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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 1.2 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Angola vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Madagascar
2100 151,782,078 86,197,674
2099 150,617,085 85,808,382
2098 149,407,279 85,404,097
2097 148,192,854 84,987,607
2096 146,952,648 84,559,113
2095 145,678,206 84,119,392
2094 144,378,969 83,665,834
2093 143,068,551 83,200,140
2092 141,737,670 82,723,075
2091 140,368,659 82,233,465
2090 138,969,528 81,734,626
2089 137,539,171 81,223,857
2088 136,095,539 80,700,261
2087 134,668,944 80,164,903
2086 133,199,496 79,619,760
2085 131,715,145 79,064,003
2084 130,218,497 78,499,094
2083 128,729,352 77,922,946
2082 127,219,674 77,337,305
2081 125,691,172 76,740,524
2080 124,111,692 76,133,028
2079 122,561,261 75,513,518
2078 120,972,189 74,881,435
2077 119,375,179 74,236,865
2076 117,788,591 73,582,256
2075 116,191,857 72,914,884
2074 114,559,691 72,235,202
2073 112,909,394 71,545,378
2072 111,263,856 70,843,401
2071 109,612,310 70,130,366
2070 107,952,332 69,409,326
2069 106,285,163 68,677,859
2068 104,620,994 67,936,195
2067 102,957,286 67,185,066
2066 101,288,708 66,425,210
2065 99,616,278 65,658,016
2064 97,937,116 64,881,253
2063 96,250,041 64,097,223
2062 94,576,031 63,305,402
2061 92,881,082 62,506,578
2060 91,198,805 61,701,267
2059 89,517,567 60,889,495
2058 87,836,853 60,073,702
2057 86,153,429 59,254,008
2056 84,491,851 58,428,653
2055 82,823,093 57,600,579
2054 81,162,488 56,769,869
2053 79,514,537 55,935,411
2052 77,869,703 55,097,962
2051 76,246,837 54,258,057
2050 74,625,778 53,415,029
2049 73,009,861 52,570,680
2048 71,411,970 51,725,320
2047 69,832,579 50,879,659
2046 68,257,111 50,033,785
2045 66,712,857 49,188,703
2044 65,172,398 48,344,009
2043 63,637,503 47,499,657
2042 62,120,309 46,656,643
2041 60,618,371 45,815,621
2040 59,123,267 44,976,152
2039 57,646,614 44,140,155
2038 56,182,519 43,305,683
2037 54,746,941 42,474,372
2036 53,319,352 41,645,556
2035 51,915,678 40,819,415
2034 50,528,619 39,997,842
2033 49,162,069 39,178,430
2032 47,823,782 38,361,932
2031 46,502,759 37,547,484
2030 45,205,164 36,737,238
2029 43,926,582 35,930,925
2028 42,666,419 35,128,136
2027 41,435,808 34,329,429
2026 40,229,675 33,535,391
2025 39,049,434 32,747,552
2024 37,885,849 31,964,956
2023 36,749,906 31,195,932
2022 35,635,029 30,437,261
2021 34,532,429 29,691,083
2020 33,451,132 28,953,556
2019 32,375,632 28,219,554
2018 31,297,155 27,494,926
2017 30,234,839 26,788,375
2016 29,183,070 26,099,952
2015 28,157,798 25,426,702
2014 27,160,769 24,764,348
2013 26,165,620 24,109,290
2012 25,177,394 23,462,438
2011 24,218,352 22,822,300
2010 23,294,825 22,183,340
2009 22,414,773 21,547,280
2008 21,578,655 20,923,840
2007 20,778,561 20,318,583
2006 20,015,279 19,730,909
2005 19,291,161 19,159,707
2004 18,600,423 18,606,608
2003 17,943,712 18,071,854
2002 17,327,699 17,549,913
2001 16,747,208 17,032,939
2000 16,194,869 16,516,338
1999 15,667,235 16,000,506
1998 15,159,370 15,489,364
1997 14,660,413 14,990,814
