Gabon Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Gabon, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Gabon was 27.2 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had decreased to 22.6 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 39th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Gabon ranks 144th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Gabon is expected to increase to 35.8 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Gabon

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Gabon
	Male	Female
80+	0.27%	0.37%
75-79	0.32%	0.39%
70-74	0.52%	0.6%
65-69	0.77%	0.83%
60-64	1.09%	1.1%
55-59	1.48%	1.42%
50-54	1.98%	1.82%
45-49	2.58%	2.31%
40-44	3.23%	2.88%
35-39	3.73%	3.36%
30-34	3.89%	3.63%
25-29	3.8%	3.7%
20-24	4.07%	4.04%
15-19	4.67%	4.65%
10-14	5.55%	5.51%
5-9	6.2%	6.13%
0-4	6.59%	6.5%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Gabon has average demographic potential with 68.9% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 55/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Gabon

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Gabon	World
2100	64.2%	59.6%
2099	64.3%	59.6%
2098	64.3%	59.7%
2097	64.4%	59.7%
2096	64.4%	59.7%
2095	64.5%	59.7%
2094	64.5%	59.7%
2093	64.6%	59.8%
2092	64.6%	59.8%
2091	64.7%	59.8%
2090	64.7%	59.8%
2089	64.8%	59.8%
2088	64.9%	59.8%
2087	65%	59.8%
2086	65%	59.8%
2085	65.1%	59.9%
2084	65.3%	59.9%
2083	65.4%	60%
2082	65.5%	60.1%
2081	65.6%	60.3%
2080	65.7%	60.4%
2079	65.7%	60.6%
2078	65.8%	60.7%
2077	65.9%	60.9%
2076	66%	61%
2075	66%	61.1%
2074	66%	61.3%
2073	66%	61.4%
2072	66%	61.5%
2071	65.9%	61.6%
2070	65.9%	61.7%
2069	65.7%	61.8%
2068	65.6%	61.9%
2067	65.5%	62%
2066	65.3%	62%
2065	65.1%	62.1%
2064	64.9%	62.1%
2063	64.7%	62.1%
2062	64.5%	62.2%
2061	64.2%	62.2%
2060	64%	62.3%
2059	63.9%	62.3%
2058	63.7%	62.4%
2057	63.6%	62.4%
2056	63.4%	62.5%
2055	63.3%	62.7%
2054	63.3%	62.8%
2053	63.2%	62.9%
2052	63.2%	63.1%
2051	63.1%	63.2%
2050	63.1%	63.4%
2049	63.1%	63.5%
2048	63.2%	63.6%
2047	63.2%	63.8%
2046	63.2%	63.9%
2045	63.2%	64%
2044	63.2%	64.1%
2043	63.2%	64.2%
2042	63.2%	64.3%
2041	63.2%	64.4%
2040	63.1%	64.5%
2039	63%	64.7%
2038	62.9%	64.8%
2037	62.7%	64.9%
2036	62.5%	65.1%
2035	62.3%	65.2%
2034	62%	65.3%
2033	61.7%	65.4%
2032	61.4%	65.4%
2031	61.1%	65.4%
2030	60.8%	65.4%
2029	60.6%	65.4%
2028	60.3%	65.4%
2027	60%	65.4%
2026	59.7%	65.2%
2025	59.5%	65.1%
2024	59.4%	65.1%
2023	59.3%	65%
2022	59.2%	64.9%
2021	59.2%	64.9%
2020	59.2%	64.8%
2019	59.2%	64.9%
2018	59.3%	64.9%
2017	59.4%	65%
2016	59.4%	65.1%
2015	59.4%	65.1%
2014	59.3%	65.2%
2013	59.1%	65.2%
2012	58.9%	65.2%
2011	58.7%	65.2%
2010	58.4%	65.1%
2009	58.1%	65%
2008	57.8%	64.9%
2007	57.3%	64.7%
2006	56.9%	64.5%
2005	56.5%	64.3%
2004	56%	64%
2003	55.5%	63.7%
2002	55.1%	63.4%
2001	54.7%	63.1%
2000	54.3%	62.8%
1999	53.9%	62.5%
1998	53.5%	62.2%
1997	53.1%	61.9%
1996	52.7%	61.7%
1995	52.5%	61.5%
1994	52.2%	61.3%
1993	52.1%	61.2%
1992	51.9%	61.1%
1991	51.9%	61%
