The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 2,538,952 people in Gabon in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 39,983,997 people compared to 2,636,721 in Gabon.
Population statistics:
- Angola's population is 15.2 times bigger than Gabon's.
- Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Gabon is the 142nd.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.48% for Angola vs 0.03% for Gabon.
- For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.61% in Gabon.
- Since 2005, the population of Angola has increased from 19.3M people to 40M (107.3% growth), while Gabon has grown from 1.46M to 2.64M (80.2% growth).
- Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 150M people compared to the peak of 6.9M people in 2100 for Gabon.
Angola vs Gabon: live population counter
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| Current population |
39983997
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2636721
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| Population rank | 39/197 | 142/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.48% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
27.8 seconds
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9.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
22.8 seconds
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7.65 minutes
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| One death every |
2.07 minutes
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33.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.33 hours
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7.93 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,629 | +1,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,112 | +148 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,135,943 | +54,163 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.09% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 13/197 | 46/197 |
Angola and Gabon: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 512,316 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 518,266 | 1.34% | 1.16% |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 524,649 | 0.99% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 531,452 | 1.01% | 1.3% |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 538,657 | 1.03% | 1.36% |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 546,308 | 1.06% | 1.42% |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 554,463 | 1.08% | 1.49% |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 563,108 | 1.08% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 572,257 | 1.08% | 1.62% |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 583,276 | 1.07% | 1.93% |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 595,846 | 1.55% | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 608,348 | 2.36% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 620,960 | 3.06% | 2.07% |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 633,995 | 3.47% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 647,691 | 3.52% | 2.16% |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 662,197 | 3.47% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 677,628 | 3.39% | 2.33% |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 693,984 | 3.44% | 2.41% |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 711,245 | 3.54% | 2.49% |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 729,375 | 3.57% | 2.55% |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 748,389 | 3.65% | 2.61% |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 768,385 | 3.71% | 2.67% |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 789,286 | 3.75% | 2.72% |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 811,005 | 3.79% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 833,501 | 3.78% | 2.77% |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 856,726 | 3.75% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 880,705 | 3.68% | 2.8% |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 905,479 | 3.53% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 931,020 | 3.46% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 957,138 | 3.47% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 983,734 | 3.45% | 2.78% |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 1,010,818 | 3.42% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 1,038,380 | 3.33% | 2.73% |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 1,066,405 | 3.25% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 1,094,720 | 3.29% | 2.66% |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 1,123,213 | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 1,152,015 | 3.44% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 1,181,439 | 3.45% | 2.55% |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 1,211,736 | 3.4% | 2.56% |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 1,243,016 | 3.35% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 1,275,572 | 3.37% | 2.62% |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 1,309,589 | 3.41% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 1,345,135 | 3.47% | 2.71% |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 1,382,350 | 3.56% | 2.77% |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 1,421,609 | 3.66% | 2.84% |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 1,463,495 | 3.71% | 2.95% |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 1,508,337 | 3.75% | 3.06% |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 1,556,237 | 3.81% | 3.18% |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 1,607,175 | 3.85% | 3.27% |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 1,661,556 | 3.87% | 3.38% |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 1,719,879 | 3.93% | 3.51% |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 1,781,985 | 3.96% | 3.61% |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 1,846,889 | 3.96% | 3.64% |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 1,913,059 | 3.93% | 3.58% |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 1,978,399 | 3.8% | 3.42% |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 2,040,989 | 3.67% | 3.16% |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 2,100,306 | 3.64% | 2.91% |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 2,156,900 | 3.6% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 2,212,318 | 3.51% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 2,267,706 | 3.45% | 2.5% |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 2,322,539 | 3.32% | 2.42% |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 2,376,722 | 3.23% | 2.33% |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 2,430,747 | 3.19% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 2,484,789 | 3.13% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 2,538,952 | 3.09% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 39,040,029 | 2,593,130 | 3.05% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 40,215,174 | 2,647,397 | 3.01% | 2.09% |
| 2027 | 41,415,119 | 2,701,860 | 2.98% | 2.06% |
| 2028 | 42,641,677 | 2,756,474 | 2.96% | 2.02% |
| 2029 | 43,891,847 | 2,811,348 | 2.93% | 1.99% |
| 2030 | 45,160,453 | 2,866,668 | 2.89% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 46,449,962 | 2,922,503 | 2.86% | 1.95% |
| 2032 | 47,759,505 | 2,978,812 | 2.82% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 49,091,470 | 3,035,711 | 2.79% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 50,447,449 | 3,093,221 | 2.76% | 1.89% |
| 2035 | 51,821,711 | 3,151,467 | 2.72% | 1.88% |
| 2036 | 53,215,935 | 3,210,584 | 2.69% | 1.88% |
| 2037 | 54,625,858 | 3,270,304 | 2.65% | 1.86% |
| 2038 | 56,053,776 | 3,330,507 | 2.61% | 1.84% |
| 2039 | 57,501,906 | 3,391,378 | 2.58% | 1.83% |
| 2040 | 58,965,319 | 3,452,985 | 2.54% | 1.82% |
| 2041 | 60,441,178 | 3,515,218 | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| 2042 | 61,927,899 | 3,577,745 | 2.46% | 1.78% |
| 2043 | 63,430,872 | 3,640,570 | 2.43% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 64,945,294 | 3,703,794 | 2.39% | 1.74% |
| 2045 | 66,464,320 | 3,767,430 | 2.34% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 68,000,587 | 3,831,211 | 2.31% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 69,554,157 | 3,894,840 | 2.28% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 71,118,776 | 3,958,294 | 2.25% | 1.63% |
| 2049 | 72,701,379 | 4,021,470 | 2.23% | 1.6% |
| 2050 | 74,295,387 | 4,084,535 | 2.19% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Angola increased by 8,866,637 people (a 46% growth), while Gabon gained 577,494 people (a 39.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Angola gained 11,826,199 (a 42% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 595,732 (a 29.2% growth).
Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2005 and is 39th in 2025. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2005 and ranked 142nd 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 Gabon will increase by 54.9% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 142nd to 133rd.
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Population differences between Angola and Gabon
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| Life expectancy | 65 years | 68.7 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 26.2 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 22.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman |
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 25.5 ppl/mi² |
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