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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 34,427,414 people in Ghana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 35,885,254 in Ghana.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 1.13 times bigger than Ghana's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Ghana is the 46th.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.43% for Ghana.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.1% in Ghana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Ghana has grown from 23M to 35.9M (55.7% growth).

Angola vs Ghana: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Ghana
2100 151,782,078 68,131,252
2099 150,617,085 68,021,644
2098 149,407,279 67,902,002
2097 148,192,854 67,772,694
2096 146,952,648 67,638,801
2095 145,678,206 67,494,855
2094 144,378,969 67,339,471
2093 143,068,551 67,176,337
2092 141,737,670 67,005,259
2091 140,368,659 66,817,473
2090 138,969,528 66,618,611
2089 137,539,171 66,408,323
2088 136,095,539 66,186,701
2087 134,668,944 65,950,524
2086 133,199,496 65,712,980
2085 131,715,145 65,464,770
2084 130,218,497 65,209,090
2083 128,729,352 64,935,455
2082 127,219,674 64,651,183
2081 125,691,172 64,355,091
2080 124,111,692 64,047,069
2079 122,561,261 63,730,285
2078 120,972,189 63,397,338
2077 119,375,179 63,059,578
2076 117,788,591 62,711,928
2075 116,191,857 62,350,445
2074 114,559,691 61,987,133
2073 112,909,394 61,616,792
2072 111,263,856 61,239,369
2071 109,612,310 60,847,204
2070 107,952,332 60,454,501
2069 106,285,163 60,053,700
2068 104,620,994 59,639,035
2067 102,957,286 59,215,226
2066 101,288,708 58,786,613
2065 99,616,278 58,353,059
2064 97,937,116 57,904,896
2063 96,250,041 57,451,482
2062 94,576,031 56,986,329
2061 92,881,082 56,511,652
2060 91,198,805 56,031,122
2059 89,517,567 55,540,726
2058 87,836,853 55,042,478
2057 86,153,429 54,535,407
2056 84,491,851 54,018,018
2055 82,823,093 53,492,136
2054 81,162,488 52,959,604
2053 79,514,537 52,417,582
2052 77,869,703 51,869,801
2051 76,246,837 51,311,110
2050 74,625,778 50,740,453
2049 73,009,861 50,163,262
2048 71,411,970 49,577,819
2047 69,832,579 48,982,219
2046 68,257,111 48,383,052
2045 66,712,857 47,776,375
2044 65,172,398 47,163,926
2043 63,637,503 46,548,210
2042 62,120,309 45,925,724
2041 60,618,371 45,300,725
2040 59,123,267 44,669,515
2039 57,646,614 44,038,043
2038 56,182,519 43,402,009
2037 54,746,941 42,760,604
2036 53,319,352 42,120,700
2035 51,915,678 41,478,927
2034 50,528,619 40,831,962
2033 49,162,069 40,184,070
2032 47,823,782 39,540,131
2031 46,502,759 38,900,194
2030 45,205,164 38,258,832
2029 43,926,582 37,623,609
2028 42,666,419 36,986,250
2027 41,435,808 36,349,705
2026 40,229,675 35,713,042
2025 39,049,434 35,071,292
2024 37,885,849 34,427,414
2023 36,749,906 33,787,914
2022 35,635,029 33,149,152
2021 34,532,429 32,518,665
2020 33,451,132 31,887,809
2019 32,375,632 31,258,945
2018 31,297,155 30,637,585
2017 30,234,839 30,008,354
2016 29,183,070 29,356,742
2015 28,157,798 28,696,068
2014 27,160,769 28,041,592
2013 26,165,620 27,386,193
2012 25,177,394 26,734,268
2011 24,218,352 26,095,088
2010 23,294,825 25,474,995
2009 22,414,773 24,862,664
2008 21,578,655 24,249,946
2007 20,778,561 23,642,279
2006 20,015,279 23,040,702
2005 19,291,161 22,449,438
2004 18,600,423 21,868,298
2003 17,943,712 21,296,705
2002 17,327,699 20,729,388
2001 16,747,208 20,167,069
2000 16,194,869 19,637,087
1999 15,667,235 19,149,864
1998 15,159,370 18,688,036
1997 14,660,413 18,238,958
1996 14,170,973 17,810,181
1995 13,699,778 17,399,017
1994 13,249,764 16,993,190
1993 12,827,135 16,589,519
1992 12,423,712 16,184,855
1991 12,023,529 15,787,496
1990 11,626,360 15,394,648
1989 11,238,562 15,006,813
1988 10,861,291 14,636,568
1987 10,497,858 14,289,108
1986 10,139,450 13,965,217
1985 9,779,120 13,661,229
1984 9,425,917 13,370,590
1983 9,082,983 13,029,836
1982 8,751,648 12,643,819
1981 8,435,607 12,281,712
1980 8,133,872 11,941,448
1979 7,847,207 11,597,255
1978 7,576,734 11,248,450
1977 7,317,829 10,911,871
1976 7,074,664 10,594,913
1975 6,842,947 10,294,308
1974 6,613,367 10,000,523
1973 6,388,528 9,714,617
1972 6,174,262 9,438,187
1971 5,991,102 9,176,264
1970 5,852,788 8,925,813
1969 5,763,685 8,690,383
1968 5,702,699 8,475,729
1967 5,641,807 8,271,913
1966 5,581,386 8,074,521
1965 5,521,981 7,882,606
1964 5,464,187 7,695,739
1963 5,408,320 7,514,714
1962 5,354,310 7,337,375
1961 5,301,583 7,162,667
1960 5,231,654 6,961,215

