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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 3.98 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Angola vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Greece
2100 151,782,078 6,463,085
2099 150,617,085 6,505,287
2098 149,407,279 6,547,164
2097 148,192,854 6,589,081
2096 146,952,648 6,630,487
2095 145,678,206 6,671,006
2094 144,378,969 6,710,734
2093 143,068,551 6,749,510
2092 141,737,670 6,787,596
2091 140,368,659 6,824,775
2090 138,969,528 6,862,164
2089 137,539,171 6,900,089
2088 136,095,539 6,937,116
2087 134,668,944 6,973,450
2086 133,199,496 7,010,676
2085 131,715,145 7,048,751
2084 130,218,497 7,086,818
2083 128,729,352 7,124,743
2082 127,219,674 7,164,627
2081 125,691,172 7,205,487
2080 124,111,692 7,248,512
2079 122,561,261 7,292,836
2078 120,972,189 7,338,859
2077 119,375,179 7,387,671
2076 117,788,591 7,437,562
2075 116,191,857 7,489,139
2074 114,559,691 7,543,259
2073 112,909,394 7,600,155
2072 111,263,856 7,659,253
2071 109,612,310 7,719,672
2070 107,952,332 7,782,317
2069 106,285,163 7,847,153
2068 104,620,994 7,913,682
2067 102,957,286 7,980,659
2066 101,288,708 8,047,692
2065 99,616,278 8,114,348
2064 97,937,116 8,181,923
2063 96,250,041 8,250,274
2062 94,576,031 8,318,463
2061 92,881,082 8,386,919
2060 91,198,805 8,454,179
2059 89,517,567 8,522,250
2058 87,836,853 8,589,200
2057 86,153,429 8,655,428
2056 84,491,851 8,720,012
2055 82,823,093 8,783,558
2054 81,162,488 8,844,935
2053 79,514,537 8,903,834
2052 77,869,703 8,961,755
2051 76,246,837 9,018,494
2050 74,625,778 9,072,676
2049 73,009,861 9,126,801
2048 71,411,970 9,177,973
2047 69,832,579 9,228,605
2046 68,257,111 9,275,381
2045 66,712,857 9,321,349
2044 65,172,398 9,367,130
2043 63,637,503 9,411,608
2042 62,120,309 9,454,837
2041 60,618,371 9,499,098
2040 59,123,267 9,543,726
2039 57,646,614 9,588,298
2038 56,182,519 9,633,708
2037 54,746,941 9,679,362
2036 53,319,352 9,724,905
2035 51,915,678 9,771,397
2034 50,528,619 9,817,355
2033 49,162,069 9,863,589
2032 47,823,782 9,911,215
2031 46,502,759 9,956,924
2030 45,205,164 10,002,298
2029 43,926,582 10,047,641
2028 42,666,419 10,092,845
2027 41,435,808 10,137,354
2026 40,229,675 10,181,414
2025 39,049,434 10,223,023
2024 37,885,849 10,405,134
2023 36,749,906 10,407,351
2022 35,635,029 10,436,882
2021 34,532,429 10,569,207
2020 33,451,132 10,698,599
2019 32,375,632 10,721,582
2018 31,297,155 10,732,882
2017 30,234,839 10,754,679
2016 29,183,070 10,775,971
2015 28,157,798 10,820,883
2014 27,160,769 10,892,413
2013 26,165,620 10,965,211
2012 25,177,394 11,045,011
2011 24,218,352 11,104,899
2010 23,294,825 11,121,341
2009 22,414,773 11,107,017
2008 21,578,655 11,077,841
2007 20,778,561 11,048,473
2006 20,015,279 11,020,362
2005 19,291,161 10,987,314
2004 18,600,423 10,955,141
2003 17,943,712 10,928,070
2002 17,327,699 10,902,022
2001 16,747,208 10,862,132
2000 16,194,869 10,805,808
1999 15,667,235 10,761,698
1998 15,159,370 10,720,509
1997 14,660,413 10,661,259
1996 14,170,973 10,608,800
1995 13,699,778 10,562,153
1994 13,249,764 10,512,922
1993 12,827,135 10,460,415
1992 12,423,712 10,399,061
1991 12,023,529 10,319,927
