Median age estimates and projections in Gabon

The median age in Gabon was 21.5 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 1974.

Gabon, 2023 (latest estimate) 21.5 Years
Change from 2022 +0.1% 2022: 21.5 years
Projection for 2030 21.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 25.6 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 34.9 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 163rd of 216 See the full ranking

Median age 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.

Median age, 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 34.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 34.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 33.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 32.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 31.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 30.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 29.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 28.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 27.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 26.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 25.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 24.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 23.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 22.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 21.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 21.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 21.5 years
2022 21.5 years
2021 21.5 years
2020 21.5 years
2019 21.5 years
2018 21.4 years
2017 21.4 years
2016 21.3 years
2015 21.2 years
2014 21.0 years

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1% from 21.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 20.8 years, the figure has changed by +3.1%.
  • 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