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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 1,273,390 in Eswatini.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 31.8 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.4% growth).

Angola vs Eswatini: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Eswatini
2100 151,782,078 1,352,404
2099 150,617,085 1,361,498
2098 149,407,279 1,369,861
2097 148,192,854 1,378,017
2096 146,952,648 1,386,191
2095 145,678,206 1,394,405
2094 144,378,969 1,402,538
2093 143,068,551 1,410,423
2092 141,737,670 1,418,137
2091 140,368,659 1,426,097
2090 138,969,528 1,433,623
2089 137,539,171 1,441,192
2088 136,095,539 1,448,332
2087 134,668,944 1,455,333
2086 133,199,496 1,462,398
2085 131,715,145 1,469,660
2084 130,218,497 1,476,745
2083 128,729,352 1,483,271
2082 127,219,674 1,489,551
2081 125,691,172 1,494,969
2080 124,111,692 1,500,315
2079 122,561,261 1,505,309
2078 120,972,189 1,509,779
2077 119,375,179 1,514,574
2076 117,788,591 1,519,452
2075 116,191,857 1,523,845
2074 114,559,691 1,528,267
2073 112,909,394 1,531,967
2072 111,263,856 1,535,206
2071 109,612,310 1,538,333
2070 107,952,332 1,540,715
2069 106,285,163 1,543,234
2068 104,620,994 1,545,288
2067 102,957,286 1,547,029
2066 101,288,708 1,547,862
2065 99,616,278 1,548,678
2064 97,937,116 1,549,121
2063 96,250,041 1,549,274
2062 94,576,031 1,548,873
2061 92,881,082 1,548,072
2060 91,198,805 1,547,285
2059 89,517,567 1,545,426
2058 87,836,853 1,542,799
2057 86,153,429 1,540,085
2056 84,491,851 1,537,270
2055 82,823,093 1,534,161
2054 81,162,488 1,530,631
2053 79,514,537 1,526,357
2052 77,869,703 1,521,506
2051 76,246,837 1,515,982
2050 74,625,778 1,510,547
2049 73,009,861 1,504,126
2048 71,411,970 1,497,656
2047 69,832,579 1,491,001
2046 68,257,111 1,483,817
2045 66,712,857 1,475,974
2044 65,172,398 1,468,200
2043 63,637,503 1,460,050
2042 62,120,309 1,451,433
2041 60,618,371 1,441,822
2040 59,123,267 1,432,811
2039 57,646,614 1,423,063
2038 56,182,519 1,412,806
2037 54,746,941 1,402,845
2036 53,319,352 1,392,117
2035 51,915,678 1,381,258
2034 50,528,619 1,369,883
2033 49,162,069 1,357,906
2032 47,823,782 1,346,063
2031 46,502,759 1,334,330
2030 45,205,164 1,321,430
2029 43,926,582 1,309,060
2028 42,666,419 1,296,535
2027 41,435,808 1,283,434
2026 40,229,675 1,269,667
2025 39,049,434 1,255,921
2024 37,885,849 1,242,822
2023 36,749,906 1,230,506
2022 35,635,029 1,218,917
2021 34,532,429 1,206,593
2020 33,451,132 1,192,729
2019 32,375,632 1,179,874
2018 31,297,155 1,168,929
2017 30,234,839 1,158,195
2016 29,183,070 1,149,507
2015 28,157,798 1,142,813
2014 27,160,769 1,136,299
2013 26,165,620 1,129,990
2012 25,177,394 1,123,863
2011 24,218,352 1,117,833
2010 23,294,825 1,111,650
2009 22,414,773 1,105,153
2008 21,578,655 1,098,091
2007 20,778,561 1,090,705
2006 20,015,279 1,084,436
2005 19,291,161 1,079,022
2004 18,600,423 1,073,159
2003 17,943,712 1,066,700
2002 17,327,699 1,059,441
2001 16,747,208 1,051,064
2000 16,194,869 1,041,414
1999 15,667,235 1,030,782
1998 15,159,370 1,019,653
1997 14,660,413 1,006,635
1996 14,170,973 989,841
1995 13,699,778 970,433
1994 13,249,764 971,212
1993 12,827,135 971,318
1992 12,423,712 943,416
1991 12,023,529 908,189
1990 11,626,360 872,428
1989 11,238,562 837,800
1988 10,861,291 799,798
1987 10,497,858 763,811
1986 10,139,450 734,732
1985 9,779,120 706,196
1984 9,425,917 680,783
1983 9,082,983 658,957
1982 8,751,648 637,652
1981 8,435,607 616,808
1980 8,133,872 596,644
1979 7,847,207 577,199
1978 7,576,734 558,446
1977 7,317,829 540,348
1976 7,074,664 523,330
1975 6,842,947 507,673
1974 6,613,367 492,988
1973 6,388,528 479,038
1972 6,174,262 465,788
1971 5,991,102 453,183
1970 5,852,788 441,216
1969 5,763,685 429,875
1968 5,702,699 419,147
1967 5,641,807 409,031
1966 5,581,386 398,766
1965 5,521,981 388,336
1964 5,464,187 378,656
1963 5,408,320 369,759
1962 5,354,310 361,365
1961 5,301,583 353,264
1960 5,231,654 345,337