1990 11,626,360 10,196,792
1989 11,238,562 10,089,498
1988 10,861,291 10,036,983
1987 10,497,858 10,000,595
1986 10,139,450 9,967,213
1985 9,779,120 9,934,300
1984 9,425,917 9,895,801
1983 9,082,983 9,846,627
1982 8,751,648 9,789,513
1981 8,435,607 9,729,350
1980 8,133,872 9,642,505
1979 7,847,207 9,548,258
1978 7,576,734 9,429,959
1977 7,317,829 9,308,479
1976 7,074,664 9,188,150
1975 6,842,947 9,046,541
1974 6,613,367 8,962,022
1973 6,388,528 8,929,086
1972 6,174,262 8,888,628
1971 5,991,102 8,831,036
1970 5,852,788 8,792,806
1969 5,763,685 8,772,764
1968 5,702,699 8,740,765
1967 5,641,807 8,684,088
1966 5,581,386 8,613,651
1965 5,521,981 8,550,333
1964 5,464,187 8,510,429
1963 5,408,320 8,479,625
1962 5,354,310 8,448,233
1961 5,301,583 8,398,050
1960 5,231,654 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Greece
2100 0.77% -0.65%
2099 0.81% -0.64%
2098 0.82% -0.64%
2097 0.84% -0.62%
2096 0.87% -0.61%
2095 0.9% -0.59%
2094 0.92% -0.57%
2093 0.94% -0.56%
2092 0.98% -0.54%
2091 1.01% -0.54%
2090 1.04% -0.55%
2089 1.06% -0.53%
2088 1.06% -0.52%
2087 1.1% -0.53%
2086 1.13% -0.54%
2085 1.15% -0.54%
2084 1.16% -0.53%
2083 1.19% -0.56%
2082 1.22% -0.57%
2081 1.27% -0.59%
2080 1.27% -0.61%
2079 1.31% -0.63%
2078 1.34% -0.66%
2077 1.35% -0.67%
2076 1.37% -0.69%
2075 1.42% -0.72%
2074 1.46% -0.75%
2073 1.48% -0.77%
2072 1.51% -0.78%
2071 1.54% -0.8%
2070 1.57% -0.83%
2069 1.59% -0.84%
2068 1.62% -0.84%
2067 1.65% -0.83%
2066 1.68% -0.82%
2065 1.71% -0.83%
2064 1.75% -0.83%
2063 1.77% -0.82%
2062 1.82% -0.82%
2061 1.84% -0.8%
2060 1.88% -0.8%
2059 1.91% -0.78%
2058 1.95% -0.77%
2057 1.97% -0.74%
2056 2.01% -0.72%
2055 2.05% -0.69%
2054 2.07% -0.66%
2053 2.11% -0.65%
2052 2.13% -0.63%
2051 2.17% -0.6%
2050 2.21% -0.59%
2049 2.24% -0.56%
2048 2.26% -0.55%
2047 2.31% -0.5%
2046 2.31% -0.49%
2045 2.36% -0.49%
2044 2.41% -0.47%
2043 2.44% -0.46%
2042 2.48% -0.47%
2041 2.53% -0.47%
2040 2.56% -0.46%
2039 2.61% -0.47%
2038 2.62% -0.47%
2037 2.68% -0.47%
2036 2.7% -0.48%
2035 2.75% -0.47%
2034 2.78% -0.47%
2033 2.8% -0.48%
2032 2.84% -0.46%
2031 2.87% -0.45%
2030 2.91% -0.45%
2029 2.95% -0.45%
2028 2.97% -0.44%
2027 3% -0.43%
2026 3.02% -0.41%
2025 3.07% -1.75%
2024 3.09% -0.02%
2023 3.13% -0.28%
2022 3.19% -1.25%
2021 3.23% -1.21%
2020 3.32% -0.21%
2019 3.45% -0.11%
2018 3.51% -0.2%
2017 3.6% -0.2%
2016 3.64% -0.42%
2015 3.67% -0.66%
2014 3.8% -0.66%
2013 3.93% -0.72%
2012 3.96% -0.54%
2011 3.96% -0.15%
2010 3.93% 0.13%
2009 3.87% 0.26%
2008 3.85% 0.27%
2007 3.81% 0.26%
2006 3.75% 0.3%
2005 3.71% 0.29%
2004 3.66% 0.25%
2003 3.56% 0.24%
2002 3.47% 0.37%
2001 3.41% 0.52%
2000 3.37% 0.41%
1999 3.35% 0.38%
1998 3.4% 0.56%
1997 3.45% 0.49%
1996 3.44% 0.44%
1995 3.4% 0.47%
1994 3.29% 0.5%
1993 3.25% 0.59%
1992 3.33% 0.77%
1991 3.42% 1.21%
1990 3.45% 1.06%
1989 3.47% 0.52%
1988 3.46% 0.36%
1987 3.53% 0.33%
1986 3.68% 0.33%
1985 3.75% 0.39%
1984 3.78% 0.5%
1983 3.79% 0.58%
1982 3.75% 0.62%
1981 3.71% 0.9%
1980 3.65% 0.99%
1979 3.57% 1.25%
1978 3.54% 1.31%
1977 3.44% 1.31%
1976 3.39% 1.57%
1975 3.47% 0.94%
1974 3.52% 0.37%
1973 3.47% 0.46%
1972 3.06% 0.65%
1971 2.36% 0.43%
1970 1.55% 0.23%
1969 1.07% 0.37%
