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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 3.29 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 2.1% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Angola vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Mexico
2100 151,782,078 131,182,639
2099 150,617,085 131,943,283
2098 149,407,279 132,700,369
2097 148,192,854 133,455,010
2096 146,952,648 134,204,227
2095 145,678,206 134,949,218
2094 144,378,969 135,687,085
2093 143,068,551 136,415,232
2092 141,737,670 137,127,644
2091 140,368,659 137,833,985
2090 138,969,528 138,527,198
2089 137,539,171 139,208,862
2088 136,095,539 139,874,924
2087 134,668,944 140,530,483
2086 133,199,496 141,174,372
2085 131,715,145 141,805,496
2084 130,218,497 142,415,948
2083 128,729,352 143,009,187
2082 127,219,674 143,579,768
2081 125,691,172 144,138,842
2080 124,111,692 144,677,451
2079 122,561,261 145,195,172
2078 120,972,189 145,691,242
2077 119,375,179 146,165,064
2076 117,788,591 146,616,674
2075 116,191,857 147,046,928
2074 114,559,691 147,455,761
2073 112,909,394 147,841,295
2072 111,263,856 148,201,143
2071 109,612,310 148,534,057
2070 107,952,332 148,848,168
2069 106,285,163 149,134,711
2068 104,620,994 149,395,717
2067 102,957,286 149,630,386
2066 101,288,708 149,842,125
2065 99,616,278 150,029,268
2064 97,937,116 150,187,992
2063 96,250,041 150,319,846
2062 94,576,031 150,424,224
2061 92,881,082 150,502,250
2060 91,198,805 150,555,648
2059 89,517,567 150,577,220
2058 87,836,853 150,569,044
2057 86,153,429 150,535,337
2056 84,491,851 150,475,242
2055 82,823,093 150,384,336
2054 81,162,488 150,263,237
2053 79,514,537 150,110,615
2052 77,869,703 149,923,918
2051 76,246,837 149,705,066
2050 74,625,778 149,450,774
2049 73,009,861 149,166,038
2048 71,411,970 148,836,849
2047 69,832,579 148,478,965
2046 68,257,111 148,081,688
2045 66,712,857 147,647,318
2044 65,172,398 147,173,101
2043 63,637,503 146,667,761
2042 62,120,309 146,123,566
2041 60,618,371 145,543,650
2040 59,123,267 144,931,633
2039 57,646,614 144,286,278
2038 56,182,519 143,601,872
2037 54,746,941 142,883,005
2036 53,319,352 142,138,929
2035 51,915,678 141,359,885
2034 50,528,619 140,554,653
2033 49,162,069 139,713,048
2032 47,823,782 138,843,644
2031 46,502,759 137,947,334
2030 45,205,164 137,023,304
2029 43,926,582 136,071,720
2028 42,666,419 135,090,755
2027 41,435,808 134,081,337
2026 40,229,675 133,042,003
2025 39,049,434 131,970,909
2024 37,885,849 130,861,007
2023 36,749,906 129,739,759
2022 35,635,029 128,613,117
2021 34,532,429 127,648,148
2020 33,451,132 126,799,054
2019 32,375,632 125,762,982
2018 31,297,155 124,573,711
2017 30,234,839 123,400,057
2016 29,183,070 122,251,351
2015 28,157,798 121,072,306
2014 27,160,769 119,784,261
2013 26,165,620 118,343,573
2012 25,177,394 116,818,208
2011 24,218,352 115,243,504
2010 23,294,825 113,623,895
2009 22,414,773 111,999,721
2008 21,578,655 110,374,288
2007 20,778,561 108,774,360
2006 20,015,279 107,253,666
2005 19,291,161 105,811,504
2004 18,600,423 104,394,131
2003 17,943,712 102,978,515
2002 17,327,699 101,548,624
2001 16,747,208 100,099,099
2000 16,194,869 98,625,552
1999 15,667,235 97,115,707
1998 15,159,370 95,575,245
1997 14,660,413 94,021,207
1996 14,170,973 92,452,702
1995 13,699,778 90,862,455
1994 13,249,764 89,259,205
1993 12,827,135 87,653,807
1992 12,423,712 86,044,809
1991 12,023,529 84,430,572
1990 11,626,360 82,820,170
1989 11,238,562 81,247,182
1988 10,861,291 79,695,531
1987 10,497,858 78,136,651
1986 10,139,450 76,585,637
1985 9,779,120 75,043,414
1984 9,425,917 73,506,846
1983 9,082,983 71,971,240
1982 8,751,648 70,433,260
1981 8,435,607 68,892,108
1980 8,133,872 67,300,334
1979 7,847,207 65,648,865
1978 7,576,734 63,979,046
1977 7,317,829 62,308,493
1976 7,074,664 60,645,512
1975 6,842,947 58,982,400
1974 6,613,367 57,320,149
1973 6,388,528 55,667,284
