Gabon vs Rwanda: Population growth

Gabon
2.1%
in 2025
Rwanda
2.2%
in 2025
Gabon rank
42nd
Rwanda rank
40th

Population growth over time

  • Gabon
  • Rwanda
-20-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Globally, Gabon ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 40th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,128 data points, 1961–2025
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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.