Eritrea vs Gabon: Annual change in population

Eritrea
60,941 people
in 2023
Gabon
54,040 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
106th
Gabon rank
109th

Annual change in population over time

  • Eritrea
  • Gabon
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k195119872023

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 60,941 people against 54,040 people in Gabon, a difference of 6,901 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 106th and Gabon ranks 109th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Gabon Difference Ahead
1950s 15,076 people 3,774 people 11,301 people Eritrea
1960s 26,144 people 7,647 people 18,497 people Eritrea
1970s 35,133 people 14,610 people 20,523 people Eritrea
1980s 42,369 people 22,777 people 19,592 people Eritrea
1990s 22,576 people 28,588 people 6,011 people Gabon
2000s 67,510 people 41,854 people 25,656 people Eritrea
2010s 35,231 people 60,614 people 25,384 people Gabon
2020s 57,549 people 54,270 people 3,280 people Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Eritrea or Gabon?
Eritrea, at 60,941 people against 54,040 people in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Eritrea and Gabon?
6,901 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for annual change in population?
Eritrea ranks 106th and Gabon ranks 109th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.