Gabon birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Gabon chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Gabon is 3.65, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.19 — a -29.7% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Gabon	World
1960	4.42	4.69
1961	4.5	4.56
1962	4.59	5.02
1963	4.65	5.31
1964	4.71	5.13
1965	4.79	5.08
1966	4.86	4.97
1967	4.92	4.87
1968	4.98	4.98
1969	5.05	4.88
1970	5.1	4.84
1971	5.16	4.69
1972	5.24	4.55
1973	5.29	4.42
1974	5.33	4.26
1975	5.39	4.07
1976	5.46	3.97
1977	5.52	3.84
1978	5.57	3.77
1979	5.61	3.76
1980	5.66	3.73
1981	5.73	3.71
1982	5.74	3.72
1983	5.76	3.59
1984	5.73	3.57
1985	5.71	3.53
1986	5.69	3.51
1987	5.67	3.48
1988	5.62	3.39
1989	5.55	3.35
1990	5.46	3.31
1991	5.37	3.13
1992	5.29	3.04
1993	5.19	2.97
1994	5.04	2.92
1995	4.88	2.87
1996	4.74	2.82
1997	4.66	2.78
1998	4.58	2.75
1999	4.5	2.72
2000	4.47	2.73
2001	4.42	2.69
2002	4.36	2.66
2003	4.3	2.64
2004	4.25	2.63
2005	4.21	2.61
2006	4.17	2.61
2007	4.14	2.6
2008	4.12	2.6
2009	4.14	2.59
2010	4.15	2.57
2011	4.15	2.55
2012	4.09	2.56
2013	4.02	2.53
2014	3.95	2.52
2015	3.92	2.49
2016	3.92	2.49
2017	3.91	2.46
2018	3.91	2.39
2019	3.88	2.35
2020	3.83	2.28
2021	3.78	2.25
2022	3.71	2.22
2023	3.65	2.2
2024	3.59	2.19
2025	3.54	2.18
2026	3.49	2.18
2027	3.43	2.17
2028	3.37	2.16
2029	3.33	2.15
2030	3.29	2.14
2031	3.24	2.13
2032	3.2	2.12
2033	3.16	2.12
2034	3.12	2.11
2035	3.08	2.1
2036	3.04	2.09
2037	3.01	2.09
2038	2.97	2.08
2039	2.94	2.08
2040	2.91	2.08
2041	2.88	2.07
2042	2.84	2.07
2043	2.81	2.07
2044	2.78	2.07
2045	2.75	2.06
2046	2.73	2.06
2047	2.7	2.06
2048	2.67	2.05
2049	2.64	2.05
2050	2.62	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 15.6% were to women under 20 years old, 46.9% to women ages 20-29, and 37.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 20.6%, 46.1%, and 33.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Gabon by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Gabon	World
1960	31.4%	37.4%
1961	31.8%	37.5%
1962	32.2%	37.6%
1963	32.6%	37.8%
1964	33%	38%
1965	33.5%	38%
1966	33.9%	38%
1967	34.3%	38%
1968	34.7%	37.9%
1969	35.1%	37.8%
1970	35.4%	37.7%
1971	35.8%	37.6%
1972	36.3%	37.5%
1973	36.7%	37.3%
1974	37.1%	37.2%
1975	37.6%	37.1%
1976	38%	36.9%
1977	38.4%	36.7%
1978	38.8%	36.3%
1979	39.2%	35.9%
1980	39.6%	35.5%
1981	39.9%	35.2%
1982	40.3%	34.9%
1983	40.7%	34.6%
1984	41%	34.3%
1985	41.4%	34%
1986	41.6%	33.8%
1987	41.9%	33.6%
1988	42.1%	33.4%
1989	42.3%	33.2%
1990	42.4%	33%
1991	42.5%	32.9%
1992	42.5%	32.7%
1993	42.5%	32.5%
1994	42.4%	32.3%
1995	42.3%	32.1%
1996	42%	31.8%
1997	41.8%	31.5%
1998	41.5%	31.1%
1999	41.2%	30.8%
2000	40.8%	30.4%
2001	40.5%	30%
2002	40.1%	29.6%
2003	39.7%	29.2%
2004	39.4%	28.8%
2005	39%	28.5%
2006	38.6%	28.1%
2007	38.2%	27.9%
2008	37.9%	27.6%
2009	37.6%	27.5%
2010	37.3%	27.3%
2011	37.1%	27.1%
2012	37%	27%
2013	36.8%	26.9%
2014	36.7%	26.8%
2015	36.6%	26.6%
2016	36.6%	26.5%
2017	36.6%	26.4%
2018	36.7%	26.2%
2019	36.8%	26%
2020	36.8%	25.8%
2021	36.8%	25.6%
2022	36.8%	25.3%
2023	36.7%	25%
2024	36.5%	24.7%
2025	36.2%	24.4%
2026	35.9%	24.1%
2027	35.6%	23.8%
2028	35.3%	23.4%
2029	34.9%	23.1%
2030	34.6%	22.8%
2031	34.2%	22.6%
2032	33.8%	22.3%
2033	33.4%	22.1%
2034	33%	21.9%
2035	32.7%	21.7%
2036	32.3%	21.6%
2037	32%	21.5%
2038	31.8%	21.4%
2039	31.5%	21.3%
2040	31.3%	21.2%
2041	31.1%	21.1%
