gabon real population
Gabon Economic Outlook. 1  Estimated at 4.2%, growth remained vigorous in 2015 despite falling hydrocarbon prices, which reduced the countryâs tax revenue. 2  In 2015 Gabon continued to adopt reforms intended, among others, to streamline the management of performance-related bonuses in public administration. The great majority of Gabonâs population (at 1.8 million) is urban; efforts to upgrade housing have been undertaken, as well as measures to stimulate rural areas.