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

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The latest officially reported population of Angola was 39,040,039 in 2025 vs 27,614,411 people in Australia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,839,390 people compared to 28,010,980 in Australia.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 1.46 times bigger than Australia's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Australia is the 55th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.34% for Australia.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.35% per year vs +1.49% in Australia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.8M (104% growth), while Australia has grown from 20.5M to 28M (37% growth).

Angola vs Australia: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Australia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Australia
2100 151,745,560 44,268,623
2099 150,580,846 44,045,424
2098 149,371,332 43,816,219
2097 148,157,199 43,573,042
2096 146,917,291 43,335,272
2095 145,643,156 43,106,279
2094 144,344,232 42,884,039
2093 143,034,129 42,648,686
2092 141,703,568 42,410,825
2091 140,334,886 42,168,735
2090 138,936,092 41,927,939
2089 137,506,079 41,695,112
2088 136,062,795 41,454,360
2087 134,636,543 41,226,316
2086 133,167,448 41,005,658
2085 131,683,455 40,792,190
2084 130,187,166 40,580,657
2083 128,698,380 40,356,871
2082 127,189,065 40,140,558
2081 125,660,931 39,916,925
2080 124,081,831 39,703,296
2079 122,531,773 39,489,029
2078 120,943,083 39,273,623
2077 119,346,457 39,056,566
2076 117,760,251 38,845,418
2075 116,163,901 38,632,596
2074 114,532,128 38,418,045
2073 112,882,228 38,207,153
2072 111,237,086 37,999,068
2071 109,585,937 37,792,119
2070 107,926,358 37,578,242
2069 106,259,591 37,359,215
2068 104,595,822 37,138,635
2067 102,932,514 36,919,449
2066 101,264,338 36,701,629
2065 99,592,310 36,492,733
2064 97,913,552 36,290,454
2063 96,226,883 36,076,918
2062 94,553,276 35,866,124
2061 92,858,735 35,656,154
2060 91,176,863 35,450,525
2059 89,496,029 35,244,589
2058 87,815,720 35,027,089
2057 86,132,700 34,817,156
2056 84,471,522 34,607,988
2055 82,803,166 34,393,278
2054 81,142,960 34,179,940
2053 79,495,406 33,970,136
2052 77,850,968 33,760,935
2051 76,228,492 33,546,695
2050 74,607,823 33,330,712
2049 72,992,295 33,115,090
2048 71,394,788 32,887,237
2047 69,815,777 32,671,939
2046 68,240,689 32,443,408
2045 66,696,806 32,220,633
2044 65,156,717 32,001,023
2043 63,622,191 31,780,612
2042 62,105,363 31,556,888
2041 60,603,786 31,336,104
2040 59,109,042 31,119,045
2039 57,632,744 30,906,074
2038 56,169,001 30,686,214
2037 54,733,769 30,471,145
2036 53,306,523 30,247,954
2035 51,903,187 30,023,790
2034 50,516,462 29,801,152
2033 49,150,241 29,576,548
2032 47,812,275 29,349,199
2031 46,491,571 29,115,445
2030 45,194,288 28,877,548
2029 43,916,013 28,638,212
2028 42,656,153 28,388,452
2027 41,425,838 28,135,058
2026 40,219,996 27,879,933
2025 39,040,039 27,614,411
2024 37,885,849 27,194,286
2023 36,749,906 26,659,922
2022 35,635,029 26,018,721
2021 34,532,429 25,685,412
2020 33,451,132 25,649,248
2019 32,375,632 25,334,826
2018 31,297,155 24,963,258
2017 30,234,839 24,592,588
2016 29,183,070 24,190,907
2015 28,157,798 23,815,995
2014 27,160,769 23,475,686
2013 26,165,620 23,128,129
2012 25,177,394 22,733,465
2011 24,218,352 22,340,024
2010 23,294,825 22,031,750
2009 22,414,773 21,691,653
2008 21,578,655 21,249,199
2007 20,778,561 20,827,622
2006 20,015,279 20,450,966
2005 19,291,161 20,176,844
2004 18,600,423 19,932,722
2003 17,943,712 19,720,737
2002 17,327,699 19,495,210
2001 16,747,208 19,274,701
2000 16,194,869 19,028,802
1999 15,667,235 18,812,264
1998 15,159,370 18,607,584
1997 14,660,413 18,423,037
1996 14,170,973 18,224,767
1995 13,699,778 18,004,882
1994 13,249,764 17,805,468
1993 12,827,135 17,634,808
1992 12,423,712 17,478,635
1991 12,023,529 17,284,036
1990 11,626,360 17,065,128
1989 11,238,562 16,814,416
1988 10,861,291 16,532,164
1987 10,497,858 16,263,874
1986 10,139,450 16,018,350
1985 9,779,120 15,788,312
1984 9,425,917 15,579,391
1983 9,082,983 15,393,472
1982 8,751,648 15,184,247
1981 8,435,607 14,923,260
1980 8,133,872 14,692,000
1979 7,847,207 14,514,000
1978 7,576,734 14,358,000
1977 7,317,829 14,192,000
1976 7,074,664 14,033,000
1975 6,842,947 13,893,000
1974 6,613,367 13,723,000
1973 6,388,528 13,380,000
1972 6,174,262 13,177,000
1971 5,991,102 12,937,000
1970 5,852,788 12,507,000
1969 5,763,685 12,263,000
1968 5,702,699 12,009,000
1967 5,641,807 11,799,000
1966 5,581,386 11,651,000
1965 5,521,981 11,388,000
1964 5,464,187 11,167,000
1963 5,408,320 10,950,000
1962 5,354,310 10,742,000
1961 5,301,583 10,483,000
1960 5,231,654 10,276,477

