Gender in Gabon 192 indicators covering gender for Gabon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.5% 84th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 14.3% 108th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.2 index 2025 up 3.1% 15th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.38 index 2025 up 13.5% 7th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year 2025 down 39.9% 58th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 47.2% 2050 up 9.6% 210th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre 2023 up 33.6% 172nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0035 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.4% 170th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.2% 174th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.733 2023 up 3.7% 108th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 2.86 2025 up 36.5% 64th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 46.7% 13th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.44 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 55.6% 43rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 24,269 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 15.7% 80th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 1.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 47.1% 11th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.23 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 58.9% 56th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.3% 2025 up 0.6% 179th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 99.95 2021 down 23.0% 107th Gender Development Index 0.994 2023 up 1.0% 43rd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.994 2023 up 1.0% 43rd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.994 2023 up 1.0% 43rd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7327 2023 up 3.3% 110th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 6.3% 53rd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.2478 % change on previous year 2023 down 73.7% 137th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.5 2016 up 4.7% 83rd Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 21.6% 2025 up 52.4% 110th Population 2.54 million 2024 up 28.3% 138th Life Expectancy at Birth 68.51 2024 up 3.7% 164th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 59.9% 2023 up 0.3% 1st Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 59.9% 2023 up 0.3% 1st Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 54.8% 2023 up 0.2% 5th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 71.44 2021 — 150th Sex ratio at birth 101.53 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 228th Sex ratio by age 72.73 males per 100 females 2023 down 36.4% 16th Sex ratio at age 5 101.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.7% 209th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 101.53 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 228th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 2.4% 2023 down 30.0% 54th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.3% 2023 down 4.1% 69th Sex ratio at age 60 101.19 males per 100 females 2023 up 4.8% 50th Male population by age group 166,738 people 2023 up 20.5% 122nd Female population by age group 164,496 people 2023 up 20.0% 122nd Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 100.0% 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 unchanged 39th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →