Gabon People
Gabon People: A summary of information about Gabon People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Gabon: People
Population
1,208,436 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 33% (male 201,737; female 200,764) 15-64 years: 61% (male 371,359; female 364,982) 65 years and over: 6% (male 34,478; female 35,116) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
1.08% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
27.6 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
16.83 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
96.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 50.08 years male: 48.94 years female: 51.26 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.73 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Gabonese (singular and plural) adjective: Gabonese
Ethnic groups
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including 6,000 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Religions
Christian 55%-75%, Muslim less than 1%, animist
Languages
French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 63.2% male: 73.7% female: 53.3% (1995 est.)