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Australia gained 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,656,320 people (a 39.9% growth), while Australia's population increased by 3,820,073 people (a 15.8% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Australia was ranked 54th in 2006 and ranked 55th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 82.7% to 74,607,823 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Australia will increase by 19% to 33,330,712 people and rank change from 55th to 59th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 44.3M people in 2100 for Australia.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Australia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Australia
2100 0.77% 0.51%
2099 0.81% 0.52%
2098 0.82% 0.56%
2097 0.84% 0.55%
2096 0.87% 0.53%
2095 0.9% 0.52%
2094 0.92% 0.55%
2093 0.94% 0.56%
2092 0.98% 0.57%
2091 1.01% 0.57%
2090 1.04% 0.56%
2089 1.06% 0.58%
2088 1.06% 0.55%
2087 1.1% 0.54%
2086 1.13% 0.52%
2085 1.15% 0.52%
2084 1.16% 0.55%
2083 1.19% 0.54%
2082 1.22% 0.56%
2081 1.27% 0.54%
2080 1.27% 0.54%
2079 1.31% 0.55%
2078 1.34% 0.56%
2077 1.35% 0.54%
2076 1.37% 0.55%
2075 1.42% 0.56%
2074 1.46% 0.55%
2073 1.48% 0.55%
2072 1.51% 0.55%
2071 1.54% 0.57%
2070 1.57% 0.59%
2069 1.59% 0.59%
2068 1.62% 0.59%
2067 1.65% 0.59%
2066 1.68% 0.57%
2065 1.71% 0.56%
2064 1.75% 0.59%
2063 1.77% 0.59%
2062 1.82% 0.59%
2061 1.84% 0.58%
2060 1.88% 0.58%
2059 1.91% 0.62%
2058 1.95% 0.6%
2057 1.97% 0.6%
2056 2.01% 0.62%
2055 2.05% 0.62%
2054 2.07% 0.62%
2053 2.11% 0.62%
2052 2.13% 0.64%
2051 2.17% 0.65%
2050 2.21% 0.65%
2049 2.24% 0.69%
2048 2.26% 0.66%
2047 2.31% 0.7%
2046 2.31% 0.69%
2045 2.36% 0.69%
2044 2.41% 0.69%
2043 2.44% 0.71%
2042 2.48% 0.7%
2041 2.53% 0.7%
2040 2.56% 0.69%
2039 2.61% 0.72%
2038 2.62% 0.71%
2037 2.68% 0.74%
2036 2.7% 0.75%
2035 2.75% 0.75%
2034 2.78% 0.76%
2033 2.8% 0.77%
2032 2.84% 0.8%
2031 2.87% 0.82%
2030 2.91% 0.84%
2029 2.95% 0.88%
2028 2.97% 0.9%
2027 3% 0.92%
2026 3.02% 0.96%
2025 3.05% 1.54%
2024 3.09% 2%
2023 3.13% 2.46%
2022 3.19% 1.3%
2021 3.23% 0.14%
2020 3.32% 1.24%
2019 3.45% 1.49%
2018 3.51% 1.51%
2017 3.6% 1.66%
2016 3.64% 1.57%
2015 3.67% 1.45%
2014 3.8% 1.5%
2013 3.93% 1.74%
2012 3.96% 1.76%
2011 3.96% 1.4%
2010 3.93% 1.57%
2009 3.87% 2.08%
2008 3.85% 2.02%
2007 3.81% 1.84%
2006 3.75% 1.36%
2005 3.71% 1.22%
2004 3.66% 1.07%
2003 3.56% 1.16%
2002 3.47% 1.14%
2001 3.41% 1.29%
2000 3.37% 1.15%
1999 3.35% 1.1%
1998 3.4% 1%
1997 3.45% 1.09%
1996 3.44% 1.22%
1995 3.4% 1.12%
1994 3.29% 0.97%
1993 3.25% 0.89%
1992 3.33% 1.13%
1991 3.42% 1.28%
1990 3.45% 1.49%
1989 3.47% 1.71%
1988 3.46% 1.65%
1987 3.53% 1.53%
1986 3.68% 1.46%
1985 3.75% 1.34%
1984 3.78% 1.21%
1983 3.79% 1.38%
1982 3.75% 1.75%
1981 3.71% 1.57%
1980 3.65% 1.23%
1979 3.57% 1.09%
1978 3.54% 1.17%
1977 3.44% 1.13%
1976 3.39% 1.01%
1975 3.47% 1.24%
1974 3.52% 2.56%
1973 3.47% 1.54%
1972 3.06% 1.86%
1971 2.36% 3.44%
1970 1.55% 1.99%
1969 1.07% 2.12%
1968 1.08% 1.78%
1967 1.08% 1.27%
1966 1.08% 2.31%
1965 1.06% 1.98%
1964 1.03% 1.98%
1963 1.01% 1.94%
1962 0.99% 2.47%
1961 1.34% 2.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Angola grew by 3.05%, while Australia's population grew by 1.54%.

