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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 6,332,961 people in the Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 6,681,829 in the Congo.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 6.07 times bigger than the Congo's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while the Congo is the 109th.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.08% for the Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.44% in the Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.68M (74.1% growth).

Angola vs Congo: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Congo
2100 151,782,078 20,197,393
2099 150,617,085 20,056,338
2098 149,407,279 19,909,990
2097 148,192,854 19,763,169
2096 146,952,648 19,613,556
2095 145,678,206 19,462,505
2094 144,378,969 19,309,823
2093 143,068,551 19,154,254
2092 141,737,670 18,993,517
2091 140,368,659 18,831,137
2090 138,969,528 18,666,035
2089 137,539,171 18,500,705
2088 136,095,539 18,328,408
2087 134,668,944 18,156,542
2086 133,199,496 17,982,556
2085 131,715,145 17,810,599
2084 130,218,497 17,634,115
2083 128,729,352 17,455,922
2082 127,219,674 17,273,447
2081 125,691,172 17,095,916
2080 124,111,692 16,913,187
2079 122,561,261 16,731,545
2078 120,972,189 16,545,390
2077 119,375,179 16,360,458
2076 117,788,591 16,175,508
2075 116,191,857 15,984,378
2074 114,559,691 15,794,071
2073 112,909,394 15,599,735
2072 111,263,856 15,404,494
2071 109,612,310 15,207,921
2070 107,952,332 15,011,471
2069 106,285,163 14,810,543
2068 104,620,994 14,612,051
2067 102,957,286 14,415,033
2066 101,288,708 14,213,222
2065 99,616,278 14,012,829
2064 97,937,116 13,813,071
2063 96,250,041 13,611,733
2062 94,576,031 13,407,155
2061 92,881,082 13,206,406
2060 91,198,805 13,006,970
2059 89,517,567 12,808,144
2058 87,836,853 12,611,185
2057 86,153,429 12,415,316
2056 84,491,851 12,219,298
2055 82,823,093 12,024,601
2054 81,162,488 11,826,644
2053 79,514,537 11,629,783
2052 77,869,703 11,433,645
2051 76,246,837 11,236,927
2050 74,625,778 11,041,020
2049 73,009,861 10,846,652
2048 71,411,970 10,651,879
2047 69,832,579 10,455,019
2046 68,257,111 10,260,138
2045 66,712,857 10,065,444
2044 65,172,398 9,872,742
2043 63,637,503 9,677,498
2042 62,120,309 9,483,953
2041 60,618,371 9,288,673
2040 59,123,267 9,097,986
2039 57,646,614 8,908,556
2038 56,182,519 8,720,599
2037 54,746,941 8,534,256
2036 53,319,352 8,350,011
2035 51,915,678 8,167,940
2034 50,528,619 7,986,915
2033 49,162,069 7,806,956
2032 47,823,782 7,629,621
2031 46,502,759 7,454,630
2030 45,205,164 7,285,238
2029 43,926,582 7,119,031
2028 42,666,419 6,956,345
2027 41,435,808 6,795,830
2026 40,229,675 6,639,560
2025 39,049,434 6,485,440
2024 37,885,849 6,332,961
2023 36,749,906 6,182,885
2022 35,635,029 6,035,104
2021 34,532,429 5,892,183
2020 33,451,132 5,752,791
2019 32,375,632 5,616,661
2018 31,297,155 5,483,118
2017 30,234,839 5,351,011
2016 29,183,070 5,222,536
2015 28,157,798 5,097,581
2014 27,160,769 4,975,880
2013 26,165,620 4,857,099
2012 25,177,394 4,740,450
2011 24,218,352 4,609,724
2010 23,294,825 4,462,290
2009 22,414,773 4,281,219
2008 21,578,655 4,113,517
2007 20,778,561 3,980,430
2006 20,015,279 3,837,409
2005 19,291,161 3,696,393
2004 18,600,423 3,565,554
2003 17,943,712 3,445,753
2002 17,327,699 3,350,771
2001 16,747,208 3,272,537
2000 16,194,869 3,151,345
1999 15,667,235 3,032,874
1998 15,159,370 2,952,061
1997 14,660,413 2,887,862
1996 14,170,973 2,826,785
1995 13,699,778 2,749,461
1994 13,249,764 2,673,144
1993 12,827,135 2,595,124
1992 12,423,712 2,519,465
1991 12,023,529 2,449,229
1990 11,626,360 2,380,560
1989 11,238,562 2,313,558
1988 10,861,291 2,247,653
1987 10,497,858 2,183,473
1986 10,139,450 2,120,602
1985 9,779,120 2,059,311
1984 9,425,917 1,999,528
1983 9,082,983 1,950,321
1982 8,751,648 1,910,430
1981 8,435,607 1,869,759
1980 8,133,872 1,828,985
1979 7,847,207 1,788,524
1978 7,576,734 1,748,089
1977 7,317,829 1,707,568
1976 7,074,664 1,667,225
1975 6,842,947 1,627,032
1974 6,613,367 1,582,301
1973 6,388,528 1,533,680
1972 6,174,262 1,486,468
1971 5,991,102 1,441,039
1970 5,852,788 1,397,638
1969 5,763,685 1,356,182
1968 5,702,699 1,316,519
1967 5,641,807 1,278,691
1966 5,581,386 1,242,534
1965 5,521,981 1,207,880
1964 5,464,187 1,174,816
1963 5,408,320 1,143,263
1962 5,354,310 1,113,175
1961 5,301,583 1,084,389
1960 5,231,654 1,056,732

