Botswana vs Gabon: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Botswana
98,420 people
in 2023
Gabon
100,399 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
155th
Gabon rank
153rd

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 100,399 people against 98,420 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,979 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 153rd of 236 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1950s 20,148 people 36,860 people 16,712 people Gabon
1960s 22,791 people 42,321 people 19,530 people Gabon
1970s 25,400 people 47,650 people 22,250 people Gabon
1980s 33,663 people 53,318 people 19,655 people Gabon
1990s 48,008 people 59,188 people 11,180 people Gabon
2000s 62,104 people 66,696 people 4,592 people Gabon
2010s 78,110 people 81,210 people 3,100 people Gabon
2020s 94,490 people 96,371 people 1,881 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Botswana or Gabon?
Gabon, at 100,399 people against 98,420 people in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Botswana and Gabon?
1,979 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Botswana ranks 155th and Gabon ranks 153rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.