1972 6,174,262 54,030,168
1971 5,991,102 52,412,558
1970 5,852,788 50,814,953
1969 5,763,685 49,233,194
1968 5,702,699 47,668,303
1967 5,641,807 46,129,608
1966 5,581,386 44,629,106
1965 5,521,981 43,174,477
1964 5,464,187 41,772,049
1963 5,408,320 40,424,065
1962 5,354,310 39,129,200
1961 5,301,583 37,890,118
1960 5,231,654 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Mexico
2100 0.77% -0.58%
2099 0.81% -0.57%
2098 0.82% -0.57%
2097 0.84% -0.56%
2096 0.87% -0.55%
2095 0.9% -0.54%
2094 0.92% -0.53%
2093 0.94% -0.52%
2092 0.98% -0.51%
2091 1.01% -0.5%
2090 1.04% -0.49%
2089 1.06% -0.48%
2088 1.06% -0.47%
2087 1.1% -0.46%
2086 1.13% -0.45%
2085 1.15% -0.43%
2084 1.16% -0.41%
2083 1.19% -0.4%
2082 1.22% -0.39%
2081 1.27% -0.37%
2080 1.27% -0.36%
2079 1.31% -0.34%
2078 1.34% -0.32%
2077 1.35% -0.31%
2076 1.37% -0.29%
2075 1.42% -0.28%
2074 1.46% -0.26%
2073 1.48% -0.24%
2072 1.51% -0.22%
2071 1.54% -0.21%
2070 1.57% -0.19%
2069 1.59% -0.17%
2068 1.62% -0.16%
2067 1.65% -0.14%
2066 1.68% -0.12%
2065 1.71% -0.11%
2064 1.75% -0.09%
2063 1.77% -0.07%
2062 1.82% -0.05%
2061 1.84% -0.04%
2060 1.88% -0.01%
2059 1.91% 0.005%
2058 1.95% 0.02%
2057 1.97% 0.04%
2056 2.01% 0.06%
2055 2.05% 0.08%
2054 2.07% 0.1%
2053 2.11% 0.12%
2052 2.13% 0.15%
2051 2.17% 0.17%
2050 2.21% 0.19%
2049 2.24% 0.22%
2048 2.26% 0.24%
2047 2.31% 0.27%
2046 2.31% 0.29%
2045 2.36% 0.32%
2044 2.41% 0.34%
2043 2.44% 0.37%
2042 2.48% 0.4%
2041 2.53% 0.42%
2040 2.56% 0.45%
2039 2.61% 0.48%
2038 2.62% 0.5%
2037 2.68% 0.52%
2036 2.7% 0.55%
2035 2.75% 0.57%
2034 2.78% 0.6%
2033 2.8% 0.63%
2032 2.84% 0.65%
2031 2.87% 0.67%
2030 2.91% 0.7%
2029 2.95% 0.73%
2028 2.97% 0.75%
2027 3% 0.78%
2026 3.02% 0.81%
2025 3.07% 0.85%
2024 3.09% 0.86%
2023 3.13% 0.88%
2022 3.19% 0.76%
2021 3.23% 0.67%
2020 3.32% 0.82%
2019 3.45% 0.95%
2018 3.51% 0.95%
2017 3.6% 0.94%
2016 3.64% 0.97%
2015 3.67% 1.08%
2014 3.8% 1.22%
2013 3.93% 1.31%
2012 3.96% 1.37%
2011 3.96% 1.43%
2010 3.93% 1.45%
2009 3.87% 1.47%
2008 3.85% 1.47%
2007 3.81% 1.42%
2006 3.75% 1.36%
2005 3.71% 1.36%
2004 3.66% 1.37%
2003 3.56% 1.41%
2002 3.47% 1.45%
2001 3.41% 1.49%
2000 3.37% 1.55%
1999 3.35% 1.61%
1998 3.4% 1.65%
1997 3.45% 1.7%
1996 3.44% 1.75%
1995 3.4% 1.8%
1994 3.29% 1.83%
1993 3.25% 1.87%
1992 3.33% 1.91%
1991 3.42% 1.94%
1990 3.45% 1.94%
1989 3.47% 1.95%
1988 3.46% 2%
1987 3.53% 2.03%
1986 3.68% 2.06%
1985 3.75% 2.09%
1984 3.78% 2.13%
1983 3.79% 2.18%
1982 3.75% 2.24%
1981 3.71% 2.37%
1980 3.65% 2.52%
1979 3.57% 2.61%
1978 3.54% 2.68%
1977 3.44% 2.74%
1976 3.39% 2.82%
1975 3.47% 2.9%
1974 3.52% 2.97%
1973 3.47% 3.03%
1972 3.06% 3.09%
1971 2.36% 3.14%
1970 1.55% 3.21%
1969 1.07% 3.28%
1968 1.08% 3.34%
1967 1.08% 3.36%
1966 1.08% 3.37%
1965 1.06% 3.36%
1964 1.03% 3.33%
1963 1.01% 3.31%
1962 0.99% 3.27%
1961 1.34% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Angola Mexico
Current population
40555924
133323134
Population rank 39/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 1.61%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
22.8 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 110/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -108,037
Net migration rank 113/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -108,037
2024 - -2,629 - -104,581
2023 1,126,862 -995 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 1,104,864 -995 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 1,072,267 29,094 936,682 -122,791
