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Ethnic groups Gabon, in 36 editions.
The entry for Gabon published Ethnic groups in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Ethnic groups in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ethnic divisions” (1990 to 1996) and “Ethnic groups” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
- about 40 Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke);
- about 100,000 expatriate Africans and Europeans, including 27,000 French
about 40 Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke); about 100,000 expatriate Africans and Europeans, including 27,000 French
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
- about 40 Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke);
- about 100,000 expatriate Africans and Europeans, including 27,000 French
about 40 Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira,
Bapounou, Bateke); about 100,000 expatriate Africans and Europeans,
including 27,000 French
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), Africans and Europeans 100,000, including 27,000 French
about 40 Bantu tribes, tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira,Bateke); about 100,000 expatriate
Bateke), Africans and Europeans,Europeans 100,000, including 27,000 French
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), Africans and Europeans 100,000, including 27,000 French
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou,
Bapounou, Bateke), Africans and Europeans 100,000, including 27,000
French
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 100,000, including 27,000 French
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings
(Fang, Eshira,
100,000, including 27,000
Published as “Ethnic divisions”
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 100,000, including 27,000 French
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings
groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans
Europeans 100,000, including 27,000 French
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
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
Bantu tribes including four major tribal
(Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and100,000,
154,000, including 27,000 6,000 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
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
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
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
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including 6,000 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
The same text in 4 editions, 2002 to 2005.
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Bantu tribes including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Eshira, Bapounou, Bateke), Nzebi, Obamba), other Africans and Europeans 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
The same text in 12 editions, 2006 to 2017.
- Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba);
- other Africans and Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
Bantu tribes tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba), Obamba); other Africans and Europeans Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
Gabonese-born 80.1% (includes Fang 23.2%, Shira-Punu/Vili 18.9%, Nzabi-Duma 11.3%, Mbede-Teke 6.9%, Myene 5%, Kota-Kele 4.9%, Okande-Tsogo 2.1%, Pygmy .3%, other 7.5%), Cameroonian 4.6%, Malian 2.4%, Beninese 2.1%, acquired Gabonese nationality 1.6%, Togolese 1.6%, Senegalese 1.1%, Congolese (Brazzaville) 1%, other 5.5% (includes Congolese (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinean, Nigerian) (2012)
Gabonese-born 80.1% (includes Fang 23.2%, Shira-Punu/Vili 18.9%, Nzabi-Duma 11.3%, Mbede-Teke 6.9%, Myene 5%, Kota-Kele 4.9%, Okande-Tsogo 2.1%, Pygmy .3%, other 7.5%), Cameroonian 4.6%, Malian 2.4%, Beninese 2.1%, acquired Gabonese nationality 1.6%, Togolese 1.6%, Senegalese 1.1%, Congolese (Brazzaville) 1%, other 5.5% (includes Congolese (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinean, Nigerian) (2012) (2012 est.)
Gabonese-born 80.1% (includes Fang 23.2%, Shira-Punu/Vili 18.9%, Nzabi-Duma 11.3%, Mbede-Teke 6.9%, Myene 5%, Kota-Kele 4.9%, Okande-Tsogo 2.1%, Pygmy .3%, 0.3%, other 7.5%), Cameroonian 4.6%, Malian 2.4%, Beninese 2.1%, acquired Gabonese nationality 1.6%, Togolese 1.6%, Senegalese 1.1%, Congolese (Brazzaville) 1%, other 5.5% (includes Congolese (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinean, Nigerian) (2012 est.)
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
Fang 23.5%, Shira-Punu'Vii 20.6%, Nzabi-Duma 11.2%, Mbede-Teke 5.6%, Myene 4.4%, Kota-Kele 4.3%, Okande-Tsogho 1.6%, other 12.6%, foreigner 16.2% (2021 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Gabon: Ethnic groups.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/gabon/ethnic-groups.