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/congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while the Congo gained 1,385,127 people (a 36.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,459,293 people (a 27.9% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. The Congo was ranked 125th in 2006 and ranked 109th 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 Congo will increase by 65.2% to 11,041,020 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for the Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Congo
2100 0.77% 0.7%
2099 0.81% 0.74%
2098 0.82% 0.74%
2097 0.84% 0.76%
2096 0.87% 0.78%
2095 0.9% 0.79%
2094 0.92% 0.81%
2093 0.94% 0.85%
2092 0.98% 0.86%
2091 1.01% 0.88%
2090 1.04% 0.89%
2089 1.06% 0.94%
2088 1.06% 0.95%
2087 1.1% 0.97%
2086 1.13% 0.97%
2085 1.15% 1%
2084 1.16% 1.02%
2083 1.19% 1.06%
2082 1.22% 1.04%
2081 1.27% 1.08%
2080 1.27% 1.09%
2079 1.31% 1.13%
2078 1.34% 1.13%
2077 1.35% 1.14%
2076 1.37% 1.2%
2075 1.42% 1.2%
2074 1.46% 1.25%
2073 1.48% 1.27%
2072 1.51% 1.29%
2071 1.54% 1.31%
2070 1.57% 1.36%
2069 1.59% 1.36%
2068 1.62% 1.37%
2067 1.65% 1.42%
2066 1.68% 1.43%
2065 1.71% 1.45%
2064 1.75% 1.48%
2063 1.77% 1.53%
2062 1.82% 1.52%
2061 1.84% 1.53%
2060 1.88% 1.55%
2059 1.91% 1.56%
2058 1.95% 1.58%
2057 1.97% 1.6%
2056 2.01% 1.62%
2055 2.05% 1.67%
2054 2.07% 1.69%
2053 2.11% 1.72%
2052 2.13% 1.75%
2051 2.17% 1.77%
2050 2.21% 1.79%
2049 2.24% 1.83%
2048 2.26% 1.88%
2047 2.31% 1.9%
2046 2.31% 1.93%
2045 2.36% 1.95%
2044 2.41% 2.02%
2043 2.44% 2.04%
2042 2.48% 2.1%
2041 2.53% 2.1%
2040 2.56% 2.13%
2039 2.61% 2.16%
2038 2.62% 2.18%
2037 2.68% 2.21%
2036 2.7% 2.23%
2035 2.75% 2.27%
2034 2.78% 2.31%
2033 2.8% 2.32%
2032 2.84% 2.35%
2031 2.87% 2.33%
2030 2.91% 2.33%
2029 2.95% 2.34%
2028 2.97% 2.36%
2027 3% 2.35%
2026 3.02% 2.38%
2025 3.07% 2.41%
2024 3.09% 2.43%
2023 3.13% 2.45%
2022 3.19% 2.43%
2021 3.23% 2.42%
2020 3.32% 2.42%
2019 3.45% 2.44%
2018 3.51% 2.47%
2017 3.6% 2.46%
2016 3.64% 2.45%
2015 3.67% 2.45%
2014 3.8% 2.45%
2013 3.93% 2.46%
2012 3.96% 2.84%
2011 3.96% 3.3%
2010 3.93% 4.23%
2009 3.87% 4.08%
2008 3.85% 3.34%
2007 3.81% 3.73%
2006 3.75% 3.81%
2005 3.71% 3.67%
2004 3.66% 3.48%
2003 3.56% 2.83%
2002 3.47% 2.39%
2001 3.41% 3.85%
2000 3.37% 3.91%
1999 3.35% 2.74%
1998 3.4% 2.22%
1997 3.45% 2.16%
1996 3.44% 2.81%
1995 3.4% 2.85%
1994 3.29% 3.01%
1993 3.25% 3%
1992 3.33% 2.87%
1991 3.42% 2.88%
1990 3.45% 2.9%
1989 3.47% 2.93%
1988 3.46% 2.94%
1987 3.53% 2.96%
1986 3.68% 2.98%
1985 3.75% 2.99%
1984 3.78% 2.52%
1983 3.79% 2.09%
1982 3.75% 2.18%
1981 3.71% 2.23%
1980 3.65% 2.26%
1979 3.57% 2.31%
1978 3.54% 2.37%
1977 3.44% 2.42%
1976 3.39% 2.47%
1975 3.47% 2.83%
1974 3.52% 3.17%
1973 3.47% 3.18%
1972 3.06% 3.15%
1971 2.36% 3.11%
1970 1.55% 3.06%
1969 1.07% 3.01%
1968 1.08% 2.96%
1967 1.08% 2.91%
1966 1.08% 2.87%
1965 1.06% 2.81%
1964 1.03% 2.76%
1963 1.01% 2.7%
1962 0.99% 2.65%
1961 1.34% 2.62%

