Capital: Libreville
Estuaire
According to the 2026 census, 62.1% of Gabon's inhabitants live in Estuaire.
2,184,908 inhabitants
Country portrait
Gabon
Lying on the equator, open to the Atlantic and more than 90% covered by forest, Gabon is a middle-income country whose economy relies on oil, manganese and timber. This section brings together its key facts, macroeconomic data, provinces and infrastructure.
- Total population
- 2,593,130persons
- GDP in current US dollars
- 21.62bn USD
- Real GDP growth
- 2.5%
- GDP per capita
- 8,263USD
In this section
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About Gabon
Geography, population, institutions and key facts.
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Macroeconomic data
Growth, inflation, public finances and foreign trade.
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Provinces and territories
The nine provinces, their resources and projects.
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Infrastructure and logistics corridors
Ports, roads, rail, energy and transport corridors.
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Special economic zones
Nkok and the other zones under a special economic regime.
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Institutions
Directory of institutions and contact points.
Population of Gabon: two sources
3,518,621 inhabitants
General census 2026. Results validated by the Constitutional Court on 27 August 2026. This result was discussed in the Gabonese press.
Source: Gabonmediatime, 28 août 2026 (opens in a new tab), 2026
2,593,130 inhabitants
World Bank estimate. Estimated total population, used for international comparisons.
Source: World Bank (opens in a new tab), 2025
Key figures
Latest complete years available in the open databases of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The nine provinces
The country is divided into nine provinces, from Estuaire, home to Libreville, to Haut-Ogooué, the manganese basin.
Select a province on the map or in the list to open its profile. Administrative boundaries: OCHA / Institut national de cartographie du Gabon (CC BY-IGO).
Capital: Franceville
Haut-Ogooué
Comilog produced 6.8 million tonnes of manganese ore at Moanda in 2024.
297,100 inhabitants
Capital: Lambaréné
Moyen-Ogooué
The river crosses the province and remains navigable by barge up to Ndjolé.
105,703 inhabitants
Capital: Mouila
Ngounié
Olam Palm Gabon runs the Mouila (2011) and Ndendé (2016) plantations in the province.
159,404 inhabitants
Capital: Tchibanga
Nyanga
Mayumba gives access to the Banio lagoon and to Mayumba marine national park.
68,215 inhabitants
Capital: Makokou
Ogooué-Ivindo
Lopé (2007) and Ivindo (2021) are Gabon's two UNESCO-listed sites.
93,482 inhabitants
Capital: Koulamoutou
Ogooué-Lolo
Lastoursville station, 484 km from Owendo, links the province to Owendo port and Franceville.
75,128 inhabitants
Capital: Port-Gentil
Ogooué-Maritime
Port-Gentil is the hub of the country's oil activity, with operators such as Perenco, TotalEnergies EP Gabon and Assala.
292,652 inhabitants
Capital: Oyem
Woleu-Ntem
Woleu-Ntem borders Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, with a crossing into Cameroon at Eboro.
242,029 inhabitants
Population: results of the 2026 general population and housing census (RGPL), as reported by Gabonmediatime (opens in a new tab).
Sources
2 sources cited
Series imported from the open databases of the institutions listed, with the date of their latest update on the platform.
- World Bank (opens in a new tab) Total population, GDP per capita, Forest area (% of land area)
- International Monetary Fund (opens in a new tab) GDP in current US dollars, Real GDP growth
