Euro area vs Gabon: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Euro area
0.3%
in 2025
Gabon
2.1%
in 2025
Euro area rank
41st
Gabon rank
42nd
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Euro area
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.1% against 0.3% in Euro area, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 7.1 times Euro area's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 41st and Gabon ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 2.6% | 2.3% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Euro area or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 2.1% against 0.3% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Euro area and Gabon?
- 1.8%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Gabon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Gabon rank globally for population growth?
- Euro area ranks 41st and Gabon ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.