Fertility rate, total in Gabon
Gabon: Fertility rate, total was 3.59 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 3.59 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Gabon peaked at 5.76 births per woman in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.59 births per woman, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 40th 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 | 4.75 births per woman | 4.42 births per woman | 5.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.37 births per woman | 5.1 births per woman | 5.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.69 births per woman | 5.55 births per woman | 5.76 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 births per woman | 4.5 births per woman | 5.46 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 births per woman | 4.12 births per woman | 4.47 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 4.15 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.71 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 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 fertility rate, total in Gabon?
- Fertility rate, total in Gabon was 3.59 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 births per woman in 1983.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for fertility rate, total?
- Gabon ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.