Gabon vs Gambia: Has the population peaked?
Gabon
2.48 million people
in 2023
Gambia
2.70 million people
in 2023
Gabon rank
145th
Gambia rank
144th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Gabon
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.70 million people against 2.48 million people in Gabon, a difference of 213,060 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 145th and Gambia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 488,123 people | 345,412 people | 142,711 people | Gabon |
| 1960s | 544,484 people | 451,344 people | 93,139 people | Gabon |
| 1970s | 658,134 people | 601,517 people | 56,618 people | Gabon |
| 1980s | 848,168 people | 850,451 people | 2,282 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.11 million people | 1.24 million people | 130,776 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.45 million people | 1.65 million people | 199,103 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 2.19 million people | 191,040 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 2.40 million people | 2.61 million people | 202,818 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Gabon or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2.70 million people against 2.48 million people in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Gabon and Gambia?
- 213,060 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Gambia rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Gabon ranks 145th and Gambia ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.