1996 14,170,973 14,510,711
1995 13,699,778 14,051,275
1994 13,249,764 13,613,850
1993 12,827,135 13,197,345
1992 12,423,712 12,800,870
1991 12,023,529 12,421,412
1990 11,626,360 12,055,639
1989 11,238,562 11,704,998
1988 10,861,291 11,369,462
1987 10,497,858 11,047,291
1986 10,139,450 10,736,857
1985 9,779,120 10,433,142
1984 9,425,917 10,134,550
1983 9,082,983 9,843,044
1982 8,751,648 9,557,671
1981 8,435,607 9,279,011
1980 8,133,872 9,006,032
1979 7,847,207 8,737,581
1978 7,576,734 8,475,864
1977 7,317,829 8,222,240
1976 7,074,664 7,976,831
1975 6,842,947 7,739,336
1974 6,613,367 7,509,726
1973 6,388,528 7,288,048
1972 6,174,262 7,074,398
1971 5,991,102 6,868,868
1970 5,852,788 6,672,003
1969 5,763,685 6,484,716
1968 5,702,699 6,306,493
1967 5,641,807 6,136,486
1966 5,581,386 5,974,279
1965 5,521,981 5,819,116
1964 5,464,187 5,669,863
1963 5,408,320 5,525,185
1962 5,354,310 5,384,150
1961 5,301,583 5,246,158
1960 5,231,654 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Madagascar
2100 0.77% 0.45%
2099 0.81% 0.47%
2098 0.82% 0.49%
2097 0.84% 0.51%
2096 0.87% 0.52%
2095 0.9% 0.54%
2094 0.92% 0.56%
2093 0.94% 0.58%
2092 0.98% 0.6%
2091 1.01% 0.61%
2090 1.04% 0.63%
2089 1.06% 0.65%
2088 1.06% 0.67%
2087 1.1% 0.68%
2086 1.13% 0.7%
2085 1.15% 0.72%
2084 1.16% 0.74%
2083 1.19% 0.76%
2082 1.22% 0.78%
2081 1.27% 0.8%
2080 1.27% 0.82%
2079 1.31% 0.84%
2078 1.34% 0.87%
2077 1.35% 0.89%
2076 1.37% 0.92%
2075 1.42% 0.94%
2074 1.46% 0.96%
2073 1.48% 0.99%
2072 1.51% 1.02%
2071 1.54% 1.04%
2070 1.57% 1.07%
2069 1.59% 1.09%
2068 1.62% 1.12%
2067 1.65% 1.14%
2066 1.68% 1.17%
2065 1.71% 1.2%
2064 1.75% 1.22%
2063 1.77% 1.25%
2062 1.82% 1.28%
2061 1.84% 1.31%
2060 1.88% 1.33%
2059 1.91% 1.36%
2058 1.95% 1.38%
2057 1.97% 1.41%
2056 2.01% 1.44%
2055 2.05% 1.46%
2054 2.07% 1.49%
2053 2.11% 1.52%
2052 2.13% 1.55%
2051 2.17% 1.58%
2050 2.21% 1.61%
2049 2.24% 1.63%
2048 2.26% 1.66%
2047 2.31% 1.69%
2046 2.31% 1.72%
2045 2.36% 1.75%
2044 2.41% 1.78%
2043 2.44% 1.81%
2042 2.48% 1.84%
2041 2.53% 1.87%
2040 2.56% 1.89%
2039 2.61% 1.93%
2038 2.62% 1.96%
2037 2.68% 1.99%
2036 2.7% 2.02%
2035 2.75% 2.05%
2034 2.78% 2.09%
2033 2.8% 2.13%
2032 2.84% 2.17%
2031 2.87% 2.21%
2030 2.91% 2.24%
2029 2.95% 2.29%
2028 2.97% 2.33%
2027 3% 2.37%
2026 3.02% 2.41%
2025 3.07% 2.45%
2024 3.09% 2.47%
2023 3.13% 2.49%
2022 3.19% 2.51%
2021 3.23% 2.55%
2020 3.32% 2.6%
2019 3.45% 2.64%
2018 3.51% 2.64%
2017 3.6% 2.64%
2016 3.64% 2.65%
2015 3.67% 2.67%
2014 3.8% 2.72%
2013 3.93% 2.76%
2012 3.96% 2.8%
2011 3.96% 2.88%
2010 3.93% 2.95%
2009 3.87% 2.98%
2008 3.85% 2.98%
2007 3.81% 2.98%
2006 3.75% 2.98%
2005 3.71% 2.97%
2004 3.66% 2.96%
2003 3.56% 2.97%
2002 3.47% 3.04%
2001 3.41% 3.13%
2000 3.37% 3.22%
1999 3.35% 3.3%
1998 3.4% 3.33%
1997 3.45% 3.31%
1996 3.44% 3.27%
1995 3.4% 3.21%
1994 3.29% 3.16%
1993 3.25% 3.1%
1992 3.33% 3.05%
1991 3.42% 3.03%
1990 3.45% 3%
1989 3.47% 2.95%
1988 3.46% 2.92%
1987 3.53% 2.89%
1986 3.68% 2.91%
1985 3.75% 2.95%
1984 3.78% 2.96%
1983 3.79% 2.99%
1982 3.75% 3%
1981 3.71% 3.03%
1980 3.65% 3.07%
1979 3.57% 3.09%
1978 3.54% 3.08%
1977 3.44% 3.08%
1976 3.39% 3.07%
