Gabon - Population



The population of Gabon in 2003 was estimated by the United Nations at 1,329,000, which placed it as number 146 in population among the 193 nations of the world. In that year approximately 6% of the population was over 65 years of age, with another 40% of the population under 15 years of age. There were 99 males for every 100 females in the country in 2003. According to the UN, the annual population growth rate for 2000–2005 is 1.79%, with the projected population for the year 2015 at 1,645,000. The population density in 2002 was 5 per sq km (12 per sq mi). Most of the people live on the coast or are concentrated along rivers and roads; large areas of the interior are sparsely inhabited.

It was estimated by the Population Reference Bureau that 81% of the population lived in urban areas in 2001. The capital city, Libreville, had a population of 523,000 in that year. Another major center is Port-Gentil, with about 164,000 inhabitants. According to the United Nations, the urban population growth rate for 2000–2005 was 3.1%.

Also read article about Gabon from Wikipedia

User Contributions:

1
steph
I think this web page is a good source of information if you need it for a project or just wanted to look up some thing. I am doing a project on this topic and i ahve found a lot of information on this page.
A very infomative artical about Gabon.I like to visit some time Gabon. and realy wanna feel and enjoy the weather and life with locals.

Syed
Dubai, UAE
were do you get all of this information and how do you get it online becase it a lot of info on here and i know not only one person put all of this information on here or that person would be extremly smart and i know if you hold to much stuff in your head put any ways i as just wondering because just cause one day i might want to put something up there!?

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: