Gabon vs Namibia: Population by world region
Gabon
6.90 million people
in 2100
Namibia
5.90 million people
in 2100
Gabon rank
117th
Namibia rank
120th
Population by world region over time
- Gabon
- Namibia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 6.90 million people against 5.90 million people in Namibia, a difference of 1.01 million people.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Gabon ranks 117th and Namibia ranks 120th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 25 and Namibia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 75,962 people | 93,535 people | 17,573 people | Namibia |
| 1100s | 86,814 people | 100,464 people | 13,650 people | Namibia |
| 1200s | 99,216 people | 107,906 people | 8,690 people | Namibia |
| 1300s | 113,390 people | 115,899 people | 2,509 people | Namibia |
| 1400s | 129,589 people | 124,484 people | 5,105 people | Gabon |
| 1500s | 148,102 people | 133,705 people | 14,397 people | Gabon |
| 1600s | 169,259 people | 143,609 people | 25,650 people | Gabon |
| 1700s | 193,439 people | 154,247 people | 39,192 people | Gabon |
| 1710s | 197,387 people | 161,148 people | 36,239 people | Gabon |
| 1720s | 199,213 people | 168,386 people | 30,827 people | Gabon |
| 1730s | 201,137 people | 175,979 people | 25,158 people | Gabon |
| 1740s | 203,168 people | 183,945 people | 19,223 people | Gabon |
| 1750s | 205,319 people | 192,304 people | 13,015 people | Gabon |
| 1760s | 207,603 people | 201,078 people | 6,525 people | Gabon |
| 1770s | 210,035 people | 210,288 people | 253 people | Namibia |
| 1780s | 212,634 people | 219,958 people | 7,324 people | Namibia |
| 1790s | 215,422 people | 230,112 people | 14,690 people | Namibia |
| 1800s | 158,227 people | 215,817 people | 57,590 people | Namibia |
| 1810s | 158,294 people | 188,899 people | 30,605 people | Namibia |
| 1820s | 174,593 people | 165,309 people | 9,284 people | Gabon |
| 1830s | 215,143 people | 144,666 people | 70,478 people | Gabon |
| 1840s | 265,419 people | 126,655 people | 138,764 people | Gabon |
| 1850s | 305,545 people | 123,761 people | 181,784 people | Gabon |
| 1860s | 325,520 people | 137,812 people | 187,708 people | Gabon |
| 1870s | 347,989 people | 153,722 people | 194,267 people | Gabon |
| 1880s | 373,878 people | 171,454 people | 202,423 people | Gabon |
| 1890s | 380,349 people | 191,244 people | 189,105 people | Gabon |
| 1900s | 354,857 people | 219,630 people | 135,226 people | Gabon |
| 1910s | 327,775 people | 259,443 people | 68,332 people | Gabon |
| 1920s | 336,760 people | 311,167 people | 25,594 people | Gabon |
| 1930s | 380,916 people | 381,471 people | 555 people | Namibia |
| 1940s | 437,109 people | 463,750 people | 26,642 people | Namibia |
| 1950s | 488,123 people | 545,140 people | 57,018 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 544,484 people | 657,040 people | 112,556 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 658,134 people | 865,497 people | 207,363 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 848,168 people | 1.10 million people | 250,065 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.11 million people | 1.58 million people | 465,252 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.45 million people | 1.95 million people | 499,568 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 2.36 million people | 354,520 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.57 million people | 3.05 million people | 482,019 people | Namibia |
| 2030s | 3.13 million people | 3.65 million people | 524,882 people | Namibia |
| 2040s | 3.74 million people | 4.21 million people | 477,433 people | Namibia |
| 2050s | 4.37 million people | 4.74 million people | 370,455 people | Namibia |
| 2060s | 4.98 million people | 5.17 million people | 190,359 people | Namibia |
| 2070s | 5.58 million people | 5.49 million people | 84,399 people | Gabon |
| 2080s | 6.15 million people | 5.73 million people | 420,800 people | Gabon |
| 2090s | 6.65 million people | 5.86 million people | 791,310 people | Gabon |
| 2100s | 6.90 million people | 5.90 million people | 1.01 million people | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Gabon or Namibia?
- Gabon, at 6.90 million people against 5.90 million people in Namibia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Gabon and Namibia?
- 1.01 million people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for population by world region?
- Gabon ranks 117th and Namibia ranks 120th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.