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Number of births, by world region in Gabon

Gabon: Number of births, by world region was 68,745 births in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68,745 births
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
120th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68,791 births
in 2022
All-time low
14,189 births
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of births, by world region in Gabon, 1950–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births.

Analysis

In 2023, number of births, by world region in Gabon stood at 68,745 births.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of births, by world region in Gabon peaked at 68,791 births in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,189 births, in 1950.

That places Gabon 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Number of births, by world region in Gabon, year by year

Year births Change
1950 14,189 births —
1951 14,238 births +0.3%
1952 14,325 births +0.6%
1953 14,444 births +0.8%
1954 14,596 births +1.1%
1955 14,782 births +1.3%
1956 15,002 births +1.5%
1957 15,251 births +1.7%
1958 15,587 births +2.2%
1959 15,962 births +2.4%
1960 16,345 births +2.4%
1961 16,725 births +2.3%
1962 17,129 births +2.4%
1963 17,474 births +2.0%
1964 17,851 births +2.2%
1965 18,279 births +2.4%
1966 18,754 births +2.6%
1967 19,190 births +2.3%
1968 19,685 births +2.6%
1969 20,213 births +2.7%
1970 20,893 births +3.4%
1971 21,624 births +3.5%
1972 22,370 births +3.4%
1973 23,010 births +2.9%
1974 23,642 births +2.7%
1975 24,421 births +3.3%
1976 25,264 births +3.5%
1977 26,131 births +3.4%
1978 27,027 births +3.4%
1979 27,883 births +3.2%
1980 28,865 births +3.5%
1981 29,933 births +3.7%
1982 30,794 births +2.9%
1983 31,729 births +3.0%
1984 32,474 births +2.3%
1985 33,284 births +2.5%
1986 34,092 births +2.4%
1987 35,030 births +2.8%
1988 35,812 births +2.2%
1989 36,378 births +1.6%
1990 36,983 births +1.7%
1991 37,562 births +1.6%
1992 38,156 births +1.6%
1993 38,705 births +1.4%
1994 38,878 births +0.4%
1995 39,006 births +0.3%
1996 39,337 births +0.8%
1997 40,058 births +1.8%
1998 40,848 births +2.0%
1999 41,613 births +1.9%
2000 42,641 births +2.5%
2001 43,515 births +2.0%
2002 44,492 births +2.2%
2003 45,437 births +2.1%
2004 46,555 births +2.5%
2005 47,830 births +2.7%
2006 49,190 births +2.8%
2007 50,710 births +3.1%
2008 52,422 births +3.4%
2009 54,613 births +4.2%
2010 56,810 births +4.0%
2011 58,825 births +3.5%
2012 60,005 births +2.0%
2013 61,063 births +1.8%
2014 62,091 births +1.7%
2015 63,444 births +2.2%
2016 65,074 births +2.6%
2017 66,377 births +2.0%
2018 67,558 births +1.8%
2019 68,362 births +1.2%
2020 68,609 births +0.4%
2021 68,779 births +0.2%
2022 68,791 births +0.0%
2023 68,745 births -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 14,838 births 14,189 births 15,962 births 10
1960s 18,164 births 16,345 births 20,213 births 10
1970s 24,226 births 20,893 births 27,883 births 10
1980s 32,839 births 28,865 births 36,378 births 10
1990s 39,115 births 36,983 births 41,613 births 10
2000s 47,740 births 42,641 births 54,613 births 10
2010s 62,961 births 56,810 births 68,362 births 10
2020s 68,731 births 68,609 births 68,791 births 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 117 Namibia 76,715 births compare
  2. 118 Greece 73,661 births compare
  3. 119 Panama 71,469 births compare
  4. 121 Belarus 65,050 births compare
  5. 122 Mongolia 65,019 births compare
  6. 123 Guinea-Bissau 64,679 births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of births, by world region in Gabon?
Number of births, by world region in Gabon was 68,745 births in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of births, by world region recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 68,791 births in 2022.
What is the lowest number of births, by world region recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 14,189 births in 1950.
How does Gabon rank for number of births, by world region?
Gabon ranks 120th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of births, by world region rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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