Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Gabon
Gabon: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 200,229 people in 2050. ▲ Rising
Latest (2050)
200,229 people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
162nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
450,176 people
in 1961
All-time low
75,962 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Gabon, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 200,229 people for urban and rural population projected to 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 projected to 2050 in Gabon peaked at 450,176 people in 1961 and was at its lowest, 75,962 people, 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 projected to 2050 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 75,962 people | — |
| 1100 | 86,813 people | +14.3% |
| 1200 | 99,212 people | +14.3% |
| 1300 | 113,375 people | +14.3% |
| 1400 | 129,535 people | +14.3% |
| 1500 | 147,916 people | +14.2% |
| 1600 | 168,622 people | +14.0% |
| 1700 | 191,254 people | +13.4% |
| 1710 | 194,875 people | +1.9% |
| 1720 | 196,436 people | +0.8% |
| 1730 | 198,066 people | +0.8% |
| 1740 | 199,772 people | +0.9% |
| 1750 | 201,560 people | +0.9% |
| 1760 | 203,439 people | +0.9% |
| 1770 | 205,421 people | +1.0% |
| 1780 | 207,518 people | +1.0% |
| 1790 | 209,745 people | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 212,121 people | +1.1% |
| 1810 | 214,670 people | +1.2% |
| 1820 | 217,419 people | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 220,406 people | +1.4% |
| 1840 | 223,680 people | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 227,303 people | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 231,361 people | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 235,974 people | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 241,313 people | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 247,636 people | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 255,347 people | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 265,135 people | +3.8% |
| 1920 | 278,289 people | +5.0% |
| 1930 | 297,622 people | +6.9% |
| 1940 | 331,095 people | +11.2% |
| 1950 | 418,938 people | +26.5% |
| 1951 | 421,352 people | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 423,778 people | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 426,270 people | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 428,847 people | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 431,540 people | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 434,380 people | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 437,379 people | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 440,588 people | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 444,046 people | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 447,764 people | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 450,176 people | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 449,949 people | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 447,453 people | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 443,060 people | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 437,214 people | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 430,387 people | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 423,013 people | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 415,580 people | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 409,554 people | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 405,175 people | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 400,448 people | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 394,370 people | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 387,331 people | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 379,659 people | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 371,635 people | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 363,523 people | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 355,546 people | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 347,945 people | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 340,989 people | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 335,008 people | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 330,406 people | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 327,197 people | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 324,909 people | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 323,166 people | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 321,549 people | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 319,626 people | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 316,918 people | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 312,964 people | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 307,908 people | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 302,221 people | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 296,477 people | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 291,304 people | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 287,443 people | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 284,360 people | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 280,923 people | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 277,151 people | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 273,156 people | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 269,030 people | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 264,830 people | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 260,650 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 256,560 people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 252,609 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 248,863 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 245,433 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 242,462 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 240,048 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 238,260 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 237,158 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 236,884 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 237,597 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 239,382 people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 242,241 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 245,862 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 244,855 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 243,178 people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 240,599 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 237,238 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 233,311 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 228,966 people | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 224,170 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 218,939 people | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 213,314 people | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 207,788 people | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 206,589 people | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 205,177 people | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 203,711 people | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 202,212 people | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 200,694 people | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 199,177 people | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 197,689 people | -0.7% |
| 2031 | 196,248 people | -0.7% |
| 2032 | 194,866 people | -0.7% |
| 2033 | 193,565 people | -0.7% |
| 2034 | 192,362 people | -0.6% |
| 2035 | 191,279 people | -0.6% |
| 2036 | 190,339 people | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 189,542 people | -0.4% |
| 2038 | 188,900 people | -0.3% |
| 2039 | 188,441 people | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 188,187 people | -0.1% |
| 2041 | 188,151 people | -0.0% |
| 2042 | 188,335 people | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 188,761 people | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 189,458 people | +0.4% |
| 2045 | 190,445 people | +0.5% |
| 2046 | 191,735 people | +0.7% |
| 2047 | 193,336 people | +0.8% |
| 2048 | 195,269 people | +1.0% |
| 2049 | 197,560 people | +1.2% |
| 2050 | 200,229 people | +1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 200,229 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 200,229 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.62 million people, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 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 people | 418,938 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 75,962 people | 75,962 people | 75,962 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 86,813 people | 86,813 people | 86,813 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 99,212 people | 99,212 people | 99,212 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 113,375 people | 113,375 people | 113,375 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 129,535 people | 129,535 people | 129,535 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 147,916 people | 147,916 people | 147,916 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 168,622 people | 168,622 people | 168,622 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 191,254 people | 191,254 people | 191,254 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 194,875 people | 194,875 people | 194,875 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 196,436 people | 196,436 people | 196,436 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 198,066 people | 198,066 people | 198,066 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 199,772 people | 199,772 people | 199,772 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 201,560 people | 201,560 people | 201,560 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 203,439 people | 203,439 people | 203,439 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 205,421 people | 205,421 people | 205,421 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 207,518 people | 207,518 people | 207,518 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 209,745 people | 209,745 people | 209,745 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 212,121 people | 212,121 people | 212,121 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 214,670 people | 214,670 people | 214,670 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 217,419 people | 217,419 people | 217,419 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 220,406 people | 220,406 people | 220,406 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 223,680 people | 223,680 people | 223,680 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 227,303 people | 227,303 people | 227,303 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 231,361 people | 231,361 people | 231,361 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 235,974 people | 235,974 people | 235,974 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 241,313 people | 241,313 people | 241,313 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 247,636 people | 247,636 people | 247,636 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 255,347 people | 255,347 people | 255,347 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 265,135 people | 265,135 people | 265,135 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 278,289 people | 278,289 people | 278,289 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 297,622 people | 297,622 people | 297,622 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 331,095 people | 331,095 people | 331,095 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 430,712 people | 418,938 people | 444,046 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 435,415 people | 409,554 people | 450,176 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 374,662 people | 340,989 people | 405,175 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 321,965 people | 307,908 people | 335,008 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 282,690 people | 264,830 people | 302,221 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 245,893 people | 236,884 people | 260,650 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,323 people | 228,966 people | 245,862 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 208,177 people | 199,177 people | 224,170 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 192,323 people | 188,441 people | 197,689 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 191,124 people | 188,151 people | 197,560 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 200,229 people | 200,229 people | 200,229 people | 1 |
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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 03 - Annual population 1.78 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Gabon?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Gabon was 200,229 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 450,176 people in 1961.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,962 people in 1000.
- How does Gabon rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Gabon ranks 162nd out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.