🇬🇦 Population of Gabon

2,436,566
Current Population of Gabon
47,577
Net population growth this year
9.46
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Gabon reached 2,436,566, of which 1,238,576 people are male and 1,197,990 female. The country has a population density of 9.4562 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 1.953% for the year. According to the latest data, Gabon is set to increase its population size by 48,405 people next year. Making the total population count of Gabon 2,484,558 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Gabon (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Gabon grown from 472,905 people to 2,436,566. An increase of the population size by 415.23% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 472,905 230,870 242,035 2,860 1.8353 0.605%
1951 475,828 232,370 243,458 2,985 1.8467 0.627%
1952 478,896 233,941 244,956 3,153 1.8586 0.658%
1953 482,182 235,609 246,573 3,419 1.8713 0.709%
1954 485,694 237,386 248,308 3,604 1.8849 0.742%
1955 489,459 239,280 250,179 3,926 1.8996 0.802%
1956 493,528 241,323 252,205 4,212 1.9153 0.853%
1957 497,905 243,516 254,390 4,542 1.9323 0.912%
1958 502,647 245,887 256,760 4,942 1.9507 0.983%
1959 507,784 248,456 259,329 5,333 1.9707 1.05%
1960 513,340 251,226 262,115 5,778 1.9922 1.126%
1961 519,328 254,215 265,114 6,200 2.0155 1.194%
1962 525,754 257,430 268,324 6,650 2.0404 1.265%
1963 532,592 260,853 271,739 7,026 2.067 1.319%
1964 539,830 264,463 275,366 7,449 2.095 1.38%
1965 547,535 268,304 279,231 7,962 2.1249 1.454%
1966 555,748 272,408 283,341 8,464 2.1568 1.523%
1967 564,436 276,743 287,692 8,911 2.1905 1.579%
1968 573,611 281,320 292,291 9,440 2.2261 1.646%
1969 584,628 286,816 297,812 12,594 2.2689 2.154%
1970 597,192 293,086 304,106 12,534 2.3177 2.099%
1971 609,694 299,334 310,360 12,469 2.3662 2.045%
1972 622,290 305,633 316,656 12,723 2.4151 2.045%
1973 635,288 312,124 323,164 13,274 2.4655 2.09%
1974 648,922 318,926 329,996 13,994 2.5184 2.157%
1975 663,340 326,117 337,223 14,842 2.5744 2.238%
1976 678,660 333,754 344,906 15,799 2.6338 2.328%
1977 694,931 341,866 353,064 16,741 2.697 2.409%
1978 712,135 350,442 361,692 17,668 2.7637 2.481%
1979 730,188 359,435 370,752 18,437 2.8338 2.525%
1980 749,078 368,854 380,224 19,345 2.9071 2.583%
1981 768,904 378,741 390,164 20,307 2.9841 2.641%
1982 789,585 389,067 400,519 21,054 3.0643 2.667%
1983 811,098 399,825 411,273 21,973 3.1478 2.709%
1984 833,417 410,990 422,427 22,664 3.2344 2.72%
1985 856,482 422,526 433,957 23,467 3.324 2.74%
1986 880,340 434,462 445,878 24,247 3.4165 2.754%
1987 905,016 446,816 458,201 25,107 3.5123 2.774%
1988 930,464 459,563 470,901 25,788 3.6111 2.772%
1989 956,509 472,618 483,892 26,302 3.7121 2.75%
1990 983,028 485,917 497,110 26,735 3.8151 2.72%
1991 1,009,995 499,452 510,543 27,200 3.9197 2.693%
1992 1,037,445 513,249 524,197 27,702 4.0263 2.67%
1993 1,065,390 527,302 538,089 28,187 4.1347 2.646%
1994 1,093,611 541,489 552,122 28,254 4.2442 2.584%
1995 1,121,964 555,859 566,105 28,452 4.3543 2.536%
1996 1,150,601 570,495 580,106 28,822 4.4654 2.505%
1997 1,179,806 585,449 594,357 29,588 4.5787 2.508%
1998 1,209,832 600,867 608,964 30,464 4.6953 2.518%
1999 1,240,764 616,795 623,969 31,401 4.8153 2.531%
2000 1,272,935 633,381 639,554 32,939 4.9402 2.588%
2001 1,306,590 650,791 655,799 34,372 5.0708 2.631%
2002 1,341,696 669,040 672,656 35,840 5.207 2.671%
2003 1,378,398 688,174 690,223 37,563 5.3495 2.725%
2004 1,417,110 708,467 708,642 39,861 5.4997 2.813%
2005 1,458,353 730,264 728,089 42,626 5.6598 2.923%
2006 1,502,534 753,766 748,768 45,737 5.8312 3.044%
2007 1,549,774 779,034 770,739 48,741 6.0146 3.145%
2008 1,599,978 805,971 794,007 51,668 6.2094 3.23%
2009 1,653,542 834,773 818,768 55,459 6.4173 3.354%
2010 1,711,105 865,820 845,284 59,668 6.6407 3.487%
2011 1,772,500 899,016 873,484 63,122 6.879 3.562%
2012 1,836,705 933,766 902,939 65,288 7.1281 3.555%
2013 1,902,226 969,160 933,066 65,755 7.3824 3.457%
2014 1,966,855 1,003,790 963,066 63,503 7.6332 3.229%
2015 2,028,517 1,036,301 992,214 59,820 7.8725 2.949%
2016 2,086,206 1,066,111 1,020,094 55,557 8.0964 2.663%
2017 2,140,215 1,093,401 1,046,814 52,463 8.306 2.451%
2018 2,192,012 1,119,168 1,072,844 51,129 8.507 2.333%
2019 2,242,786 1,144,323 1,098,462 50,419 8.7041 2.248%
2020 2,292,573 1,168,822 1,123,751 49,156 8.8973 2.144%
2021 2,341,179 1,192,411 1,148,767 48,056 9.086 2.053%
2022 2,388,992 1,215,504 1,173,488 47,571 9.2715 1.991%
2023 2,436,566 1,238,576 1,197,990 47,577 9.4562 1.953%

