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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 14.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Angola vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Jamaica
2100 151,782,078 1,075,936
2099 150,617,085 1,095,350
2098 149,407,279 1,115,242
2097 148,192,854 1,135,653
2096 146,952,648 1,156,525
2095 145,678,206 1,177,966
2094 144,378,969 1,200,045
2093 143,068,551 1,222,794
2092 141,737,670 1,246,199
2091 140,368,659 1,270,303
2090 138,969,528 1,294,988
2089 137,539,171 1,320,362
2088 136,095,539 1,346,290
2087 134,668,944 1,372,809
2086 133,199,496 1,399,955
2085 131,715,145 1,427,808
2084 130,218,497 1,456,011
2083 128,729,352 1,484,393
2082 127,219,674 1,513,542
2081 125,691,172 1,543,136
2080 124,111,692 1,573,400
2079 122,561,261 1,603,926
2078 120,972,189 1,634,499
2077 119,375,179 1,665,602
2076 117,788,591 1,696,763
2075 116,191,857 1,728,143
2074 114,559,691 1,760,036
2073 112,909,394 1,791,818
2072 111,263,856 1,823,794
2071 109,612,310 1,855,585
2070 107,952,332 1,887,318
2069 106,285,163 1,918,759
2068 104,620,994 1,950,157
2067 102,957,286 1,981,247
2066 101,288,708 2,012,035
2065 99,616,278 2,043,276
2064 97,937,116 2,073,988
2063 96,250,041 2,104,265
2062 94,576,031 2,134,508
2061 92,881,082 2,164,312
2060 91,198,805 2,194,058
2059 89,517,567 2,223,310
2058 87,836,853 2,252,286
2057 86,153,429 2,280,579
2056 84,491,851 2,308,936
2055 82,823,093 2,336,830
2054 81,162,488 2,364,245
2053 79,514,537 2,390,891
2052 77,869,703 2,416,741
2051 76,246,837 2,441,989
2050 74,625,778 2,466,771
2049 73,009,861 2,491,589
2048 71,411,970 2,515,667
2047 69,832,579 2,539,219
2046 68,257,111 2,562,324
2045 66,712,857 2,584,663
2044 65,172,398 2,606,489
2043 63,637,503 2,627,486
2042 62,120,309 2,647,490
2041 60,618,371 2,666,429
2040 59,123,267 2,684,551
2039 57,646,614 2,702,027
2038 56,182,519 2,718,374
2037 54,746,941 2,734,180
2036 53,319,352 2,748,725
2035 51,915,678 2,761,886
2034 50,528,619 2,774,297
2033 49,162,069 2,785,381
2032 47,823,782 2,795,619
2031 46,502,759 2,804,329
2030 45,205,164 2,812,297
2029 43,926,582 2,819,213
2028 42,666,419 2,825,235
2027 41,435,808 2,830,534
2026 40,229,675 2,834,980
2025 39,049,434 2,837,881
2024 37,885,849 2,839,175
2023 36,749,906 2,839,786
2022 35,635,029 2,839,144
2021 34,532,429 2,837,682
2020 33,451,132 2,830,739
2019 32,375,632 2,823,271
2018 31,297,155 2,820,097
2017 30,234,839 2,815,764
2016 29,183,070 2,809,915
2015 28,157,798 2,802,534
2014 27,160,769 2,793,749
2013 26,165,620 2,783,687
2012 25,177,394 2,772,430
2011 24,218,352 2,760,494
2010 23,294,825 2,748,568
2009 22,414,773 2,736,995
2008 21,578,655 2,725,635
2007 20,778,561 2,713,800
2006 20,015,279 2,700,968
2005 19,291,161 2,687,066
2004 18,600,423 2,672,225
2003 17,943,712 2,656,623
2002 17,327,699 2,640,572
2001 16,747,208 2,624,403
2000 16,194,869 2,607,826
1999 15,667,235 2,589,795
1998 15,159,370 2,569,736
1997 14,660,413 2,547,848
1996 14,170,973 2,524,463
1995 13,699,778 2,500,151
1994 13,249,764 2,475,220
1993 12,827,135 2,449,916
1992 12,423,712 2,424,701
1991 12,023,529 2,400,869
1990 11,626,360 2,379,877
1989 11,238,562 2,361,916
