Population density rose 2.41% to 6.34 km per capita in Gabon in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Gabon reached an all time high of 6.49 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 1.96 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Gabon's main peers, population density in Angola amounted to 16.7 km per capita, 45.9 km per capita in Cameroon, 12.7 km per capita in Congo and 26.3 km per capita in Equatorial Guinea in 2015.
Gabon has been ranked 166th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | km per capita | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | km per capita | 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | km per capita | 42.5 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 45.9 | 47.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | km per capita | 6.85 | 6.98 | 7.12 | 7.26 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | km per capita | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | km per capita | 24.1 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | km per capita | 5.90 | 6.04 | 6.19 | 6.34 | 6.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | km per capita | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | km per capita | 171 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 191 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | km per capita | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 |
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