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 40,228,288 people compared to 6,639,487 in the Congo.
Population statistics:
- Angola's population is 6.06 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 40.2M (101% growth), while the Congo has grown from 3.84M to 6.64M (73% growth).
- Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 150M people compared to the peak of 20M people in 2100 for the Congo.
Angola vs Congo: live population counter
Angola
|
Congo
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
40228288
|
6639487
|
| 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
|
| One migration net change every |
3.33 hours
|
3.52 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -2,629 | -2,491 |
| 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 |
Angola and the Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart
Angola
Population
Growth rate
Congo
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Angola
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Congo
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Angola
|
Congo
|
|
| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 1,056,732 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 1,084,389 | 1.34% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 1,113,175 | 0.99% | 2.65% |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 1,143,263 | 1.01% | 2.7% |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 1,174,816 | 1.03% | 2.76% |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 1,207,880 | 1.06% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 1,242,534 | 1.08% | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 1,278,691 | 1.08% | 2.91% |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 1,316,519 | 1.08% | 2.96% |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 1,356,182 | 1.07% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 1,397,638 | 1.55% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 1,441,039 | 2.36% | 3.11% |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 1,486,468 | 3.06% | 3.15% |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 1,533,680 | 3.47% | 3.18% |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 1,582,301 | 3.52% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 1,627,032 | 3.47% | 2.83% |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 1,667,225 | 3.39% | 2.47% |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 1,707,568 | 3.44% | 2.42% |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 1,748,089 | 3.54% | 2.37% |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 1,788,524 | 3.57% | 2.31% |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 1,828,985 | 3.65% | 2.26% |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 1,869,759 | 3.71% | 2.23% |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 1,910,430 | 3.75% | 2.18% |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 1,950,321 | 3.79% | 2.09% |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 1,999,528 | 3.78% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 2,059,311 | 3.75% | 2.99% |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 2,120,602 | 3.68% | 2.98% |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 2,183,473 | 3.53% | 2.96% |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 2,247,653 | 3.46% | 2.94% |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 2,313,558 | 3.47% | 2.93% |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 2,380,560 | 3.45% | 2.9% |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 2,449,229 | 3.42% | 2.88% |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 2,519,465 | 3.33% | 2.87% |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 2,595,124 | 3.25% | 3% |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 2,673,144 | 3.29% | 3.01% |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 2,749,461 | 3.4% | 2.85% |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 2,826,785 | 3.44% | 2.81% |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 2,887,862 | 3.45% | 2.16% |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 2,952,061 | 3.4% | 2.22% |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 3,032,874 | 3.35% | 2.74% |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 3,151,345 | 3.37% | 3.91% |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 3,272,537 | 3.41% | 3.85% |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 3,350,771 | 3.47% | 2.39% |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 3,445,753 | 3.56% | 2.83% |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 3,565,554 | 3.66% | 3.48% |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 3,696,393 | 3.71% | 3.67% |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 3,837,409 | 3.75% | 3.81% |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 3,980,430 | 3.81% | 3.73% |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 4,113,517 | 3.85% | 3.34% |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 4,281,219 | 3.87% | 4.08% |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 4,462,290 | 3.93% | 4.23% |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 4,609,724 | 3.96% | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 4,740,450 | 3.96% | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 4,857,099 | 3.93% | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 4,975,880 | 3.8% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 5,097,581 | 3.67% | 2.45% |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 5,222,536 | 3.64% | 2.45% |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 5,351,011 | 3.6% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 5,483,118 | 3.51% | 2.47% |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 5,616,661 | 3.45% | 2.44% |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 5,752,791 | 3.32% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 5,892,183 | 3.23% | 2.42% |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 6,035,104 | 3.19% | 2.43% |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 6,182,885 | 3.13% | 2.45% |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 6,332,961 | 3.09% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 39,040,029 | 6,484,427 | 3.05% | 2.39% |
| 2026 | 40,215,174 | 6,637,777 | 3.01% | 2.36% |
| 2027 | 41,415,119 | 6,794,288 | 2.98% | 2.36% |
| 2028 | 42,641,677 | 6,953,966 | 2.96% | 2.35% |
| 2029 | 43,891,847 | 7,116,456 | 2.93% | 2.34% |
| 2030 | 45,160,453 | 7,282,261 | 2.89% | 2.33% |
| 2031 | 46,449,962 | 7,452,405 | 2.86% | 2.34% |
| 2032 | 47,759,505 | 7,626,474 | 2.82% | 2.34% |
| 2033 | 49,091,470 | 7,802,988 | 2.79% | 2.31% |
| 2034 | 50,447,449 | 7,981,338 | 2.76% | 2.29% |
| 2035 | 51,821,711 | 8,160,723 | 2.72% | 2.25% |
| 2036 | 53,215,935 | 8,341,706 | 2.69% | 2.22% |
| 2037 | 54,625,858 | 8,524,798 | 2.65% | 2.19% |
| 2038 | 56,053,776 | 8,709,719 | 2.61% | 2.17% |
| 2039 | 57,501,906 | 8,896,164 | 2.58% | 2.14% |
| 2040 | 58,965,319 | 9,083,959 | 2.54% | 2.11% |
| 2041 | 60,441,178 | 9,274,654 | 2.5% | 2.1% |
| 2042 | 61,927,899 | 9,466,745 | 2.46% | 2.07% |
| 2043 | 63,430,872 | 9,658,834 | 2.43% | 2.03% |
| 2044 | 64,945,294 | 9,850,493 | 2.39% | 1.98% |
| 2045 | 66,464,320 | 10,041,891 | 2.34% | 1.94% |
| 2046 | 68,000,587 | 10,234,360 | 2.31% | 1.92% |
| 2047 | 69,554,157 | 10,427,899 | 2.28% | 1.89% |
| 2048 | 71,118,776 | 10,621,379 | 2.25% | 1.86% |
| 2049 | 72,701,379 | 10,813,639 | 2.23% | 1.81% |
| 2050 | 74,295,387 | 11,006,454 | 2.19% | 1.78% |
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 11,045,218 (a 37.8% growth), while the Congo's population increased by 1,416,951 (a 27.1% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 84.7% to 74,295,387 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of the Congo will increase by 65.8% to 11,006,454 people and rank change from 109th to 95th.
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Population differences between Angola and the Congo
|
Angola
|
Congo
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 65.2 years | 66.4 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 24.2 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 19.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 4.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 48 ppl/mi² |
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