GABON
Population

Population

Gabon is home to 2,455,000 people (2024).The population density is very low at about 12 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The natural population growth rate is 2.37% (2024).
Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 25.7 (2024)
Mortality rate per 1000 inhabitants is 5.5 (2024)
Life expectancy is 70.4 years. (Men 68.6 and women 72.1 years (2024)

The population is predominantly made up of Bantu tribes the best known are: Fang, Eshira, Mbele and Okande. Europeans, especially French, are a minority. So are the pygmies, some tribes who have retreated to the forests in eastern Gabon.

Increase in population x1000 in Gabon from 1960-2015_{Photo: Krishnavedala CC 4.0 Internationalno changes made}

Language

The official language of Gabon is French. Other languages spoken there include Fang, Myene, Batéké, Bapounou and Bandjabi.

Religion

In Gabon, about 60% of the population is Christian (mostly Roman Catholic), 12% is Muslim. The remaining inhabitants live according to African animistic traditions.

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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