Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9209 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.9209 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.9209 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.126 people per person, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.126 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1314 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.1424 people per person | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1581 people per person | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1775 people per person | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1997 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2238 people per person | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2488 people per person | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2738 people per person | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2978 people per person | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.32 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3417 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3649 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3891 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4138 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4388 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4635 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4877 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5108 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5325 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5524 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.57 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5855 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5994 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.6123 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6247 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6371 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.65 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6638 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6783 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6928 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7067 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7195 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7305 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7402 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7499 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7594 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7688 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.778 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7869 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7957 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8041 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8122 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.82 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8274 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8343 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8409 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8469 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8524 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8574 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8619 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8657 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8688 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8715 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8762 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8809 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8854 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.89 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8945 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.899 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9035 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9079 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9122 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9164 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9186 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9209 people per person | +0.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.9209 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.9209 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1979 people per person | 0.126 people per person | 0.2978 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4263 people per person | 0.32 people per person | 0.5325 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6173 people per person | 0.5524 people per person | 0.6783 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7433 people per person | 0.6928 people per person | 0.7869 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8291 people per person | 0.7957 people per person | 0.8574 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8794 people per person | 0.8619 people per person | 0.899 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9132 people per person | 0.9035 people per person | 0.9209 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More population data for Gabon
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6319 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,757 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.78 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0336 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 26.79 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 467,914 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gabon?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Gabon was 0.9209 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9209 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.126 people per person in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.