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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 5.36 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Angola vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Libya
2100 151,782,078 9,844,478
2099 150,617,085 9,862,293
2098 149,407,279 9,883,409
2097 148,192,854 9,903,494
2096 146,952,648 9,920,212
2095 145,678,206 9,931,781
2094 144,378,969 9,943,275
2093 143,068,551 9,958,570
2092 141,737,670 9,973,255
2091 140,368,659 9,982,193
2090 138,969,528 9,998,398
2089 137,539,171 10,008,842
2088 136,095,539 10,019,533
2087 134,668,944 10,023,170
2086 133,199,496 10,022,785
2085 131,715,145 10,016,359
2084 130,218,497 10,009,703
2083 128,729,352 10,006,073
2082 127,219,674 9,997,594
2081 125,691,172 9,985,386
2080 124,111,692 9,975,419
2079 122,561,261 9,962,691
2078 120,972,189 9,958,515
2077 119,375,179 9,952,827
2076 117,788,591 9,940,029
2075 116,191,857 9,927,944
2074 114,559,691 9,916,834
2073 112,909,394 9,901,120
2072 111,263,856 9,879,602
2071 109,612,310 9,867,880
2070 107,952,332 9,850,724
2069 106,285,163 9,832,072
2068 104,620,994 9,812,363
2067 102,957,286 9,799,957
2066 101,288,708 9,782,414
2065 99,616,278 9,762,806
2064 97,937,116 9,740,665
2063 96,250,041 9,729,567
2062 94,576,031 9,707,539
2061 92,881,082 9,686,619
2060 91,198,805 9,667,297
2059 89,517,567 9,638,062
2058 87,836,853 9,610,703
2057 86,153,429 9,579,595
2056 84,491,851 9,554,689
2055 82,823,093 9,522,205
2054 81,162,488 9,478,010
2053 79,514,537 9,432,683
2052 77,869,703 9,383,411
2051 76,246,837 9,335,341
2050 74,625,778 9,282,941
2049 73,009,861 9,230,811
2048 71,411,970 9,173,272
2047 69,832,579 9,118,915
2046 68,257,111 9,063,226
2045 66,712,857 8,998,841
2044 65,172,398 8,934,714
2043 63,637,503 8,866,878
2042 62,120,309 8,798,463
2041 60,618,371 8,732,168
2040 59,123,267 8,661,351
2039 57,646,614 8,588,292
2038 56,182,519 8,514,071
2037 54,746,941 8,437,766
2036 53,319,352 8,364,809
2035 51,915,678 8,289,931
2034 50,528,619 8,209,318
2033 49,162,069 8,129,142
2032 47,823,782 8,052,203
2031 46,502,759 7,969,547
2030 45,205,164 7,884,726
2029 43,926,582 7,801,482
2028 42,666,419 7,713,090
2027 41,435,808 7,621,838
2026 40,229,675 7,536,898
2025 39,049,434 7,458,392
2024 37,885,849 7,381,023
2023 36,749,906 7,305,659
2022 35,635,029 7,223,805
2021 34,532,429 7,135,175
2020 33,451,132 7,045,399
2019 32,375,632 6,951,033
2018 31,297,155 6,849,055
2017 30,234,839 6,738,770
2016 29,183,070 6,632,126
2015 28,157,798 6,531,819
2014 27,160,769 6,427,252
2013 26,165,620 6,304,628
2012 25,177,394 6,179,328
2011 24,218,352 6,343,203
2010 23,294,825 6,497,839
2009 22,414,773 6,366,686
2008 21,578,655 6,235,430
2007 20,778,561 6,104,380
2006 20,015,279 5,980,211
2005 19,291,161 5,858,798
2004 18,600,423 5,736,693
2003 17,943,712 5,619,398
2002 17,327,699 5,508,410
2001 16,747,208 5,403,639
2000 16,194,869 5,305,021
1999 15,667,235 5,218,038
1998 15,159,370 5,140,704
1997 14,660,413 5,064,639
1996 14,170,973 4,987,393
1995 13,699,778 4,906,843
1994 13,249,764 4,822,037
1993 12,827,135 4,733,045
1992 12,423,712 4,640,352
1991 12,023,529 4,544,400
1990 11,626,360 4,445,239
