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Gabon

Gabon / GA

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Gabon in numbers.

Area267,670 kmยฒWorld # 76 โ†’Population2.6MWorld # 142 โ†’Population density9.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 199 โ†’Life expectancy68.5 yearsWorld # 163 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 8,263World # 111 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Gabon across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area267,670 kmยฒWorld # 76 / 2023 โ†’Population2.6MWorld # 142 / 2025 โ†’Population density9.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 199 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.1%World # 42 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.6World # 40 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate27.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 42 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 149 / 2024 โ†’Median age21.5 yearsWorld # 182 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.1%World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1436.2%World # 48 / 2025 โ†’Urban population92.1%World # 28 / 2025 โ†’Net migration1.1KWorld # 63 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 73 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share17.7%World # 48 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy68.5 yearsWorld # 163 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy56.3 yearsWorld # 149 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 140 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate13.3%World # 109 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 8,263World # 111 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 21.4BWorld # 134 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 22,218World # 100 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.5%World # 131 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.8%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment20.2%World # 6 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment36.3%World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,174 hours/yearWorld # 35 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)38World # 59 / 2017 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 167 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,686 kcal/dayWorld # 135 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person63.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 84 / 2023 โ†’Rice production1.8K tWorld # 108 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production104 tWorld # 67 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area91.2%World # 3 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,023 kWh/personWorld # 106 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person2.1 tWorld # 131 / 2024 โ†’Internet use68.7%World # 135 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions125.3 per 100 peopleWorld # 76 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate23.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 51 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.5%World # 88 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament21.6%World # 118 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivalsNo dataNo rank โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 28.7MWorld # 167 / 2015 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity80.2%Main languageFrenchMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal209 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightFrenchLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencyCFA Franc BEACXAFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originOtherpea coat