Gabon vs Lithuania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Gabon
2.39 million people
in 2025
Lithuania
1.96 million people
in 2025
Gabon rank
133rd
Lithuania rank
136th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Gabon
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.39 million people against 1.96 million people in Lithuania, a difference of 432,840 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Gabon ranks 133rd and Lithuania ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Lithuania Difference Ahead
1950s 57,406 people 909,260 people 851,854 people Lithuania
1960s 109,060 people 1.30 million people 1.19 million people Lithuania
1970s 283,465 people 1.82 million people 1.54 million people Lithuania
1980s 526,198 people 2.31 million people 1.78 million people Lithuania
1990s 827,858 people 2.45 million people 1.62 million people Lithuania
2000s 1.21 million people 2.23 million people 1.02 million people Lithuania
2010s 1.76 million people 1.96 million people 195,576 people Lithuania
2020s 2.25 million people 1.93 million people 312,742 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Gabon or Lithuania?
Gabon, at 2.39 million people against 1.96 million people in Lithuania as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Gabon and Lithuania?
432,840 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lithuania?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Lithuania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Gabon ranks 133rd and Lithuania ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.