The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,228,288 people compared to 5,855,409 in Liberia.
Population statistics:
- Angola's population is 6.87 times bigger than Liberia's.
- Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
- The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.07% for Liberia.
- For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
- Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.2M (101% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.86M (67.7% growth).
- Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 150M people compared to the peak of 12.7M people in 2100 for Liberia.
Angola vs Liberia: live population counter
Angola
|
Liberia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
40228288
|
5855409
|
| Population rank | 39/197 | 116/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.49% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
27.8 seconds
|
4.39 minutes
|
| One birth every |
22.8 seconds
|
3.09 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.07 minutes
|
11.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.33 hours
|
1.13 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -2,629 | -7,779 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,112 | +328 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,135,943 | +119,786 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.09% | +2.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 43/197 |
Angola and Liberia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Angola
Population
Growth rate
Liberia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Angola
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Liberia
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Angola
|
Liberia
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|
| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 1,139,522 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 1,167,717 | 1.34% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 1,197,039 | 0.99% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 1,227,414 | 1.01% | 2.54% |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 1,258,745 | 1.03% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 1,291,156 | 1.06% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 1,324,383 | 1.08% | 2.57% |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 1,358,435 | 1.08% | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 1,393,530 | 1.08% | 2.58% |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 1,429,605 | 1.07% | 2.59% |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 1,466,676 | 1.55% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 1,504,077 | 2.36% | 2.55% |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 1,542,670 | 3.06% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 1,583,588 | 3.47% | 2.65% |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 1,626,362 | 3.52% | 2.7% |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 1,670,913 | 3.47% | 2.74% |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 1,717,060 | 3.39% | 2.76% |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 1,766,019 | 3.44% | 2.85% |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 1,818,247 | 3.54% | 2.96% |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 1,872,713 | 3.57% | 3% |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 1,929,253 | 3.65% | 3.02% |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 1,986,867 | 3.71% | 2.99% |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 2,045,073 | 3.75% | 2.93% |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 2,107,113 | 3.79% | 3.03% |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 2,173,312 | 3.78% | 3.14% |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 2,240,539 | 3.75% | 3.09% |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 2,308,511 | 3.68% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 2,377,229 | 3.53% | 2.98% |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 2,446,941 | 3.46% | 2.93% |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 2,517,858 | 3.47% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 2,223,667 | 3.45% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 1,956,518 | 3.42% | -12% |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 2,072,461 | 3.33% | 5.93% |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 2,155,126 | 3.25% | 3.99% |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 2,149,928 | 3.29% | -0.24% |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 2,169,162 | 3.4% | 0.89% |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 2,232,289 | 3.44% | 2.91% |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 2,412,989 | 3.45% | 8.09% |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 2,670,124 | 3.4% | 10.7% |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 2,821,684 | 3.35% | 5.68% |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 2,928,117 | 3.37% | 3.77% |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 3,015,338 | 3.41% | 2.98% |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 3,094,782 | 3.47% | 2.63% |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 3,119,532 | 3.56% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 3,156,892 | 3.66% | 1.2% |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 3,301,015 | 3.71% | 4.57% |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 3,490,787 | 3.75% | 5.75% |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 3,669,050 | 3.81% | 5.11% |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 3,821,003 | 3.85% | 4.14% |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 3,943,028 | 3.87% | 3.19% |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 4,058,890 | 3.93% | 2.94% |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 4,221,178 | 3.96% | 4% |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 4,373,043 | 3.96% | 3.6% |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 4,470,239 | 3.93% | 2.22% |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 4,564,293 | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 4,659,431 | 3.67% | 2.08% |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 4,755,608 | 3.64% | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 4,848,925 | 3.6% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 4,944,726 | 3.51% | 1.98% |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 5,043,721 | 3.45% | 2% |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 5,149,463 | 3.32% | 2.1% |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 5,259,323 | 3.23% | 2.13% |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 5,373,294 | 3.19% | 2.17% |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 5,493,031 | 3.13% | 2.23% |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 5,612,817 | 3.09% | 2.18% |
| 2025 | 39,040,029 | 5,731,211 | 3.05% | 2.11% |
| 2026 | 40,215,174 | 5,853,958 | 3.01% | 2.14% |
| 2027 | 41,415,119 | 5,986,805 | 2.98% | 2.27% |
| 2028 | 42,641,677 | 6,118,769 | 2.96% | 2.2% |
| 2029 | 43,891,847 | 6,245,093 | 2.93% | 2.06% |
| 2030 | 45,160,453 | 6,366,293 | 2.89% | 1.94% |
| 2031 | 46,449,962 | 6,486,749 | 2.86% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 47,759,505 | 6,614,257 | 2.82% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 49,091,470 | 6,744,927 | 2.79% | 1.98% |
| 2034 | 50,447,449 | 6,873,688 | 2.76% | 1.91% |
| 2035 | 51,821,711 | 7,003,567 | 2.72% | 1.89% |
| 2036 | 53,215,935 | 7,142,326 | 2.69% | 1.98% |
| 2037 | 54,625,858 | 7,278,759 | 2.65% | 1.91% |
| 2038 | 56,053,776 | 7,408,720 | 2.61% | 1.79% |
| 2039 | 57,501,906 | 7,545,510 | 2.58% | 1.85% |
| 2040 | 58,965,319 | 7,681,693 | 2.54% | 1.8% |
| 2041 | 60,441,178 | 7,817,089 | 2.5% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 61,927,899 | 7,954,182 | 2.46% | 1.75% |
| 2043 | 63,430,872 | 8,077,173 | 2.43% | 1.55% |
| 2044 | 64,945,294 | 8,194,136 | 2.39% | 1.45% |
| 2045 | 66,464,320 | 8,310,657 | 2.34% | 1.42% |
| 2046 | 68,000,587 | 8,428,924 | 2.31% | 1.42% |
| 2047 | 69,554,157 | 8,552,033 | 2.28% | 1.46% |
| 2048 | 71,118,776 | 8,673,963 | 2.25% | 1.43% |
| 2049 | 72,701,379 | 8,795,838 | 2.23% | 1.41% |
| 2050 | 74,295,387 | 8,910,539 | 2.19% | 1.3% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,045,218 (a 37.8% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,099,801 (a 23.1% growth).
Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 84.7% to 74,295,387 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Liberia will increase by 52.2% to 8,910,539 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.
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Population differences between Angola and Liberia
|
Angola
|
Liberia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 65.2 years | 62.6 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 24.1 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 19.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 3.95 births per woman |
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 150.9 ppl/mi² |
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