Urban population growth in Gabon
The urban population of Gabon changed by 2.36% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Gabon, 2025
2.36%
Change from 2024
−0.05percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
61st of 217
Urban population growth in Gabon over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gabon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.36% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.40% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.65% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.73% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.79% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.88% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.97% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.04% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.17% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.38% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.64% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.90% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.82% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.94% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.99% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.96% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.91% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.87% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.84% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.80% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.74% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.70% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.68% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.68% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.69% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from 2.40% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.64%, the figure has changed by −1.28 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Gabon has the 61st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
92.1%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.11%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,484,788 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
21.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.65 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.18%
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