Demographics of Gabon


The Demographics of Gabon is the makeup of the population of Gabon. As of, Gabon has a population of. Gabon's population is relatively young with 35.5% of its population under 15 years of age and only 4.3% of its population over 65 years old. Gabon has a nearly even split between males and females with 0.99 males for every female in the population. In the age range of 15–65, the ration is exactly 1 male to 1 female. The life expectancy of Gabon is lower than the world average. Gabon's population's life expectancy at birth is 53.11 years while the world average is 67.2 years as of 2010. Ethnically, the biggest group in Gabon are the Fang people with over 500,000 people, or about a third of Gabon's population, belonging to this ethnic group. The biggest religion in Gabon is Christianity, with between 55–75% of the population of Gabon being Christian.

Population

According to the total population was in, compared to only 469,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 35.5%, 60.2% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4.3% was 65 years or older
Total populationPopulation aged 0–14 Population aged 15–64 Population aged 65+
1950469 00028.464.37.3
1955476 00029.463.57.1
1960486 00030.362.67.1
1965502 00031.961.17.1
1970530 00033.059.97.1
1975595 00035.258.06.8
1980683 00037.755.96.4
1985794 00040.054.06.0
1990929 00041.453.05.6
19951 087 00042.052.85.1
20001 235 00041.054.34.8
20051 371 00038.657.04.4
20101 505 00035.560.24.3

Structure of the population :
Age groupMale Female Total
0–416.014.315.1
5–912.412.412.4
10–1412.012.512.3
15–199.69.99.7
20–247.69.68.7
25–297.58.48.0
30–347.87.07.4
35–396.65.45.9
40–445.44.44.9
45–494.13.33.7
50–543.44.23.8
55–592.02.32.1
60–642.61.72.1
65–691.11.41.2
70–740.91.31.1
75–790.60.70.6
80+0.51.30.9

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Gabon not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.

Fertility and births

Total Fertility Rate and Crude Birth Rate :
YearCBR TFR CBR TFR CBR TFR
200033.14.3 33.33.9 32.45.7
201233.34.1 33.23.9 33.46.1

Fertility data as of 2012 :
ProvinceTotal fertility ratePercentage of women age 15–49 currently pregnantMean number of children ever born to women age 40–49
Libreville/Port-Gentil3.59.34.4
Estuaire 4.18.65.2
Haut-Ogooué4.910.35.8
Moyen-Ogooué4.98.95.4
Ngounié5.710.96.0
Nyanga5.710.76.2
Ogooué Maritime 4.89.84.6
Ogooué-Ivindo6.714.06.6
Ogooué-Lolo5.311.35.9
Woleu-N’tem5.09.84.7

Life expectancy

Other demographics statistics

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook.

Population

Age structure

Median age

Birth rate

Death rate

[Total fertility rate]

Population growth rate

Mother's mean age at first birth

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Net migration rate

[Dependency ratio]s

Religions

Urbanization

Life expectancy at birth

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Ethnic groups

Broad ethnic groups are:
  1. Bantu groups including four major groupings
  2. Other Africans, notably 'forest people' such as the Babongo tribe
  3. Europeans, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Specific groups, and estimated population:
Religions:
Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 13.7%, other Christian 32.4%, Islam 6.4%, Animist 0.3%, other 0.3%, None/No Answer 5%
Languages:
French, Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83.2%
male:
85.3%
female:
81%