1989 11,238,562 4,342,920
1988 10,861,291 4,237,755
1987 10,497,858 4,129,739
1986 10,139,450 4,017,403
1985 9,779,120 3,898,745
1984 9,425,917 3,773,633
1983 9,082,983 3,718,961
1982 8,751,648 3,724,765
1981 8,435,607 3,621,486
1980 8,133,872 3,424,378
1979 7,847,207 3,233,846
1978 7,576,734 3,052,526
1977 7,317,829 2,881,533
1976 7,074,664 2,721,237
1975 6,842,947 2,571,556
1974 6,613,367 2,432,211
1973 6,388,528 2,314,193
1972 6,174,262 2,226,091
1971 5,991,102 2,153,534
1970 5,852,788 2,082,589
1969 5,763,685 2,014,293
1968 5,702,699 1,952,781
1967 5,641,807 1,898,199
1966 5,581,386 1,849,063
1965 5,521,981 1,804,015
1964 5,464,187 1,753,691
1963 5,408,320 1,690,457
1962 5,354,310 1,621,960
1961 5,301,583 1,555,699
1960 5,231,654 1,492,890

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/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Libya
2100 0.77% -0.18%
2099 0.81% -0.21%
2098 0.82% -0.2%
2097 0.84% -0.17%
2096 0.87% -0.12%
2095 0.9% -0.12%
2094 0.92% -0.15%
2093 0.94% -0.15%
2092 0.98% -0.09%
2091 1.01% -0.16%
2090 1.04% -0.1%
2089 1.06% -0.11%
2088 1.06% -0.04%
2087 1.1% 0.004%
2086 1.13% 0.06%
2085 1.15% 0.07%
2084 1.16% 0.04%
2083 1.19% 0.08%
2082 1.22% 0.12%
2081 1.27% 0.1%
2080 1.27% 0.13%
2079 1.31% 0.04%
2078 1.34% 0.06%
2077 1.35% 0.13%
2076 1.37% 0.12%
2075 1.42% 0.11%
2074 1.46% 0.16%
2073 1.48% 0.22%
2072 1.51% 0.12%
2071 1.54% 0.17%
2070 1.57% 0.19%
2069 1.59% 0.2%
2068 1.62% 0.13%
2067 1.65% 0.18%
2066 1.68% 0.2%
2065 1.71% 0.23%
2064 1.75% 0.11%
2063 1.77% 0.23%
2062 1.82% 0.22%
2061 1.84% 0.2%
2060 1.88% 0.3%
2059 1.91% 0.28%
2058 1.95% 0.32%
2057 1.97% 0.26%
2056 2.01% 0.34%
2055 2.05% 0.47%
2054 2.07% 0.48%
2053 2.11% 0.53%
2052 2.13% 0.51%
2051 2.17% 0.56%
2050 2.21% 0.56%
2049 2.24% 0.63%
2048 2.26% 0.6%
2047 2.31% 0.61%
2046 2.31% 0.72%
2045 2.36% 0.72%
2044 2.41% 0.77%
2043 2.44% 0.78%
2042 2.48% 0.76%
2041 2.53% 0.82%
2040 2.56% 0.85%
2039 2.61% 0.87%
2038 2.62% 0.9%
2037 2.68% 0.87%
2036 2.7% 0.9%
2035 2.75% 0.98%
2034 2.78% 0.99%
2033 2.8% 0.96%
2032 2.84% 1.04%
2031 2.87% 1.08%
2030 2.91% 1.07%
2029 2.95% 1.15%
2028 2.97% 1.2%
2027 3% 1.13%
2026 3.02% 1.05%
2025 3.07% 1.05%
2024 3.09% 1.03%
2023 3.13% 1.13%
2022 3.19% 1.24%
2021 3.23% 1.27%
2020 3.32% 1.36%
2019 3.45% 1.49%
2018 3.51% 1.64%
2017 3.6% 1.61%
2016 3.64% 1.54%
2015 3.67% 1.63%
2014 3.8% 1.94%
2013 3.93% 2.03%
2012 3.96% -2.58%
2011 3.96% -2.38%
2010 3.93% 2.06%
2009 3.87% 2.11%
2008 3.85% 2.15%
2007 3.81% 2.08%
2006 3.75% 2.07%
2005 3.71% 2.13%
2004 3.66% 2.09%
2003 3.56% 2.01%
2002 3.47% 1.94%
2001 3.41% 1.86%
2000 3.37% 1.67%
1999 3.35% 1.5%
1998 3.4% 1.5%
1997 3.45% 1.55%
1996 3.44% 1.64%
1995 3.4% 1.76%
1994 3.29% 1.88%
1993 3.25% 2%
1992 3.33% 2.11%
1991 3.42% 2.23%
1990 3.45% 2.36%
1989 3.47% 2.48%
1988 3.46% 2.62%
1987 3.53% 2.8%
1986 3.68% 3.04%
1985 3.75% 3.32%
1984 3.78% 1.47%
1983 3.79% -0.16%
1982 3.75% 2.85%
1981 3.71% 5.76%
1980 3.65% 5.89%
1979 3.57% 5.94%
1978 3.54% 5.93%
1977 3.44% 5.89%
1976 3.39% 5.82%
1975 3.47% 5.73%
1974 3.52% 5.1%
1973 3.47% 3.96%
1972 3.06% 3.37%
1971 2.36% 3.41%
1970 1.55% 3.39%
1969 1.07% 3.15%
1968 1.08% 2.88%
1967 1.08% 2.66%
1966 1.08% 2.5%
1965 1.06% 2.87%