2020 1,053,677 7,556 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 1,030,776 58,984 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 1,005,547 61,632 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 979,700 77,731 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 954,491 91,614 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 930,277 74,171 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 905,106 84,535 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 876,208 124,478 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 845,130 130,643 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 813,495 128,800 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 782,310 122,418 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 750,290 105,077 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 716,519 100,370 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 682,742 100,563 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 647,814 95,431 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 617,934 87,050 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 585,950 90,553 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 556,111 80,828 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 512,813 82,292 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 488,432 77,458 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 465,975 72,793 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 446,188 70,301 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 428,722 70,527 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 430,723 67,944 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 418,526 61,681 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 406,610 55,568 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 376,280 61,569 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 354,529 52,879 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 346,125 53,310 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 354,778 46,143 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 328,596 64,821 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 318,602 63,586 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 307,331 65,028 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 291,683 62,820 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 297,320 64,974 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 283,633 74,738 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 269,506 78,529 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 254,860 82,958 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 248,932 75,921 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 236,340 70,910 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 224,031 72,192 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 212,942 64,158 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 202,655 61,200 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 192,847 61,110 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 184,430 47,927 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 178,409 52,662 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 174,858 53,232 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 166,926 54,650 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 159,339 47,611 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 154,990 4,386 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 153,706 -36,456 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 151,349 -90,395 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 148,744 -87,730 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 145,936 -85,173 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 142,844 -82,767 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 139,850 -81,111 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 136,824 -79,977 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 133,580 -78,700 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 130,405 -77,265 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 127,085 -74,774 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 128,489 -40,935 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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