The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population statistics

Populatio:1,514,993

note:
Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS

AIDS

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...

; this can result in lower life expectancy

Life expectancy

Life expectancy is the expected number of years of life remaining at a given age. It is denoted by ex, which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged x, according to a particular mortality experience...

, higher infant mortality

Infant mortality

Infant mortality is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1000 live births. Traditionally, the most common cause worldwide was dehydration from diarrhea. However, the spreading information about Oral Re-hydration Solution to mothers around the world has decreased the rate of children dying...

 and death

Death

Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....

 rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.1% (male 320,414/female 318,027)

15-64 years: 53.9% (male 407,461/female 409,633)

65 years and over: 3.9% (male 24,799/female 34,659) (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.934% (2010 est.)

Birth rate:
35.57 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death rate:
12.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Net migration rate:
-3.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.72 male(s)/female

total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
51.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:
53.11 years

male:
52.19 years

female:
54.05 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate:
4.59 children born/woman (2011 est.)

Ethnic groups

Broad ethnic groups are:

1. Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira
   Eshira people
   The Shira or Sira peole, the Eshira, are a Bantu ethnic group of Gabon primarily living in the forests and grasslands south of the Ogooué River and west of its tributary the N'Gounié....
   
   , Punu, Teke)
2. other Africans, notably 'forest people' (pygmee, now sedentarizing) such as the Babongo tribe
3. Europeans 154,000, including 120,000 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality)

Specific groups, and estimated population:

• Baka (3,825)
• Bakwele people (5,858)
• Barama people (7,170)
• Benga people
  Benga people
  Benga people are an African ethnic group, members of the Bantu group, who are indigenous to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Their indigenous language is Benga. Today Bengas inhabit a small coastal portion of Rio Muni, the Cape of San Juan, suburban enclaves of Rio Benito and Bata, the islands of...
  
   (2,390)
• Bhubhi people (5,858)
• Duma people (8,368)
• Eshira people
  Eshira people
  The Shira or Sira peole, the Eshira, are a Bantu ethnic group of Gabon primarily living in the forests and grasslands south of the Ogooué River and west of its tributary the N'Gounié....
  
   (20,317)
• Fang people (500,299)
• Fon people
  Fon people
  The Fon people, or Fon nu, are a major West African ethnic and linguistic group in the country of Benin, and southwest Nigeria, made up of more than 3,500,000 people. The Fon language is the main language spoken in Southern Benin, and is a member of the Gbe language group...
  
   (16,403)
• Fulani people (5,746)
• Gun people (16,403)
• Hausa people
  Hausa people
  The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a Sahelian people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger, but having significant numbers living in regions of Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad and Sudan...
  
   (8,619)
• Kande people (1,427)
• Kaningi people (8,567)
• Kele people
  Kele people (Gabon)
  The Kele people are an ethnic group in Gabon with an estimated population of 10,774.They live in groups around Mimongo in or near Middle Ogooue Province.Their Kili language is part of the Northwest Bantu cluster....
  
   (10,774)
• Kota people (53,780)
• Lumbu people (13,515 )
• Mahongwe people (4,875)
• Mbaama people (9,373)
• Mbahouin people (2,297)
• Mbede people (103,381)
• Mbwisi people (1,609)
• Minduumo people (5,029)
• Miyangho people (7,140)
• Myene people (41,828)
• Ndasa people (2,872)
• Ngom people (9,625)
• Northern Teke people (14,283)
• Nzebi people (127,714)
• Pinji people (7,140)
• Punu people (146,820)
• Sake people (3,346)
• Sangu people (28,573)
• Seki people (1,399)
• Sighu people (1,427)
• Simba people (4,285)
• Tsangi people (5,975)
• Tsogo people (37,047)
• Vili people (4,311)
• Vumbu people (15,537)
• Wandji people (12,240)
• Western Teke people (38,244)
• Wolof people
  Wolof people
  The Wolof are an ethnic group found in Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania.In Senegal, the Wolof form an ethnic plurality with about 43.3% of the population are Wolofs...
  
   (7,184)
• Wumbvu people (21,404)

Language and religion

Religions:
Christian

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 55%-75%, animist, Muslim

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

 less than 1% (see Religion in Gabon

Religion in Gabon

Major religions practiced in Gabon include Christianity , Islam, and traditional indigenous religious beliefs. Many persons practice elements of both Christianity and traditional indigenous religious beliefs...

)

Language

Language

Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...

s:
French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 (official since colonial rule), Fang

Fang language

Fang is the dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. It is related to the Bulu and Ewondo languages of southern Cameroon. Fang is spoken in northern Gabon, southern Cameroon, and throughout Equatorial Guinea. Shakira used this language in her song, "Waka Waka .".There are many...

, Myene

Myene language

Myene is a cluster of closely related Bantu varieties spoken in Gabon by about 46,000 people. It is perhaps the most divergent of the Narrow Bantu languages, though Nurse & Philippson place it in with the Tsogo languages...

, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi

Literacy

Literacy

Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...

:

definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
63.2%

male:
73.7%

female:
53.3% (1995 est.)