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Population in Angola compared to Argentina: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 45,696,159 people in Argentina in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 46,048,053 in Argentina.

Population statistics:

  • Argentina's population is 1.14 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Argentina is the 35th.
  • The countries together account for 1.04% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.56% for Argentina.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.64% in Argentina.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Argentina has grown from 39.6M to 46M (16.2% growth).

Angola vs Argentina: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Argentina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Argentina
2100 151,782,078 38,471,783
2099 150,617,085 38,772,947
2098 149,407,279 39,074,625
2097 148,192,854 39,376,738
2096 146,952,648 39,679,110
2095 145,678,206 39,981,245
2094 144,378,969 40,282,313
2093 143,068,551 40,582,830
2092 141,737,670 40,881,884
2091 140,368,659 41,178,738
2090 138,969,528 41,473,104
2089 137,539,171 41,763,899
2088 136,095,539 42,050,838
2087 134,668,944 42,333,938
2086 133,199,496 42,613,089
2085 131,715,145 42,887,833
2084 130,218,497 43,156,997
2083 128,729,352 43,420,795
2082 127,219,674 43,678,479
2081 125,691,172 43,929,498
2080 124,111,692 44,174,077
2079 122,561,261 44,412,059
2078 120,972,189 44,643,698
2077 119,375,179 44,867,972
2076 117,788,591 45,086,578
2075 116,191,857 45,298,701
2074 114,559,691 45,505,420
2073 112,909,394 45,705,435
2072 111,263,856 45,899,342
2071 109,612,310 46,088,206
2070 107,952,332 46,271,163
2069 106,285,163 46,448,901
2068 104,620,994 46,620,798
2067 102,957,286 46,786,379
2066 101,288,708 46,946,544
2065 99,616,278 47,101,596
2064 97,937,116 47,250,827
2063 96,250,041 47,393,888
2062 94,576,031 47,530,427
2061 92,881,082 47,659,802
2060 91,198,805 47,781,281
2059 89,517,567 47,893,477
2058 87,836,853 47,996,726
2057 86,153,429 48,089,306
2056 84,491,851 48,170,520
2055 82,823,093 48,239,306
2054 81,162,488 48,295,502
2053 79,514,537 48,339,726
2052 77,869,703 48,370,895
2051 76,246,837 48,389,268
2050 74,625,778 48,394,628
2049 73,009,861 48,387,928
2048 71,411,970 48,370,090
2047 69,832,579 48,340,778
2046 68,257,111 48,300,342
2045 66,712,857 48,248,946
2044 65,172,398 48,187,525
2043 63,637,503 48,116,784
2042 62,120,309 48,037,158
2041 60,618,371 47,948,478
2040 59,123,267 47,851,132
2039 57,646,614 47,746,488
2038 56,182,519 47,634,690
2037 54,746,941 47,517,545
2036 53,319,352 47,395,986
2035 51,915,678 47,270,379
2034 50,528,619 47,140,631
2033 49,162,069 47,007,890
2032 47,823,782 46,872,893
2031 46,502,759 46,735,140
2030 45,205,164 46,594,989
2029 43,926,582 46,452,139
2028 42,666,419 46,306,859
2027 41,435,808 46,158,426
2026 40,229,675 46,007,129
2025 39,049,434 45,853,190
2024 37,885,849 45,696,159
2023 36,749,906 45,538,401
2022 35,635,029 45,407,904
2021 34,532,429 45,312,281
2020 33,451,132 45,191,965
2019 32,375,632 44,973,465
2018 31,297,155 44,654,882
2017 30,234,839 44,288,894
2016 29,183,070 43,900,313
2015 28,157,798 43,477,012
2014 27,160,769 43,024,071
2013 26,165,620 42,582,455
2012 25,177,394 42,161,721
2011 24,218,352 41,730,660
2010 23,294,825 41,288,694
2009 22,414,773 40,854,831
2008 21,578,655 40,424,148
2007 20,778,561 40,016,763
2006 20,015,279 39,622,115
2005 19,291,161 39,216,789
2004 18,600,423 38,815,916
2003 17,943,712 38,424,282
2002 17,327,699 38,029,349
2001 16,747,208 37,624,825
2000 16,194,869 37,213,984
1999 15,667,235 36,794,682
1998 15,159,370 36,372,860
1997 14,660,413 35,947,791
1996 14,170,973 35,513,793
1995 13,699,778 35,070,020
1994 13,249,764 34,613,491
1993 12,827,135 34,152,717
1992 12,423,712 33,693,527
1991 12,023,529 33,230,294
1990 11,626,360 32,755,901
1989 11,238,562 32,270,948
1988 10,861,291 31,780,532
1987 10,497,858 31,291,762
1986 10,139,450 30,811,980
1985 9,779,120 30,336,441
1984 9,425,917 29,863,093
1983 9,082,983 29,391,332
1982 8,751,648 28,924,262
1981 8,435,607 28,463,959
1980 8,133,872 28,011,596
1979 7,847,207 27,568,895
1978 7,576,734 27,132,158
1977 7,317,829 26,701,805
1976 7,074,664 26,282,283
1975 6,842,947 25,874,107
1974 6,613,367 25,461,351
1973 6,388,528 25,046,005
1972 6,174,262 24,644,328
1971 5,991,102 24,257,208
1970 5,852,788 23,878,327
1969 5,763,685 23,508,711
1968 5,702,699 23,150,583
1967 5,641,807 22,799,059
1966 5,581,386 22,453,893
1965 5,521,981 22,112,629
1964 5,464,187 21,769,453
1963 5,408,320 21,421,705
1962 5,354,310 21,072,538
1961 5,301,583 20,726,276
1960 5,231,654 20,386,045

