Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Gabon
Gabon: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate was 3.59 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Gabon is 3.59 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 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 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More population data for Gabon
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 467,914 people (2100)
- Population density 26.79 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Refugees by country of asylum 179 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Gabon?
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Gabon was 3.59 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 births per woman in 1983.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.59 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Gabon ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 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 United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.