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Population in Angola compared to the Bahamas: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 401,283 people in the Bahamas in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 405,203 in the Bahamas.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 100.1 times bigger than the Bahamas'.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while the Bahamas is the 172nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.005% for the Bahamas.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.52% in the Bahamas.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while the Bahamas has grown from 348K to 405K (16.3% growth).

Angola vs Bahamas: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Bahamas
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Bahamas
2100 151,782,078 386,326
2099 150,617,085 387,280
2098 149,407,279 388,246
2097 148,192,854 389,184
2096 146,952,648 390,145
2095 145,678,206 391,217
2094 144,378,969 392,243
2093 143,068,551 393,271
2092 141,737,670 394,316
2091 140,368,659 395,411
2090 138,969,528 396,511
2089 137,539,171 397,631
2088 136,095,539 398,807
2087 134,668,944 399,953
2086 133,199,496 401,123
2085 131,715,145 402,207
2084 130,218,497 403,345
2083 128,729,352 404,417
2082 127,219,674 405,461
2081 125,691,172 406,402
2080 124,111,692 407,387
2079 122,561,261 408,320
2078 120,972,189 409,243
2077 119,375,179 410,163
2076 117,788,591 411,083
2075 116,191,857 411,981
2074 114,559,691 412,795
2073 112,909,394 413,761
2072 111,263,856 414,686
2071 109,612,310 415,512
2070 107,952,332 416,240
2069 106,285,163 416,978
2068 104,620,994 417,767
2067 102,957,286 418,485
2066 101,288,708 419,174
2065 99,616,278 419,854
2064 97,937,116 420,484
2063 96,250,041 421,089
2062 94,576,031 421,659
2061 92,881,082 422,161
2060 91,198,805 422,684
2059 89,517,567 423,216
2058 87,836,853 423,597
2057 86,153,429 423,908
2056 84,491,851 424,274
2055 82,823,093 424,546
2054 81,162,488 424,840
2053 79,514,537 424,993
2052 77,869,703 425,140
2051 76,246,837 425,224
2050 74,625,778 425,248
2049 73,009,861 425,174
2048 71,411,970 425,003
2047 69,832,579 424,831
2046 68,257,111 424,454
2045 66,712,857 424,008
2044 65,172,398 423,570
2043 63,637,503 423,028
2042 62,120,309 422,383
2041 60,618,371 421,690
2040 59,123,267 420,926
2039 57,646,614 420,159
2038 56,182,519 419,259
2037 54,746,941 418,331
2036 53,319,352 417,446
2035 51,915,678 416,413
2034 50,528,619 415,354
2033 49,162,069 414,224
2032 47,823,782 413,109
2031 46,502,759 411,852
2030 45,205,164 410,560
2029 43,926,582 409,207
2028 42,666,419 407,778
2027 41,435,808 406,320
2026 40,229,675 404,790
2025 39,049,434 403,121
2024 37,885,849 401,283
2023 36,749,906 399,440
2022 35,635,029 397,538
2021 34,532,429 396,373
2020 33,451,132 395,863
2019 32,375,632 394,675
2018 31,297,155 392,717
2017 30,234,839 390,485
2016 29,183,070 388,055
2015 28,157,798 385,346
2014 27,160,769 382,298
2013 26,165,620 378,953
2012 25,177,394 375,469
2011 24,218,352 371,729
2010 23,294,825 367,478
2009 22,414,773 362,810
2008 21,578,655 358,120
2007 20,778,561 353,334
2006 20,015,279 348,375
2005 19,291,161 343,894
2004 18,600,423 339,782
2003 17,943,712 335,618
2002 17,327,699 331,614
2001 16,747,208 327,836
2000 16,194,869 323,835
1999 15,667,235 319,614
1998 15,159,370 315,368
1997 14,660,413 310,904
1996 14,170,973 306,268
1995 13,699,778 301,461
1994 13,249,764 296,509
1993 12,827,135 291,339
1992 12,423,712 285,927
1991 12,023,529 280,731
1990 11,626,360 275,945
1989 11,238,562 271,178
1988 10,861,291 266,448
1987 10,497,858 261,935
1986 10,139,450 257,536
1985 9,779,120 253,154
1984 9,425,917 248,863
1983 9,082,983 244,698
1982 8,751,648 240,614
1981 8,435,607 236,614
1980 8,133,872 232,526
1979 7,847,207 228,230
1978 7,576,734 223,761
1977 7,317,829 219,157
1976 7,074,664 214,501
1975 6,842,947 209,886
1974 6,613,367 205,342
1973 6,388,528 200,791
1972 6,174,262 196,055
1971 5,991,102 190,857
1970 5,852,788 184,982
1969 5,763,685 177,981
1968 5,702,699 170,089
1967 5,641,807 162,267
1966 5,581,386 154,874
1965 5,521,981 147,952
1964 5,464,187 141,528
1963 5,408,320 135,087
1962 5,354,310 128,493
1961 5,301,583 122,197
1960 5,231,654 116,317

