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

Gabon
100,399 people
in 2023
Namibia
105,777 people
in 2023
Gabon rank
153rd
Namibia rank
151st

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

  • Gabon
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 105,777 people against 100,399 people in Gabon, a difference of 5,378 people.

That makes Namibia'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 153rd and Namibia ranks 151st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 36,860 people 23,694 people 13,166 people Gabon
1960s 42,321 people 28,655 people 13,666 people Gabon
1970s 47,650 people 35,849 people 11,800 people Gabon
1980s 53,318 people 43,508 people 9,810 people Gabon
1990s 59,188 people 51,844 people 7,344 people Gabon
2000s 66,696 people 62,833 people 3,863 people Gabon
2010s 81,210 people 82,869 people 1,658 people Namibia
2020s 96,371 people 101,162 people 4,792 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Gabon or Namibia?
Namibia, at 105,777 people against 100,399 people in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Gabon and Namibia?
5,378 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Gabon ranks 153rd and Namibia ranks 151st 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+.