Life Expectancy at Birth in Gabon
Gabon: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.51 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Gabon, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Gabon is 68.51, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Gabon peaked at 68.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.44, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 164th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.34 | 46.44 | 52.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.13 | 52.7 | 57.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.4 | 57.89 | 60.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2 | 60.74 | 61.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.94 | 61.81 | 64.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 | 64.72 | 67.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.74 | 67.07 | 68.51 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 161 Eritrea, The State of 68.89 compare
- 162 Bolivia 68.74 compare
- 163 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 68.71 compare
- 165 Uganda 68.49 compare
- 166 Rwanda 68.02 compare
- 167 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 67.9 compare
More gender data for Gabon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 33,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 33,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 33,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 33,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 33,263 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Gabon?
- Life expectancy at birth in Gabon was 68.51 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.44 in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Gabon ranks 164th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.