Birth rate, crude in Gabon
Gabon: Birth rate, crude was 27.13 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 27.13 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Gabon peaked at 39.12 per 1,000 people in 1983 and was at its lowest, 27.13 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.33 per 1,000 people | 31.91 per 1,000 people | 34.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.75 per 1,000 people | 35.06 per 1,000 people | 38.23 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.73 per 1,000 people | 38.01 per 1,000 people | 39.12 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.33 per 1,000 people | 33.48 per 1,000 people | 37.59 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.87 per 1,000 people | 32.59 per 1,000 people | 33.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.54 per 1,000 people | 30.15 per 1,000 people | 33.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.31 per 1,000 people | 27.13 per 1,000 people | 29.54 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Population ages 65 and above, female 57,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 23,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 25,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 26,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 23,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Gabon?
- Birth rate, crude in Gabon was 27.13 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.12 per 1,000 people in 1983.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.13 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for birth rate, crude?
- Gabon ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.