Gabon vs Maldives: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Gabon
200,229 people
in 2050
Maldives
221,666 people
in 2050
Gabon rank
162nd
Maldives rank
159th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Gabon
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 221,666 people against 200,229 people in Gabon, a difference of 21,437 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 101 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 162nd and Maldives ranks 159th of 238 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Maldives in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 430,712 people | 72,197 people | 358,514 people | Gabon |
| 1960s | 435,415 people | 92,117 people | 343,298 people | Gabon |
| 1970s | 374,662 people | 117,157 people | 257,505 people | Gabon |
| 1980s | 321,965 people | 141,820 people | 180,145 people | Gabon |
| 1990s | 282,690 people | 187,176 people | 95,513 people | Gabon |
| 2000s | 245,893 people | 207,225 people | 38,668 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 239,323 people | 259,868 people | 20,545 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 208,177 people | 303,204 people | 95,027 people | Maldives |
| 2030s | 192,323 people | 283,290 people | 90,967 people | Maldives |
| 2040s | 191,124 people | 248,277 people | 57,153 people | Maldives |
| 2050s | 200,229 people | 221,666 people | 21,437 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Gabon or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 221,666 people against 200,229 people in Gabon as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Gabon and Maldives?
- 21,437 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Maldives?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2050.
- How do Gabon and Maldives rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Gabon ranks 162nd and Maldives ranks 159th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.