Statements that can be derived from Gabon's population data

  • Gabon has a population of 2,436,566 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Gabon's population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Gabon's population will grow with 47,577 people.
  • In 2023, 1,000 more people will immigrate to Gabon than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Gabon is 21.73 years.
  • In Gabon there are 9.46 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 29.85 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Gabon.
  • In Gabon, 1,238,576 of the total population are male, and 1,197,990 are female.

Future Population of Gabon (2023 - 2100)

Gabon's population is set to incease in the future from 2,436,566 people to 5,268,088 people. An increase of the population size by 1013.98% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 2,436,566 1,238,576 1,197,990 47,577 9.4562 1.953%
2024 2,484,558 1,261,963 1,222,594 48,405 9.6424 1.948%
2025 2,532,884 1,285,580 1,247,305 48,249 9.83 1.905%
2026 2,581,236 1,309,178 1,272,059 48,454 10.0176 1.877%
2027 2,629,578 1,332,740 1,296,839 48,231 10.2052 1.834%
2028 2,677,790 1,356,204 1,321,586 48,192 10.3923 1.8%
2029 2,726,063 1,379,666 1,346,398 48,354 10.5797 1.774%
2030 2,774,522 1,403,185 1,371,338 48,565 10.7677 1.75%
2031 2,823,293 1,426,823 1,396,470 48,976 10.957 1.735%
2032 2,872,311 1,450,551 1,421,760 49,060 11.1472 1.708%
2033 2,921,510 1,474,338 1,447,172 49,339 11.3382 1.689%
2034 2,970,796 1,498,131 1,472,666 49,233 11.5295 1.657%
2035 3,020,240 1,521,967 1,498,273 49,655 11.7214 1.644%
2036 3,069,919 1,545,887 1,524,032 49,701 11.9141 1.619%
2037 3,119,671 1,569,806 1,549,865 49,804 12.1072 1.596%
2038 3,169,407 1,593,680 1,575,727 49,669 12.3003 1.567%
2039 3,219,237 1,617,563 1,601,674 49,990 12.4936 1.553%
2040 3,269,247 1,641,500 1,627,746 50,029 12.6877 1.53%
2041 3,319,354 1,665,451 1,653,903 50,187 12.8822 1.512%
2042 3,369,410 1,689,341 1,680,069 49,923 13.0765 1.482%
2043 3,419,273 1,713,098 1,706,176 49,805 13.27 1.457%
2044 3,468,867 1,736,685 1,732,182 49,383 13.4624 1.424%
2045 3,518,104 1,760,061 1,758,044 49,091 13.6535 1.395%
2046 3,566,979 1,783,218 1,783,761 48,658 13.8432 1.364%
2047 3,615,404 1,806,117 1,809,287 48,192 14.0311 1.333%
2048 3,663,232 1,828,690 1,834,543 47,465 14.2168 1.296%
2049 3,710,489 1,850,950 1,859,539 47,048 14.4002 1.268%
2050 3,757,053 1,872,836 1,884,216 46,080 14.5809 1.227%
2051 3,802,797 1,894,284 1,908,513 45,408 14.7584 1.194%
2052 3,847,920 1,915,403 1,932,517 44,838 14.9335 1.165%
2053 3,892,418 1,936,190 1,956,227 44,157 15.1062 1.134%