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/eswatini | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th 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 Eswatini will increase by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people and rank change from 156th to 154th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 1.55M people in 2063 for Eswatini.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Eswatini
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Eswatini
2100 0.77% -0.67%
2099 0.81% -0.61%
2098 0.82% -0.59%
2097 0.84% -0.59%
2096 0.87% -0.59%
2095 0.9% -0.58%
2094 0.92% -0.56%
2093 0.94% -0.54%
2092 0.98% -0.56%
2091 1.01% -0.52%
2090 1.04% -0.53%
2089 1.06% -0.49%
2088 1.06% -0.48%
2087 1.1% -0.48%
2086 1.13% -0.49%
2085 1.15% -0.48%
2084 1.16% -0.44%
2083 1.19% -0.42%
2082 1.22% -0.36%
2081 1.27% -0.36%
2080 1.27% -0.33%
2079 1.31% -0.3%
2078 1.34% -0.32%
2077 1.35% -0.32%
2076 1.37% -0.29%
2075 1.42% -0.29%
2074 1.46% -0.24%
2073 1.48% -0.21%
2072 1.51% -0.2%
2071 1.54% -0.15%
2070 1.57% -0.16%
2069 1.59% -0.13%
2068 1.62% -0.11%
2067 1.65% -0.05%
2066 1.68% -0.05%
2065 1.71% -0.03%
2064 1.75% -0.01%
2063 1.77% 0.03%
2062 1.82% 0.05%
2061 1.84% 0.05%
2060 1.88% 0.12%
2059 1.91% 0.17%
2058 1.95% 0.18%
2057 1.97% 0.18%
2056 2.01% 0.2%
2055 2.05% 0.23%
2054 2.07% 0.28%
2053 2.11% 0.32%
2052 2.13% 0.36%
2051 2.17% 0.36%
2050 2.21% 0.43%
2049 2.24% 0.43%
2048 2.26% 0.45%
2047 2.31% 0.48%
2046 2.31% 0.53%
2045 2.36% 0.53%
2044 2.41% 0.56%
2043 2.44% 0.59%
2042 2.48% 0.67%
2041 2.53% 0.63%
2040 2.56% 0.68%
2039 2.61% 0.73%
2038 2.62% 0.71%
2037 2.68% 0.77%
2036 2.7% 0.79%
2035 2.75% 0.83%
2034 2.78% 0.88%
2033 2.8% 0.88%
2032 2.84% 0.88%
2031 2.87% 0.98%
2030 2.91% 0.94%
2029 2.95% 0.97%
2028 2.97% 1.02%
2027 3% 1.08%
2026 3.02% 1.09%
2025 3.07% 1.05%
2024 3.09% 1%
2023 3.13% 0.95%
2022 3.19% 1.02%
2021 3.23% 1.16%
2020 3.32% 1.09%
2019 3.45% 0.94%
2018 3.51% 0.93%
2017 3.6% 0.76%
2016 3.64% 0.59%
2015 3.67% 0.57%
2014 3.8% 0.56%
2013 3.93% 0.55%
2012 3.96% 0.54%
2011 3.96% 0.56%
2010 3.93% 0.59%
2009 3.87% 0.64%
2008 3.85% 0.68%
2007 3.81% 0.58%
2006 3.75% 0.5%
2005 3.71% 0.55%
2004 3.66% 0.61%
2003 3.56% 0.69%
2002 3.47% 0.8%
2001 3.41% 0.93%
2000 3.37% 1.03%
1999 3.35% 1.09%
1998 3.4% 1.29%
1997 3.45% 1.7%
1996 3.44% 2%
1995 3.4% -0.08%
1994 3.29% -0.01%
1993 3.25% 2.96%
1992 3.33% 3.88%
1991 3.42% 4.1%
1990 3.45% 4.13%
1989 3.47% 4.75%
1988 3.46% 4.71%
1987 3.53% 3.96%
1986 3.68% 4.04%
1985 3.75% 3.73%
1984 3.78% 3.31%
1983 3.79% 3.34%
1982 3.75% 3.38%
1981 3.71% 3.38%
1980 3.65% 3.37%
1979 3.57% 3.36%
1978 3.54% 3.35%
1977 3.44% 3.25%
1976 3.39% 3.08%
1975 3.47% 2.98%
1974 3.52% 2.91%
1973 3.47% 2.84%
1972 3.06% 2.78%
1971 2.36% 2.71%
1970 1.55% 2.64%
1969 1.07% 2.56%
1968 1.08% 2.47%
1967 1.08% 2.57%
1966 1.08% 2.69%
1965 1.06% 2.56%
1964 1.03% 2.41%
1963 1.01% 2.32%
1962 0.99% 2.29%
1961 1.34% 2.3%