1990	51.9%	60.9%
1989	51.9%	60.8%
1988	52%	60.7%
1987	52.1%	60.5%
1986	52.2%	60.4%
1985	52.4%	60.1%
1984	52.6%	59.9%
1983	52.8%	59.6%
1982	53.1%	59.3%
1981	53.4%	59%
1980	53.7%	58.7%
1979	54%	58.4%
1978	54.3%	58%
1977	54.6%	57.7%
1976	54.9%	57.5%
1975	55.2%	57.4%
1974	55.5%	57.3%
1973	55.9%	57.3%
1972	56.3%	57.2%
1971	56.6%	57.1%
1970	57%	57%
1969	57.3%	56.9%
1968	57.6%	56.9%
1967	58%	56.9%
1966	58.4%	56.8%
1965	58.7%	56.9%
1964	59.1%	57%
1963	59.6%	57.2%
1962	60%	57.4%
1961	60.4%	57.5%
1960	60.8%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Gabon changed from 56% to 59.4% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Gabon decreased from 78.6% to 68.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an decreased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Gabon

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Gabon	World
2100	20.4%	16.5%
2099	20.5%	16.6%
2098	20.7%	16.6%
2097	20.8%	16.7%
2096	21%	16.8%
2095	21.1%	16.8%
2094	21.3%	16.9%
2093	21.4%	17%
2092	21.6%	17%
2091	21.7%	17.1%
2090	21.9%	17.2%
2089	22%	17.2%
2088	22.2%	17.3%
2087	22.4%	17.4%
2086	22.5%	17.4%
2085	22.7%	17.5%
2084	22.9%	17.5%
2083	23%	17.6%
2082	23.2%	17.7%
2081	23.3%	17.7%
2080	23.5%	17.8%
2079	23.7%	17.8%
2078	23.8%	17.9%
2077	24%	17.9%
2076	24.1%	18%
2075	24.3%	18%
2074	24.5%	18.1%
2073	24.6%	18.2%
2072	24.8%	18.2%
2071	25%	18.3%
2070	25.2%	18.3%
2069	25.4%	18.4%
2068	25.6%	18.5%
2067	25.8%	18.6%
2066	26%	18.6%
2065	26.2%	18.7%
2064	26.5%	18.8%
2063	26.7%	18.9%
2062	26.9%	19.1%
2061	27.2%	19.2%
2060	27.4%	19.3%
2059	27.7%	19.4%
2058	28%	19.5%
2057	28.2%	19.6%
2056	28.5%	19.8%
2055	28.7%	19.9%
2054	28.9%	20%
2053	29.1%	20.1%
2052	29.4%	20.2%
2051	29.6%	20.3%
2050	29.7%	20.4%
2049	29.9%	20.5%
2048	30.1%	20.6%
2047	30.2%	20.7%
2046	30.4%	20.8%
2045	30.6%	20.9%
2044	30.7%	20.9%
2043	30.9%	21%
2042	31%	21.1%
2041	31.2%	21.2%
2040	31.4%	21.2%
2039	31.7%	21.3%
2038	31.9%	21.4%
2037	32.2%	21.5%
2036	32.5%	21.6%
2035	32.9%	21.8%
2034	33.2%	22%
2033	33.6%	22.2%
2032	34%	22.4%
2031	34.4%	22.7%
2030	34.7%	23%
2029	35.1%	23.3%
2028	35.4%	23.6%
2027	35.8%	23.9%
2026	36.1%	24.2%
2025	36.4%	24.6%
2024	36.5%	24.7%
2023	36.7%	25%
2022	36.8%	25.3%
2021	36.8%	25.6%
2020	36.8%	25.8%
2019	36.8%	26%
2018	36.7%	26.2%
2017	36.6%	26.4%
2016	36.6%	26.5%
2015	36.6%	26.6%
2014	36.7%	26.8%
2013	36.8%	26.9%
2012	37%	27%
2011	37.1%	27.1%
2010	37.3%	27.3%
2009	37.6%	27.5%
2008	37.9%	27.6%
2007	38.2%	27.9%
2006	38.6%	28.1%
2005	39%	28.5%
2004	39.4%	28.8%
2003	39.7%	29.2%
2002	40.1%	29.6%
2001	40.5%	30%
2000	40.8%	30.4%
1999	41.2%	30.8%
1998	41.5%	31.1%
1997	41.8%	31.5%
1996	42%	31.8%
1995	42.3%	32.1%
1994	42.4%	32.3%
1993	42.5%	32.5%
1992	42.5%	32.7%
1991	42.5%	32.9%
1990	42.4%	33%
1989	42.3%	33.2%
1988	42.1%	33.4%
1987	41.9%	33.6%
1986	41.6%	33.8%
1985	41.4%	34%
1984	41%	34.3%
1983	40.7%	34.6%
1982	40.3%	34.9%
1981	39.9%	35.2%
1980	39.6%	35.5%
1979	39.2%	35.9%
1978	38.8%	36.3%
1977	38.4%	36.7%
1976	38%	36.9%
1975	37.6%	37.1%
1974	37.1%	37.2%
