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Gabon People 1996

Population:

1,155,749 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

34% (female 193,859; male 194,761)

15-64 years:

61% (female 347,839; male 359,997)

65 years and over:

5% (female 30,218; male 29,075) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.46% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

28.34 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

13.72 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

92.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

55.14 years

male:

52.31 years

female:

58.06 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.93 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Gabonese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Gabonese

Ethnic divisions:

Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 100,000, including 27,000 French

Religions:

Christian 55%-75%, Muslim less than 1%, animist

Languages:

French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

61%

male:

74%

female:

48%

Labor force:

120,000 salaried

by occupation:

agriculture 65.0%, industry and commerce 30.0%, services 2.5%, government 2.5%

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