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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 1,402,578,808 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 34.6 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 17.4% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.3% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (6.98% growth).

Angola vs China: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola China
2100 151,782,078 633,320,628
2099 150,617,085 643,959,697
2098 149,407,279 654,691,595
2097 148,192,854 665,517,335
2096 146,952,648 676,438,150
2095 145,678,206 687,457,915
2094 144,378,969 698,589,897
2093 143,068,551 709,852,629
2092 141,737,670 721,251,520
2091 140,368,659 732,791,748
2090 138,969,528 744,501,355
2089 137,539,171 756,404,299
2088 136,095,539 768,478,316
2087 134,668,944 780,707,622
2086 133,199,496 793,081,006
2085 131,715,145 805,608,315
2084 130,218,497 818,268,277
2083 128,729,352 830,972,107
2082 127,219,674 843,721,746
2081 125,691,172 856,534,631
2080 124,111,692 869,351,919
2079 122,561,261 882,146,959
2078 120,972,189 894,889,246
2077 119,375,179 907,592,919
2076 117,788,591 920,280,380
2075 116,191,857 932,956,157
2074 114,559,691 945,631,173
2073 112,909,394 958,352,980
2072 111,263,856 971,115,895
2071 109,612,310 983,938,054
2070 107,952,332 996,853,418
2069 106,285,163 1,009,905,851
2068 104,620,994 1,023,081,790
2067 102,957,286 1,036,420,010
2066 101,288,708 1,049,887,382
2065 99,616,278 1,063,477,623
2064 97,937,116 1,077,206,695
2063 96,250,041 1,090,982,303
2062 94,576,031 1,104,833,556
2061 92,881,082 1,118,682,849
2060 91,198,805 1,132,504,136
2059 89,517,567 1,146,199,736
2058 87,836,853 1,159,714,746
2057 86,153,429 1,172,963,523
2056 84,491,851 1,185,938,083
2055 82,823,093 1,198,550,408
2054 81,162,488 1,210,749,681
2053 79,514,537 1,222,500,569
2052 77,869,703 1,233,808,926
2051 76,246,837 1,244,584,333
2050 74,625,778 1,254,824,040
2049 73,009,861 1,264,598,914
2048 71,411,970 1,273,885,471
2047 69,832,579 1,282,701,271
2046 68,257,111 1,291,133,690
2045 66,712,857 1,299,154,327
2044 65,172,398 1,306,805,350
2043 63,637,503 1,314,176,710
2042 62,120,309 1,321,319,298
2041 60,618,371 1,328,219,755
2040 59,123,267 1,334,857,481
2039 57,646,614 1,341,265,381
2038 56,182,519 1,347,407,165
2037 54,746,941 1,353,377,505
2036 53,319,352 1,359,133,287
2035 51,915,678 1,364,651,508
2034 50,528,619 1,369,940,557
2033 49,162,069 1,375,003,005
2032 47,823,782 1,379,784,204
2031 46,502,759 1,384,301,522
2030 45,205,164 1,388,520,533
2029 43,926,582 1,392,490,007
2028 42,666,419 1,396,163,778
2027 41,435,808 1,399,515,824
2026 40,229,675 1,402,578,808
2025 39,049,434 1,405,826,385
2024 37,885,849 1,408,975,000
2023 36,749,906 1,410,710,000
2022 35,635,029 1,412,175,000
2021 34,532,429 1,412,360,000
2020 33,451,132 1,411,100,000
2019 32,375,632 1,407,745,000
2018 31,297,155 1,402,760,000
2017 30,234,839 1,396,215,000
2016 29,183,070 1,387,790,000
2015 28,157,798 1,379,860,000
2014 27,160,769 1,371,860,000
2013 26,165,620 1,363,240,000
2012 25,177,394 1,354,190,000
2011 24,218,352 1,345,035,000
2010 23,294,825 1,337,705,000
2009 22,414,773 1,331,260,000
2008 21,578,655 1,324,655,000
2007 20,778,561 1,317,885,000
2006 20,015,279 1,311,020,000
2005 19,291,161 1,303,720,000
2004 18,600,423 1,296,075,000
2003 17,943,712 1,288,400,000
2002 17,327,699 1,280,400,000
2001 16,747,208 1,271,850,000
2000 16,194,869 1,262,645,000
1999 15,667,235 1,252,735,000
1998 15,159,370 1,241,935,000
1997 14,660,413 1,230,075,000
1996 14,170,973 1,217,550,000
1995 13,699,778 1,204,855,000
1994 13,249,764 1,191,835,000
1993 12,827,135 1,178,440,000
1992 12,423,712 1,164,970,000
1991 12,023,529 1,150,780,000
1990 11,626,360 1,135,185,000
1989 11,238,562 1,118,650,000
1988 10,861,291 1,101,630,000
1987 10,497,858 1,084,035,000
1986 10,139,450 1,066,790,000
1985 9,779,120 1,051,040,000
1984 9,425,917 1,036,825,000
1983 9,082,983 1,023,310,000
1982 8,751,648 1,008,630,000
1981 8,435,607 993,885,000
1980 8,133,872 981,235,000
1979 7,847,207 969,005,000
1978 7,576,734 956,165,000
1977 7,317,829 943,455,000
1976 7,074,664 930,685,000
1975 6,842,947 916,395,000
1974 6,613,367 900,350,000
1973 6,388,528 881,940,000
1972 6,174,262 862,030,000
1971 5,991,102 841,105,000
1970 5,852,788 818,315,000
1969 5,763,685 796,025,000
1968 5,702,699 774,510,000
1967 5,641,807 754,550,000
1966 5,581,386 735,400,000
1965 5,521,981 715,185,000
1964 5,464,187 698,355,000
1963 5,408,320 682,335,000
1962 5,354,310 665,770,000
1961 5,301,583 660,330,000
1960 5,231,654 667,070,000

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/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while China's population increased by 14,788,808 people (a 1.07% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd 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 China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,254,824,040 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 633M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola China
2100 0.77% -1.65%
2099 0.81% -1.64%
2098 0.82% -1.63%
2097 0.84% -1.61%
2096 0.87% -1.6%
2095 0.9% -1.59%
2094 0.92% -1.59%
2093 0.94% -1.58%
2092 0.98% -1.57%
2091 1.01% -1.57%
2090 1.04% -1.57%
2089 1.06% -1.57%
2088 1.06% -1.57%
2087 1.1% -1.56%
2086 1.13% -1.56%
2085 1.15% -1.55%
2084 1.16% -1.53%
2083 1.19% -1.51%
2082 1.22% -1.5%
2081 1.27% -1.47%
2080 1.27% -1.45%
2079 1.31% -1.42%
2078 1.34% -1.4%
2077 1.35% -1.38%
2076 1.37% -1.36%
2075 1.42% -1.34%
2074 1.46% -1.33%
2073 1.48% -1.31%
2072 1.51% -1.3%
2071 1.54% -1.3%
2070 1.57% -1.29%
2069 1.59% -1.29%
2068 1.62% -1.29%
2067 1.65% -1.28%
2066 1.68% -1.28%
2065 1.71% -1.27%
2064 1.75% -1.26%
2063 1.77% -1.25%
2062 1.82% -1.24%
2061 1.84% -1.22%
2060 1.88% -1.19%
2059 1.91% -1.17%
2058 1.95% -1.13%
2057 1.97% -1.09%
2056 2.01% -1.05%
2055 2.05% -1.01%
2054 2.07% -0.96%
2053 2.11% -0.92%
2052 2.13% -0.87%
2051 2.17% -0.82%
2050 2.21% -0.77%
2049 2.24% -0.73%
2048 2.26% -0.69%
2047 2.31% -0.65%
2046 2.31% -0.62%
2045 2.36% -0.59%
2044 2.41% -0.56%
2043 2.44% -0.54%
2042 2.48% -0.52%
2041 2.53% -0.5%
2040 2.56% -0.48%
2039 2.61% -0.46%
2038 2.62% -0.44%
2037 2.68% -0.42%
2036 2.7% -0.4%
2035 2.75% -0.39%
2034 2.78% -0.37%
2033 2.8% -0.35%
2032 2.84% -0.33%
2031 2.87% -0.3%
2030 2.91% -0.29%
2029 2.95% -0.26%
2028 2.97% -0.24%
2027 3% -0.22%
2026 3.02% -0.23%
2025 3.07% -0.22%
2024 3.09% -0.12%
2023 3.13% -0.1%
2022 3.19% -0.01%
2021 3.23% 0.09%
2020 3.32% 0.24%
2019 3.45% 0.36%
2018 3.51% 0.47%
2017 3.6% 0.61%
2016 3.64% 0.57%
2015 3.67% 0.58%
2014 3.8% 0.63%
2013 3.93% 0.67%
2012 3.96% 0.68%
2011 3.96% 0.55%
2010 3.93% 0.48%
2009 3.87% 0.5%
2008 3.85% 0.51%
2007 3.81% 0.52%
2006 3.75% 0.56%
2005 3.71% 0.59%
2004 3.66% 0.6%
2003 3.56% 0.62%
2002 3.47% 0.67%
2001 3.41% 0.73%
2000 3.37% 0.79%
1999 3.35% 0.87%
1998 3.4% 0.96%
1997 3.45% 1.03%
1996 3.44% 1.05%
1995 3.4% 1.09%
1994 3.29% 1.14%
1993 3.25% 1.16%
1992 3.33% 1.23%
1991 3.42% 1.37%
1990 3.45% 1.48%
1989 3.47% 1.54%
1988 3.46% 1.62%
1987 3.53% 1.62%
1986 3.68% 1.5%
1985 3.75% 1.37%
1984 3.78% 1.32%
1983 3.79% 1.46%
1982 3.75% 1.48%
1981 3.71% 1.29%
1980 3.65% 1.26%
1979 3.57% 1.34%
1978 3.54% 1.35%
1977 3.44% 1.37%
1976 3.39% 1.56%
1975 3.47% 1.78%
1974 3.52% 2.09%
1973 3.47% 2.31%
1972 3.06% 2.49%
1971 2.36% 2.78%
1970 1.55% 2.8%
1969 1.07% 2.78%
1968 1.08% 2.65%
1967 1.08% 2.6%
1966 1.08% 2.83%
1965 1.06% 2.41%
1964 1.03% 2.35%
1963 1.01% 2.49%
1962 0.99% 0.82%
1961 1.34% -1.01%