2054 3,936,315 1,956,659 1,979,656 43,638 15.2766 1.109%
2055 3,979,660 1,976,837 2,002,822 43,051 15.4448 1.082%
2056 4,022,338 1,996,670 2,025,668 42,307 15.6104 1.052%
2057 4,064,300 2,016,133 2,048,166 41,615 15.7733 1.024%
2058 4,105,662 2,035,290 2,070,371 41,111 15.9338 1.001%
2059 4,146,336 2,054,101 2,092,234 40,237 16.0917 0.97%
2060 4,186,273 2,072,549 2,113,724 39,636 16.2466 0.947%
2061 4,225,714 2,090,748 2,134,965 39,247 16.3997 0.929%
2062 4,264,651 2,108,698 2,155,952 38,626 16.5508 0.906%
2063 4,302,934 2,126,329 2,176,604 37,939 16.6994 0.882%
2064 4,340,520 2,143,618 2,196,902 37,235 16.8453 0.858%
2065 4,377,508 2,160,614 2,216,894 36,740 16.9888 0.839%
2066 4,413,912 2,177,329 2,236,582 36,067 17.1301 0.817%
2067 4,449,776 2,193,784 2,255,992 35,661 17.2693 0.801%
2068 4,485,297 2,210,068 2,275,229 35,381 17.4071 0.789%
2069 4,520,310 2,226,109 2,294,202 34,647 17.543 0.766%
2070 4,554,639 2,241,826 2,312,814 34,010 17.6762 0.747%
2071 4,588,413 2,257,281 2,331,132 33,538 17.8073 0.731%
2072 4,621,700 2,272,516 2,349,185 33,037 17.9365 0.715%
2073 4,654,478 2,287,524 2,366,954 32,519 18.0637 0.699%
2074 4,686,616 2,302,233 2,384,383 31,756 18.1884 0.678%
2075 4,718,040 2,316,600 2,401,440 31,092 18.3104 0.659%
2076 4,748,702 2,330,605 2,418,097 30,232 18.4294 0.637%
2077 4,778,655 2,344,284 2,434,372 29,674 18.5456 0.621%
2078 4,807,970 2,357,658 2,450,311 28,955 18.6594 0.602%
2079 4,836,682 2,370,751 2,465,931 28,470 18.7708 0.589%
2080 4,864,748 2,383,550 2,481,198 27,662 18.8798 0.569%
2081 4,892,062 2,395,990 2,496,072 26,965 18.9858 0.551%
2082 4,918,628 2,408,076 2,510,552 26,168 19.0889 0.532%
2083 4,944,338 2,419,752 2,524,586 25,252 19.1886 0.511%
2084 4,969,229 2,431,034 2,538,195 24,530 19.2852 0.494%
2085 4,993,452 2,442,006 2,551,445 23,915 19.3793 0.479%
2086 5,017,030 2,452,676 2,564,354 23,242 19.4708 0.463%
2087 5,039,975 2,463,044 2,576,931 22,648 19.5598 0.449%
2088 5,062,243 2,473,086 2,589,157 21,888 19.6462 0.432%
2089 5,083,662 2,482,718 2,600,944 20,949 19.7293 0.412%
2090 5,104,184 2,491,924 2,612,260 20,096 19.809 0.394%
2091 5,123,940 2,500,768 2,623,172 19,415 19.8857 0.379%
2092 5,142,976 2,509,284 2,633,692 18,659 19.9595 0.363%
2093 5,161,161 2,517,408 2,643,752 17,710 20.0301 0.343%
2094 5,178,741 2,525,284 2,653,458 17,450 20.0983 0.337%
2095 5,195,642 2,532,880 2,662,763 16,353 20.1639 0.315%
2096 5,211,654 2,540,071 2,671,584 15,671 20.2261 0.301%
2097 5,226,899 2,546,936 2,679,963 14,818 20.2852 0.283%
2098 5,241,402 2,553,483 2,687,919 14,189 20.3415 0.271%
2099 5,255,197 2,559,718 2,695,480 13,400 20.3951 0.255%
2100 5,268,088 2,565,551 2,702,538 12,383 20.4451 0.235%

