Botswana vs Gabon: Population ages 65 and above
Botswana
4.1%
in 2025
Gabon
4.1%
in 2025
Botswana rank
165th
Gabon rank
164th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 4.1% against 4.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 165th and Gabon ranks 164th of 218 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 7.8% | 3.7% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 7.3% | 3.7% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 6.3% | 3.3% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 5.3% | 2.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 4.6% | 1.2% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 4.1% against 4.1% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Botswana ranks 165th and Gabon ranks 164th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.