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/bahamas | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while the Bahamas gained 39,680 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while the Bahamas' population increased by 17,148 people (a 4.42% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. The Bahamas was ranked 170th in 2006 and ranked 172nd 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 the Bahamas will increase by 4.95% to 425,248 people and rank change from 172nd to 174th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 425K people in 2050 for the Bahamas.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Bahamas
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Bahamas
2100 0.77% -0.25%
2099 0.81% -0.25%
2098 0.82% -0.24%
2097 0.84% -0.25%
2096 0.87% -0.27%
2095 0.9% -0.26%
2094 0.92% -0.26%
2093 0.94% -0.26%
2092 0.98% -0.28%
2091 1.01% -0.28%
2090 1.04% -0.28%
2089 1.06% -0.29%
2088 1.06% -0.29%
2087 1.1% -0.29%
2086 1.13% -0.27%
2085 1.15% -0.28%
2084 1.16% -0.26%
2083 1.19% -0.26%
2082 1.22% -0.23%
2081 1.27% -0.24%
2080 1.27% -0.23%
2079 1.31% -0.23%
2078 1.34% -0.22%
2077 1.35% -0.22%
2076 1.37% -0.22%
2075 1.42% -0.2%
2074 1.46% -0.23%
2073 1.48% -0.22%
2072 1.51% -0.2%
2071 1.54% -0.17%
2070 1.57% -0.18%
2069 1.59% -0.19%
2068 1.62% -0.17%
2067 1.65% -0.16%
2066 1.68% -0.16%
2065 1.71% -0.15%
2064 1.75% -0.14%
2063 1.77% -0.14%
2062 1.82% -0.12%
2061 1.84% -0.12%
2060 1.88% -0.13%
2059 1.91% -0.09%
2058 1.95% -0.07%
2057 1.97% -0.09%
2056 2.01% -0.06%
2055 2.05% -0.07%
2054 2.07% -0.04%
2053 2.11% -0.03%
2052 2.13% -0.02%
2051 2.17% -0.006%
2050 2.21% 0.02%
2049 2.24% 0.04%
2048 2.26% 0.04%
2047 2.31% 0.09%
2046 2.31% 0.11%
2045 2.36% 0.1%
2044 2.41% 0.13%
2043 2.44% 0.15%
2042 2.48% 0.16%
2041 2.53% 0.18%
2040 2.56% 0.18%
2039 2.61% 0.21%
2038 2.62% 0.22%
2037 2.68% 0.21%
2036 2.7% 0.25%
2035 2.75% 0.26%
2034 2.78% 0.27%
2033 2.8% 0.27%
2032 2.84% 0.31%
2031 2.87% 0.31%
2030 2.91% 0.33%
2029 2.95% 0.35%
2028 2.97% 0.36%
2027 3% 0.38%
2026 3.02% 0.41%
2025 3.07% 0.46%
2024 3.09% 0.46%
2023 3.13% 0.48%
2022 3.19% 0.29%
2021 3.23% 0.13%
2020 3.32% 0.3%
2019 3.45% 0.5%
2018 3.51% 0.57%
2017 3.6% 0.63%
2016 3.64% 0.7%
2015 3.67% 0.8%
2014 3.8% 0.88%
2013 3.93% 0.93%
2012 3.96% 1.01%
2011 3.96% 1.16%
2010 3.93% 1.29%
2009 3.87% 1.31%
2008 3.85% 1.35%
2007 3.81% 1.42%
2006 3.75% 1.3%
2005 3.71% 1.21%
2004 3.66% 1.24%
2003 3.56% 1.21%
2002 3.47% 1.15%
2001 3.41% 1.24%
2000 3.37% 1.32%
1999 3.35% 1.35%
1998 3.4% 1.44%
1997 3.45% 1.51%
1996 3.44% 1.59%
1995 3.4% 1.67%
1994 3.29% 1.77%
1993 3.25% 1.89%
1992 3.33% 1.85%
1991 3.42% 1.73%
1990 3.45% 1.76%
1989 3.47% 1.78%
1988 3.46% 1.72%
1987 3.53% 1.71%
1986 3.68% 1.73%
1985 3.75% 1.72%
1984 3.78% 1.7%
1983 3.79% 1.7%
1982 3.75% 1.69%
1981 3.71% 1.76%
1980 3.65% 1.88%
1979 3.57% 2%
1978 3.54% 2.1%
1977 3.44% 2.17%
1976 3.39% 2.2%
1975 3.47% 2.21%
1974 3.52% 2.27%
1973 3.47% 2.42%
1972 3.06% 2.72%
1971 2.36% 3.18%
1970 1.55% 3.93%
1969 1.07% 4.64%
1968 1.08% 4.82%
1967 1.08% 4.77%
1966 1.08% 4.68%
1965 1.06% 4.54%
1964 1.03% 4.77%
1963 1.01% 5.13%
1962 0.99% 5.15%
1961 1.34% 5.06%

