Gabon

Population estimates and projections 2,484,788 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 21.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.65 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.18% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 2,593,130 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.11% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 4.1% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 36.2% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.59 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 27.1 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 92.1% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 89.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 67.7 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 9.9 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.36% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 0.4 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 1,116 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 17.7% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.1% 2015 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 20.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 36.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 51.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 41.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 40.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 28.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 52.3% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$21.4 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$8,263 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$18,986 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$8,090 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 2.5% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 42.3% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 24.8% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 38.4% 2015 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$2,286 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 1.8% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 139.7 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator -4.0% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 581.928 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 38.8% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 29.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 76.1% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 44.2% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 22.2% 2017 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 28.8% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 35.8% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 45.7% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 71.2% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 94.0% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 92.0% 2019 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 13.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.3% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 100.2% 2019 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 7.7% 2003 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 88.9% 2021 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 67.7% 2003 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 70.3% 2019 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 68.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 57.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 48 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.15 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 22.7% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 37.4% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 26.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 19.6% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 19.2% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 62% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 59.9% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.9 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 23.7 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 0.18 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 68.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 71.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 66.1 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 3.1% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 32.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 25.9 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 233 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.52 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.0 per 1,000 people 2011 · World Bank Measles immunisation 57% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 13.3% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 17.3% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$253 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 8.5% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 16.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 14.4% 2020 · World Bank Malaria incidence 187.0 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 371 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.98 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 68.7% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 125 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 4.7 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 47.2% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 2,373 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 5.4% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 19.1% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 55.5% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 29.4% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 84.9% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.8% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 1.0% 2015 · World Bank High-technology exports 1.8% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 23.9 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 77,320 passengers 2016 · World Bank

Access to electricity 95.1% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 93.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 91.3% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 55.6% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports -220.0% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.09e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 3.74e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 21.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 8.6 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 2.05 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 14.9 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.48 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 22.0 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 91.4% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 24.4% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 31.3 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 22.6% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 88.6% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 57.4% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 0.5% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 67,469 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.78e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 39.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.51e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 11.2e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 6.8% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,587 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 6.9% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 30,140 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 23.3% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 104.8 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 50.3 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 257,670 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 38.0 (0 to 100) 2017 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 27.7% 2017 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 3.8% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 33.4% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 8.0% 2017 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 32.9% 2017 · World Bank

Tax revenue 9.5% 2021 · World Bank Central government expense 14.1% 2021 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.58% 2009 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 91 articles 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 21.6% 2025 · World Bank