Population and Demographics of Gabon
Population changed +2.18% in 2024 · median age 22 years
Children under 15 make up 36.48% of Gabon's population, with fertility measured at 3.6 children per woman. Compared with 2000, the 2024 population is 99.0% larger, showing the scale of the longer shift. By 2050, the medium path points to 4.08 million, equivalent to a +60.9% change from the 2024 estimate.
Population Over Time in Gabon
Gabon's population stood at 1.276M in 2000 and 2.539M in 2024, equivalent to a +99.0% change over that period. The UN medium projection places 2050 at 4.085M, about 60.9% above the 2024 reference point. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Broad age shares place Gabon in a very young demographic position in 2024. At 36.48%, the under-15 group is larger than the 4.08% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 59.44%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 49.2% of Gabon's population and males 50.8%. Males exceed females by 1.6 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Males made up 50.8% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.2% females.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Gabon pairs a 2024 annual population rate of +2.18% with fertility of 3.6, in a structure where 59.44% are working age and 4.08% are 65 or above.
Over the longer record, Gabon changed +99.0% from 2000 to 2024, and the medium outlook then points +60.9% from 2024 to 2050; explaining that movement requires component data beyond these headline indicators.
2024 estimate for Gabon. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Gabon vs. World
In the harmonized 2024 comparison, Gabon's annual population change is higher than the world rate, fertility is above the global level, and its population is younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Gabon | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +2.18% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 3.6 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 22 | 30.6 | 2024 |
The table is built for like-for-like comparison, using 2024 values from a single harmonized source context linked to UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Key Takeaways
At 2.539M, the 2024 population is paired with an annual change rate of +2.18%.
The 2024 age structure is 36.48% under 15, 59.44% aged 15 to 64 and 4.08% aged 65 or older.
The World Bank 2024 sex-share series is 49.2% female and 50.8% male.
The 2050 medium projection is 4.085M, 60.9% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Gabon?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Gabon is 2,538,952 people.
Is the population of Gabon growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Gabon's population is growing, with annual change of +2.18%.
What percentage of the population of Gabon is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 4.08% of Gabon's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Gabon in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Gabon's 2050 population at 4,084,533.
What is the fertility rate in Gabon?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Gabon is 3.6 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.