2042	31%	21%
2043	30.8%	21%
2044	30.6%	20.9%
2045	30.5%	20.8%
2046	30.3%	20.7%
2047	30.2%	20.7%
2048	30%	20.6%
2049	29.8%	20.5%
2050	29.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Gabon was 31.4% in 1960, 42.5% in 1993, and 36.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Gabon.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Gabon, excluding migration, has been +2.31% annually. On average, 51,548 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Gabon
1960	5,732
1961	6,161
1962	6,609
1963	7,001
1964	7,402
1965	7,902
1966	8,410
1967	8,883
1968	9,417
1969	9,969
1970	10,635
1971	11,357
1972	12,095
1973	12,731
1974	13,381
1975	14,162
1976	14,998
1977	15,842
1978	16,714
1979	17,553
1980	18,503
1981	19,528
1982	20,292
1983	21,162
1984	21,851
1985	22,617
1986	23,362
1987	24,212
1988	24,888
1989	25,359
1990	25,858
1991	26,334
1992	26,810
1993	27,235
1994	27,271
1995	27,290
1996	27,450
1997	28,053
1998	28,697
1999	29,330
2000	30,210
2001	30,941
2002	31,777
2003	32,633
2004	33,615
2005	34,766
2006	35,984
2007	37,394
2008	39,002
2009	41,037
2010	43,061
2011	44,922
2012	45,941
2013	46,829
2014	47,704
2015	48,876
2016	50,321
2017	51,455
2018	52,476
2019	53,185
2020	52,745
2021	52,611
2022	52,944
2023	53,167

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Gabon was 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.23% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +30.9% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	World
1985	373	460
1986	369	438
1987	366	429
1988	367	414
1989	366	401
1990	368	391
1991	369	395
1992	371	395
1993	364	389
1994	357	382
1995	341	371
1996	321	366
1997	290	358
1998	258	360
1999	216	340
2000	178	328
2001	160	321
2002	151	311
2003	134	301
2004	142	291
2005	175	283
2006	186	276
2007	173	269
2008	158	264
2009	158	258
2010	144	253
2011	149	247
2012	173	239
2013	235	235
2014	273	231
2015	239	228
2016	215	220
2017	184	215
2018	176	211
2019	179	207
2020	194	211
2021	249	242
2022	216	203
2023	233	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Gabon was 33.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.32% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 73.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Gabon	World
1960	21.9%	18.5%
1961	21.2%	18.1%
1962	20.5%	17.8%
1963	19.8%	17.5%
1964	19.2%	17.7%
1965	18.6%	17.5%
1966	17.9%	17.3%
1967	17.4%	17%
1968	16.8%	16.5%
1969	16.2%	15.5%
1970	15.7%	15.2%
1971	15.2%	15.1%
1972	14.7%	14.4%
1973	14.2%	14.1%
1974	13.7%	13.7%
1975	13.3%	13.4%
1976	12.8%	13%
1977	12.4%	12.5%
1978	12%	12.1%
1979	11.6%	11.7%
1980	11.2%	11.4%
1981	10.8%	11%
1982	10.5%	10.8%
1983	10.1%	10.6%
1984	9.81%	10.4%
1985	9.52%	10.1%
1986	9.26%	9.81%
1987	9.03%	9.47%
1988	8.82%	9.31%
1989	8.64%	9.02%
1990	8.49%	8.81%
1991	8.35%	8.66%
1992	8.24%	8.46%
1993	8.14%	8.19%
1994	8.06%	7.98%
1995	7.98%	7.76%
1996	7.89%	7.52%
1997	7.79%	7.28%
1998	7.67%	7.05%
1999	7.53%	6.76%
2000	7.37%	6.48%
2001	7.19%	6.21%
2002	7.01%	5.94%
2003	6.81%	5.65%
2004	6.6%	5.43%
2005	6.39%	5.16%
2006	6.21%	4.92%
2007	5.99%	4.7%
2008	5.77%	4.5%
2009	5.57%	4.31%
2010	5.35%	4.11%
2011	5.14%	3.97%
2012	4.94%	3.77%
2013	4.73%	3.61%
2014	4.57%	3.48%
2015	4.42%	3.35%
2016	4.24%	3.23%
2017	4.1%	3.11%
2018	3.96%	2.97%
2019	3.8%	2.86%
2020	3.62%	2.75%
2021	3.52%	2.66%
2022	3.41%	2.59%
2023	3.32%	2.49%