Gabon vs Togo: Population growth
Gabon
2.1%
in 2025
Togo
2.2%
in 2025
Gabon rank
42nd
Togo rank
39th
Population growth over time
- Gabon
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Togo ahead.
Gabon ranks 42nd and Togo ranks 39th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Togo |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.8% | 0.6% | Togo |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Togo |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 0.9% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Gabon or Togo?
- Togo, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Gabon and Togo?
- 0.1%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Togo?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Togo rank globally for population growth?
- Gabon ranks 42nd and Togo ranks 39th of 217 countries.
- 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.