The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,228,288 people compared to 36,389,490 in Malaysia.
Population statistics:
- Angola's population is 1.11 times bigger than Malaysia's.
- Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
- The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
- For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
- Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.2M (101% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.4M (37.7% growth).
- Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 150M people compared to the peak of 46.4M people in 2072 for Malaysia.
Angola vs Malaysia: live population counter
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| Current population |
40228288
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36389490
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| Population rank | 39/197 | 45/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.49% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
27.8 seconds
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1.22 minutes
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| One birth every |
22.8 seconds
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1.21 minutes
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| One death every |
2.07 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.33 hours
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3.01 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,629 | +174,770 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,112 | +1,182 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,135,943 | +431,375 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.09% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 90/197 |
Angola and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 7,956,197 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 8,164,443 | 1.34% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 8,380,172 | 0.99% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 8,602,160 | 1.01% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 8,828,406 | 1.03% | 2.63% |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 9,056,408 | 1.06% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 9,284,688 | 1.08% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 9,507,099 | 1.08% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 9,725,281 | 1.08% | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 9,947,597 | 1.07% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 10,178,802 | 1.55% | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 10,423,453 | 2.36% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 10,676,835 | 3.06% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 10,935,621 | 3.47% | 2.42% |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 11,200,906 | 3.52% | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 11,471,914 | 3.47% | 2.42% |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 11,750,097 | 3.39% | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 12,035,713 | 3.44% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 12,328,157 | 3.54% | 2.43% |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 12,627,862 | 3.57% | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 12,983,363 | 3.65% | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 13,399,203 | 3.71% | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 13,832,798 | 3.75% | 3.24% |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 14,285,907 | 3.79% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 14,759,009 | 3.78% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 15,252,258 | 3.75% | 3.34% |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 15,760,419 | 3.68% | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 16,276,737 | 3.53% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 16,796,605 | 3.46% | 3.19% |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 17,314,997 | 3.47% | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 17,833,171 | 3.45% | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 18,342,464 | 3.42% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 18,834,572 | 3.33% | 2.68% |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 19,322,664 | 3.25% | 2.59% |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 19,820,446 | 3.29% | 2.58% |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 20,330,599 | 3.4% | 2.57% |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 20,850,087 | 3.44% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 21,375,218 | 3.45% | 2.52% |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 21,906,713 | 3.4% | 2.49% |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 22,435,531 | 3.35% | 2.41% |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 22,967,816 | 3.37% | 2.37% |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 23,526,538 | 3.41% | 2.43% |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 24,102,477 | 3.47% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 24,679,602 | 3.56% | 2.39% |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 25,256,772 | 3.66% | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 25,836,071 | 3.71% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 26,417,909 | 3.75% | 2.25% |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 26,998,389 | 3.81% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 27,570,059 | 3.85% | 2.12% |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 28,124,778 | 3.87% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 28,655,776 | 3.93% | 1.89% |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 29,162,039 | 3.96% | 1.77% |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 29,662,831 | 3.96% | 1.72% |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 30,174,265 | 3.93% | 1.72% |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 30,696,137 | 3.8% | 1.73% |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 31,232,798 | 3.67% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 31,789,685 | 3.64% | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 32,355,644 | 3.6% | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 32,910,967 | 3.51% | 1.72% |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 33,440,596 | 3.45% | 1.61% |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 33,889,558 | 3.32% | 1.34% |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 34,282,399 | 3.23% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 34,695,493 | 3.19% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 35,126,298 | 3.13% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 35,557,673 | 3.09% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 39,040,029 | 35,977,838 | 3.05% | 1.18% |
| 2026 | 40,215,174 | 36,385,119 | 3.01% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 41,415,119 | 36,785,089 | 2.98% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 42,641,677 | 37,182,773 | 2.96% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 43,891,847 | 37,574,292 | 2.93% | 1.05% |
| 2030 | 45,160,453 | 37,961,722 | 2.89% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 46,449,962 | 38,347,786 | 2.86% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 47,759,505 | 38,728,383 | 2.82% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 49,091,470 | 39,097,871 | 2.79% | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 50,447,449 | 39,457,849 | 2.76% | 0.92% |
| 2035 | 51,821,711 | 39,814,834 | 2.72% | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 53,215,935 | 40,166,904 | 2.69% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 54,625,858 | 40,512,289 | 2.65% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 56,053,776 | 40,853,318 | 2.61% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 57,501,906 | 41,185,892 | 2.58% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 58,965,319 | 41,509,646 | 2.54% | 0.79% |
| 2041 | 60,441,178 | 41,828,594 | 2.5% | 0.77% |
| 2042 | 61,927,899 | 42,144,474 | 2.46% | 0.76% |
| 2043 | 63,430,872 | 42,455,952 | 2.43% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 64,945,294 | 42,754,140 | 2.39% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 66,464,320 | 43,038,205 | 2.34% | 0.66% |
| 2046 | 68,000,587 | 43,313,754 | 2.31% | 0.64% |
| 2047 | 69,554,157 | 43,580,459 | 2.28% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 71,118,776 | 43,831,577 | 2.25% | 0.58% |
| 2049 | 72,701,379 | 44,065,538 | 2.23% | 0.53% |
| 2050 | 74,295,387 | 44,289,765 | 2.19% | 0.51% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,045,218 (a 37.8% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).
Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Luanda | 2.49M |
| Huambo | 844K |
| Cabinda | 739K |
| Benguela | 562K |
| Lobito | 436K |
| Luena | 357K |
| N'zeto | 47.8K |
| Ambriz | 22.7K |
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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Population differences between Angola and Malaysia
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| Life expectancy | 65.2 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 31.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 52.4:47.6 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 280.3 ppl/mi² |
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