1975 3.47% 3.06%
1974 3.52% 3.04%
1973 3.47% 3.02%
1972 3.06% 2.99%
1971 2.36% 2.95%
1970 1.55% 2.89%
1969 1.07% 2.83%
1968 1.08% 2.77%
1967 1.08% 2.72%
1966 1.08% 2.67%
1965 1.06% 2.63%
1964 1.03% 2.62%
1963 1.01% 2.62%
1962 0.99% 2.63%
1961 1.34% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Angola Madagascar
Current population
40555924
33750171
Population rank 39/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.41%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
41 seconds
One birth every
22.8 seconds
31.5 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 29/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 -2,227
Net migration rank 113/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -2,227
2024 - -2,629 - -1,795
2023 1,126,862 -995 766,391 -1,487
2022 1,104,864 -995 753,931 -1,487
2021 1,072,267 29,094 741,416 -1,480
2020 1,053,677 7,556 736,607 -1,480
2019 1,030,776 58,984 735,853 -2,976
2018 1,005,547 61,632 719,267 -2,887
2017 979,700 77,731 699,498 -2,784
2016 954,491 91,614 682,801 -2,687
2015 930,277 74,171 668,977 -2,594
2014 905,106 84,535 660,837 -2,522
2013 876,208 124,478 654,230 -2,445
2012 845,130 130,643 644,255 -2,334
2011 813,495 128,800 640,577 -2,219
2010 782,310 122,418 641,543 -1,979
2009 750,290 105,077 634,008 -1,429
2008 716,519 100,370 615,580 -1,255
2007 682,742 100,563 597,772 -1,563
2006 647,814 95,431 581,489 -2,336
2005 617,934 87,050 568,143 -4,869
2004 585,950 90,553 556,319 -13,393
2003 556,111 80,828 544,903 -18,345
2002 512,813 82,292 535,518 -18,209
2001 488,432 77,458 529,656 -13,014
2000 465,975 72,793 520,860 -4,298
1999 446,188 70,301 516,976 -1,891
1998 428,722 70,527 508,408 -1,222
1997 430,723 67,944 490,905 -986
1996 418,526 61,681 471,453 -1,161
1995 406,610 55,568 450,259 -1,670
1994 376,280 61,569 428,169 -1,905
1993 354,529 52,879 408,801 -2,063
1992 346,125 53,310 388,430 -2,216
1991 354,778 46,143 375,040 -2,330
1990 328,596 64,821 360,621 -1,777
1989 318,602 63,586 344,279 -1,848
1988 307,331 65,028 330,510 -1,883
1987 291,683 62,820 317,621 -1,896
1986 297,320 64,974 307,074 -1,914
1985 283,633 74,738 304,199 -1,947
1984 269,506 78,529 296,892 -1,965
1983 254,860 82,958 290,085 -1,979
1982 248,932 75,921 284,733 -2,093
1981 236,340 70,910 277,535 -2,864
1980 224,031 72,192 275,287 -4,005
1979 212,942 64,158 270,752 -5,126
1978 202,655 61,200 263,684 -5,874
1977 192,847 61,110 255,399 -5,957
1976 184,430 47,927 247,026 -5,655
1975 178,409 52,662 238,774 -5,173
1974 174,858 53,232 230,233 -4,607
1973 166,926 54,650 221,768 -4,037
1972 159,339 47,611 213,138 -3,583
1971 154,990 4,386 204,617 -3,118
1970 153,706 -36,456 194,889 -2,658
1969 151,349 -90,395 184,562 -2,216
1968 148,744 -87,730 175,869 -1,766
1967 145,936 -85,173 167,287 -1,383
1966 142,844 -82,767 159,483 -964
1965 139,850 -81,111 152,362 -550
1964 136,824 -79,977 146,894 -204
1963 133,580 -78,700 142,666 0
1962 130,405 -77,265 139,412 0
1961 127,085 -74,774 136,578 0
1960 128,489 -40,935 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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