The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 568,847 people in Malta in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 581,729 in Malta.
Population statistics:
- Angola's population is 69.7 times bigger than Malta's.
- Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Malta is the 167th.
- The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.007% for Malta.
- For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.69% in Malta.
- Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Malta has grown from 405K to 582K (43.5% growth).
Angola vs Malta: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Angola
|
Malta
|
|
| 2100 | 151,782,078 | 383,244 |
| 2099 | 150,617,085 | 386,421 |
| 2098 | 149,407,279 | 389,613 |
| 2097 | 148,192,854 | 392,917 |
| 2096 | 146,952,648 | 396,295 |
| 2095 | 145,678,206 | 399,956 |
| 2094 | 144,378,969 | 403,710 |
| 2093 | 143,068,551 | 407,487 |
| 2092 | 141,737,670 | 411,340 |
| 2091 | 140,368,659 | 415,407 |
| 2090 | 138,969,528 | 419,592 |
| 2089 | 137,539,171 | 423,826 |
| 2088 | 136,095,539 | 428,052 |
| 2087 | 134,668,944 | 432,556 |
| 2086 | 133,199,496 | 437,240 |
| 2085 | 131,715,145 | 441,882 |
| 2084 | 130,218,497 | 446,649 |
| 2083 | 128,729,352 | 451,551 |
| 2082 | 127,219,674 | 456,344 |
| 2081 | 125,691,172 | 461,335 |
| 2080 | 124,111,692 | 466,229 |
| 2079 | 122,561,261 | 471,100 |
| 2078 | 120,972,189 | 475,924 |
| 2077 | 119,375,179 | 480,771 |
| 2076 | 117,788,591 | 485,655 |
| 2075 | 116,191,857 | 490,208 |
| 2074 | 114,559,691 | 494,656 |
| 2073 | 112,909,394 | 499,046 |
| 2072 | 111,263,856 | 503,370 |
| 2071 | 109,612,310 | 507,604 |
| 2070 | 107,952,332 | 511,683 |
| 2069 | 106,285,163 | 515,748 |
| 2068 | 104,620,994 | 519,737 |
| 2067 | 102,957,286 | 523,520 |
| 2066 | 101,288,708 | 527,140 |
| 2065 | 99,616,278 | 530,620 |
| 2064 | 97,937,116 | 533,923 |
| 2063 | 96,250,041 | 537,029 |
| 2062 | 94,576,031 | 540,145 |
| 2061 | 92,881,082 | 543,018 |
| 2060 | 91,198,805 | 545,828 |
| 2059 | 89,517,567 | 548,562 |
| 2058 | 87,836,853 | 551,048 |
| 2057 | 86,153,429 | 553,389 |
| 2056 | 84,491,851 | 555,804 |
| 2055 | 82,823,093 | 558,190 |
| 2054 | 81,162,488 | 560,309 |
| 2053 | 79,514,537 | 562,511 |
| 2052 | 77,869,703 | 564,772 |
| 2051 | 76,246,837 | 567,078 |
| 2050 | 74,625,778 | 569,189 |
| 2049 | 73,009,861 | 571,016 |
| 2048 | 71,411,970 | 572,923 |
| 2047 | 69,832,579 | 574,977 |
| 2046 | 68,257,111 | 576,728 |
| 2045 | 66,712,857 | 578,442 |
| 2044 | 65,172,398 | 580,046 |
| 2043 | 63,637,503 | 581,639 |
| 2042 | 62,120,309 | 583,042 |
| 2041 | 60,618,371 | 584,485 |
| 2040 | 59,123,267 | 585,747 |
| 2039 | 57,646,614 | 587,035 |
| 2038 | 56,182,519 | 588,223 |
| 2037 | 54,746,941 | 589,140 |
| 2036 | 53,319,352 | 589,886 |
| 2035 | 51,915,678 | 590,469 |
| 2034 | 50,528,619 | 590,868 |
| 2033 | 49,162,069 | 590,759 |
| 2032 | 47,823,782 | 590,166 |
| 2031 | 46,502,759 | 589,366 |
| 2030 | 45,205,164 | 588,281 |
| 2029 | 43,926,582 | 586,978 |
| 2028 | 42,666,419 | 585,310 |
| 2027 | 41,435,808 | 583,310 |
| 2026 | 40,229,675 | 581,144 |
| 2025 | 39,049,434 | 575,661 |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 568,847 |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 552,747 |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 531,113 |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 518,150 |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 515,490 |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 503,912 |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 483,903 |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 467,106 |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 454,505 |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 444,220 |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 433,481 |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 424,810 |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 420,028 |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 416,268 |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 414,508 |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 412,477 |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 409,379 |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 406,724 |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 405,308 |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 403,834 |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 401,268 |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 398,582 |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 395,969 |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 393,028 |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 390,087 |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 387,578 |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 385,287 |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 382,791 |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 379,905 |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 377,419 |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 374,797 |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 371,308 |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 367,618 |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 363,845 |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 354,170 |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 350,722 |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 347,325 |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 344,485 |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 342,121 |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 336,452 |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 330,593 |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 330,524 |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 325,898 |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 318,982 |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 316,645 |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 313,342 |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 310,182 |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 306,970 |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 305,774 |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 304,222 |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 301,996 |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 302,200 |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 302,450 |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 302,700 |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 302,650 |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 304,300 |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 307,900 |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 311,550 |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 315,200 |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 318,800 |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 321,250 |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 322,550 |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 323,900 |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 325,250 |
| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 326,550 |
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/malta | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Malta gained 49,197 people (a 12.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Malta's population increased by 127,224 people (a 28% growth).
Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Malta was ranked 168th in 2006 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.16% to 569,189 people and will still be ranked 167th.
Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 591K people in 2034 for Malta.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Angola
|
Malta
|
|
| 2100 | 0.77% | -0.82% |
| 2099 | 0.81% | -0.82% |
| 2098 | 0.82% | -0.84% |
| 2097 | 0.84% | -0.85% |
| 2096 | 0.87% | -0.92% |
| 2095 | 0.9% | -0.93% |
| 2094 | 0.92% | -0.93% |
| 2093 | 0.94% | -0.94% |
| 2092 | 0.98% | -0.98% |
| 2091 | 1.01% | -1% |
| 2090 | 1.04% | -1% |
| 2089 | 1.06% | -0.99% |
| 2088 | 1.06% | -1.04% |
| 2087 | 1.1% | -1.07% |
| 2086 | 1.13% | -1.05% |
| 2085 | 1.15% | -1.07% |
| 2084 | 1.16% | -1.09% |
| 2083 | 1.19% | -1.05% |
| 2082 | 1.22% | -1.08% |
| 2081 | 1.27% | -1.05% |
| 2080 | 1.27% | -1.03% |
| 2079 | 1.31% | -1.01% |
| 2078 | 1.34% | -1.01% |
| 2077 | 1.35% | -1.01% |
| 2076 | 1.37% | -0.93% |
| 2075 | 1.42% | -0.9% |
| 2074 | 1.46% | -0.88% |
| 2073 | 1.48% | -0.86% |
| 2072 | 1.51% | -0.83% |
| 2071 | 1.54% | -0.8% |
| 2070 | 1.57% | -0.79% |
| 2069 | 1.59% | -0.77% |
| 2068 | 1.62% | -0.72% |
| 2067 | 1.65% | -0.69% |
| 2066 | 1.68% | -0.66% |
| 2065 | 1.71% | -0.62% |
| 2064 | 1.75% | -0.58% |
| 2063 | 1.77% | -0.58% |
| 2062 | 1.82% | -0.53% |
| 2061 | 1.84% | -0.51% |
| 2060 | 1.88% | -0.5% |
| 2059 | 1.91% | -0.45% |
| 2058 | 1.95% | -0.42% |
| 2057 | 1.97% | -0.43% |
| 2056 | 2.01% | -0.43% |
| 2055 | 2.05% | -0.38% |
| 2054 | 2.07% | -0.39% |
| 2053 | 2.11% | -0.4% |
| 2052 | 2.13% | -0.41% |
| 2051 | 2.17% | -0.37% |
| 2050 | 2.21% | -0.32% |
| 2049 | 2.24% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 2.26% | -0.36% |
| 2047 | 2.31% | -0.3% |
| 2046 | 2.31% | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 2.36% | -0.28% |
| 2044 | 2.41% | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 2.44% | -0.24% |
| 2042 | 2.48% | -0.25% |
| 2041 | 2.53% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 2.56% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 2.61% | -0.2% |
| 2038 | 2.62% | -0.16% |
| 2037 | 2.68% | -0.13% |
| 2036 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2035 | 2.75% | -0.07% |
| 2034 | 2.78% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 2.8% | 0.1% |
| 2032 | 2.84% | 0.14% |
| 2031 | 2.87% | 0.18% |
| 2030 | 2.91% | 0.22% |
| 2029 | 2.95% | 0.29% |
| 2028 | 2.97% | 0.34% |
| 2027 | 3% | 0.37% |
| 2026 | 3.02% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 3.07% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.09% | 2.91% |
| 2023 | 3.13% | 4.07% |
| 2022 | 3.19% | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.23% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | 3.32% | 2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.45% | 4.13% |
| 2018 | 3.51% | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 2.77% |
| 2016 | 3.64% | 2.32% |
| 2015 | 3.67% | 2.48% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 3.93% | 1.14% |
| 2012 | 3.96% | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.96% | 0.42% |
| 2010 | 3.93% | 0.49% |
| 2009 | 3.87% | 0.76% |
| 2008 | 3.85% | 0.65% |
