Key demographics
- Population
- 2.4M
- Density
- 7.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.733 (High)
- Gini index (2017)
- 38.0
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.5 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.59
- Urban population (2025)
- 92.1%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 88.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 53.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 67.7%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 92.1%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 27.1 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.2 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 37.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.59
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 25.9 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 38.8%
- Tourism (2005)
- 526.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 80.2% |
| Islam | 10.8% |
| No religion | 7.0% |
| Traditional faiths | 1.1% |
| Others | 0.9% |
- Demonym (male)
- Gabonese
- Demonym (female)
- Gabonese
- National anthem
- La Concorde
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 68.5 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 56.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 25.9/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 48/100
- Hospital beds (2011)
- 2.0/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.52/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.37/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $253
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 17.3%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 88.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 456
- Internet users (2024)
- 68.7%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 125.3/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 4.7/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 87/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 4.7
Geography and practical
- Area
- 267,668 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +241
- TLD
- .ga
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Gabon is composed of three equal horizontal bands of green, yellow and blue.
- National anthem
- La Concorde