Age dependency ratio in Gabon
Gabon: Age dependency ratio was 67.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio in Gabon stood at 67.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Gabon peaked at 92.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 49th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 64.5% | — |
| 1961 | 65.5% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 66.6% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 67.8% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 72.5% | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 73.7% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 78.9% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 80.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 85.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 86.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 87.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 91.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 87.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 67.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.6% | 64.5% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.5% | 75.5% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 86.3% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 85.7% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 72.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 68.3% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.7% | 69.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1823 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Gabon?
- Age dependency ratio in Gabon was 67.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for age dependency ratio?
- Gabon ranks 49th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.