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/ghana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Ghana gained 6,316,040 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Ghana's population increased by 6,528,512 people (a 22.2% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Ghana was ranked 48th in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Ghana will increase by 41.4% to 50,740,453 people and rank change from 46th to 42nd.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 68.1M people in 2100 for Ghana.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Ghana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Ghana
2100 0.77% 0.16%
2099 0.81% 0.18%
2098 0.82% 0.19%
2097 0.84% 0.2%
2096 0.87% 0.21%
2095 0.9% 0.23%
2094 0.92% 0.24%
2093 0.94% 0.26%
2092 0.98% 0.28%
2091 1.01% 0.3%
2090 1.04% 0.32%
2089 1.06% 0.33%
2088 1.06% 0.36%
2087 1.1% 0.36%
2086 1.13% 0.38%
2085 1.15% 0.39%
2084 1.16% 0.42%
2083 1.19% 0.44%
2082 1.22% 0.46%
2081 1.27% 0.48%
2080 1.27% 0.5%
2079 1.31% 0.53%
2078 1.34% 0.54%
2077 1.35% 0.55%
2076 1.37% 0.58%
2075 1.42% 0.59%
2074 1.46% 0.6%
2073 1.48% 0.62%
2072 1.51% 0.64%
2071 1.54% 0.65%
2070 1.57% 0.67%
2069 1.59% 0.7%
2068 1.62% 0.72%
2067 1.65% 0.73%
2066 1.68% 0.74%
2065 1.71% 0.77%
2064 1.75% 0.79%
2063 1.77% 0.82%
2062 1.82% 0.84%
2061 1.84% 0.86%
2060 1.88% 0.88%
2059 1.91% 0.91%
2058 1.95% 0.93%
2057 1.97% 0.96%
2056 2.01% 0.98%
2055 2.05% 1.01%
2054 2.07% 1.03%
2053 2.11% 1.06%
2052 2.13% 1.09%
2051 2.17% 1.12%
2050 2.21% 1.15%
2049 2.24% 1.18%
2048 2.26% 1.22%
2047 2.31% 1.24%
2046 2.31% 1.27%
2045 2.36% 1.3%
2044 2.41% 1.32%
2043 2.44% 1.36%
2042 2.48% 1.38%
2041 2.53% 1.41%
2040 2.56% 1.43%
2039 2.61% 1.47%
2038 2.62% 1.5%
2037 2.68% 1.52%
2036 2.7% 1.55%
2035 2.75% 1.58%
2034 2.78% 1.61%
2033 2.8% 1.63%
2032 2.84% 1.65%
2031 2.87% 1.68%
2030 2.91% 1.69%
2029 2.95% 1.72%
2028 2.97% 1.75%
2027 3% 1.78%
2026 3.02% 1.83%
2025 3.07% 1.87%
2024 3.09% 1.89%
2023 3.13% 1.93%
2022 3.19% 1.94%
2021 3.23% 1.98%
2020 3.32% 2.01%
2019 3.45% 2.03%
2018 3.51% 2.1%
2017 3.6% 2.22%
2016 3.64% 2.3%
2015 3.67% 2.33%
2014 3.8% 2.39%
2013 3.93% 2.44%
2012 3.96% 2.45%
2011 3.96% 2.43%
2010 3.93% 2.46%
2009 3.87% 2.53%
2008 3.85% 2.57%
2007 3.81% 2.61%
2006 3.75% 2.63%
2005 3.71% 2.66%
2004 3.66% 2.68%
2003 3.56% 2.74%
2002 3.47% 2.79%
2001 3.41% 2.7%
2000 3.37% 2.54%
1999 3.35% 2.47%
1998 3.4% 2.46%
1997 3.45% 2.41%
1996 3.44% 2.36%
1995 3.4% 2.39%
1994 3.29% 2.43%
1993 3.25% 2.5%
1992 3.33% 2.52%
1991 3.42% 2.55%
1990 3.45% 2.58%
1989 3.47% 2.53%
1988 3.46% 2.43%
1987 3.53% 2.32%
1986 3.68% 2.23%
1985 3.75% 2.17%
1984 3.78% 2.62%
1983 3.79% 3.05%
1982 3.75% 2.95%
1981 3.71% 2.85%
1980 3.65% 2.97%
1979 3.57% 3.1%
1978 3.54% 3.08%
1977 3.44% 2.99%
1976 3.39% 2.92%
1975 3.47% 2.94%
1974 3.52% 2.94%
1973 3.47% 2.93%
1972 3.06% 2.85%
1971 2.36% 2.81%
1970 1.55% 2.71%
1969 1.07% 2.53%
1968 1.08% 2.46%
1967 1.08% 2.44%
1966 1.08% 2.43%
1965 1.06% 2.43%
1964 1.03% 2.41%
1963 1.01% 2.42%
1962 0.99% 2.44%
1961 1.34% 2.89%