1988 10,861,291 2,345,777
1987 10,497,858 2,329,813
1986 10,139,450 2,312,125
1985 9,779,120 2,290,656
1984 9,425,917 2,264,562
1983 9,082,983 2,234,832
1982 8,751,648 2,203,889
1981 8,435,607 2,173,818
1980 8,133,872 2,145,658
1979 7,847,207 2,119,486
1978 7,576,734 2,094,836
1977 7,317,829 2,070,657
1976 7,074,664 2,045,578
1975 6,842,947 2,018,981
1974 6,613,367 1,990,906
1973 6,388,528 1,961,219
1972 6,174,262 1,931,542
1971 5,991,102 1,903,728
1970 5,852,788 1,878,196
1969 5,763,685 1,855,127
1968 5,702,699 1,833,765
1967 5,641,807 1,812,865
1966 5,581,386 1,791,475
1965 5,521,981 1,769,192
1964 5,464,187 1,745,568
1963 5,408,320 1,721,099
1962 5,354,310 1,696,932
1961 5,301,583 1,673,261
1960 5,231,654 1,650,005

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/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Jamaica
2100 0.77% -1.77%
2099 0.81% -1.78%
2098 0.82% -1.8%
2097 0.84% -1.8%
2096 0.87% -1.82%
2095 0.9% -1.84%
2094 0.92% -1.86%
2093 0.94% -1.88%
2092 0.98% -1.9%
2091 1.01% -1.91%
2090 1.04% -1.92%
2089 1.06% -1.93%
2088 1.06% -1.93%
2087 1.1% -1.94%
2086 1.13% -1.95%
2085 1.15% -1.94%
2084 1.16% -1.91%
2083 1.19% -1.93%
2082 1.22% -1.92%
2081 1.27% -1.92%
2080 1.27% -1.9%
2079 1.31% -1.87%
2078 1.34% -1.87%
2077 1.35% -1.84%
2076 1.37% -1.82%
2075 1.42% -1.81%
2074 1.46% -1.77%
2073 1.48% -1.75%
2072 1.51% -1.71%
2071 1.54% -1.68%
2070 1.57% -1.64%
2069 1.59% -1.61%
2068 1.62% -1.57%
2067 1.65% -1.53%
2066 1.68% -1.53%
2065 1.71% -1.48%
2064 1.75% -1.44%
2063 1.77% -1.42%
2062 1.82% -1.38%
2061 1.84% -1.36%
2060 1.88% -1.32%
2059 1.91% -1.29%
2058 1.95% -1.24%
2057 1.97% -1.23%
2056 2.01% -1.19%
2055 2.05% -1.16%
2054 2.07% -1.11%
2053 2.11% -1.07%
2052 2.13% -1.03%
2051 2.17% -1%
2050 2.21% -1%
2049 2.24% -0.96%
2048 2.26% -0.93%
2047 2.31% -0.9%
2046 2.31% -0.86%
2045 2.36% -0.84%
2044 2.41% -0.8%
2043 2.44% -0.76%
2042 2.48% -0.71%
2041 2.53% -0.68%
2040 2.56% -0.65%
2039 2.61% -0.6%
2038 2.62% -0.58%
2037 2.68% -0.53%
2036 2.7% -0.48%
2035 2.75% -0.45%
2034 2.78% -0.4%
2033 2.8% -0.37%
2032 2.84% -0.31%
2031 2.87% -0.28%
2030 2.91% -0.25%
2029 2.95% -0.21%
2028 2.97% -0.19%
2027 3% -0.16%
2026 3.02% -0.1%
2025 3.07% -0.05%
2024 3.09% -0.02%
2023 3.13% 0.02%
2022 3.19% 0.05%
2021 3.23% 0.25%
2020 3.32% 0.26%
2019 3.45% 0.11%
2018 3.51% 0.15%
2017 3.6% 0.21%
2016 3.64% 0.26%
2015 3.67% 0.31%
2014 3.8% 0.36%
2013 3.93% 0.41%
2012 3.96% 0.43%
2011 3.96% 0.43%
2010 3.93% 0.42%
2009 3.87% 0.42%
2008 3.85% 0.44%
2007 3.81% 0.48%
2006 3.75% 0.52%
2005 3.71% 0.56%
2004 3.66% 0.59%
2003 3.56% 0.61%
2002 3.47% 0.62%
2001 3.41% 0.64%
2000 3.37% 0.7%
1999 3.35% 0.78%
1998 3.4% 0.86%
1997 3.45% 0.93%
1996 3.44% 0.97%
1995 3.4% 1.01%
1994 3.29% 1.03%
1993 3.25% 1.04%
1992 3.33% 0.99%
1991 3.42% 0.88%
1990 3.45% 0.76%
1989 3.47% 0.69%
1988 3.46% 0.69%
1987 3.53% 0.77%
1986 3.68% 0.94%
1985 3.75% 1.15%
1984 3.78% 1.33%
1983 3.79% 1.4%
1982 3.75% 1.38%
1981 3.71% 1.31%
1980 3.65% 1.23%
1979 3.57% 1.18%
1978 3.54% 1.17%
1977 3.44% 1.23%
1976 3.39% 1.32%
1975 3.47% 1.41%
1974 3.52% 1.51%
1973 3.47% 1.54%
1972 3.06% 1.46%
1971 2.36% 1.36%
1970 1.55% 1.24%
1969 1.07% 1.16%
1968 1.08% 1.15%
1967 1.08% 1.19%
