Population growth rate: 1.48% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 13.23 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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: 0.97 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 85.43 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 56.51 years male: 53.55 years female: 59.56 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.81 children born/woman (1998 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