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/argentina | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Argentina gained 4,278,198 people (a 10.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Argentina's population increased by 2,147,740 people (a 4.89% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Argentina was ranked 31st in 2006 and ranked 35th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 84% to 74,625,778 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Argentina will increase by 5.1% to 48,394,628 people and rank change from 35th to 44th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 48.4M people in 2050 for Argentina.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Argentina
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Argentina
2100 0.77% -0.78%
2099 0.81% -0.77%
2098 0.82% -0.77%
2097 0.84% -0.76%
2096 0.87% -0.76%
2095 0.9% -0.75%
2094 0.92% -0.74%
2093 0.94% -0.73%
2092 0.98% -0.72%
2091 1.01% -0.71%
2090 1.04% -0.7%
2089 1.06% -0.68%
2088 1.06% -0.67%
2087 1.1% -0.66%
2086 1.13% -0.64%
2085 1.15% -0.62%
2084 1.16% -0.61%
2083 1.19% -0.59%
2082 1.22% -0.57%
2081 1.27% -0.55%
2080 1.27% -0.54%
2079 1.31% -0.52%
2078 1.34% -0.5%
2077 1.35% -0.48%
2076 1.37% -0.47%
2075 1.42% -0.45%
2074 1.46% -0.44%
2073 1.48% -0.42%
2072 1.51% -0.41%
2071 1.54% -0.4%
2070 1.57% -0.38%
2069 1.59% -0.37%
2068 1.62% -0.35%
2067 1.65% -0.34%
2066 1.68% -0.33%
2065 1.71% -0.32%
2064 1.75% -0.3%
2063 1.77% -0.29%
2062 1.82% -0.27%
2061 1.84% -0.25%
2060 1.88% -0.23%
2059 1.91% -0.22%
2058 1.95% -0.19%
2057 1.97% -0.17%
2056 2.01% -0.14%
2055 2.05% -0.12%
2054 2.07% -0.09%
2053 2.11% -0.06%
2052 2.13% -0.04%
2051 2.17% -0.01%
2050 2.21% 0.01%
2049 2.24% 0.04%
2048 2.26% 0.06%
2047 2.31% 0.08%
2046 2.31% 0.11%
2045 2.36% 0.13%
2044 2.41% 0.15%
2043 2.44% 0.17%
2042 2.48% 0.18%
2041 2.53% 0.2%
2040 2.56% 0.22%
2039 2.61% 0.23%
2038 2.62% 0.25%
2037 2.68% 0.26%
2036 2.7% 0.27%
2035 2.75% 0.28%
2034 2.78% 0.28%
2033 2.8% 0.29%
2032 2.84% 0.29%
2031 2.87% 0.3%
2030 2.91% 0.31%
2029 2.95% 0.31%
2028 2.97% 0.32%
2027 3% 0.33%
2026 3.02% 0.34%
2025 3.07% 0.34%
2024 3.09% 0.35%
2023 3.13% 0.29%
2022 3.19% 0.21%
2021 3.23% 0.27%
2020 3.32% 0.49%
2019 3.45% 0.71%
2018 3.51% 0.83%
2017 3.6% 0.89%
2016 3.64% 0.97%
2015 3.67% 1.05%
2014 3.8% 1.04%
2013 3.93% 1%
2012 3.96% 1.03%
2011 3.96% 1.07%
2010 3.93% 1.06%
2009 3.87% 1.07%
2008 3.85% 1.02%
2007 3.81% 1%
2006 3.75% 1.03%
2005 3.71% 1.03%
2004 3.66% 1.02%
2003 3.56% 1.04%
2002 3.47% 1.08%
2001 3.41% 1.1%
2000 3.37% 1.14%
1999 3.35% 1.16%
1998 3.4% 1.18%
1997 3.45% 1.22%
1996 3.44% 1.27%
1995 3.4% 1.32%
1994 3.29% 1.35%
1993 3.25% 1.36%
1992 3.33% 1.39%
1991 3.42% 1.45%
1990 3.45% 1.5%
1989 3.47% 1.54%
1988 3.46% 1.56%
1987 3.53% 1.56%
1986 3.68% 1.57%
1985 3.75% 1.59%
1984 3.78% 1.61%
1983 3.79% 1.61%
1982 3.75% 1.62%
1981 3.71% 1.61%
1980 3.65% 1.61%
1979 3.57% 1.61%
1978 3.54% 1.61%
1977 3.44% 1.6%
1976 3.39% 1.58%
1975 3.47% 1.62%
1974 3.52% 1.66%
1973 3.47% 1.63%
1972 3.06% 1.6%
1971 2.36% 1.59%
1970 1.55% 1.57%
1969 1.07% 1.55%
1968 1.08% 1.54%
1967 1.08% 1.54%
1966 1.08% 1.54%
1965 1.06% 1.58%
1964 1.03% 1.62%
1963 1.01% 1.66%
1962 0.99% 1.67%
1961 1.34% 1.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/angola/argentina | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Argentina's population grew by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Angola Argentina
Current population
40555924
46048053
Population rank 39/197 35/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.56%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
3.33 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
1.04 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
1.51 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +432
