Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 in Gabon
Gabon: Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 was 1.78 Percent per annum in 2030. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population in Gabon, 1990–2030
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in Gabon is 1.78 Percent per annum, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in Gabon peaked at 3.62 Percent per annum in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.78 Percent per annum, in 2030.
That places Gabon 39th out of 170 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Annual population growth rate Growth rate … 03 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.77 Percent per annum | — |
| 1991 | 2.74 Percent per annum | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.72 Percent per annum | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.69 Percent per annum | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.65 Percent per annum | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.59 Percent per annum | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.55 Percent per annum | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.54 Percent per annum | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.54 Percent per annum | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.56 Percent per annum | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.59 Percent per annum | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.64 Percent per annum | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.69 Percent per annum | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.74 Percent per annum | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.81 Percent per annum | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.91 Percent per annum | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.03 Percent per annum | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.14 Percent per annum | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.24 Percent per annum | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.35 Percent per annum | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3.48 Percent per annum | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.59 Percent per annum | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.62 Percent per annum | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.57 Percent per annum | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.4 Percent per annum | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.14 Percent per annum | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.84 Percent per annum | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.59 Percent per annum | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.42 Percent per annum | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.32 Percent per annum | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.22 Percent per annum | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.12 Percent per annum | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.04 Percent per annum | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.99 Percent per annum | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.97 Percent per annum | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.95 Percent per annum | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 1.91 Percent per annum | -1.9% |
| 2027 | 1.87 Percent per annum | -1.9% |
| 2028 | 1.83 Percent per annum | -2.1% |
| 2029 | 1.8 Percent per annum | -1.7% |
| 2030 | 1.78 Percent per annum | -1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.78 Percent per annum is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5484 Percent per annum, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.78 Percent per annum is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.17 Percent per annum, 82% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.64 Percent per annum | 2.54 Percent per annum | 2.77 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 Percent per annum | 2.59 Percent per annum | 3.35 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 Percent per annum | 2.32 Percent per annum | 3.62 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 Percent per annum | 1.8 Percent per annum | 2.22 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.78 Percent per annum | 1.78 Percent per annum | 1.78 Percent per annum | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 36 Sierra Leone 1.9 Percent per annum compare
- 36 Viet Nam 0.4527 Percent per annum compare
- 37 Netherlands 0.2142 Percent per annum compare
- 37 Kenya 1.9 Percent per annum compare
- 38 Pakistan 1.8 Percent per annum compare
- 40 Ghana 1.76 Percent per annum compare
- 41 Tajikistan 1.61 Percent per annum compare
- 42 Comoros 1.6 Percent per annum compare
More population data for Gabon
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6319 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6319 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 467,914 people (2100)
- Population density 26.79 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0336 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,757 Persons (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in Gabon?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population in Gabon was 1.78 Percent per annum in 2030, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 Percent per annum in 2012.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 Percent per annum in 2030.
- How does Gabon rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
- Gabon ranks 39th out of 170 countries with data for 2030.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.