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/china | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while China's population declined by 0.12%.

Live population counters

Angola China
Current population
40555924
1402578808
Population rank 39/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 16.9%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
18.2 seconds
One birth every
22.8 seconds
3.5 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
2.84 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -4,753
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -1,735,000
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -0.12%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 173/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -268,126
Net migration rank 113/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -268,126
2024 - -2,629 - -318,992
2023 1,126,862 -995 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 1,104,864 -995 -847,305 -293,846
2021 1,072,267 29,094 480,203 -379,749
2020 1,053,677 7,556 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 1,030,776 58,984 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 1,005,547 61,632 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 979,700 77,731 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 954,491 91,614 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 930,277 74,171 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 905,106 84,535 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 876,208 124,478 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 845,130 130,643 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 813,495 128,800 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 782,310 122,418 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 750,290 105,077 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 716,519 100,370 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 682,742 100,563 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 647,814 95,431 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 617,934 87,050 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 585,950 90,553 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 556,111 80,828 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 512,813 82,292 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 488,432 77,458 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 465,975 72,793 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 446,188 70,301 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 428,722 70,527 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 430,723 67,944 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 418,526 61,681 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 406,610 55,568 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 376,280 61,569 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 354,529 52,879 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 346,125 53,310 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 354,778 46,143 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 328,596 64,821 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 318,602 63,586 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 307,331 65,028 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 291,683 62,820 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 297,320 64,974 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 283,633 74,738 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 269,506 78,529 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 254,860 82,958 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 248,932 75,921 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 236,340 70,910 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 224,031 72,192 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 212,942 64,158 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 202,655 61,200 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 192,847 61,110 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 184,430 47,927 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 178,409 52,662 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 174,858 53,232 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 166,926 54,650 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 159,339 47,611 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 154,990 4,386 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 153,706 -36,456 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 151,349 -90,395 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 148,744 -87,730 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 145,936 -85,173 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 142,844 -82,767 19,282,187 4,165
1965 139,850 -81,111 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 136,824 -79,977 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 133,580 -78,700 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 130,405 -77,265 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 127,085 -74,774 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 128,489 -40,935 -3,048,510 -16,927

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/china | 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 China 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 42,414,528 people) and 7.53% is from migration (a loss of 3,452,923 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

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
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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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)
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