Gabon
Country in Africa
In brief
Population growth per year: +2.1% (2025). World rank 42 of 216; in Africa, 30 of 54. Living in cities: 92.1% (2025). World rank 28 of 216; in Africa, 1 of 54. Children per woman: 3.6 (2024). World rank 40 of 216; in Africa, 37 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 2M → 2.6M, population growth per year +3.1% → +2.1%, and living in cities 88.1% → 92.1%. Better than all its neighbours (Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea): life expectancy, life expectancy, and life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- French
- Religions
- Protestant 46.4%, Catholic 29.8%, Muslim 10.8%, no religion 7%, and other Christian 4%