The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 39,983,997 people compared to 1,405,773,318 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 35.2 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 17.5% of the world: 0.48% for Angola vs 17% 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 2005, the population of Angola has increased from 19.3M people to 40M (107.3% growth), while China has grown from 1.3B to 1.41B (7.83% growth).
- Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 150M people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Angola vs China: live population counter
Angola
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China
|
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
39983997
|
1405773318
|
| Population rank | 39/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.48% | 17% |
| One net population change |
27.8 seconds
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
22.8 seconds
|
3.5 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.07 minutes
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.33 hours
|
1.65 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -2,629 | -318,992 |
| 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 | 13/197 | 173/197 |
Angola and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Angola
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Angola
|
China
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Angola
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China
|
|
| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 660,330,000 | 1.34% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 665,770,000 | 0.99% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 682,335,000 | 1.01% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 698,355,000 | 1.03% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 715,185,000 | 1.06% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 735,400,000 | 1.08% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 754,550,000 | 1.08% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 774,510,000 | 1.08% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 796,025,000 | 1.07% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 818,315,000 | 1.55% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 841,105,000 | 2.36% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 862,030,000 | 3.06% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 881,940,000 | 3.47% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 900,350,000 | 3.52% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 916,395,000 | 3.47% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 930,685,000 | 3.39% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 943,455,000 | 3.44% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 956,165,000 | 3.54% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 969,005,000 | 3.57% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 981,235,000 | 3.65% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 993,885,000 | 3.71% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 1,008,630,000 | 3.75% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 1,023,310,000 | 3.79% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 1,036,825,000 | 3.78% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 1,051,040,000 | 3.75% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 1,066,790,000 | 3.68% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 1,084,035,000 | 3.53% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 1,101,630,000 | 3.46% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 1,118,650,000 | 3.47% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 1,135,185,000 | 3.45% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 1,150,780,000 | 3.42% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 1,164,970,000 | 3.33% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 1,178,440,000 | 3.25% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 1,191,835,000 | 3.29% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 1,204,855,000 | 3.4% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 1,217,550,000 | 3.44% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 1,230,075,000 | 3.45% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 1,241,935,000 | 3.4% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 1,252,735,000 | 3.35% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 1,262,645,000 | 3.37% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 1,271,850,000 | 3.41% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 1,280,400,000 | 3.47% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 1,288,400,000 | 3.56% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 1,296,075,000 | 3.66% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 1,303,720,000 | 3.71% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 1,311,020,000 | 3.75% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 1,317,885,000 | 3.81% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 1,324,655,000 | 3.85% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 1,331,260,000 | 3.87% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 1,337,705,000 | 3.93% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 1,345,035,000 | 3.96% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 1,354,190,000 | 3.96% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 1,363,240,000 | 3.93% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 1,371,860,000 | 3.8% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 1,379,860,000 | 3.67% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 1,387,790,000 | 3.64% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 1,396,215,000 | 3.6% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 1,402,760,000 | 3.51% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 1,407,745,000 | 3.45% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 1,411,100,000 | 3.32% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 1,412,360,000 | 3.23% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 1,412,175,000 | 3.19% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 1,410,710,000 | 3.13% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 1,408,975,000 | 3.09% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 39,040,029 | 1,405,773,318 | 3.05% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 40,215,174 | 1,402,614,510 | 3.01% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 41,415,119 | 1,399,403,406 | 2.98% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 42,641,677 | 1,395,886,569 | 2.96% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 43,891,847 | 1,392,060,666 | 2.93% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 45,160,453 | 1,387,961,846 | 2.89% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 46,449,962 | 1,383,588,794 | 2.86% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 47,759,505 | 1,378,934,346 | 2.82% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 49,091,470 | 1,374,007,012 | 2.79% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 50,447,449 | 1,368,825,481 | 2.76% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 51,821,711 | 1,363,415,793 | 2.72% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 53,215,935 | 1,357,772,486 | 2.69% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 54,625,858 | 1,351,902,859 | 2.65% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 56,053,776 | 1,345,840,038 | 2.61% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 57,501,906 | 1,339,558,174 | 2.58% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 58,965,319 | 1,333,028,062 | 2.54% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 60,441,178 | 1,326,251,398 | 2.5% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 61,927,899 | 1,319,222,019 | 2.46% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 63,430,872 | 1,311,956,934 | 2.43% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 64,945,294 | 1,304,437,340 | 2.39% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 66,464,320 | 1,296,592,737 | 2.34% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 68,000,587 | 1,288,357,014 | 2.31% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 69,554,157 | 1,279,723,262 | 2.28% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 71,118,776 | 1,270,661,954 | 2.25% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 72,701,379 | 1,261,120,581 | 2.23% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 74,295,387 | 1,251,102,086 | 2.19% | -0.79% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Angola increased by 8,866,637 people (a 46% growth), while China gained 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Angola gained 11,826,199 (a 42% growth), while China's population increased by 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth).
Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2005 and is 39th in 2025. China was ranked 1st in 2005 and ranked 2nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 85.8% to 74,295,387 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of China will decrease by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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Population differences between Angola and China
|
Angola
|
China
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 65 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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