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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 12.8 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Angola vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Namibia
2100 151,782,078 5,958,153
2099 150,617,085 5,952,623
2098 149,407,279 5,947,142
2097 148,192,854 5,942,285
2096 146,952,648 5,938,162
2095 145,678,206 5,930,395
2094 144,378,969 5,922,248
2093 143,068,551 5,911,235
2092 141,737,670 5,899,026
2091 140,368,659 5,886,490
2090 138,969,528 5,871,938
2089 137,539,171 5,858,234
2088 136,095,539 5,842,720
2087 134,668,944 5,825,856
2086 133,199,496 5,806,643
2085 131,715,145 5,789,246
2084 130,218,497 5,771,050
2083 128,729,352 5,751,610
2082 127,219,674 5,730,648
2081 125,691,172 5,707,476
2080 124,111,692 5,682,842
2079 122,561,261 5,659,698
2078 120,972,189 5,634,313
2077 119,375,179 5,608,096
2076 117,788,591 5,580,829
2075 116,191,857 5,551,107
2074 114,559,691 5,522,025
2073 112,909,394 5,494,180
2072 111,263,856 5,464,749
2071 109,612,310 5,434,461
2070 107,952,332 5,403,822
2069 106,285,163 5,371,517
2068 104,620,994 5,336,950
2067 102,957,286 5,300,707
2066 101,288,708 5,263,191
2065 99,616,278 5,227,346
2064 97,937,116 5,190,323
2063 96,250,041 5,150,579
2062 94,576,031 5,109,760
2061 92,881,082 5,068,478
2060 91,198,805 5,023,587
2059 89,517,567 4,979,591
2058 87,836,853 4,933,964
2057 86,153,429 4,887,985
2056 84,491,851 4,840,537
2055 82,823,093 4,790,848
2054 81,162,488 4,741,942
2053 79,514,537 4,691,180
2052 77,869,703 4,639,835
2051 76,246,837 4,587,353
2050 74,625,778 4,533,502
2049 73,009,861 4,482,650
2048 71,411,970 4,430,309
2047 69,832,579 4,373,597
2046 68,257,111 4,318,050
2045 66,712,857 4,259,166
2044 65,172,398 4,202,338
2043 63,637,503 4,144,892
2042 62,120,309 4,088,713
2041 60,618,371 4,032,347
2040 59,123,267 3,976,987
2039 57,646,614 3,920,720
2038 56,182,519 3,862,015
2037 54,746,941 3,804,482
2036 53,319,352 3,747,072
2035 51,915,678 3,689,163
2034 50,528,619 3,631,737
2033 49,162,069 3,575,000
2032 47,823,782 3,516,310
2031 46,502,759 3,456,265
2030 45,205,164 3,395,964
2029 43,926,582 3,336,698
2028 42,666,419 3,277,428
2027 41,435,808 3,216,917
2026 40,229,675 3,156,839
2025 39,049,434 3,094,769
2024 37,885,849 3,030,131
2023 36,749,906 2,963,095
2022 35,635,029 2,889,662
2021 34,532,429 2,810,548
2020 33,451,132 2,728,762
2019 32,375,632 2,650,494
2018 31,297,155 2,577,327
2017 30,234,839 2,506,853
2016 29,183,070 2,439,213
2015 28,157,798 2,374,300
2014 27,160,769 2,312,139
2013 26,165,620 2,252,508
2012 25,177,394 2,194,654
2011 24,218,352 2,146,325
2010 23,294,825 2,109,811
2009 22,414,773 2,077,394
2008 21,578,655 2,047,056
2007 20,778,561 2,018,600
2006 20,015,279 1,991,888
2005 19,291,161 1,966,582
2004 18,600,423 1,942,082
2003 17,943,712 1,917,464
2002 17,327,699 1,889,970
2001 16,747,208 1,857,048
2000 16,194,869 1,818,647
1999 15,667,235 1,776,368
1998 15,159,370 1,732,745
1997 14,660,413 1,689,264
1996 14,170,973 1,646,103
1995 13,699,778 1,602,170
1994 13,249,764 1,556,304
1993 12,827,135 1,508,697
1992 12,423,712 1,461,322
1991 12,023,529 1,415,684
1990 11,626,360 1,369,303
1989 11,238,562 1,288,947
1988 10,861,291 1,209,696
1987 10,497,858 1,167,889
1986 10,139,450 1,131,081
1985 9,779,120 1,096,890
1984 9,425,917 1,065,989
1983 9,082,983 1,037,511
1982 8,751,648 1,010,308
