Total Fertility Rate in Gabon
Gabon: Total Fertility Rate was 3.46 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Gabon, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, total fertility rate in Gabon stood at 3.46. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Gabon peaked at 5.76 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.46, in 2022.
That places Gabon 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.75 | 4.42 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.37 | 5.1 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.69 | 5.55 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 | 4.5 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.26 | 4.12 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 | 3.62 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 | 3.46 | 3.55 | 3 |
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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 total fertility rate in Gabon?
- Total fertility rate in Gabon was 3.46 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 in 1983.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for total fertility rate?
- Gabon ranks 42nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.