1964 1.03% 3.74%
1963 1.01% 4.22%
1962 0.99% 4.26%
1961 1.34% 4.21%

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/libya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Angola Libya
Current population
40555924
7559873
Population rank 39/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.09%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
6.97 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
4.23 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +206
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 99/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
2.13 days
Annual migration change -3,524 -172
Net migration rank 113/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -172
2024 - -2,629 - 3,448
2023 1,126,862 -995 75,760 -2,001
2022 1,104,864 -995 91,951 -2,001
2021 1,072,267 29,094 88,005 -694
2020 1,053,677 7,556 92,950 -694
2019 1,030,776 58,984 97,842 -1,352
2018 1,005,547 61,632 101,619 5,841
2017 979,700 77,731 103,891 9,208
2016 954,491 91,614 105,265 -5,081
2015 930,277 74,171 108,096 -7,660
2014 905,106 84,535 110,420 -1,716
2013 876,208 124,478 110,772 25,755
2012 845,130 130,643 108,855 5,211
2011 813,495 128,800 121,016 -562,827
2010 782,310 122,418 122,926 9,611
2009 750,290 105,077 118,102 11,670
2008 716,519 100,370 117,481 15,260
2007 682,742 100,563 116,704 12,640
2006 647,814 95,431 115,645 3,351
2005 617,934 87,050 112,823 11,024
2004 585,950 90,553 107,144 13,222
2003 556,111 80,828 102,144 12,073
2002 512,813 82,292 97,598 10,152
2001 488,432 77,458 93,370 8,420
2000 465,975 72,793 89,814 5,634
1999 446,188 70,301 88,743 -10,206
1998 428,722 70,527 87,613 -11,479
1997 430,723 67,944 86,899 -10,907
1996 418,526 61,681 86,945 -8,446
1995 406,610 55,568 87,661 -5,068
1994 376,280 61,569 88,765 -1,755
1993 354,529 52,879 90,553 426
1992 346,125 53,310 93,568 843
1991 354,778 46,143 96,582 902
1990 328,596 64,821 99,898 946
1989 318,602 63,586 102,823 981
1988 307,331 65,028 105,469 1,053
1987 291,683 62,820 107,761 1,740
1986 297,320 64,974 109,325 5,844
1985 283,633 74,738 110,194 11,962
1984 269,506 78,529 110,028 18,039
1983 254,860 82,958 122,183 -140,904
1982 248,932 75,921 133,511 -126,400
1981 236,340 70,910 130,233 69,211
1980 224,031 72,192 128,034 66,739
1979 212,942 64,158 121,469 64,821
1978 202,655 61,200 114,669 61,684
1977 192,847 61,110 107,769 57,867
1976 184,430 47,927 101,146 53,813
1975 178,409 52,662 94,862 49,544
1974 174,858 53,232 89,337 44,946
1973 166,926 54,650 81,256 20,498
1972 159,339 47,611 77,864 -3,418
1971 154,990 4,386 74,934 -4,265
1970 153,706 -36,456 70,488 745
1969 151,349 -90,395 66,782 -1,418
1968 148,744 -87,730 63,971 -6,323
1967 145,936 -85,173 61,889 -10,384
1966 142,844 -82,767 60,394 -13,619
1965 139,850 -81,111 59,134 -15,810
1964 136,824 -79,977 55,227 2,084
1963 133,580 -78,700 50,421 18,740
1962 130,405 -77,265 46,252 21,589
1961 127,085 -74,774 42,167 22,504
1960 128,489 -40,935 38,391 22,559

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/libya | 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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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