1968 1.08% 0.65%
1967 1.08% 0.82%
1966 1.08% 0.74%
1965 1.06% 0.47%
1964 1.03% 0.36%
1963 1.01% 0.37%
1962 0.99% 0.6%
1961 1.34% 0.8%

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/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Angola Greece
Current population
40555924
10181414
Population rank 39/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.12%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
3.95 hours
One birth every
22.8 seconds
7.43 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -6
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 165/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 +16,636
Net migration rank 113/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 16,636
2024 - -2,629 - -122,772
2023 1,126,862 -995 -56,200 -159,430
2022 1,104,864 -995 -63,665 -53,997
2021 1,072,267 29,094 -58,131 -160,277
2020 1,053,677 7,556 -46,004 6,353
2019 1,030,776 58,984 -41,814 36,762
2018 1,005,547 61,632 -33,272 17,938
2017 979,700 77,731 -36,566 10,483
2016 954,491 91,614 -25,862 10,484
2015 930,277 74,171 -29,216 -43,462
2014 905,106 84,535 -20,696 -46,678
2013 876,208 124,478 -17,545 -59,323
2012 845,130 130,643 -16,568 -65,364
2011 813,495 128,800 -4,441 -31,786
2010 782,310 122,418 5,560 2,001
2009 750,290 105,077 8,886 18,182
2008 716,519 100,370 11,077 27,081
2007 682,742 100,563 2,210 25,400
2006 647,814 95,431 6,612 27,621
2005 617,934 87,050 2,197 33,297
2004 585,950 90,553 0 29,039
2003 556,111 80,828 -1,093 25,323
2002 512,813 82,292 0 25,692
2001 488,432 77,458 0 60,387
2000 465,975 72,793 -1,081 54,661
1999 446,188 70,301 -2,153 49,930
1998 428,722 70,527 -2,144 47,856
1997 430,723 67,944 2,133 45,671
1996 418,526 61,681 0 43,444
1995 406,610 55,568 1,056 42,674
1994 376,280 61,569 6,307 42,897
1993 354,529 52,879 4,185 39,829
1992 346,125 53,310 6,239 41,000
1991 354,778 46,143 6,192 37,917
1990 328,596 64,821 8,157 26,294
1989 318,602 63,586 9,080 18,862
1988 307,331 65,028 15,055 20,557
1987 291,683 62,820 10,001 19,005
1986 297,320 64,974 20,931 19,064
1985 283,633 74,738 22,849 16,093
1984 269,506 78,529 37,604 19,767
1983 254,860 82,958 42,341 18,655
1982 248,932 75,921 50,906 19,675
1981 236,340 70,910 54,484 25,061
1980 224,031 72,192 60,748 47,460
1979 212,942 64,158 65,882 72,184
1978 202,655 61,200 64,124 60,775
1977 192,847 61,110 59,574 19,193
1976 184,430 47,927 65,236 89,601
1975 178,409 52,662 61,516 61,265
1974 174,858 53,232 68,111 -22,590
1973 166,926 54,650 59,824 -42,387
1972 159,339 47,611 64,887 -3,589
1971 154,990 4,386 67,116 -12,747
1970 153,706 -36,456 71,222 -54,166
1969 151,349 -90,395 82,464 -118,544
1968 148,744 -87,730 87,408 -429
1967 145,936 -85,173 91,183 -55,853
1966 142,844 -82,767 86,998 21,206
1965 139,850 -81,111 83,793 -81,576
1964 136,824 -79,977 83,402 -76,678
1963 133,580 -78,700 81,404 -77,345
1962 130,405 -77,265 85,327 -74,972
1961 127,085 -74,774 86,500 -61,102
1960 128,489 -40,935 96,648 -15,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/greece | 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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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