Angola Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Angola is 40,555,924 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 37,885,849 in 2024.

For the last 20 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of 5.13% per year.
Since 2006, population has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth in 20 years).
Angola accounts for 0.49% of the world's population.
Angola is ranked 39/197 by population and was ranked 56th in 2006.
Angola is projected to reach 152M people in 2100.

Angola population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	151,782,078	0.77%
2099	150,617,085	0.81%
2098	149,407,279	0.82%
2097	148,192,854	0.84%
2096	146,952,648	0.87%
2095	145,678,206	0.9%
2094	144,378,969	0.92%
2093	143,068,551	0.94%
2092	141,737,670	0.98%
2091	140,368,659	1.01%
2090	138,969,528	1.04%
2089	137,539,171	1.06%
2088	136,095,539	1.06%
2087	134,668,944	1.1%
2086	133,199,496	1.13%
2085	131,715,145	1.15%
2084	130,218,497	1.16%
2083	128,729,352	1.19%
2082	127,219,674	1.22%
2081	125,691,172	1.27%
2080	124,111,692	1.27%
2079	122,561,261	1.31%
2078	120,972,189	1.34%
2077	119,375,179	1.35%
2076	117,788,591	1.37%
2075	116,191,857	1.42%
2074	114,559,691	1.46%
2073	112,909,394	1.48%
2072	111,263,856	1.51%
2071	109,612,310	1.54%
2070	107,952,332	1.57%
2069	106,285,163	1.59%
2068	104,620,994	1.62%
2067	102,957,286	1.65%
2066	101,288,708	1.68%
2065	99,616,278	1.71%
2064	97,937,116	1.75%
2063	96,250,041	1.77%
2062	94,576,031	1.82%
2061	92,881,082	1.84%
2060	91,198,805	1.88%
2059	89,517,567	1.91%
2058	87,836,853	1.95%
2057	86,153,429	1.97%
2056	84,491,851	2.01%
2055	82,823,093	2.05%
2054	81,162,488	2.07%
2053	79,514,537	2.11%
2052	77,869,703	2.13%
2051	76,246,837	2.17%
2050	74,625,778	2.21%
2049	73,009,861	2.24%
2048	71,411,970	2.26%
2047	69,832,579	2.31%
2046	68,257,111	2.31%
2045	66,712,857	2.36%
2044	65,172,398	2.41%
2043	63,637,503	2.44%
2042	62,120,309	2.48%
2041	60,618,371	2.53%
2040	59,123,267	2.56%
2039	57,646,614	2.61%
2038	56,182,519	2.62%
2037	54,746,941	2.68%
2036	53,319,352	2.7%
2035	51,915,678	2.75%
2034	50,528,619	2.78%
2033	49,162,069	2.8%
2032	47,823,782	2.84%
2031	46,502,759	2.87%
2030	45,205,164	2.91%
2029	43,926,582	2.95%
2028	42,666,419	2.97%
2027	41,435,808	3%
2026	40,229,675	3.02%
2025	39,049,434	3.07%
2024	37,885,849	3.09%
2023	36,749,906	3.13%
2022	35,635,029	3.19%
2021	34,532,429	3.23%
2020	33,451,132	3.32%
2019	32,375,632	3.45%
2018	31,297,155	3.51%
2017	30,234,839	3.6%
2016	29,183,070	3.64%
2015	28,157,798	3.67%
2014	27,160,769	3.8%
2013	26,165,620	3.93%
2012	25,177,394	3.96%
2011	24,218,352	3.96%
2010	23,294,825	3.93%
2009	22,414,773	3.87%
2008	21,578,655	3.85%
2007	20,778,561	3.81%
2006	20,015,279	3.75%
2005	19,291,161	3.71%
2004	18,600,423	3.66%
2003	17,943,712	3.56%
2002	17,327,699	3.47%
2001	16,747,208	3.41%
2000	16,194,869	3.37%
1999	15,667,235	3.35%
1998	15,159,370	3.4%
1997	14,660,413	3.45%
1996	14,170,973	3.44%
1995	13,699,778	3.4%
1994	13,249,764	3.29%
1993	12,827,135	3.25%
1992	12,423,712	3.33%
1991	12,023,529	3.42%
1990	11,626,360	3.45%
1989	11,238,562	3.47%
1988	10,861,291	3.46%
1987	10,497,858	3.53%
1986	10,139,450	3.68%
1985	9,779,120	3.75%
1984	9,425,917	3.78%
1983	9,082,983	3.79%
1982	8,751,648	3.75%
1981	8,435,607	3.71%
1980	8,133,872	3.65%
1979	7,847,207	3.57%
1978	7,576,734	3.54%
1977	7,317,829	3.44%
1976	7,074,664	3.39%
1975	6,842,947	3.47%
1974	6,613,367	3.52%
1973	6,388,528	3.47%
1972	6,174,262	3.06%
1971	5,991,102	2.36%
1970	5,852,788	1.55%
1969	5,763,685	1.07%
1968	5,702,699	1.08%
1967	5,641,807	1.08%
1966	5,581,386	1.08%
1965	5,521,981	1.06%
1964	5,464,187	1.03%
1963	5,408,320	1.01%
1962	5,354,310	0.99%
1961	5,301,583	1.34%
1960	5,231,654	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Angola has a population of 40.6M as of 2026, compared to 29.2M in 2016, 20M in 2006, and 14.2M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.9% per year. Angola is ranked 5th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Angola will have 68,257,111 people (68.3% growth) with a rank change from 39th to 29th.

