Urban population in Gabon in 2025 — 2,387,953 people. Ranked 133 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,599.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.39M | +55,590 | +2.38% |
| 2024 | 2.33M | +55,362 | +2.43% |
| 2023 | 2.28M | +59,568 | +2.69% |
| 2022 | 2.22M | +59,650 | +2.76% |
| 2021 | 2.16M | +59,414 | +2.83% |
| 2020 | 2.1M | +59,629 | +2.92% |
| 2019 | 2.04M | +59,733 | +3.02% |
| 2018 | 1.98M | +59,345 | +3.09% |
| 2017 | 1.92M | +59,955 | +3.22% |
| 2016 | 1.86M | +61,896 | +3.44% |
| 2015 | 1.8M | +64,267 | +3.71% |
| 2014 | 1.73M | +66,347 | +3.98% |
| 2013 | 1.67M | +62,548 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6M | +62,046 | +4.02% |
| 2011 | 1.54M | +60,321 | +4.07% |
| 2010 | 1.48M | +57,610 | +4.04% |
| 2009 | 1.42M | +54,655 | +3.99% |
| 2008 | 1.37M | +52,040 | +3.95% |
| 2007 | 1.32M | +49,688 | +3.92% |
| 2006 | 1.27M | +47,256 | +3.87% |
| 2005 | 1.22M | +44,857 | +3.81% |
| 2004 | 1.18M | +42,689 | +3.77% |
| 2003 | 1.13M | +40,961 | +3.75% |
| 2002 | 1.09M | +39,497 | +3.75% |
| 2001 | 1.05M | +38,107 | +3.75% |
| 2000 | 1.01M | +36,736 | +3.76% |
| 1999 | 978,186 | +35,480 | +3.76% |
| 1998 | 942,706 | +34,423 | +3.79% |
| 1997 | 908,283 | +33,419 | +3.82% |
| 1996 | 874,864 | +32,574 | +3.87% |
| 1995 | 842,290 | +31,930 | +3.94% |
| 1994 | 810,360 | +31,398 | +4.03% |
| 1993 | 778,962 | +31,886 | +4.27% |
| 1992 | 747,076 | +32,735 | +4.58% |
| 1991 | 714,341 | +32,828 | +4.82% |
| 1990 | 681,513 | +32,283 | +4.97% |
| 1989 | 649,230 | +31,174 | +5.04% |
| 1988 | 618,056 | +29,495 | +5.01% |
| 1987 | 588,561 | +27,482 | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 561,079 | +25,902 | +4.84% |
| 1985 | 535,177 | +24,842 | +4.87% |
| 1984 | 510,335 | +24,239 | +4.99% |
| 1983 | 486,096 | +24,007 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 462,089 | +24,110 | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 437,979 | +24,598 | +5.95% |
| 1980 | 413,381 | +24,996 | +6.44% |
| 1979 | 388,385 | +25,086 | +6.91% |
| 1978 | 363,299 | +24,861 | +7.35% |
| 1977 | 338,438 | +24,333 | +7.75% |
| 1976 | 314,105 | +23,543 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 290,562 | +22,530 | +8.41% |
| 1974 | 268,032 | +21,367 | +8.66% |
| 1973 | 246,665 | +20,075 | +8.86% |
| 1972 | 226,590 | +18,690 | +8.99% |
| 1971 | 207,900 | +17,229 | +9.04% |
| 1970 | 190,671 | +16,950 | +9.76% |
| 1969 | 173,721 | +17,044 | +10.88% |
| 1968 | 156,677 | +16,582 | +11.84% |
| 1967 | 140,095 | +16,019 | +12.91% |
| 1966 | 124,076 | +14,982 | +13.73% |
| 1965 | 109,094 | +13,497 | +14.12% |
| 1964 | 95,597 | +11,598 | +13.81% |
| 1963 | 83,999 | +9,300 | +12.45% |
| 1962 | 74,699 | +6,609 | +9.71% |
| 1961 | 68,090 | +3,538 | +5.48% |
| 1960 | 64,552 | — | — |
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The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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