Population growth in Gabon
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Gabon increased from 500,922.00 to 2.34 million people. This is a growth of 367.4 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Gabon was recorded in 2015 with 7.68 percent. The smallest increase in 1961 with 0.97 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Gabon rose by 0.34 years from 2012 to 2021 from 20.66 to 21.00 years (median value).
Around 90 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.5 percent annually.
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Population development in Gabon since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Gabon | Change Gabon | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.51 M | 0.97 % | 33.0 ‰ | 25.3 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 0.51 M | 1.09 % | 33.6 ‰ | 25.0 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 0.52 M | 1.23 % | 34.2 ‰ | 24.7 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 0.52 M | 1.41 % | 34.7 ‰ | 24.3 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 0.53 M | 1.61 % | 35.3 ‰ | 23.8 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 0.54 M | 1.83 % | 35.7 ‰ | 23.2 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 0.55 M | 2.01 % | 36.1 ‰ | 22.6 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 0.57 M | 2.11 % | 36.4 ‰ | 21.9 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 0.58 M | 2.10 % | 36.6 ‰ | 21.3 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 0.59 M | 2.02 % | 36.8 ‰ | 20.7 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 0.60 M | 1.92 % | 37.0 ‰ | 20.1 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 0.61 M | 1.85 % | 37.1 ‰ | 19.5 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 0.62 M | 1.83 % | 37.2 ‰ | 18.9 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 0.63 M | 1.90 % | 37.4 ‰ | 18.4 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 0.65 M | 2.02 % | 37.5 ‰ | 17.8 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 0.66 M | 2.14 % | 37.7 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 0.68 M | 2.25 % | 37.8 ‰ | 16.7 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 0.69 M | 2.34 % | 38.0 ‰ | 16.1 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 0.71 M | 2.41 % | 38.1 ‰ | 15.6 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 0.73 M | 2.48 % | 38.3 ‰ | 15.0 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 0.74 M | 2.53 % | 38.3 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 0.76 M | 2.58 % | 38.4 ‰ | 14.0 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 0.78 M | 2.63 % | 38.4 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 0.81 M | 2.69 % | 38.4 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 0.83 M | 2.73 % | 38.3 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 0.85 M | 2.77 % | 38.2 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 0.87 M | 2.80 % | 38.1 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 0.90 M | 2.82 % | 37.9 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 0.92 M | 2.81 % | 37.7 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 0.95 M | 2.79 % | 37.5 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 0.98 M | 2.77 % | 37.2 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 1.00 M | 2.75 % | 36.9 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 1.03 M | 2.71 % | 36.5 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 1.06 M | 2.67 % | 36.1 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 1.08 M | 2.62 % | 35.6 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 1.11 M | 2.58 % | 35.1 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 1.14 M | 2.55 % | 34.7 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 1.17 M | 2.52 % | 34.2 ‰ | 11.4 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 1.20 M | 2.48 % | 33.8 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 1.23 M | 2.44 % | 33.4 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 1.26 M | 2.41 % | 33.1 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 1.29 M | 2.41 % | 32.9 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 1.32 M | 2.46 % | 32.7 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 1.35 M | 2.56 % | 32.7 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 1.39 M | 2.72 % | 32.7 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 1.43 M | 2.85 % | 32.8 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 1.47 M | 2.97 % | 32.9 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 1.52 M | 3.12 % | 33.0 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 1.57 M | 3.32 % | 33.1 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 1.62 M | 3.52 % | 33.2 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 1.68 M | 3.72 % | 33.3 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 1.75 M | 3.86 % | 33.3 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 1.82 M | 3.85 % | 33.2 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 1.88 M | 3.67 % | 31.6 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 2.03 M | 7.68 % | 31.0 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 2.09 M | 2.84 % | 30.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 2.14 M | 2.59 % | 29.7 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 2.19 M | 2.42 % | 29.0 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 2.24 M | 2.32 % | 28.4 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 2.29 M | 2.22 % | 27.7 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 2.34 M | 2.12 % | 27.1 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Gabon
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Gabon increased by about 48,600 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.3 per 1,000 people (~ 16,600 deaths) and the birth rate was 27.1 per 1,000 people (~ 62,200 births). As a result, around 3,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 15,274 in Gabon. The number of births was 62,230 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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