Share of the population that is female in Gabon
Gabon: Share of the population that is female was 49.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 49.3% for share of the population that is female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Gabon peaked at 51.6% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2016.
That places Gabon 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.5% | 51.4% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.3% | 6 |
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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 share of the population that is female in Gabon?
- Share of the population that is female in Gabon was 49.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for share of the population that is female?
- Gabon ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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