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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 17.3 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Angola vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Moldova
2100 151,782,078 1,175,882
2099 150,617,085 1,186,641
2098 149,407,279 1,197,541
2097 148,192,854 1,208,458
2096 146,952,648 1,219,478
2095 145,678,206 1,230,573
2094 144,378,969 1,241,540
2093 143,068,551 1,252,531
2092 141,737,670 1,263,471
2091 140,368,659 1,274,372
2090 138,969,528 1,285,020
2089 137,539,171 1,295,696
2088 136,095,539 1,306,424
2087 134,668,944 1,317,064
2086 133,199,496 1,327,799
2085 131,715,145 1,338,702
2084 130,218,497 1,349,432
2083 128,729,352 1,360,333
2082 127,219,674 1,371,322
2081 125,691,172 1,382,447
2080 124,111,692 1,393,733
2079 122,561,261 1,405,298
2078 120,972,189 1,417,062
2077 119,375,179 1,429,240
2076 117,788,591 1,441,240
2075 116,191,857 1,453,677
2074 114,559,691 1,466,568
2073 112,909,394 1,479,672
2072 111,263,856 1,493,311
2071 109,612,310 1,507,315
2070 107,952,332 1,522,149
2069 106,285,163 1,537,091
2068 104,620,994 1,552,724
2067 102,957,286 1,568,676
2066 101,288,708 1,584,782
2065 99,616,278 1,601,356
2064 97,937,116 1,618,317
2063 96,250,041 1,635,288
2062 94,576,031 1,652,720
2061 92,881,082 1,670,255
2060 91,198,805 1,688,120
2059 89,517,567 1,705,595
2058 87,836,853 1,722,942
2057 86,153,429 1,740,252
2056 84,491,851 1,757,829
2055 82,823,093 1,775,082
2054 81,162,488 1,792,262
2053 79,514,537 1,809,221
2052 77,869,703 1,825,831
2051 76,246,837 1,842,337
2050 74,625,778 1,858,281
2049 73,009,861 1,874,666
2048 71,411,970 1,890,586
2047 69,832,579 1,906,615
2046 68,257,111 1,922,962
2045 66,712,857 1,939,938
2044 65,172,398 1,956,858
2043 63,637,503 1,974,616
2042 62,120,309 1,992,765
2041 60,618,371 2,011,342
2040 59,123,267 2,030,732
2039 57,646,614 2,051,163
2038 56,182,519 2,071,871
2037 54,746,941 2,093,068
2036 53,319,352 2,114,669
2035 51,915,678 2,136,998
2034 50,528,619 2,159,450
2033 49,162,069 2,182,023
2032 47,823,782 2,204,431
2031 46,502,759 2,227,006
2030 45,205,164 2,250,038
2029 43,926,582 2,272,963
2028 42,666,419 2,295,739
2027 41,435,808 2,318,425
2026 40,229,675 2,341,166
2025 39,049,434 2,373,265
2024 37,885,849 2,402,306
2023 36,749,906 2,457,783
2022 35,635,029 2,528,654
2021 34,532,429 2,595,809
2020 33,451,132 2,635,130
2019 32,375,632 2,664,224
2018 31,297,155 2,707,203
2017 30,234,839 2,755,189
2016 29,183,070 2,803,186
2015 28,157,798 2,835,978
2014 27,160,769 2,857,815
2013 26,165,620 2,859,558
2012 25,177,394 2,860,324
2011 24,218,352 2,860,699
2010 23,294,825 2,862,354
2009 22,414,773 2,865,213
2008 21,578,655 2,868,833
2007 20,778,561 2,874,299
2006 20,015,279 2,880,967
2005 19,291,161 2,888,985
2004 18,600,423 2,896,023
2003 17,943,712 2,903,198
2002 17,327,699 2,911,385
2001 16,747,208 2,918,135
2000 16,194,869 2,924,668
1999 15,667,235 2,930,622
1998 15,159,370 2,935,227
1997 14,660,413 2,936,413
1996 14,170,973 2,947,293
1995 13,699,778 2,953,200
1994 13,249,764 2,966,745
1993 12,827,135 2,975,966
1992 12,423,712 2,980,965
1991 12,023,529 2,981,566
1990 11,626,360 2,977,912
