What is life expectancy in Gabon?

Life expectancy in Gabon was 68.34 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Gabon?

The highest recorded value was 68.34 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Gabon?

The lowest recorded value was 39.27 years in 1950.

How does Gabon rank for life expectancy?

Gabon ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Gabon data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Gabon

Name: Life expectancy in Gabon
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gabon: Life expectancy was 68.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

68.34 years

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

183rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

68.34 years

in 2023

All-time low

39.27 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Gabon, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 68.34 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Gabon peaked at 68.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.27 years, in 1950.

Gabon ranks 183rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	42.54 years	39.27 years	45.76 years	10
1960s	49.34 years	46.44 years	52.13 years	10
1970s	55.13 years	52.7 years	57.44 years	10
1980s	59.4 years	57.89 years	60.58 years	10
1990s	61.2 years	60.74 years	61.66 years	10
2000s	62.94 years	61.81 years	64.36 years	10
2010s	66.12 years	64.71 years	67.34 years	10
2020s	67.55 years	67.07 years	68.34 years	4

Countries ranked near Gabon

180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
181 Bolivia 68.58 years compare
182 Mauritania 68.48 years compare
184 Uganda 68.25 years compare
185 Rwanda 67.79 years compare
186 East Timor 67.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Gabon

Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 23,101 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 753,254 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 29,195 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 22,370 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 23,744 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 23,639 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 22,502 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 22,989 (2025)

All data for Gabon →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Gabon?: Life expectancy in Gabon was 68.34 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 68.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 39.27 years in 1950.
How does Gabon rank for life expectancy?: Gabon ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.