Gabon
Urban population in Gabon
Urban population in Gabon: 11.4% in 1950 and 92.1% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 92.1%
- Since 1950
- +80.7 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 30 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 95.1%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 95.1% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Gabon |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.1 |
| 2024 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 91.2 |
| 2021 | 90.8 |
| 2020 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 89.9 |
| 2018 | 89.5 |
| 2017 | 89 |
| 2016 | 88.5 |
| 2015 | 88.1 |
| 2014 | 87.6 |
| 2013 | 87.2 |
| 2012 | 86.9 |
| 2011 | 86.6 |
| 2010 | 86.2 |
| 2009 | 85.7 |
| 2008 | 85.2 |
| 2007 | 84.7 |
| 2006 | 84.1 |
| 2005 | 83.4 |
| 2004 | 82.7 |
| 2003 | 82 |
| 2002 | 81.2 |
| 2001 | 80.4 |
| 2000 | 79.6 |
| 1999 | 78.7 |
| 1998 | 77.8 |
| 1997 | 76.9 |
| 1996 | 75.9 |
| 1995 | 75 |
| 1994 | 74 |
| 1993 | 73.1 |
| 1992 | 72 |
| 1991 | 70.7 |
| 1990 | 69.3 |
| 1989 | 67.8 |
| 1988 | 66.4 |
| 1987 | 65 |
| 1986 | 63.7 |
| 1985 | 62.5 |
| 1984 | 61.2 |
| 1983 | 59.9 |
| 1982 | 58.6 |
| 1981 | 57 |
| 1980 | 55.2 |
| 1979 | 53.3 |
| 1978 | 51.1 |
| 1977 | 48.8 |
| 1976 | 46.4 |
| 1975 | 43.9 |
| 1974 | 41.4 |
| 1973 | 38.9 |
| 1972 | 36.5 |
| 1971 | 34.2 |
| 1970 | 32 |
| 1969 | 29.8 |
| 1968 | 27.4 |
| 1967 | 24.9 |
| 1966 | 22.4 |
| 1965 | 20 |
| 1964 | 17.8 |
| 1963 | 15.8 |
| 1962 | 14.2 |
| 1961 | 13.1 |
| 1960 | 12.6 |
| 1959 | 12.4 |
| 1958 | 12.2 |
| 1957 | 12 |
| 1956 | 11.9 |
| 1955 | 11.7 |
| 1954 | 11.6 |
| 1953 | 11.5 |
| 1952 | 11.5 |
| 1951 | 11.4 |
| 1950 | 11.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Gabon |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 92.3 |
| 2027 | 92.5 |
| 2028 | 92.7 |
| 2029 | 92.9 |
| 2030 | 93.1 |
| 2031 | 93.3 |
| 2032 | 93.5 |
| 2033 | 93.6 |
| 2034 | 93.8 |
| 2035 | 93.9 |
| 2036 | 94.1 |
| 2037 | 94.2 |
| 2038 | 94.3 |
| 2039 | 94.4 |
| 2040 | 94.6 |
| 2041 | 94.7 |
| 2042 | 94.7 |
| 2043 | 94.8 |
| 2044 | 94.9 |
| 2045 | 94.9 |
| 2046 | 95 |
| 2047 | 95 |
| 2048 | 95.1 |
| 2049 | 95.1 |
| 2050 | 95.1 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1.66% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$337M in 2025
- Military spending per person$139 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel7,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports6 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exports1 million TIV in 1973