Country profile · Africa · GAB
Gabon: area, population and density
Gabon has 257,670 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 2,593,130; calculated population density is 10 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Gabon ranks 75th of 196 by land area, 141st by population and 183rd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 257,670 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 2,593,130World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 10 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Gabon in the country comparison set
Gabon has 257,670 sq km of land area and a population value of 2,593,130 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 75th by land area, 141st by population, and 183rd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Gabon first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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