Gabon - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Gabon was 2,005,203 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,005,203 in 2020 and a minimum value of 87,150 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 87,150
1961 92,712
1962 100,181
1963 108,292
1964 117,145
1965 126,806
1966 137,393
1967 148,946
1968 161,429
1969 174,662
1970 188,581
1971 204,699
1972 221,627
1973 239,386
1974 258,218
1975 278,254
1976 299,580
1977 322,125
1978 345,935
1979 370,958
1980 397,175
1981 424,476
1982 445,922
1983 468,317
1984 491,733
1985 516,131
1986 541,577
1987 568,016
1988 596,693
1989 626,204
1990 656,508
1991 687,558
1992 719,336
1993 751,721
1994 781,531
1995 811,511
1996 841,987
1997 873,005
1998 904,527
1999 936,488
2000 968,917
2001 1,001,790
2002 1,035,389
2003 1,070,252
2004 1,107,101
2005 1,146,536
2006 1,188,550
2007 1,233,155
2008 1,281,023
2009 1,332,880
2010 1,389,181
2011 1,450,331
2012 1,515,815
2013 1,583,686
2014 1,651,170
2015 1,716,265
2016 1,778,160
2017 1,837,187
2018 1,893,996
2019 1,949,693
2020 2,005,203

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Gabon was 90.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 90.09 in 2020, while its lowest value was 17.40 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.40
1961 18.33
1962 19.59
1963 20.92
1964 22.32
1965 23.78
1966 25.30
1967 26.88
1968 28.53
1969 30.24
1970 32.00
1971 34.08
1972 36.23
1973 38.43
1974 40.68
1975 42.97
1976 45.30
1977 47.63
1978 49.99
1979 52.34
1980 54.68
1981 57.00
1982 58.37
1983 59.73
1984 61.08
1985 62.40
1986 63.71
1987 65.00
1988 66.41
1989 67.79
1990 69.14
1991 70.46
1992 71.75
1993 73.00
1994 73.92
1995 74.80
1996 75.65
1997 76.49
1998 77.31
1999 78.10
2000 78.88
2001 79.63
2002 80.37
2003 81.08
2004 81.78
2005 82.45
2006 83.11
2007 83.74
2008 84.36
2009 84.96
2010 85.53
2011 86.09
2012 86.63
2013 87.16
2014 87.65
2015 88.12
2016 88.56
2017 88.98
2018 89.37
2019 89.74
2020 90.09

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization