Gabon vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, male

Gabon
50.7%
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
49.2%
in 2025
Gabon rank
37th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Population, male over time

  • Gabon
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 50.7% against 49.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Gabon ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 48.4% 50.0% 1.6% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 48.5% 49.9% 1.4% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 48.8% 49.8% 1.0% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 49.2% 49.6% 0.4% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 49.9% 49.5% 0.4% Gabon
2010s 50.8% 49.4% 1.5% Gabon
2020s 50.8% 49.3% 1.6% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Gabon or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gabon, at 50.7% against 49.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.5%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population, male?
Gabon ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.