Gabon Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Gabon rural population for 2023 was 218,584, a 1.25% decline from 2022.
  • Gabon rural population for 2022 was 221,340, a 1.28% decline from 2021.
  • Gabon rural population for 2021 was 224,215, a 1.29% decline from 2020.
  • Gabon rural population for 2020 was 227,148, a 1.28% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Gabon Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 218,584 8.97 -1.25%
2022 221,340 9.27 -1.29%
2021 224,215 9.58 -1.30%
2020 227,148 9.91 -1.29%
2019 230,087 10.26 -1.26%
2018 233,011 10.63 -1.25%
2017 235,937 11.02 -1.16%
2016 238,683 11.44 -0.98%
2015 241,028 11.88 -0.77%
2014 242,887 12.35 -0.59%
2013 244,322 12.84 -0.48%
2012 245,494 13.37 -0.42%
2011 246,519 13.91 -0.42%
2010 247,546 14.47 -0.50%
2009 248,775 15.05 -0.59%
2008 250,253 15.64 -0.68%
2007 251,962 16.26 -0.74%
2006 253,823 16.89 -0.82%
2005 255,912 17.55 -0.90%
2004 258,226 18.22 -0.97%
2003 260,752 18.92 -1.01%
2002 263,402 19.63 -1.02%
2001 266,113 20.37 -1.03%
2000 268,857 21.12 -1.05%
1999 271,703 21.90 -1.05%
1998 274,559 22.69 -1.02%
1997 277,372 23.51 -0.99%
1996 280,125 24.35 -0.94%
1995 282,769 25.20 -0.86%
1994 285,203 26.08 -0.86%
1993 287,666 27.00 -1.87%
1992 293,089 28.25 -1.77%
1991 298,332 29.54 -1.66%
1990 303,333 30.86 -1.55%
1989 308,072 32.21 -1.43%
1988 312,524 33.59 -1.35%
1987 316,756 35.00 -0.85%
1986 319,467 36.29 -0.80%
1985 322,020 37.60 -0.74%
1984 324,399 38.92 -0.69%
1983 326,629 40.27 -0.63%
1982 328,688 41.63 -0.59%
1981 330,629 43.00 -2.64%
1980 339,467 45.32 -2.49%
1979 348,030 47.66 -2.31%
1978 356,174 50.02 -2.15%
1977 363,915 52.37 -2.00%
1976 371,261 54.71 -1.88%
1975 378,296 57.03 -1.74%
1974 384,934 59.32 -1.60%
1973 391,147 61.57 -1.44%
1972 396,827 63.77 -1.27%
1971 401,897 65.92 -1.04%
1970 406,091 68.00 -0.43%
1969 407,854 69.76 -0.51%
1968 409,943 71.47 -0.67%
1967 412,699 73.12 -0.59%
1966 415,160 74.70 -0.53%
1965 417,359 76.23 -0.48%
1964 419,351 77.68 -0.43%
1963 421,158 79.08 -0.37%
1962 422,738 80.41 -0.33%
1961 424,136 81.67 0.03%
1960 424,029 82.60 %