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/bahamas | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while the Bahamas' population grew by 0.46%.

Live population counters

Angola Bahamas
Current population
40555924
405203
Population rank 39/197 172/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.005%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
4.75 hours
One birth every
22.8 seconds
2.02 hours
One death every
2.07 minutes
2.52 hours
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +5
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +1,843
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +0.46%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 139/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
9.39 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 +935
Net migration rank 113/196 64/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 67,285
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 144/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 16.8%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 38/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Bahamas
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Bahamas
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 935
2024 - -2,629 - 1,018
2023 1,126,862 -995 854 1,001
2022 1,104,864 -995 947 1,001
2021 1,072,267 29,094 -93 481
2020 1,053,677 7,556 631 0
2019 1,030,776 58,984 740 1,002
2018 1,005,547 61,632 1,173 1,002
2017 979,700 77,731 1,289 1,002
2016 954,491 91,614 1,569 1,002
2015 930,277 74,171 1,840 1,002
2014 905,106 84,535 2,259 1,002
2013 876,208 124,478 2,432 1,002
2012 845,130 130,643 2,485 1,047
2011 813,495 128,800 2,558 1,381
2010 782,310 122,418 2,662 1,898
2009 750,290 105,077 3,163 1,613
2008 716,519 100,370 3,134 1,474
2007 682,742 100,563 3,243 1,727
2006 647,814 95,431 3,205 1,735
2005 617,934 87,050 3,220 804
2004 585,950 90,553 3,165 1,030
2003 556,111 80,828 3,181 949
2002 512,813 82,292 3,249 636
2001 488,432 77,458 3,377 290
2000 465,975 72,793 3,487 845
1999 446,188 70,301 3,688 418
1998 428,722 70,527 3,949 437
1997 430,723 67,944 4,107 445
1996 418,526 61,681 4,265 454
1995 406,610 55,568 4,434 460
1994 376,280 61,569 4,558 454
1993 354,529 52,879 4,877 445
1992 346,125 53,310 5,064 433
1991 354,778 46,143 4,498 412
1990 328,596 64,821 4,432 241
1989 318,602 63,586 4,323 523
1988 307,331 65,028 4,198 413
1987 291,683 62,820 4,090 326
1986 297,320 64,974 3,998 389
1985 283,633 74,738 3,918 469
1984 269,506 78,529 3,892 302
1983 254,860 82,958 3,888 243
1982 248,932 75,921 3,863 160
1981 236,340 70,910 3,851 125
1980 224,031 72,192 3,845 367
1979 212,942 64,158 3,899 484
1978 202,655 61,200 3,987 563
1977 192,847 61,110 4,069 586
1976 184,430 47,927 4,167 490
1975 178,409 52,662 4,249 323
1974 174,858 53,232 4,352 164
1973 166,926 54,650 4,467 125
1972 159,339 47,611 4,583 296
1971 154,990 4,386 4,690 825
1970 153,706 -36,456 4,726 1,517
1969 151,349 -90,395 4,688 3,068
1968 148,744 -87,730 4,622 3,405
1967 145,936 -85,173 4,502 3,123
1966 142,844 -82,767 4,339 2,816
1965 139,850 -81,111 4,193 2,488
1964 136,824 -79,977 4,037 2,129
1963 133,580 -78,700 3,901 2,814
1962 130,405 -77,265 3,748 2,729
1961 127,085 -74,774 3,577 2,547
1960 128,489 -40,935 3,351 2,290

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/bahamas | 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 the Bahamas 56.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 11,209 people) and 43.1% is from migration (a gain of 8,495 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 67,285 people or 16.8% in the Bahamas.

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
Bahamas
City Population
Nassau 228K
Freeport 45.9K

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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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