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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Gabon

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.59M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$21.43B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$8.26K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth68.52024 · yearsInternet use68.7%2024 · % of populationForest area91.2%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
68.5

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Gabon2024 · 68.5
017.1334.2651.3868.511960199320251960: 46.41961: 47.11962: 47.81963: 48.41964: 491965: 49.71966: 50.31967: 50.91968: 51.51969: 52.11970: 52.71971: 53.31972: 53.81973: 54.41974: 54.91975: 55.51976: 561977: 56.51978: 571979: 57.41980: 57.91981: 58.31982: 58.61983: 591984: 59.31985: 59.71986: 601987: 60.21988: 60.41989: 60.61990: 60.71991: 60.91992: 611993: 61.11994: 61.21995: 61.31996: 61.31997: 61.41998: 61.51999: 61.72000: 61.82001: 622002: 62.22003: 62.52004: 62.72005: 632006: 63.32007: 63.62008: 642009: 64.42010: 64.72011: 65.12012: 65.42013: 65.82014: 66.12015: 66.32016: 66.62017: 66.82018: 672019: 67.32020: 67.12021: 67.12022: 67.72023: 68.32024: 68.5

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Gabon in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Libreville
Country code
GAB

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