Life Expectancy at Birth in Gabon
Gabon: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.51
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
164th
of 216 countries
All-time high
68.51
in 2024
All-time low
46.44
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Gabon, 1960–2024
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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.44 | — |
| 1961 | 47.12 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 47.78 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 48.42 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 48.99 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 49.71 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 50.32 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 50.93 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 51.55 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 52.13 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 52.7 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 53.26 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 53.81 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 54.35 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 54.91 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 55.45 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 55.97 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 56.47 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 56.95 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 57.44 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 57.89 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 58.33 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 58.64 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 58.99 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 59.34 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 59.66 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 59.96 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 60.2 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 60.4 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 60.58 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.74 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 60.89 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 61.01 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 61.12 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 61.18 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 61.27 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.27 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.4 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 61.51 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 61.66 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.81 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 61.98 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 62.17 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 62.46 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.69 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.98 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.26 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 63.62 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.01 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 64.36 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.72 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 65.1 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 65.44 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.75 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.07 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.34 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.58 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.82 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.04 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 67.34 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.07 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.07 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.71 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 68.34 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 68.51 | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 68.51 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 68.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
More gender data for Gabon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 990.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.931 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,876 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,876 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
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.