Gabon — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Gabon had an estimated population of 1,398,521 in 2005, with 33 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Gabon today — population now 2,647,399, against 1,398,521 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 1,398,521 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 1,463,495 | 2,647,399 | +81% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libreville | Estuaire | 578,156 | 846,090 now |
| 2 | Port-Gentil | Ogooué-Maritime | 109,163 | 164,018 now |
| 3 | Masuku | Haut-Ogooué | 42,967 | — |
| 4 | Oyem | Woleu-Ntem | 30,870 | 72,939 now |
| 5 | Moanda | Haut-Ogooué | 30,151 | 71,099 now |
| 6 | Mouila | Ngounié | 22,469 | 43,342 now |
| 7 | Lambaréné | Moyen-Ogooué | 20,714 | 46,605 now |
| 8 | Tchibanga | Nyanga | 19,365 | 36,108 now |
| 9 | Koulamoutou | Ogooué-Lolo | 16,222 | 30,830 now |
| 10 | Makokou | Ogooué-Ivindo | 13,571 | 24,823 now |
| 11 | Bitam | Woleu-Ntem | 10,297 | — |
| 12 | Tsogni | Nyanga | 9,957 | 13,725 now |
| 13 | Gamba | Ogooué-Maritime | 9,928 | 12,565 now |
| 14 | Mounana | Haut-Ogooué | 8,780 | 8,780 now |
| 15 | Ntoum | Estuaire | 8,569 | — |
| 16 | Nkan | Estuaire | 8,526 | — |
| 17 | Lastoursville | Ogooué-Lolo | 8,340 | 14,411 now |
| 18 | Okandja | Haut-Ogooué | 7,155 | — |
| 19 | Ndendé | Ngounié | 6,200 | 7,238 now |
| 20 | Booué | Ogooué-Ivindo | 5,787 | 7,259 now |
| 21 | Fougamou | Ngounié | 5,649 | 8,629 now |
| 22 | Ndjolé | Moyen-Ogooué | 5,098 | 8,265 now |
| 23 | Mbigou | Ngounié | 4,134 | 7,069 now |
| 24 | Mayumba | Nyanga | 3,996 | 6,274 now |
| 25 | Mitzic | Woleu-Ntem | 3,886 | 10,522 now |
| 26 | Mékambo | Ogooué-Ivindo | 3,858 | 8,105 now |
| 27 | Lékoni | Haut-Ogooué | 3,583 | 8,810 now |
| 28 | Mimongo | Ngounié | 3,307 | 3,307 now |
| 29 | Minvoul | Woleu-Ntem | 2,894 | 4,469 now |
| 30 | Médouneu | Woleu-Ntem | 1,929 | 3,001 now |
| 31 | Omboué | Ogooué-Maritime | 1,667 | 2,414 now |
| 32 | Cocobeach | Estuaire | 1,653 | 3,114 now |
| 33 | Kango | Estuaire | 1,516 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estuaire | 638,219 |
| 2 | Haut-Ogooué | 143,715 |
| 3 | Ogooué-Maritime | 134,913 |
| 4 | Woleu-Ntem | 134,028 |
| 5 | Ngounié | 107,173 |
| 6 | Ogooué-Ivindo | 67,326 |
| 7 | Ogooué-Lolo | 60,510 |
| 8 | Moyen-Ogooué | 58,307 |
| 9 | Nyanga | 54,330 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.