| 2007 | 3.81% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 3.75% | 0.37% |
| 2005 | 3.71% | 0.64% |
| 2004 | 3.66% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 3.56% | 0.66% |
| 2002 | 3.47% | 0.75% |
| 2001 | 3.41% | 0.75% |
| 2000 | 3.37% | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 3.35% | 0.59% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | 0.65% |
| 1997 | 3.45% | 0.76% |
| 1996 | 3.44% | 0.66% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.29% | 0.94% |
| 1993 | 3.25% | 1% |
| 1992 | 3.33% | 1.04% |
| 1991 | 3.42% | 2.73% |
| 1990 | 3.45% | 0.98% |
| 1989 | 3.47% | 0.98% |
| 1988 | 3.46% | 0.82% |
| 1987 | 3.53% | 0.69% |
| 1986 | 3.68% | 1.68% |
| 1985 | 3.75% | 1.77% |
| 1984 | 3.78% | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 3.79% | 1.42% |
| 1982 | 3.75% | 2.17% |
| 1981 | 3.71% | 0.74% |
| 1980 | 3.65% | 1.05% |
| 1979 | 3.57% | 1.02% |
| 1978 | 3.54% | 1.05% |
| 1977 | 3.44% | 0.39% |
| 1976 | 3.39% | 0.51% |
| 1975 | 3.47% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 3.52% | -0.07% |
| 1973 | 3.47% | -0.08% |
| 1972 | 3.06% | -0.08% |
| 1971 | 2.36% | 0.02% |
| 1970 | 1.55% | -0.54% |
| 1969 | 1.07% | -1.17% |
| 1968 | 1.08% | -1.17% |
| 1967 | 1.08% | -1.16% |
| 1966 | 1.08% | -1.13% |
| 1965 | 1.06% | -0.76% |
| 1964 | 1.03% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.01% | -0.42% |
| 1962 | 0.99% | -0.42% |
| 1961 | 1.34% | -0.4% |
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 Malta's population grew by 2.91%.
Live population counters
|
Angola
|
Malta
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
40555924
|
581729
|
| Population rank | 39/197 | 167/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.49% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
27.8 seconds
|
32.6 minutes
|
| One birth every |
22.8 seconds
|
1.96 hours
|
| One death every |
2.07 minutes
|
2.17 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +3,112 | +44 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,135,943 | +16,100 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.09% | +2.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 19/197 |
| One migration net change every |
2.49 hours
|
1.7 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -3,524 | +5,161 |
| Net migration rank | 113/196 | 52/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 676,507 | 199,466 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 72/195 | 112/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 1.8% | 37% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 134/195 | 15/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Angola
|
Malta
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -3,524 | - | 5,161 |
| 2024 | - | -2,629 | - | 6,323 |
| 2023 | 1,126,862 | -995 | 442 | 6,591 |
| 2022 | 1,104,864 | -995 | 54 | 2,480 |
| 2021 | 1,072,267 | 29,094 | 259 | 4,638 |
| 2020 | 1,053,677 | 7,556 | 361 | 6,904 |
| 2019 | 1,030,776 | 58,984 | 655 | 20,302 |
| 2018 | 1,005,547 | 61,632 | 774 | 16,961 |
| 2017 | 979,700 | 77,731 | 747 | 14,372 |
| 2016 | 954,491 | 91,614 | 1,091 | 8,624 |
| 2015 | 930,277 | 74,171 | 888 | 9,588 |
| 2014 | 905,106 | 84,535 | 910 | 9,192 |
| 2013 | 876,208 | 124,478 | 807 | 861 |
| 2012 | 845,130 | 130,643 | 714 | 911 |
