Gabon vs Upper middle income: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Gabon
2.1%
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.3%
in 2025
Gabon rank
42nd
Upper middle income rank
40th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Gabon
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.1% against 0.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 6.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 42nd and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.9% | 2.2% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.9% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Gabon or Upper middle income?
- Gabon, at 2.1% against 0.3% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Gabon and Upper middle income?
- 1.8%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Upper middle income rank globally for population growth?
- Gabon ranks 42nd and Upper middle income ranks 40th of 218 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.