Population, female, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Population, female, per capita was 0.4928 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4928 units per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
181st
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.5161 units per person
in 1965
All-time low
0.4898 units per person
in 2016
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female, per capita in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.4928 units per person for population, female, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.5161 units per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.4898 units per person, in 2016.
Gabon ranks 181st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5157 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5158 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5159 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.516 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5161 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5161 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5161 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5161 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.516 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5159 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5157 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5155 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5153 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5151 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5149 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5147 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5144 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5142 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5139 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5137 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5134 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5131 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5128 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5125 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5121 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5114 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.511 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5106 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5098 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5094 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.509 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5086 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5082 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5078 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5072 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5067 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5061 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5056 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.505 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5043 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5037 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.503 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5012 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4991 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4979 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4967 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4954 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4941 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4928 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4916 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4907 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4901 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4898 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4899 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4901 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4904 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4908 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4912 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4916 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.492 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4924 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4928 units per person | +0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.4928 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5034 units per person, 98% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.4928 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5025 units per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.516 units per person | 0.5157 units per person | 0.5161 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5147 units per person | 0.5137 units per person | 0.5157 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5119 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 0.5134 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5078 units per person | 0.5056 units per person | 0.5098 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5013 units per person | 0.4967 units per person | 0.505 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4915 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 0.4954 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4918 units per person | 0.4908 units per person | 0.4928 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Gabon?
- Population, female, per capita in Gabon was 0.4928 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5161 units per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4898 units per person in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for population, female, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 181st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.