1989 11,238,562 2,970,039
1988 10,861,291 2,948,891
1987 10,497,858 2,916,306
1986 10,139,450 2,883,057
1985 9,779,120 2,850,787
1984 9,425,917 2,820,518
1983 9,082,983 2,791,207
1982 8,751,648 2,763,101
1981 8,435,607 2,735,987
1980 8,133,872 2,708,675
1979 7,847,207 2,683,035
1978 7,576,734 2,656,211
1977 7,317,829 2,626,298
1976 7,074,664 2,596,491
1975 6,842,947 2,566,998
1974 6,613,367 2,538,164
1973 6,388,528 2,510,584
1972 6,174,262 2,484,742
1971 5,991,102 2,460,611
1970 5,852,788 2,437,590
1969 5,763,685 2,408,469
1968 5,702,699 2,373,073
1967 5,641,807 2,337,695
1966 5,581,386 2,301,871
1965 5,521,981 2,265,287
1964 5,464,187 2,228,000
1963 5,408,320 2,188,895
1962 5,354,310 2,147,227
1961 5,301,583 2,103,327
1960 5,231,654 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Moldova
2100 0.77% -0.91%
2099 0.81% -0.91%
2098 0.82% -0.9%
2097 0.84% -0.9%
2096 0.87% -0.9%
2095 0.9% -0.88%
2094 0.92% -0.88%
2093 0.94% -0.87%
2092 0.98% -0.86%
2091 1.01% -0.83%
2090 1.04% -0.82%
2089 1.06% -0.82%
2088 1.06% -0.81%
2087 1.1% -0.81%
2086 1.13% -0.81%
2085 1.15% -0.8%
2084 1.16% -0.8%
2083 1.19% -0.8%
2082 1.22% -0.8%
2081 1.27% -0.81%
2080 1.27% -0.82%
2079 1.31% -0.83%
2078 1.34% -0.85%
2077 1.35% -0.83%
2076 1.37% -0.86%
2075 1.42% -0.88%
2074 1.46% -0.89%
2073 1.48% -0.91%
2072 1.51% -0.93%
2071 1.54% -0.97%
2070 1.57% -0.97%
2069 1.59% -1.01%
2068 1.62% -1.02%
2067 1.65% -1.02%
2066 1.68% -1.03%
2065 1.71% -1.05%
2064 1.75% -1.04%
2063 1.77% -1.05%
2062 1.82% -1.05%
2061 1.84% -1.06%
2060 1.88% -1.02%
2059 1.91% -1.01%
2058 1.95% -0.99%
2057 1.97% -1%
2056 2.01% -0.97%
2055 2.05% -0.96%
2054 2.07% -0.94%
2053 2.11% -0.91%
2052 2.13% -0.9%
2051 2.17% -0.86%
2050 2.21% -0.87%
2049 2.24% -0.84%
2048 2.26% -0.84%
2047 2.31% -0.85%
2046 2.31% -0.88%
2045 2.36% -0.86%
2044 2.41% -0.9%
2043 2.44% -0.91%
2042 2.48% -0.92%
2041 2.53% -0.95%
2040 2.56% -1%
2039 2.61% -1%
2038 2.62% -1.01%
2037 2.68% -1.02%
2036 2.7% -1.04%
2035 2.75% -1.04%
2034 2.78% -1.03%
2033 2.8% -1.02%
2032 2.84% -1.01%
2031 2.87% -1.02%
2030 2.91% -1.01%
2029 2.95% -0.99%
2028 2.97% -0.98%
2027 3% -0.97%
2026 3.02% -1.35%
2025 3.07% -1.21%
2024 3.09% -2.26%
2023 3.13% -2.8%
2022 3.19% -2.59%
2021 3.23% -1.49%
2020 3.32% -1.09%
2019 3.45% -1.59%
2018 3.51% -1.74%
2017 3.6% -1.71%
2016 3.64% -1.16%
2015 3.67% -0.76%
2014 3.8% -0.06%
2013 3.93% -0.03%
2012 3.96% -0.01%
2011 3.96% -0.06%
2010 3.93% -0.1%
2009 3.87% -0.13%
2008 3.85% -0.19%
2007 3.81% -0.23%
2006 3.75% -0.28%
2005 3.71% -0.24%
2004 3.66% -0.25%
2003 3.56% -0.28%
2002 3.47% -0.23%
2001 3.41% -0.22%
2000 3.37% -0.2%
1999 3.35% -0.16%
1998 3.4% -0.04%
1997 3.45% -0.37%
1996 3.44% -0.2%
1995 3.4% -0.46%
1994 3.29% -0.31%
1993 3.25% -0.17%
1992 3.33% -0.02%
1991 3.42% 0.12%
1990 3.45% 0.27%
1989 3.47% 0.72%
1988 3.46% 1.12%
1987 3.53% 1.15%
1986 3.68% 1.13%
1985 3.75% 1.07%
1984 3.78% 1.05%
1983 3.79% 1.02%
1982 3.75% 0.99%
1981 3.71% 1.01%
1980 3.65% 0.96%
1979 3.57% 1.01%
1978 3.54% 1.14%
1977 3.44% 1.15%
1976 3.39% 1.15%
1975 3.47% 1.14%
1974 3.52% 1.1%
1973 3.47% 1.04%
1972 3.06% 0.98%
1971 2.36% 0.94%
1970 1.55% 1.21%
1969 1.07% 1.49%
1968 1.08% 1.51%
1967 1.08% 1.56%
