Population, male in Gabon
Gabon: Population, male was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Gabon is 50.7%, measured in 2025.
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 in Gabon peaked at 51.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1965.
That places Gabon 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.4% | — |
| 1961 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.9% | 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Gabon?
- Population, male in Gabon was 50.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1965.
- How does Gabon rank for population, male?
- Gabon ranks 37th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.