Country Profile - Gabon      IFs Version 6.69
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     Forecast Categories for Gabon
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human Needs
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Gabon -
Population - Million People - -
     2013: 1.594
     2030: 2.113
     2060: 2.768
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2013: 1.933
     2030: 1.347
     2060: 0.567
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 25.84
     2030: 19.57
     2060: 13.00
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 8.530
     2030: 7.311
     2060: 8.515
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Infants - -
     2013: 45.42
     2030: 33.31
     2060: 17.87
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2013: 63.80
     2030: 69.20
     2060: 76.24
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2013: 62.82
     2030: 67.68
     2060: 74.34
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2013: 64.79
     2030: 70.76
     2060: 78.16
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2013: 3.023
     2030: 2.407
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2013: 3.227
     2030: 2.583
     2060: 0.845
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2013: 0.226
     2030: 0.242
     2060: 0.213
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2013: 0.541
     2030: 0.602
     2060: 0.530
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2013: 0.982
     2030: 1.372
     2060: 1.823
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2013: 0.071
     2030: 0.138
     2060: 0.416
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2013: 1.391
     2030: 1.944
     2060: 2.547
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2013: 0.471
     2030: 0.507
     2060: 0.517
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2013: 47.23
     2030: 49.37
     2060: 49.95

Health Forecast for Gabon -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2013: 15.13
     2030: 16.77
     2060: 19.66
Smoking Rate - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2013: 10.72
     2030: 12.78
     2060: 14.99
Malnourished children as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2013: 8.439
     2030: 6.284
     2060: 3.560
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 8.275
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 5.766
     2030: 3.332
     2060: 0.000

Education Forecast for Gabon -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2013: 135.9
     2030: 139.8
     2060: 100.9
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2013: 82.09
     2030: 97.73
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 63.00
     2030: 91.74
     2060: 100.1
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 29.94
     2030: 53.18
     2060: 90.81
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 9.680
     2030: 21.51
     2060: 42.50
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2013: 7.511
     2030: 7.950
     2060: 10.61
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2013: 88.18
     2030: 92.39
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Needs Forecast for Gabon
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 0.037
     2030: 0.022
     2060: 0.002
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 0.202
     2030: 0.142
     2060: 0.020
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.785
     2030: 0.845
     2060: 0.930
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 15.60
     2030: 10.29
     2060: 5.093
Calories per capita available - Available per Person per Day - -
     2013: 2,778
     2030: 2,941
     2060: 3,182
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -0.284
     2030: -0.078
     2060: -0.097
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -1.228
     2030: -1.002
     2060: -0.218

Economy Forecast for Gabon
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 22.51
     2030: 40.14
     2060: 75.35
Gross domestic product - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 11.28
     2030: 24.33
     2060: 59.80
GDP per capita at PPP - Thousand 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 14.12
     2030: 19.00
     2060: 27.22
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2013: 0.640
     2030: 0.665
     2060: 0.663
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2013: 52.59
     2030: 50.62
     2060: 48.78
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2013: 4.215
     2030: 15.14
     2060: 41.55

Energy Forecast for Gabon
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2013: 0.094
     2030: 0.146
     2060: 0.213

Environment Forecast for Gabon
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2013: 0.001
     2030: 0.002
     2060: 0.003

International Politics Forecast for Gabon
Power index (percent of global total) - Index - -
     2013: 0.021
     2030: 0.024
     2060: 0.024

Domestic Government Forecast for Gabon
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2013: 5.026
     2030: 5.276
     2060: 5.667
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2013: 13.12
     2030: 14.66
     2060: 16.49
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2013: 2.932
     2030: 3.932
     2060: 5.543
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2013: 1.711
     2030: 2.175
     2060: 2.491
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2013: 5.815
     2030: 6.002
     2060: 6.014