Population, male, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Population, male, per capita was 0.5072 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5072 units per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5102 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.4839 units per person
in 1965
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male, per capita in Gabon stood at 0.5072 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.5102 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4839 units per person, in 1965.
Gabon ranks 37th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4843 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4842 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4841 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.484 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4839 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4839 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.484 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4841 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4843 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4845 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4847 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4849 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4851 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4853 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4855 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4866 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4869 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4872 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4875 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4879 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4882 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4886 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.489 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4894 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4902 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4906 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.491 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4914 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4918 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4923 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4928 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4933 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4939 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.495 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4963 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.497 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4978 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4987 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4998 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5009 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5021 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5033 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5046 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5059 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5072 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5084 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5093 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5099 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5102 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5101 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5099 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5096 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5092 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5088 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5084 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.508 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5076 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5072 units per person | -0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.5072 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4966 units per person, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.5072 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.484 units per person | 0.4839 units per person | 0.4843 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4853 units per person | 0.4843 units per person | 0.4863 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4881 units per person | 0.4866 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4922 units per person | 0.4902 units per person | 0.4944 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4987 units per person | 0.495 units per person | 0.5033 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5085 units per person | 0.5046 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5082 units per person | 0.5072 units per person | 0.5092 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, male, per capita in Gabon?
- Population, male, per capita in Gabon was 0.5072 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5102 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4839 units per person in 1965.
- How does Gabon rank for population, male, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.