Largest cities in Gabon by population
The 3 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Gabon: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Libreville with 703,939 people.
Who runs cities in Gabon?
Communes: Municipal council directly elected (27 September 2025); councillors elect the mayor. Urban services; Libreville and other towns are divided into arrondissements.
How local power works in Gabon · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libreville (capital) | 703,939 | 22 May 2013 |
| 2 | Port-Gentil | 136,462 | 22 May 2013 |
| 3 | Franceville | 110,568 | 22 May 2013 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
More on Gabon: official statistics · government and power
Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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