By the year 2100, Angola's population is projected to grow by 274.3% from its current level to 152M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-3,524
2024	-	-	-2,629
2023	1,125,867	1,126,862	-995
2022	1,103,869	1,104,864	-995
2021	1,101,361	1,072,267	29,094
2020	1,061,233	1,053,677	7,556
2019	1,089,760	1,030,776	58,984
2018	1,067,179	1,005,547	61,632
2017	1,057,431	979,700	77,731
2016	1,046,105	954,491	91,614
2015	1,004,448	930,277	74,171
2014	989,641	905,106	84,535
2013	1,000,686	876,208	124,478
2012	975,773	845,130	130,643
2011	942,295	813,495	128,800
2010	904,728	782,310	122,418
2009	855,367	750,290	105,077
2008	816,889	716,519	100,370
2007	783,305	682,742	100,563
2006	743,245	647,814	95,431
2005	704,984	617,934	87,050
2004	676,503	585,950	90,553
2003	636,939	556,111	80,828
2002	595,105	512,813	82,292
2001	565,890	488,432	77,458
2000	538,768	465,975	72,793
1999	516,489	446,188	70,301
1998	499,249	428,722	70,527
1997	498,667	430,723	67,944
1996	480,207	418,526	61,681
1995	462,178	406,610	55,568
1994	437,849	376,280	61,569
1993	407,408	354,529	52,879
1992	399,435	346,125	53,310
1991	400,921	354,778	46,143
1990	393,417	328,596	64,821
1989	382,188	318,602	63,586
1988	372,359	307,331	65,028
1987	354,503	291,683	62,820
1986	362,294	297,320	64,974
1985	358,371	283,633	74,738
1984	348,035	269,506	78,529
1983	337,818	254,860	82,958
1982	324,853	248,932	75,921
1981	307,250	236,340	70,910
1980	296,223	224,031	72,192
1979	277,100	212,942	64,158
1978	263,855	202,655	61,200
1977	253,957	192,847	61,110
1976	232,357	184,430	47,927
1975	231,071	178,409	52,662
1974	228,090	174,858	53,232
1973	221,576	166,926	54,650
1972	206,950	159,339	47,611
1971	159,376	154,990	4,386
1970	117,250	153,706	-36,456
1969	60,954	151,349	-90,395
1968	61,014	148,744	-87,730
1967	60,763	145,936	-85,173
1966	60,077	142,844	-82,767
1965	58,739	139,850	-81,111
1964	56,847	136,824	-79,977
1963	54,880	133,580	-78,700
1962	53,140	130,405	-77,265
1961	52,311	127,085	-74,774
1960	87,554	128,489	-40,935

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 95.5% of the population change in Angola is from natural causes (a gain of 10,163,567 people) and 4.54% is from migration (a gain of 483,327 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 336,367 and 1.4% in 2010.

Angola population clock

	Angola	Rank
Current population	40555924	39/197
Percent of world population	0.49%	39/197
One net population change	27.8 seconds	16/197
One birth every	22.8 seconds	21/196
One death every	2.07 minutes	37/196
Daily growth/decline	+3,112	16/197
Annual growth/decline	+1,135,943	16/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+3.09%	12/197
One migration net change every	2.49 hours	113/196
Annual migration change	-3,524	113/196
Foreign-born residents	676,507	72/195
Foreign-born share of population	1.8%	134/195

Largest cities by population

Angola
City	Population
Luanda	2.49M
Huambo	844K
Cabinda	739K
Benguela	562K
Lobito	436K
Luena	357K

Angola population statistics

	Angola	World
Life expectancy	65.2 years	73.8 years
Average age	22.5 years	33.8 years
Median age	17.7 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.5:50.5	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	5.12 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	83.6 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Angola.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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