| 2011 | 813,495 | 128,800 | 916 | 999 |
| 2010 | 782,310 | 122,418 | 871 | 741 |
| 2009 | 750,290 | 105,077 | 825 | 836 |
| 2008 | 716,519 | 100,370 | 777 | 869 |
| 2007 | 682,742 | 100,563 | 691 | 926 |
| 2006 | 647,814 | 95,431 | 568 | 997 |
| 2005 | 617,934 | 87,050 | 727 | 1,626 |
| 2004 | 585,950 | 90,553 | 883 | 1,662 |
| 2003 | 556,111 | 80,828 | 917 | 1,626 |
| 2002 | 512,813 | 82,292 | 911 | 1,821 |
| 2001 | 488,432 | 77,458 | 1,061 | 1,678 |
| 2000 | 465,975 | 72,793 | 1,482 | 1,591 |
| 1999 | 446,188 | 70,301 | 1,357 | 1,463 |
| 1998 | 428,722 | 70,527 | 1,656 | 1,260 |
| 1997 | 430,723 | 67,944 | 1,991 | 1,003 |
| 1996 | 418,526 | 61,681 | 2,279 | 1,142 |
| 1995 | 406,610 | 55,568 | 1,887 | 1,306 |
| 1994 | 376,280 | 61,569 | 2,136 | 1,136 |
| 1993 | 354,529 | 52,879 | 2,451 | 1,006 |
| 1992 | 346,125 | 53,310 | 2,573 | 737 |
| 1991 | 354,778 | 46,143 | 2,438 | 763 |
| 1990 | 328,596 | 64,821 | 2,621 | 568 |
| 1989 | 318,602 | 63,586 | 2,981 | 248 |
| 1988 | 307,331 | 65,028 | 2,813 | 164 |
| 1987 | 291,683 | 62,820 | 2,412 | 295 |
| 1986 | 297,320 | 64,974 | 2,395 | 464 |
| 1985 | 283,633 | 74,738 | 2,590 | -428 |
| 1984 | 269,506 | 78,529 | 2,678 | -558 |
| 1983 | 254,860 | 82,958 | 2,512 | -740 |
| 1982 | 248,932 | 75,921 | 2,835 | -1,059 |
| 1981 | 236,340 | 70,910 | 2,233 | -548 |
| 1980 | 224,031 | 72,192 | 2,375 | -886 |
| 1979 | 212,942 | 64,158 | 2,852 | -1,311 |
| 1978 | 202,655 | 61,200 | 2,389 | -1,302 |
| 1977 | 192,847 | 61,110 | 2,916 | -1,598 |
| 1976 | 184,430 | 47,927 | 2,721 | -1,641 |
| 1975 | 178,409 | 52,662 | 2,829 | -1,742 |
| 1974 | 174,858 | 53,232 | 2,687 | -1,597 |
| 1973 | 166,926 | 54,650 | 2,327 | -1,549 |
| 1972 | 159,339 | 47,611 | 2,480 | -1,316 |
| 1971 | 154,990 | 4,386 | 2,482 | -1,327 |
| 1970 | 153,706 | -36,456 | 2,270 | -1,123 |
| 1969 | 151,349 | -90,395 | 2,069 | -827 |
| 1968 | 148,744 | -87,730 | 2,247 | -753 |
| 1967 | 145,936 | -85,173 | 2,306 | -4,073 |
| 1966 | 142,844 | -82,767 | 2,458 | -4,318 |
| 1965 | 139,850 | -81,111 | 2,646 | -4,329 |
| 1964 | 136,824 | -79,977 | 3,630 | -4,768 |
| 1963 | 133,580 | -78,700 | 3,709 | -4,773 |
| 1962 | 130,405 | -77,265 | 4,664 | -5,360 |
| 1961 | 127,085 | -74,774 | 4,748 | -5,099 |
| 1960 | 128,489 | -40,935 | 5,747 | -5,540 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/angola/malta | 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 Malta 5.84% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,181 people) and 94.2% is from migration (a gain of 99,652 people).
As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 199,466 people or 37% in Malta.
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Population differences between Angola and Malta
|
Angola
|
Malta
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 65.2 years | 83.8 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 41.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 51.9:48.1 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman |
| Population density | 83.6 ppl/mi² | 4,704 ppl/mi² |
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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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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