Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Gabon
Gabon: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 936 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Gabon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Gabon is 936, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Gabon peaked at 936 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 339, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 129th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 339 | — |
| 1965 | 340 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 356 | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 385 | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 425 | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 472 | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 548 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 640 | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 740 | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 829 | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 936 | +12.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 936 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9,636, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 936 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,418, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 339.5 | 339 | 340 | 2 |
| 1970s | 370.5 | 356 | 385 | 2 |
| 1980s | 448.5 | 425 | 472 | 2 |
| 1990s | 594 | 548 | 640 | 2 |
| 2000s | 784.5 | 740 | 829 | 2 |
| 2010s | 936 | 936 | 936 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More education data for Gabon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,118 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,273 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 215,825 (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7291 % change on previous year (2003)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1189 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 269,687 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Gabon?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Gabon was 936 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 936 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 339 in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Gabon ranks 129th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.