Population, female in Gabon
Gabon: Population, female was 49.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 49.3% for population, female 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 in Gabon peaked at 51.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, 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 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.6% | — |
| 1961 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.3% | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2002)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Gabon?
- Population, female in Gabon was 49.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for population, female?
- Gabon ranks 181st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.