Life expectancy estimates and projections in Gabon

Life expectancy at birth in Gabon was 68.3 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Gabon, 2023 (latest estimate) 68.3 Years
Change from 2022 +0.9% 2022: 67.7 years
Projection for 2030 69.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 72.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 79.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 163rd of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Gabon over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Gabon
2100 79.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 79.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 78.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 77.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 76.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 76.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 75.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 74.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 74.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 73.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 72.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 71.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 71.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 70.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 69.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 68.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 68.3 years
2022 67.7 years
2021 67.1 years
2020 67.1 years
2019 67.3 years
2018 67.0 years
2017 66.8 years
2016 66.6 years
2015 66.3 years
2014 66.1 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 67.7 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 65.8 years, the figure has changed by +3.9%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Gabon has the 163rd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Gabon
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024