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.)