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/ghana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Ghana's population grew by 1.89%.

Live population counters

Angola Ghana
Current population
40555924
35885254
Population rank 39/197 46/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.43%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
49.3 seconds
One birth every
22.8 seconds
35.5 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
2.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +1,752
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +639,500
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +1.89%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 57/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
30.9 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -17,079
Net migration rank 113/196 150/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 532,286
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 77/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 145/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Ghana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Ghana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -17,079
2024 - -2,629 - -13,114
2023 1,126,862 -995 651,094 -10,003
2022 1,104,864 -995 646,441 -10,003
2021 1,072,267 29,094 635,805 -11,259
2020 1,053,677 7,556 637,469 -291
2019 1,030,776 58,984 642,403 -21,857
2018 1,005,547 61,632 641,551 -19,375
2017 979,700 77,731 641,218 -4,913
2016 954,491 91,614 659,910 7,009
2015 930,277 74,171 667,729 -13,306
2014 905,106 84,535 660,829 -6,312
2013 876,208 124,478 658,638 -2,377
2012 845,130 130,643 646,595 1,005
2011 813,495 128,800 631,501 -720
2010 782,310 122,418 613,133 -3,726
2009 750,290 105,077 592,825 22,416
2008 716,519 100,370 579,695 30,506
2007 682,742 100,563 572,332 32,813
2006 647,814 95,431 569,474 28,536
2005 617,934 87,050 563,234 21,272
2004 585,950 90,553 543,339 34,433
2003 556,111 80,828 536,656 28,768
2002 512,813 82,292 528,620 40,573
2001 488,432 77,458 519,382 36,050
2000 465,975 72,793 508,738 -4,206
1999 446,188 70,301 487,210 -17,304
1998 428,722 70,527 471,313 -17,564
1997 430,723 67,944 459,822 -15,409
1996 418,526 61,681 450,259 -37,113
1995 406,610 55,568 451,748 -42,558
1994 376,280 61,569 449,589 -47,120
1993 354,529 52,879 454,669 -49,792
1992 346,125 53,310 452,156 -47,736
1991 354,778 46,143 448,159 -57,878
1990 328,596 64,821 442,211 -46,789
1989 318,602 63,586 432,541 -52,293
1988 307,331 65,028 425,031 -64,810
1987 291,683 62,820 419,328 -84,648
1986 297,320 64,974 411,191 -98,099
1985 283,633 74,738 401,722 -106,855
1984 269,506 78,529 392,053 -105,655
1983 254,860 82,958 379,846 15,276
1982 248,932 75,921 369,061 7,863
1981 236,340 70,910 359,572 -12,296
1980 224,031 72,192 346,816 -13,564
1979 212,942 64,158 334,848 20,291
1978 202,655 61,200 324,428 18,041
1977 192,847 61,110 315,429 15,243
1976 184,430 47,927 305,769 -2,528
1975 178,409 52,662 298,267 -292
1974 174,858 53,232 290,796 -1,197
1973 166,926 54,650 283,385 -1,168
1972 159,339 47,611 275,236 -4,589
1971 154,990 4,386 265,442 -12,238
1970 153,706 -36,456 257,938 -10,233
1969 151,349 -90,395 251,925 -28,752
1968 148,744 -87,730 242,821 -36,683
1967 145,936 -85,173 237,156 -35,666
1966 142,844 -82,767 231,440 -38,143
1965 139,850 -81,111 229,061 -38,519
1964 136,824 -79,977 226,685 -43,480
1963 133,580 -78,700 225,367 -46,516
1962 130,405 -77,265 223,842 -48,017
1961 127,085 -74,774 222,372 -48,777
1960 128,489 -40,935 217,134 12,181

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/ghana | 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 Ghana 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,484,449 people) and 1.37% is from migration (a loss of 90,310 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 532,286 people or 1.5% in Ghana.

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
Ghana
City Population
Kumasi 3.9M
Accra 1.78M
Tamale 730K
Sekondi-Takoradi 540K
Ashaiman 208K
Obuasi 180K
Tema 162K
Koforidua 127K
Ho 126K
Hohoe 56.2K

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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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