1973	36.7%	37.3%
1972	36.3%	37.5%
1971	35.8%	37.6%
1970	35.4%	37.7%
1969	35.1%	37.8%
1968	34.7%	37.9%
1967	34.3%	38%
1966	33.9%	38%
1965	33.5%	38%
1964	33%	38%
1963	32.6%	37.8%
1962	32.2%	37.6%
1961	31.8%	37.5%
1960	31.4%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Gabon decreased from 39.4% to 36.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Gabon

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Gabon	World
2100	15.4%	23.9%
2099	15.2%	23.8%
2098	15%	23.7%
2097	14.8%	23.6%
2096	14.6%	23.5%
2095	14.4%	23.4%
2094	14.2%	23.4%
2093	14%	23.3%
2092	13.8%	23.2%
2091	13.6%	23.1%
2090	13.4%	23.1%
2089	13.1%	23%
2088	12.9%	22.9%
2087	12.7%	22.8%
2086	12.4%	22.7%
2085	12.1%	22.6%
2084	11.9%	22.5%
2083	11.6%	22.4%
2082	11.3%	22.2%
2081	11.1%	22%
2080	10.8%	21.8%
2079	10.6%	21.6%
2078	10.4%	21.4%
2077	10.1%	21.2%
2076	9.9%	21%
2075	9.69%	20.8%
2074	9.51%	20.6%
2073	9.35%	20.4%
2072	9.2%	20.3%
2071	9.08%	20.1%
2070	8.97%	19.9%
2069	8.88%	19.8%
2068	8.81%	19.6%
2067	8.76%	19.5%
2066	8.71%	19.3%
2065	8.68%	19.2%
2064	8.66%	19.1%
2063	8.63%	18.9%
2062	8.6%	18.8%
2061	8.56%	18.6%
2060	8.5%	18.5%
2059	8.43%	18.3%
2058	8.34%	18.1%
2057	8.23%	17.9%
2056	8.1%	17.7%
2055	7.96%	17.5%
2054	7.81%	17.2%
2053	7.65%	17%
2052	7.48%	16.7%
2051	7.3%	16.4%
2050	7.13%	16.2%
2049	6.94%	16%
2048	6.76%	15.8%
2047	6.58%	15.5%
2046	6.4%	15.3%
2045	6.23%	15.1%
2044	6.06%	14.9%
2043	5.9%	14.8%
2042	5.75%	14.6%
2041	5.6%	14.4%
2040	5.46%	14.2%
2039	5.33%	14%
2038	5.2%	13.8%
2037	5.08%	13.5%
2036	4.97%	13.3%
2035	4.86%	13%
2034	4.76%	12.7%
2033	4.67%	12.4%
2032	4.58%	12.2%
2031	4.49%	11.9%
2030	4.42%	11.6%
2029	4.34%	11.3%
2028	4.28%	11%
2027	4.21%	10.7%
2026	4.16%	10.5%
2025	4.1%	10.3%
2024	4.08%	10.2%
2023	4.04%	9.98%
2022	4.01%	9.74%
2021	4%	9.53%
2020	3.99%	9.33%
2019	3.99%	9.1%
2018	3.99%	8.88%
2017	3.99%	8.65%
2016	4%	8.45%
2015	4.02%	8.26%
2014	4.04%	8.08%
2013	4.08%	7.92%
2012	4.13%	7.78%
2011	4.18%	7.66%
2010	4.23%	7.58%
2009	4.29%	7.52%
2008	4.36%	7.47%
2007	4.43%	7.41%
2006	4.5%	7.34%
2005	4.58%	7.26%
2004	4.65%	7.18%
2003	4.72%	7.1%
2002	4.78%	7.01%
2001	4.85%	6.92%
2000	4.92%	6.84%
1999	4.99%	6.76%
1998	5.07%	6.68%
1997	5.14%	6.61%
1996	5.21%	6.53%
1995	5.29%	6.45%
1994	5.38%	6.37%
1993	5.46%	6.29%
1992	5.55%	6.21%
1991	5.64%	6.14%
1990	5.74%	6.07%
1989	5.84%	6.01%
1988	5.94%	5.95%
1987	6.05%	5.91%
1986	6.15%	5.86%
1985	6.26%	5.82%
1984	6.36%	5.8%
1983	6.47%	5.79%
1982	6.58%	5.8%
1981	6.68%	5.81%
1980	6.78%	5.81%
1979	6.88%	5.77%
1978	6.97%	5.71%
1977	7.06%	5.65%
1976	7.15%	5.59%
1975	7.23%	5.53%
1974	7.31%	5.47%
1973	7.38%	5.42%
1972	7.45%	5.37%
1971	7.52%	5.32%
1970	7.59%	5.28%
1969	7.66%	5.24%
1968	7.71%	5.2%
1967	7.74%	5.16%
1966	7.77%	5.12%
1965	7.79%	5.08%
1964	7.81%	5.04%
1963	7.82%	5.02%
1962	7.82%	5.01%
1961	7.82%	4.99%
1960	7.8%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Gabon decreased from 4.65% to 4.08% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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