Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Gabon

Population growth in Gabon in 2025 — 2.11%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.96 pp.

2025 2.11% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 42of 217
Period maximum 3.58%2012
Period minimum 1.15%1961

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Gabon, 1961–20250123419611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1.15%1963: 1.29%1965: 1.41%1967: 1.55%1969: 1.91%1971: 2.08%1973: 2.08%1975: 2.21%1977: 2.39%1979: 2.52%1981: 2.64%1983: 2.71%1985: 2.75%1987: 2.77%1989: 2.77%1991: 2.72%1993: 2.66%1995: 2.57%1997: 2.52%1999: 2.55%2001: 2.63%2003: 2.73%2005: 2.9%2007: 3.13%2009: 3.33%2011: 3.55%2013: 3.52%2015: 3.11%2017: 2.66%2019: 2.47%2021: 2.31%2023: 2.2%2025: 2.11%
Change over the period: +0.96 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 2.11%
World 0.91%
Middle Africa computed 3.06%
Population growth — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.11 −0.04 pp
2024 2.16 −0.04 pp
2023 2.2 −0.05 pp
2022 2.25 −0.06 pp
2021 2.31 −0.08 pp
2020 2.39 −0.08 pp
2019 2.47 −0.06 pp
2018 2.54 −0.12 pp
2017 2.66 −0.21 pp
2016 2.86 −0.25 pp
2015 3.11 −0.24 pp
2014 3.36 −0.16 pp
2013 3.52 −0.06 pp
2012 3.58 +0.03 pp
2011 3.55 +0.1 pp
2010 3.45 +0.12 pp
2009 3.33 +0.11 pp
2008 3.22 +0.09 pp
2007 3.13 +0.11 pp
2006 3.02 +0.11 pp
2005 2.9 +0.1 pp
2004 2.8 +0.07 pp
2003 2.73 +0.05 pp
2002 2.68 +0.05 pp
2001 2.63 +0.05 pp
2000 2.59 +0.04 pp
1999 2.55 +0.02 pp
1998 2.53 +0.01 pp
1997 2.52 −0.01 pp
1996 2.53 −0.04 pp
1995 2.57 −0.05 pp
1994 2.62 −0.04 pp
1993 2.66 −0.03 pp
1992 2.69 −0.03 pp
1991 2.72 −0.02 pp
1990 2.74 −0.03 pp
1989 2.77 −0.01 pp
1988 2.78 +0.01 pp
1987 2.77 +0.01 pp
1986 2.76 +0.01 pp
1985 2.75 +0.01 pp
1984 2.74 +0.02 pp
1983 2.71 +0.03 pp
1982 2.68 +0.05 pp
1981 2.64 +0.06 pp
1980 2.57 +0.06 pp
1979 2.52 +0.06 pp
1978 2.46 +0.07 pp
1977 2.39 +0.08 pp
1976 2.3 +0.09 pp
1975 2.21 +0.08 pp
1974 2.14 +0.06 pp
1973 2.08 +0.03 pp
1972 2.05 −0.02 pp
1971 2.08 −0.06 pp
1970 2.13 +0.22 pp
1969 1.91 +0.3 pp
1968 1.61 +0.06 pp
1967 1.55 +0.07 pp
1966 1.48 +0.07 pp
1965 1.41 +0.06 pp
1964 1.35 +0.06 pp
1963 1.29 +0.06 pp
1962 1.22 +0.07 pp
1961 1.15

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.