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/eswatini | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Eswatini's population grew by 1%.

Live population counters

Angola Eswatini
Current population
40555924
1273390
Population rank 39/197 156/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.02%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
42.7 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
17.7 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
55.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +34
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +12,316
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +1%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 101/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
1.52 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 -5,775
Net migration rank 113/196 121/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 33,268
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Eswatini
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Eswatini
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -5,775
2024 - -2,629 - -6,754
2023 1,126,862 -995 20,147 -8,549
2022 1,104,864 -995 20,125 -8,549
2021 1,072,267 29,094 17,314 -4,242
2020 1,053,677 7,556 18,899 -4,242
2019 1,030,776 58,984 19,488 -8,439
2018 1,005,547 61,632 19,392 -8,546
2017 979,700 77,731 19,278 -8,658
2016 954,491 91,614 19,233 -12,481
2015 930,277 74,171 19,223 -12,582
2014 905,106 84,535 19,107 -12,724
2013 876,208 124,478 18,903 -12,664
2012 845,130 130,643 18,308 -12,294
2011 813,495 128,800 17,645 -11,596
2010 782,310 122,418 17,652 -11,334
2009 750,290 105,077 17,656 -10,989
2008 716,519 100,370 17,275 -9,822
2007 682,742 100,563 16,595 -9,271
2006 647,814 95,431 16,133 -10,923
2005 617,934 87,050 15,945 -10,330
2004 585,950 90,553 15,979 -9,863
2003 556,111 80,828 16,396 -9,595
2002 512,813 82,292 16,924 -9,209
2001 488,432 77,458 17,824 -8,788
2000 465,975 72,793 18,830 -8,563
1999 446,188 70,301 19,420 -8,421
1998 428,722 70,527 19,762 -8,505
1997 430,723 67,944 20,686 -5,911
1996 418,526 61,681 21,858 -3,049
1995 406,610 55,568 23,029 -3,023
1994 376,280 61,569 26,703 -48,259
1993 354,529 52,879 28,046 -6,692
1992 346,125 53,310 28,446 6,011
1991 354,778 46,143 28,497 7,496
1990 328,596 64,821 28,349 7,169
1989 318,602 63,586 28,257 5,477
1988 307,331 65,028 27,396 14,879
1987 291,683 62,820 27,285 2,417
1986 297,320 64,974 27,096 1,353
1985 283,633 74,738 26,835 1,792
1984 269,506 78,529 26,149 -3,949
1983 254,860 82,958 24,883 -3,429
1982 248,932 75,921 24,742 -3,574
1981 236,340 70,910 23,973 -3,464
1980 224,031 72,192 23,153 -3,350
1979 212,942 64,158 22,299 -3,210
1978 202,655 61,200 21,466 -3,040
1977 192,847 61,110 20,609 -2,838
1976 184,430 47,927 19,734 -3,469
1975 178,409 52,662 18,849 -3,794
1974 174,858 53,232 17,971 -3,665
1973 166,926 54,650 17,145 -3,555
1972 159,339 47,611 16,353 -3,435
1971 154,990 4,386 15,615 -3,325
1970 153,706 -36,456 14,873 -3,230
1969 151,349 -90,395 14,164 -3,127
1968 148,744 -87,730 13,449 -3,029
1967 145,936 -85,173 12,773 -2,964
1966 142,844 -82,767 12,282 -1,557
1965 139,850 -81,111 11,719 -1,578
1964 136,824 -79,977 11,266 -2,049
1963 133,580 -78,700 10,929 -2,358
1962 130,405 -77,265 10,601 -2,390
1961 127,085 -74,774 10,262 -2,270
1960 128,489 -40,935 9,947 -2,082

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/eswatini | 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 Eswatini 68.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 33,268 people or 2.7% in Eswatini.

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
Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K

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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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