1966 1.08% 1.61%
1965 1.06% 1.67%
1964 1.03% 1.79%
1963 1.01% 1.94%
1962 0.99% 2.09%
1961 1.34% 2.2%

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/moldova | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Angola Moldova
Current population
40555924
2341166
Population rank 39/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.03%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
9.47 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
19.9 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -152
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 196/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -29,766
Net migration rank 113/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -29,766
2024 - -2,629 - -27,088
2023 1,126,862 -995 -7,007 -18,570
2022 1,104,864 -995 -6,385 89,154
2021 1,072,267 29,094 -13,444 -33,405
2020 1,053,677 7,556 -7,067 -33,405
2019 1,030,776 58,984 -3,416 -41,233
2018 1,005,547 61,632 -961 -36,085
2017 979,700 77,731 1,402 -43,871
2016 954,491 91,614 4,580 -51,642
2015 930,277 74,171 6,049 -59,399
2014 905,106 84,535 7,248 -67,175
2013 876,208 124,478 3,537 -77,571
2012 845,130 130,643 5,581 -81,215
2011 813,495 128,800 5,948 -82,271
2010 782,310 122,418 7,456 -84,039
2009 750,290 105,077 7,492 -83,546
2008 716,519 100,370 5,210 -79,593
2007 682,742 100,563 3,490 -75,734
2006 647,814 95,431 2,406 -72,061
2005 617,934 87,050 2,005 -68,681
2004 585,950 90,553 1,714 -52,491
2003 556,111 80,828 -322 -46,947
2002 512,813 82,292 -1,249 -45,833
2001 488,432 77,458 -718 -45,043
2000 465,975 72,793 -324 -43,854
1999 446,188 70,301 642 -43,111
1998 428,722 70,527 2,140 -41,975
1997 430,723 67,944 4,669 -41,743
1996 418,526 61,681 2,655 -33,369
1995 406,610 55,568 5,534 -31,975
1994 376,280 61,569 9,921 -31,616
1993 354,529 52,879 13,886 -31,526
1992 346,125 53,310 17,373 -30,136
1991 354,778 46,143 21,127 -29,204
1990 328,596 64,821 25,824 -30,053
1989 318,602 63,586 29,638 -29,307
1988 307,331 65,028 35,608 -4,989
1987 291,683 62,820 40,122 -10,796
1986 297,320 64,974 39,463 -8,769
1985 283,633 74,738 38,060 -10,627
1984 269,506 78,529 38,108 -12,732
1983 254,860 82,958 36,076 -10,543
1982 248,932 75,921 32,814 -8,412
1981 236,340 70,910 31,360 -6,452
1980 224,031 72,192 30,053 -3,693
1979 212,942 64,158 28,322 -6,912
1978 202,655 61,200 27,622 3,483
1977 192,847 61,110 27,707 3,245
1976 184,430 47,927 27,801 2,885
1975 178,409 52,662 27,677 2,355
1974 174,858 53,232 27,219 1,785
1973 166,926 54,650 25,967 1,156
1972 159,339 47,611 24,626 481
1971 154,990 4,386 23,359 -61
1970 153,706 -36,456 22,314 606
1969 151,349 -90,395 21,768 20,561
1968 148,744 -87,730 22,005 19,830
1967 145,936 -85,173 22,654 19,175
1966 142,844 -82,767 23,720 18,601
1965 139,850 -81,111 24,916 18,066
1964 136,824 -79,977 25,860 17,509
1963 133,580 -78,700 29,382 16,816
1962 130,405 -77,265 32,082 15,884
1961 127,085 -74,774 35,180 14,818
1960 128,489 -40,935 36,352 13,697

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/moldova | 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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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