Population Density of Gabon

Today, Gabon has a population density of 9.4562 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 1.8353 people/km² since the 1950 to 9.4562 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Gabon is projected to reach a population density of 20.4451 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Gabon Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Gabon's Population

The population growth rate of Gabon currently stands at 1.953% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.038 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Gabon will decrease to 1.953%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Gabon's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.235% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 0.605%
1960 1.126%
1970 2.099%
1980 2.583%
1990 2.72%
2000 2.588%
2010 3.487%
2020 2.144%
Year Growth Rate
2030 1.75%
2040 1.53%
2050 1.227%
2060 0.947%
2070 0.747%
2080 0.569%
2090 0.394%
2100 0.235%
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Life Expectancy of Gabon

Today, Gabon has an average life expectancy of 66.1645 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 39.6288 years since the 1950 to 66.1645 years in 2023. In the future, Gabon is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 76.4911 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 39,628
1960 46,575
1970 52,554
1980 57,453
1990 60,310
2000 61,069
2010 63,897
2020 66,530
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 68,114
2040 69,343
2050 70,508
2060 71,646
2070 72,784
2080 73,979
2090 75,215
2100 76,491
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Migration to and from Gabon

In 2023 Gabon will see net migrations of 1,000 people. This means that 1,000 more people will immigrate to Gabon than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Gabon was 1,000.

Net Migration for Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 0
1970 1,883
1980 995
1990 995
2000 3,086
2010 17,266
2020 1,514
Year Net Migration
2030 1,000
2040 1,000
2050 1,000
2060 1,000
2070 1,000
2080 1,000
2090 1,000
2100 1,000
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Births in Gabon

In 2023, Gabon will see 63,760 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Gabon in 2022, when the country saw 64,022 new borns.

Births Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 14,278
1960 16,373
1970 20,951
1980 28,847
1990 36,983
2000 42,563
2010 56,505
2020 63,472
Year Births
2030 65,815
2040 71,800
2050 73,462
2060 73,171
2070 73,080
2080 71,318
2090 69,000
2100 66,680
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Deaths in Gabon

In 2023, 17,175 people will die in Gabon. That is a decrease of Gabon's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 17,453 deaths.

Deaths Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 11,418
1960 10,597
1970 10,310
1980 10,503
1990 11,238
2000 12,719
2010 14,108
2020 15,833
Year Births
2030 18,265
2040 22,771
2050 28,376
2060 34,526
2070 40,065
2080 44,657
2090 49,909
2100 55,296
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Median Age in Gabon

The median age of Gabon has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Gabon will reach 37.0021 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 27.0679
1960 26.1253
1970 23.0891
1980 19.8736
1990 17.8367
2000 18.1536
2010 20.1334
2020 21.5594
Year Median Age
2030 22.6005
2040 24.8415
2050 27.1286
2060 29.05
2070 31.0065
2080 33.1425
2090 35.2088
2100 37.0021
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Fertility Rate in Gabon

The fertility rate of Gabon has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Gabon will reach 1.888 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 3.9481
1960 4.4221
1970 5.0967
1980 5.6641
1990 5.4587
2000 4.4692
2010 4.1532
2020 3.5476
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 3.0597
2040 2.7222
2050 2.467
2060 2.2877
2070 2.135
2080 2.0192
2090 1.9452
2100 1.888
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Infant Mortality Rate in Gabon

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Gabon while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Gabon has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 158.6213. Today, Gabon has a much better infant mortality rate of 29.8455 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Gabon is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 10.6888 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Gabon Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 158.6213
1960 124.1482
1970 96.307
1980 74.1175
1990 59.9884
2000 54.6734
2010 42.4025
2020 30.1385
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 24.8227
2040 20.9849
2050 18.0661
2060 15.7965
2070 14.01
2080 12.7935
2090 11.6754
2100 10.6888
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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