	3.08%
1977	693,984	5,302,480	2.41%	3.08%
1978	711,245	5,465,374	2.49%	3.07%
1979	729,375	5,631,728	2.55%	3.04%
1980	748,389	5,802,833	2.61%	3.04%
1981	768,385	5,983,289	2.67%	3.11%
1982	789,286	6,178,637	2.72%	3.26%
1983	811,005	6,381,038	2.75%	3.28%
1984	833,501	6,580,490	2.77%	3.13%
1985	856,726	6,780,953	2.79%	3.05%
1986	880,705	6,986,471	2.8%	3.03%
1987	905,479	7,191,282	2.81%	2.93%
1988	931,020	7,391,440	2.82%	2.78%
1989	957,138	7,589,216	2.81%	2.68%
1990	983,734	7,786,169	2.78%	2.6%
1991	1,010,818	7,981,650	2.75%	2.51%
1992	1,038,380	8,176,680	2.73%	2.44%
1993	1,066,405	8,373,921	2.7%	2.41%
1994	1,094,720	8,576,269	2.66%	2.42%
1995	1,123,213	8,785,763	2.6%	2.44%
1996	1,152,015	9,004,053	2.56%	2.48%
1997	1,181,439	9,237,063	2.55%	2.59%
1998	1,211,736	9,482,408	2.56%	2.66%
1999	1,243,016	9,740,005	2.58%	2.72%
2000	1,275,572	10,017,631	2.62%	2.85%
2001	1,309,589	10,325,185	2.67%	3.07%
2002	1,345,135	10,647,949	2.71%	3.13%
2003	1,382,350	10,983,595	2.77%	3.15%
2004	1,421,609	11,338,198	2.84%	3.23%
2005	1,463,495	11,718,819	2.95%	3.36%
2006	1,508,337	12,129,553	3.06%	3.5%
2007	1,556,237	12,565,085	3.18%	3.59%
2008	1,607,175	13,021,324	3.27%	3.63%
2009	1,661,556	13,490,389	3.38%	3.6%
2010	1,719,879	13,965,594	3.51%	3.52%
2011	1,781,985	14,437,796	3.61%	3.38%
2012	1,846,889	14,913,629	3.64%	3.3%
2013	1,913,059	15,398,997	3.58%	3.25%
2014	1,978,399	15,895,315	3.42%	3.22%
2015	2,040,989	16,399,089	3.16%	3.17%
2016	2,100,306	16,914,423	2.91%	3.14%
2017	2,156,900	17,441,320	2.69%	3.12%
2018	2,212,318	17,973,569	2.57%	3.05%
2019	2,267,706	18,513,839	2.5%	3.01%
2020	2,322,539	19,059,395	2.42%	2.95%
2021	2,376,722	19,603,607	2.33%	2.86%
2022	2,430,747	20,152,938	2.27%	2.8%
2023	2,484,789	20,723,965	2.22%	2.83%
2024	2,538,952	21,314,956	2.18%	2.85%
2025	2,593,130	21,913,869	2.13%	2.81%
2026	2,647,397	22,521,905	2.09%	2.77%
2027	2,701,860	23,138,716	2.06%	2.74%
2028	2,756,474	23,761,368	2.02%	2.69%
2029	2,811,348	24,389,681	1.99%	2.64%
2030	2,866,668	25,024,887	1.97%	2.6%
2031	2,922,503	25,666,496	1.95%	2.56%
2032	2,978,812	26,311,946	1.93%	2.51%
2033	3,035,711	26,960,073	1.91%	2.46%
2034	3,093,221	27,611,621	1.89%	2.42%
2035	3,151,467	28,266,887	1.88%	2.37%
2036	3,210,584	28,925,103	1.88%	2.33%
2037	3,270,304	29,583,482	1.86%	2.28%
2038	3,330,507	30,240,549	1.84%	2.22%
2039	3,391,378	30,895,586	1.83%	2.17%
2040	3,452,985	31,550,394	1.82%	2.12%
2041	3,515,218	32,204,340	1.8%	2.07%
2042	3,577,745	32,856,596	1.78%	2.03%
2043	3,640,570	33,510,500	1.76%	1.99%
2044	3,703,794	34,165,920	1.74%	1.96%
2045	3,767,430	34,821,101	1.72%	1.92%
2046	3,831,211	35,475,795	1.69%	1.88%
2047	3,894,840	36,129,270	1.66%	1.84%
2048	3,958,294	36,782,260	1.63%	1.81%
2049	4,021,470	37,434,667	1.6%	1.77%
2050	4,084,535	38,083,369	1.57%	1.73%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Gabon increased by 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Gabon gained 595,732 (a 29.2% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).

Gabon was ranked 147th most populous country in 2005 and is 142nd in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.