What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Gabon and Suriname?

14,486 people, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Suriname?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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.

Gabon vs Suriname: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Gabon

200,229 people

in 2050

Suriname

185,743 people

in 2050

Gabon rank

162nd

Suriname rank

163rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Gabon
Suriname

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 200,229 people against 185,743 people in Suriname, a difference of 14,486 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 162nd and Suriname ranks 163rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 40 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1000s	75,962 people	9,442 people	66,520 people	Gabon
1100s	86,813 people	10,300 people	76,513 people	Gabon
1200s	99,212 people	11,236 people	87,976 people	Gabon
1300s	113,375 people	12,255 people	101,120 people	Gabon
1400s	129,535 people	13,360 people	116,174 people	Gabon
1500s	147,916 people	14,548 people	133,368 people	Gabon
1600s	168,622 people	15,782 people	152,840 people	Gabon
1700s	191,254 people	16,928 people	174,326 people	Gabon
1710s	194,875 people	18,414 people	176,461 people	Gabon
1720s	196,436 people	20,017 people	176,419 people	Gabon
1730s	198,066 people	21,748 people	176,318 people	Gabon
1740s	199,772 people	23,617 people	176,155 people	Gabon
1750s	201,560 people	25,632 people	175,928 people	Gabon
1760s	203,439 people	27,799 people	175,640 people	Gabon
1770s	205,421 people	30,127 people	175,294 people	Gabon
1780s	207,518 people	32,621 people	174,897 people	Gabon
1790s	209,745 people	35,286 people	174,459 people	Gabon
1800s	212,121 people	38,125 people	173,996 people	Gabon
1810s	214,670 people	41,138 people	173,532 people	Gabon
1820s	217,419 people	43,530 people	173,889 people	Gabon
1830s	220,406 people	45,982 people	174,424 people	Gabon
1840s	223,680 people	48,473 people	175,207 people	Gabon
1850s	227,303 people	50,979 people	176,324 people	Gabon
1860s	231,361 people	53,469 people	177,892 people	Gabon
1870s	235,974 people	57,969 people	178,005 people	Gabon
1880s	241,313 people	62,610 people	178,703 people	Gabon
1890s	247,636 people	67,316 people	180,320 people	Gabon
1900s	255,347 people	71,983 people	183,364 people	Gabon
1910s	265,135 people	76,465 people	188,670 people	Gabon
1920s	278,289 people	87,011 people	191,278 people	Gabon
1930s	297,622 people	98,005 people	199,617 people	Gabon
1940s	331,095 people	105,173 people	225,922 people	Gabon
1950s	430,712 people	115,625 people	315,087 people	Gabon
1960s	435,415 people	109,766 people	325,649 people	Gabon
1970s	374,662 people	132,058 people	242,604 people	Gabon
1980s	321,965 people	131,028 people	190,937 people	Gabon
1990s	282,690 people	144,791 people	137,898 people	Gabon
2000s	245,893 people	171,154 people	74,739 people	Gabon
2010s	239,323 people	195,357 people	43,966 people	Gabon
2020s	208,177 people	217,200 people	9,023 people	Suriname
2030s	192,323 people	225,106 people	32,783 people	Suriname
2040s	191,124 people	207,760 people	16,637 people	Suriname
2050s	200,229 people	185,743 people	14,486 people	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Gabon or Suriname?: Gabon, at 200,229 people against 185,743 people in Suriname as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Gabon and Suriname?: 14,486 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Suriname?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Gabon and Suriname rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Gabon ranks 162nd and Suriname ranks 163rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – 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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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.