Fertility Rate: Gabon
Gabon's fertility rate is currently 3.592 births per woman as of 2024. # Gabon Fertility Rate Gabon's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.592 births per woman
-1.5% y/y
Peak (1983)
5.759 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.592 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Gabon
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Gabon
Analysis# Gabon Fertility Rate
Gabon's fertility rate stands at 3.592 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the country's recorded history. The rate has declined substantially from its peak of 5.759 births per woman in 1983, representing a 38% drop over four decades. Since 1960, Gabon's fertility rate has fallen 18.8%, reflecting a gradual shift toward smaller family sizes across the nation.
The most significant decline accelerated after 2015, when the rate was 3.921 births per woman. Over the subsequent nine years through 2024, fertility dropped 8.4%, averaging a 0.037-birth decrease annually. This consistent downward trajectory suggests Gabon continues experiencing demographic transition driven by increased education, urbanization, and family planning accessibility. The sustained decline indicates fertility rates will likely remain in the 3.5–3.6 range in the near term absent major policy or social shifts.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.592 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 2023 | 3.647 births per woman | -1.75% |
| 2022 | 3.712 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2021 | 3.776 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 2020 | 3.831 births per woman | -1.36% |
| 2019 | 3.884 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 2018 | 3.908 births per woman | -0.13% |
| 2017 | 3.913 births per woman | -0.20% |
| 2016 | 3.921 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 3.921 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 2014 | 3.953 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 2013 | 4.019 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 2012 | 4.086 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 2011 | 4.151 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 2010 | 4.153 births per woman | +0.36% |
| 2009 | 4.138 births per woman | +0.49% |
| 2008 | 4.118 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 2007 | 4.142 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 2006 | 4.17 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2005 | 4.21 births per woman | -0.99% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.252 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 2003 | 4.299 births per woman | -1.40% |
| 2002 | 4.36 births per woman | -1.29% |
| 2001 | 4.417 births per woman | -1.16% |
| 2000 | 4.469 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1999 | 4.502 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 1998 | 4.576 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 1997 | 4.657 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1996 | 4.742 births per woman | -2.91% |
| 1995 | 4.884 births per woman | -3.17% |
| 1994 | 5.044 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 1993 | 5.186 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1992 | 5.289 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 1991 | 5.373 births per woman | -1.58% |
| 1990 | 5.459 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 1989 | 5.55 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 1988 | 5.623 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1987 | 5.667 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 1986 | 5.688 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 1985 | 5.713 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 1984 | 5.733 births per woman | -0.45% |
| 1983 | 5.759 births per woman | +0.33% |
| 1982 | 5.74 births per woman | +0.24% |
| 1981 | 5.726 births per woman | +1.09% |
| 1980 | 5.664 births per woman | +1.00% |
| 1979 | 5.608 births per woman | +0.72% |
| 1978 | 5.568 births per woman | +0.94% |
| 1977 | 5.516 births per woman | +1.08% |
| 1976 | 5.457 births per woman | +1.22% |
| 1975 | 5.391 births per woman | +1.20% |
| 1974 | 5.327 births per woman | +0.76% |
| 1973 | 5.287 births per woman | +0.95% |
| 1972 | 5.237 births per woman | +1.43% |
| 1971 | 5.163 births per woman | +1.29% |
| 1970 | 5.097 births per woman | +0.95% |
| 1969 | 5.049 births per woman | +1.30% |
| 1968 | 4.984 births per woman | +1.32% |
| 1967 | 4.919 births per woman | +1.19% |
| 1966 | 4.861 births per woman | +1.59% |
| 1965 | 4.785 births per woman | +1.53% |
| 1964 | 4.713 births per woman | +1.38% |
| 1963 | 4.649 births per woman | +1.35% |
| 1962 | 4.587 births per woman | +1.84% |
| 1961 | 4.504 births per woman | +1.85% |
| 1960 | 4.422 births per woman | — |
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