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/congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while the Congo's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Angola Congo
Current population
40555924
6681829
Population rank 39/197 109/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.08%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
3.5 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
2.78 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +411
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +150,076
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 31/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
2.93 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 -2,999
Net migration rank 113/196 108/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 385,589
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 91/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 86/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -2,999
2024 - -2,629 - -2,491
2023 1,126,862 -995 150,486 -995
2022 1,104,864 -995 147,076 -995
2021 1,072,267 29,094 144,241 -4,476
2020 1,053,677 7,556 143,492 -4,472
2019 1,030,776 58,984 139,513 -6,268
2018 1,005,547 61,632 142,704 -8,856
2017 979,700 77,731 141,973 -11,601
2016 954,491 91,614 141,358 -14,783
2015 930,277 74,171 141,539 -18,207
2014 905,106 84,535 141,674 -21,598
2013 876,208 124,478 142,080 -24,605
2012 845,130 130,643 142,464 -26,643
2011 813,495 128,800 140,371 5,262
2010 782,310 122,418 136,908 12,318
2009 750,290 105,077 126,904 86,014
2008 716,519 100,370 120,711 1,774
2007 682,742 100,563 112,459 31,239
2006 647,814 95,431 106,876 35,475
2005 617,934 87,050 101,344 38,337
2004 585,950 90,553 96,577 25,412
2003 556,111 80,828 91,326 26,280
2002 512,813 82,292 88,497 -16,140
2001 488,432 77,458 84,876 -764
2000 465,975 72,793 78,491 79,780
1999 446,188 70,301 76,204 2,470
1998 428,722 70,527 72,450 10,500
1997 430,723 67,944 66,149 -20,704
1996 418,526 61,681 75,628 1,085
1995 406,610 55,568 74,189 3,747
1994 376,280 61,569 72,857 1,850
1993 354,529 52,879 71,119 10,218
1992 346,125 53,310 69,973 0
1991 354,778 46,143 68,534 1,966
1990 328,596 64,821 67,241 -395
1989 318,602 63,586 65,944 1,214
1988 307,331 65,028 64,629 22
1987 291,683 62,820 63,183 525
1986 297,320 64,974 61,669 367
1985 283,633 74,738 60,359 182
1984 269,506 78,529 59,028 0
1983 254,860 82,958 58,120 -18,720
1982 248,932 75,921 57,036 -16,664
1981 236,340 70,910 56,603 -15,630
1980 224,031 72,192 55,550 -14,972
1979 212,942 64,158 54,723 -14,378
1978 202,655 61,200 53,885 -13,356
1977 192,847 61,110 53,179 -12,673
1976 184,430 47,927 52,148 -11,971
1975 178,409 52,662 51,155 -10,944
1974 174,858 53,232 49,563 -312
1973 166,926 54,650 48,017 -22
1972 159,339 47,611 46,427 0
1971 154,990 4,386 44,431 0
1970 153,706 -36,456 42,374 0
1969 151,349 -90,395 40,532 0
1968 148,744 -87,730 38,786 0
1967 145,936 -85,173 36,866 0
1966 142,844 -82,767 35,452 0
1965 139,850 -81,111 33,865 0
1964 136,824 -79,977 32,270 0
1963 133,580 -78,700 30,832 0
1962 130,405 -77,265 29,342 0
1961 127,085 -74,774 28,220 0
1960 128,489 -40,935 27,094 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/congo | 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 Congo 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,434,056 people) and 6.04% is from migration (a loss of 92,251 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 385,589 people or 6.1% in the Congo.

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
Congo
City Population
Brazzaville 2.15M
Pointe-Noire 1.42M
Kayes 71.6K
Madingou 36.2K
Gamboma 26.1K
Kinkala 12.1K

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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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