Urban and rural population 2050 in Gabon
Gabon: Urban and rural population 2050 was 200,229 in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
200,229
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
162nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
450,176
in 1961
All-time low
75,962
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population 2050 in Gabon, 1000–2050
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 200,229 for urban and rural population 2050 in 2050.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050 in Gabon peaked at 450,176 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 75,962, in 1000.
That places Gabon 162nd out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 75,962 | — |
| 1100 | 86,813 | +14.3% |
| 1200 | 99,212 | +14.3% |
| 1300 | 113,375 | +14.3% |
| 1400 | 129,535 | +14.3% |
| 1500 | 147,916 | +14.2% |
| 1600 | 168,622 | +14.0% |
| 1700 | 191,254 | +13.4% |
| 1710 | 194,875 | +1.9% |
| 1720 | 196,436 | +0.8% |
| 1730 | 198,066 | +0.8% |
| 1740 | 199,772 | +0.9% |
| 1750 | 201,560 | +0.9% |
| 1760 | 203,439 | +0.9% |
| 1770 | 205,421 | +1.0% |
| 1780 | 207,518 | +1.0% |
| 1790 | 209,745 | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 212,121 | +1.1% |
| 1810 | 214,670 | +1.2% |
| 1820 | 217,419 | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 220,406 | +1.4% |
| 1840 | 223,680 | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 227,303 | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 231,361 | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 235,974 | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 241,313 | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 247,636 | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 255,347 | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 265,135 | +3.8% |
| 1920 | 278,289 | +5.0% |
| 1930 | 297,622 | +6.9% |
| 1940 | 331,095 | +11.2% |
| 1950 | 418,938 | +26.5% |
| 1951 | 421,352 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 423,778 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 426,270 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 428,847 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 431,540 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 434,380 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 437,379 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 440,588 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 444,046 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 447,764 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 450,176 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 449,949 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 447,453 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 443,060 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 437,214 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 430,387 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 423,013 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 415,580 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 409,554 | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 405,175 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 400,448 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 394,370 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 387,331 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 379,659 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 371,635 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 363,523 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 355,546 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 347,945 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 340,989 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 335,008 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 330,406 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 327,197 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 324,909 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 323,166 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 321,549 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 319,626 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 316,918 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 312,964 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 307,908 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 302,221 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 296,477 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 291,304 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 287,443 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 284,360 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 280,923 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 277,151 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 273,156 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 269,030 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 264,830 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 260,650 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 256,560 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 252,609 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 248,863 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 245,433 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 242,462 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 240,048 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 238,260 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 237,158 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 236,884 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 237,597 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 239,382 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 242,241 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 245,862 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 244,855 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 243,178 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 240,599 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 237,238 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 233,311 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 228,966 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 224,170 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 218,939 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 213,314 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 207,788 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 206,589 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 205,177 | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 203,711 | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 202,212 | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 200,694 | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 199,177 | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 197,689 | -0.7% |
| 2031 | 196,248 | -0.7% |
| 2032 | 194,866 | -0.7% |
| 2033 | 193,565 | -0.7% |
| 2034 | 192,362 | -0.6% |
| 2035 | 191,279 | -0.6% |
| 2036 | 190,339 | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 189,542 | -0.4% |
| 2038 | 188,900 | -0.3% |
| 2039 | 188,441 | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 188,187 | -0.1% |
| 2041 | 188,151 | -0.0% |
| 2042 | 188,335 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 188,761 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 189,458 | +0.4% |
| 2045 | 190,445 | +0.5% |
| 2046 | 191,735 | +0.7% |
| 2047 | 193,336 | +0.8% |
| 2048 | 195,269 | +1.0% |
| 2049 | 197,560 | +1.2% |
| 2050 | 200,229 | +1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 200,229 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 200,229 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.62 million, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population 2050 in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +26.5% | 331,095 | 418,938 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 75,962 | 75,962 | 75,962 | 1 |
| 1100s | 86,813 | 86,813 | 86,813 | 1 |
| 1200s | 99,212 | 99,212 | 99,212 | 1 |
| 1300s | 113,375 | 113,375 | 113,375 | 1 |
| 1400s | 129,535 | 129,535 | 129,535 | 1 |
| 1500s | 147,916 | 147,916 | 147,916 | 1 |
| 1600s | 168,622 | 168,622 | 168,622 | 1 |
| 1700s | 191,254 | 191,254 | 191,254 | 1 |
| 1710s | 194,875 | 194,875 | 194,875 | 1 |
| 1720s | 196,436 | 196,436 | 196,436 | 1 |
| 1730s | 198,066 | 198,066 | 198,066 | 1 |
| 1740s | 199,772 | 199,772 | 199,772 | 1 |
| 1750s | 201,560 | 201,560 | 201,560 | 1 |
| 1760s | 203,439 | 203,439 | 203,439 | 1 |
| 1770s | 205,421 | 205,421 | 205,421 | 1 |
| 1780s | 207,518 | 207,518 | 207,518 | 1 |
| 1790s | 209,745 | 209,745 | 209,745 | 1 |
| 1800s | 212,121 | 212,121 | 212,121 | 1 |
| 1810s | 214,670 | 214,670 | 214,670 | 1 |
| 1820s | 217,419 | 217,419 | 217,419 | 1 |
| 1830s | 220,406 | 220,406 | 220,406 | 1 |
| 1840s | 223,680 | 223,680 | 223,680 | 1 |
| 1850s | 227,303 | 227,303 | 227,303 | 1 |
| 1860s | 231,361 | 231,361 | 231,361 | 1 |
| 1870s | 235,974 | 235,974 | 235,974 | 1 |
| 1880s | 241,313 | 241,313 | 241,313 | 1 |
| 1890s | 247,636 | 247,636 | 247,636 | 1 |
| 1900s | 255,347 | 255,347 | 255,347 | 1 |
| 1910s | 265,135 | 265,135 | 265,135 | 1 |
| 1920s | 278,289 | 278,289 | 278,289 | 1 |
| 1930s | 297,622 | 297,622 | 297,622 | 1 |
| 1940s | 331,095 | 331,095 | 331,095 | 1 |
| 1950s | 430,712 | 418,938 | 444,046 | 10 |
| 1960s | 435,415 | 409,554 | 450,176 | 10 |
| 1970s | 374,662 | 340,989 | 405,175 | 10 |
| 1980s | 321,965 | 307,908 | 335,008 | 10 |
| 1990s | 282,690 | 264,830 | 302,221 | 10 |
| 2000s | 245,893 | 236,884 | 260,650 | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,323 | 228,966 | 245,862 | 10 |
| 2020s | 208,177 | 199,177 | 224,170 | 10 |
| 2030s | 192,323 | 188,441 | 197,689 | 10 |
| 2040s | 191,124 | 188,151 | 197,560 | 10 |
| 2050s | 200,229 | 200,229 | 200,229 | 1 |
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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)
- Population growth rate 0.628 (2100)
- Population density 26.79 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 467,914 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population 2050 in Gabon?
- Urban and rural population 2050 in Gabon was 200,229 in 2050, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 450,176 in 1961.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,962 in 1000.
- How does Gabon rank for urban and rural population 2050?
- Gabon ranks 162nd out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population 2050 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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