Population
2.6Mpeople
#142 of 2162025
7% of world average
SERIAL · 266Africa
Gabon
CapitalLibreville
CurrencyXAF · Central African CFA franc
LanguageFrench
Since1960
ISOGAB · GA
Population
2.6Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Samuel L. Jackson
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central Africa
Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, lying on the equator. It is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, while sharing a maritime border with São Tomé and Príncipe to the west in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and a population of 2.3 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains, and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and largest city; other major cities include Port-Gentil and Franceville.
Text: Wikipedia — GabonCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Libreville
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc (XAF)
- Official language
- French
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +241
- Licence plate code
- G
- Top-level domain
- .ga
- Independence / founding
- 1960
- Highest point
- Mont Bengoué (1,070 m)
- Lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- La Concorde
— LAND —
5 of 5 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— PEOPLE —
Population growth
2.1%% per year
#42 of 2162025
214% of world average
Population density
10people per km²
#201 of 2152023
2% of world average
People living in cities
92.1%% of population
#28 of 2162025
146% of world average
Urban population growth
2.4%% per year
#61 of 2162025
154% of world average
People living rurally
7.9%% of population
#189 of 2162025
22% of world average
Population aged 0-14
36.2%% of population
#48 of 2162025
144% of world average
Population aged 15-64
59.6%% of population
#168 of 2162025
93% of world average
Population aged 65+
4.1%% of population
#162 of 2162025
38% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
67.7%% of working-age population
#49 of 2162025
118% of world average
Female population
49.3%% of population
#180 of 2162025
98% of world average
Births per woman
4births per woman
#40 of 2162024
153% of world average
Birth rate
27.1 /1,000per 1,000 people
#42 of 2162024
157% of world average
Death rate
6.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#149 of 2162024
81% of world average
Net migration
1,116people (5-year total)
#63 of 2162025
1014% of world average
Migrants living in the country
17.7%% of population
#48 of 2152024
134% of world average
— MONEY —
39 of 39 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— TRADE —
Terms of trade
112index
#65 of 2062024
106% of world average
11 of 12 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
68.5 yrsyears
#164 of 2162024
93% of world average
Life expectancy, women
71.2 yrsyears
#164 of 2162024
93% of world average
Life expectancy, men
66.1 yrsyears
#164 of 2162024
92% of world average
Infant deaths
25.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#142 of 1962024
140% of world average
Deaths under age 5
32.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#141 of 1962024
135% of world average
Maternal deaths
233per 100,000 live births
#162 of 1942023
201% of world average
Health spending
3.1%% of GDP
#175 of 1932023
46% of world average
Health spending per person
$253current US$
#121 of 1932023
17% of world average
11 of 19 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— LEARNING —
10 of 10 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— WORK —
Men in the labour force
60.1%% of men aged 15+
#163 of 1862025
86% of world average
Labour force
844,145people
#149 of 1862025
4% of world average
Working in agriculture
28.9%% of employment
#63 of 1862025
131% of world average
Working in industry
18.9%% of employment
#95 of 1862025
96% of world average
Working in services
52.3%% of employment
#116 of 1862025
90% of world average
Self-employed
32.4%% of employment
#92 of 1862025
84% of world average
Employed
40.8%% aged 15+
#162 of 1862025
72% of world average
5 of 12 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— CONNECTED —
People online
68.7%% of population
#136 of 2072024
96% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
125per 100 people
#76 of 2102024
108% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
5per 100 people
#141 of 2082024
26% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
3per 100 people
#148 of 2132024
18% of world average
Access to electricity
95.1%% of population
#153 of 2142024
107% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
91.4%% of population
#95 of 1892023
131% of world average
Electricity used per person
1,023kWh per person
#106 of 1492023
24% of world average
Energy used per person
2,042kg oil equivalent per person
#56 of 1492023
91% of world average
Air passengers carried
77,320passengers
#141 of 1652016
0% of world average
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Air freight
0million tonne-km
not enough data to rank2013
0% of world average
Rail network
648route-km
#75 of 842021
6% of world average
Rail passengers
87million passenger-km
#67 of 782020
0% of world average
Container port traffic
180,878TEU
#111 of 1672024
3% of world average
Research and development spending
0.6%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2009
59% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
91count
#142 of 1972023
1% of world average
Tourists arriving
526,000count
not enough data to rank2005
10% of world average
2 of 18 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— NATURE —
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— STATE —
7 of 7 figures unavailable for Gabon.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Gabon.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
La ConcordeAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Libreville · approx. UTC+1
Landmarks
Ivindo National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Samuel L. JacksonAmerican actor (born 1948)
Ali Bongo OndimbaPresident of Gabon (2009–2023)
Omar BongoGabonese politician (1935–2009)
Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabonese-French footballer (born 1989)
LudacrisAmerican rapper and actor
Léon M'baPrime Minister (1959–61) and President (1961–67) of Gabon
Rose Christiane RapondaVice President of Gabon in 2023
Mario LeminaGabonese-French association football player
Brice Clotaire Oligui NguemaPresident of Gabon since 2023
Frédéric BulotGabonese and French association football player
Jean PingGabonese politician
Rose Francine RogombeGabonese politician (1942-2015)
History
1960Gabon — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population2.6M2025
GDP$21.43B2025
GDP per person$8,2632025