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +157,758
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 144/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
3.07 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 +2,859
Net migration rank 113/196 54/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 1,958,039
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 38/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.3%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 102/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Argentina
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Argentina
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 2,859
2024 - -2,629 - 3,454
2023 1,126,862 -995 154,648 4,133
2022 1,104,864 -995 96,673 5,589
2021 1,072,267 29,094 88,677 314
2020 1,053,677 7,556 151,347 292
2019 1,030,776 58,984 280,005 5,397
2018 1,005,547 61,632 346,031 5,742
2017 979,700 77,731 375,260 4,931
2016 954,491 91,614 391,767 5,215
2015 930,277 74,171 444,161 5,464
2014 905,106 84,535 450,462 5,794
2013 876,208 124,478 421,694 5,275
2012 845,130 130,643 411,540 2,978
2011 813,495 128,800 448,730 -1,117
2010 782,310 122,418 441,335 -5,003
2009 750,290 105,077 439,271 -7,882
2008 716,519 100,370 442,442 -12,517
2007 682,742 100,563 402,889 -18,099
2006 647,814 95,431 424,591 -20,109
2005 617,934 87,050 428,247 -22,068
2004 585,950 90,553 417,970 -22,381
2003 556,111 80,828 410,141 -22,450
2002 512,813 82,292 424,825 -22,674
2001 488,432 77,458 430,579 -23,687
2000 465,975 72,793 437,562 -22,775
1999 446,188 70,301 444,038 -20,220
1998 428,722 70,527 440,184 -20,326
1997 430,723 67,944 450,930 -20,651
1996 418,526 61,681 458,199 -20,486
1995 406,610 55,568 469,658 -19,815
1994 376,280 61,569 481,958 -18,723
1993 354,529 52,879 474,791 -16,455
1992 346,125 53,310 473,226 -13,201
1991 354,778 46,143 474,960 -8,537
1990 328,596 64,821 466,640 15,719
1989 318,602 63,586 460,991 26,555
1988 307,331 65,028 455,701 37,594
1987 291,683 62,820 443,404 40,859
1986 297,320 64,974 436,760 38,586
1985 283,633 74,738 428,866 46,889
1984 269,506 78,529 423,279 47,659
1983 254,860 82,958 426,145 46,438
1982 248,932 75,921 431,926 29,616
1981 236,340 70,910 442,501 16,569
1980 224,031 72,192 443,732 1,932
1979 212,942 64,158 449,952 -10,213
1978 202,655 61,200 448,413 -14,665
1977 192,847 61,110 441,647 -14,675
1976 184,430 47,927 422,330 -10,235
1975 178,409 52,662 409,561 -5,293
1974 174,858 53,232 388,107 33,134
1973 166,926 54,650 370,856 38,589
1972 159,339 47,611 357,835 36,050
1971 154,990 4,386 344,889 35,442
1970 153,706 -36,456 339,096 38,355
1969 151,349 -90,395 319,108 42,688
1968 148,744 -87,730 312,440 42,014
1967 145,936 -85,173 308,904 39,711
1966 142,844 -82,767 303,981 37,752
1965 139,850 -81,111 304,734 36,083
1964 136,824 -79,977 311,020 34,530
1963 133,580 -78,700 317,041 32,866
1962 130,405 -77,265 316,952 31,449
1961 127,085 -74,774 317,816 26,322
1960 128,489 -40,935 315,943 20,387

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/argentina | CC BY

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). In Argentina 98.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,779,031 people) and 1.52% is from migration (a gain of 42,871 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 1,958,039 people or 4.3% in Argentina.

Biggest cities by population

Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
N'zeto 47.8K
Ambriz 22.7K
Argentina
City Population
Buenos Aires 3.12M
Cordoba 1.51M
Rosario 1.04M
San Miguel de Tucuman 602K
Salta 595K
Mar del Plata 593K
San Juan 471K
Lanus 459K
Corrientes 430K
Santa Fe 409K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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