1966 1.08% 1.26%
1965 1.06% 1.35%
1964 1.03% 1.42%
1963 1.01% 1.42%
1962 0.99% 1.41%
1961 1.34% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Live population counters

Angola Jamaica
Current population
40555924
2834980
Population rank 39/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.03%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
22.8 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -2
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 166/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -11,053
Net migration rank 113/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -11,053
2024 - -2,629 - -10,506
2023 1,126,862 -995 10,072 -10,003
2022 1,104,864 -995 11,215 -10,003
2021 1,072,267 29,094 6,382 -4,665
2020 1,053,677 7,556 12,170 0
2019 1,030,776 58,984 13,094 -10,335
2018 1,005,547 61,632 13,929 -10,335
2017 979,700 77,731 15,419 -10,335
2016 954,491 91,614 16,944 -10,335
2015 930,277 74,171 18,489 -10,335
2014 905,106 84,535 19,751 -10,335
2013 876,208 124,478 21,037 -10,335
2012 845,130 130,643 22,320 -10,498
2011 813,495 128,800 23,627 -11,577
2010 782,310 122,418 25,031 -13,248
2009 750,290 105,077 26,311 -14,941
2008 716,519 100,370 27,553 -16,191
2007 682,742 100,563 28,886 -16,588
2006 647,814 95,431 30,213 -16,840
2005 617,934 87,050 31,506 -17,071
2004 585,950 90,553 32,500 -17,256
2003 556,111 80,828 33,340 -17,380
2002 512,813 82,292 33,572 -17,428
2001 488,432 77,458 33,666 -17,466
2000 465,975 72,793 34,452 -17,498
1999 446,188 70,301 36,649 -17,542
1998 428,722 70,527 38,628 -17,623
1997 430,723 67,944 40,521 -17,756
1996 418,526 61,681 42,297 -18,285
1995 406,610 55,568 43,705 -19,092
1994 376,280 61,569 45,210 -19,960
1993 354,529 52,879 46,090 -20,731
1992 346,125 53,310 46,494 -21,426
1991 354,778 46,143 45,617 -23,014
1990 328,596 64,821 44,465 -25,085
1989 318,602 63,586 43,591 -27,049
1988 307,331 65,028 43,978 -28,247
1987 291,683 62,820 44,155 -27,958
1986 297,320 64,974 44,520 -25,339
1985 283,633 74,738 45,122 -21,371
1984 269,506 78,529 45,644 -17,211
1983 254,860 82,958 45,095 -14,065
1982 248,932 75,921 43,816 -12,952
1981 236,340 70,910 42,898 -13,619
1980 224,031 72,192 42,316 -15,277
1979 212,942 64,158 42,449 -17,143
1978 202,655 61,200 42,475 -18,483
1977 192,847 61,110 42,999 -18,630
1976 184,430 47,927 43,878 -18,084
1975 178,409 52,662 44,736 -17,340
1974 174,858 53,232 45,526 -16,769
1973 166,926 54,650 47,438 -16,822
1972 159,339 47,611 46,676 -17,934
1971 154,990 4,386 47,206 -20,322
1970 153,706 -36,456 47,547 -23,371
1969 151,349 -90,395 48,258 -26,304
1968 148,744 -87,730 49,189 -28,424
1967 145,936 -85,173 50,187 -29,147
1966 142,844 -82,767 50,808 -29,065
1965 139,850 -81,111 51,423 -28,611
1964 136,824 -79,977 52,501 -28,066
1963 133,580 -78,700 52,277 -27,757
1962 130,405 -77,265 51,758 -27,936
1961 127,085 -74,774 51,931 -28,416
1960 128,489 -40,935 51,944 -28,952

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

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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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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