Population ages 0-14 in Gabon
Gabon: Population ages 0-14 was 36.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
48th
of 217 countries
All-time high
42.5%
in 1992
All-time low
31.4%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Gabon, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 36.2% for population ages 0-14 in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Gabon peaked at 42.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 48th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.4% | — |
| 1961 | 31.8% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 33.0% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 33.5% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 33.9% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 34.3% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 34.7% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 35.1% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 35.8% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 37.1% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 38.4% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 38.8% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.2% | 31.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.3% | 35.4% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 39.6% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 41.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 37.6% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 36.2% | 36.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Gabon
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10,935 (2019)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Gabon?
- Population ages 0-14 in Gabon was 36.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for population ages 0-14?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.