Live population counters

Angola Australia
Current population
40839390
28010980
Population rank 39/197 55/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.34%
One net population change
27.4 seconds
1.25 minutes
One birth every
22.4 seconds
1.81 minutes
One death every
2.03 minutes
2.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,162 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +1,154,190 +420,125
Annual growth/decline rate +3.05% +1.54%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 68/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
3.84 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 +137,109
Net migration rank 113/196 11/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 8,111,404
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 9/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 30.4%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 18/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Australia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Australia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 137,109
2024 1,148,623 -2,629 103,773 138,510
2023 1,126,862 -995 104,641 140,232
2022 1,104,864 -995 111,881 140,972
2021 1,072,267 29,094 138,701 116,768
2020 1,053,677 7,556 133,376 44,447
2019 1,030,776 58,984 136,808 207,142
2018 1,005,547 61,632 157,269 226,412
2017 979,700 77,731 150,015 255,023
2016 954,491 91,614 152,403 254,648
2015 930,277 74,171 150,041 212,350
2014 905,106 84,535 154,940 200,177
2013 876,208 124,478 159,584 215,823
2012 845,130 130,643 161,408 235,776
2011 813,495 128,800 156,380 197,657
2010 782,310 122,418 158,628 166,752
2009 750,290 105,077 160,518 235,628
2008 716,519 100,370 155,119 275,773
2007 682,742 100,563 154,124 249,873
2006 647,814 95,431 132,931 191,985
2005 617,934 87,050 129,132 131,371
2004 585,950 90,553 115,610 110,072
2003 556,111 80,828 118,325 104,437
2002 512,813 82,292 116,971 108,852
2001 488,432 77,458 117,575 117,552
2000 465,975 72,793 119,882 111,186
1999 446,188 70,301 118,517 92,900
1998 428,722 70,527 120,949 81,310
1997 430,723 67,944 121,592 67,661
1996 418,526 61,681 125,751 82,965
1995 406,610 55,568 131,436 80,456
1994 376,280 61,569 131,761 51,941
1993 354,529 52,879 137,551 23,833
1992 346,125 53,310 139,829 40,767
1991 354,778 46,143 138,273 68,847
1990 328,596 64,821 143,347 100,093
1989 318,602 63,586 127,789 144,042
1988 307,331 65,028 127,298 153,330
1987 291,683 62,820 128,484 136,421
1986 297,320 64,974 123,342 113,061
1985 283,633 74,738 143,674 98,327
1984 269,506 78,529 123,077 79,617
1983 254,860 82,958 130,844 73,251
1982 248,932 75,921 126,030 111,722
1981 236,340 70,910 125,356 121,921
1980 224,031 72,192 117,536 89,189
1979 212,942 64,158 116,112 52,137
1978 202,655 61,200 116,299 45,832
1977 192,847 61,110 117,793 44,946
1976 184,430 47,927 115,070 32,792
1975 178,409 52,662 123,648 25,336
1974 174,858 53,232 128,996 56,167
1973 166,926 54,650 136,476 62,928
1972 159,339 47,611 155,488 54,895
1971 154,990 4,386 165,593 223,991
1970 153,706 -36,456 145,081 256,295
1969 151,349 -90,395 143,477 108,770
1968 148,744 -87,730 132,099 100,963
1967 145,936 -85,173 126,249 80,904
1966 142,844 -82,767 126,996 110,864
1965 139,850 -81,111 122,990 118,891
1964 136,824 -79,977 128,420 91,588
1963 133,580 -78,700 140,161 73,237
1962 130,405 -77,265 143,943 58,315
1961 127,085 -74,774 150,955 64,495
1960 128,489 -40,935 141,816 85,707

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 96.3% of the population change in Angola is from natural causes (a gain of 10,407,084 people) and 3.67% is from migration (a gain of 396,163 people). In Australia 43.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,338,908 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,736,504 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 8,111,404 people or 30.4% in Australia.

Biggest cities by population

Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
Ambriz 54.3K
N'zeto 47.8K
Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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