Natural population growth rate vs. median age in Gabon
Gabon: Natural population growth rate vs. median age was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural population growth rate vs. median age in Gabon, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, natural population growth rate vs. median age in Gabon stood at 2.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. median age in Gabon peaked at 2.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1950.
That places Gabon 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 4 |
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More population data for Gabon
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 26.79 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 467,914 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 179 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.59 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 3.45 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. median age in Gabon?
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age in Gabon was 2.1% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. median age recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. median age recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1950.
- How does Gabon rank for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Gabon ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. median age rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.