1981 8,435,607 992,500
1980 8,133,872 981,434
1979 7,847,207 962,825
1978 7,576,734 947,269
1977 7,317,829 931,104
1976 7,074,664 906,566
1975 6,842,947 881,032
1974 6,613,367 854,320
1973 6,388,528 828,928
1972 6,174,262 804,399
1971 5,991,102 780,584
1970 5,852,788 757,868
1969 5,763,685 736,120
1968 5,702,699 715,542
1967 5,641,807 696,045
1966 5,581,386 677,655
1965 5,521,981 660,558
1964 5,464,187 644,530
1963 5,408,320 629,589
1962 5,354,310 615,759
1961 5,301,583 603,067
1960 5,231,654 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Namibia
2100 0.77% 0.09%
2099 0.81% 0.09%
2098 0.82% 0.08%
2097 0.84% 0.07%
2096 0.87% 0.13%
2095 0.9% 0.14%
2094 0.92% 0.19%
2093 0.94% 0.21%
2092 0.98% 0.21%
2091 1.01% 0.25%
2090 1.04% 0.23%
2089 1.06% 0.27%
2088 1.06% 0.29%
2087 1.1% 0.33%
2086 1.13% 0.3%
2085 1.15% 0.32%
2084 1.16% 0.34%
2083 1.19% 0.37%
2082 1.22% 0.41%
2081 1.27% 0.43%
2080 1.27% 0.41%
2079 1.31% 0.45%
2078 1.34% 0.47%
2077 1.35% 0.49%
2076 1.37% 0.54%
2075 1.42% 0.53%
2074 1.46% 0.51%
2073 1.48% 0.54%
2072 1.51% 0.56%
2071 1.54% 0.57%
2070 1.57% 0.6%
2069 1.59% 0.65%
2068 1.62% 0.68%
2067 1.65% 0.71%
2066 1.68% 0.69%
2065 1.71% 0.71%
2064 1.75% 0.77%
2063 1.77% 0.8%
2062 1.82% 0.81%
2061 1.84% 0.89%
2060 1.88% 0.88%
2059 1.91% 0.92%
2058 1.95% 0.94%
2057 1.97% 0.98%
2056 2.01% 1.04%
2055 2.05% 1.03%
2054 2.07% 1.08%
2053 2.11% 1.11%
2052 2.13% 1.14%
2051 2.17% 1.19%
2050 2.21% 1.13%
2049 2.24% 1.18%
2048 2.26% 1.3%
2047 2.31% 1.29%
2046 2.31% 1.38%
2045 2.36% 1.35%
2044 2.41% 1.39%
2043 2.44% 1.37%
2042 2.48% 1.4%
2041 2.53% 1.39%
2040 2.56% 1.44%
2039 2.61% 1.52%
2038 2.62% 1.51%
2037 2.68% 1.53%
2036 2.7% 1.57%
2035 2.75% 1.58%
2034 2.78% 1.59%
2033 2.8% 1.67%
2032 2.84% 1.74%
2031 2.87% 1.78%
2030 2.91% 1.78%
2029 2.95% 1.81%
2028 2.97% 1.88%
2027 3% 1.9%
2026 3.02% 2.01%
2025 3.07% 2.13%
2024 3.09% 2.26%
2023 3.13% 2.54%
2022 3.19% 2.81%
2021 3.23% 3%
2020 3.32% 2.95%
2019 3.45% 2.84%
2018 3.51% 2.81%
2017 3.6% 2.77%
2016 3.64% 2.73%
2015 3.67% 2.69%
2014 3.8% 2.65%
2013 3.93% 2.64%
2012 3.96% 2.25%
2011 3.96% 1.73%
2010 3.93% 1.56%
2009 3.87% 1.48%
2008 3.85% 1.41%
2007 3.81% 1.34%
2006 3.75% 1.29%
2005 3.71% 1.26%
2004 3.66% 1.28%
2003 3.56% 1.45%
2002 3.47% 1.77%
2001 3.41% 2.11%
2000 3.37% 2.38%
1999 3.35% 2.52%
1998 3.4% 2.57%
1997 3.45% 2.62%
1996 3.44% 2.74%
1995 3.4% 2.95%
1994 3.29% 3.16%
1993 3.25% 3.24%
1992 3.33% 3.22%
1991 3.42% 3.39%
1990 3.45% 6.23%
1989 3.47% 6.55%
1988 3.46% 3.58%
1987 3.53% 3.25%
1986 3.68% 3.12%
1985 3.75% 2.9%
1984 3.78% 2.74%
1983 3.79% 2.69%
1982 3.75% 1.79%
1981 3.71% 1.13%
1980 3.65% 1.93%
1979 3.57% 1.64%
1978 3.54% 1.74%
1977 3.44% 2.71%
1976 3.39% 2.9%
1975 3.47% 3.13%
1974 3.52% 3.06%
1973 3.47% 3.05%
1972 3.06% 3.05%
1971 2.36% 3%
1970 1.55% 2.95%
1969 1.07% 2.88%
1968 1.08% 2.8%
1967 1.08% 2.71%
1966 1.08% 2.59%
1965 1.06% 2.49%
1964 1.03% 2.37%
1963 1.01% 2.25%
1962 0.99% 2.1%
1961 1.34% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Angola Namibia
Current population
40555924
3173089
Population rank 39/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.04%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
7.84 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
6.85 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +184
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 41/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 +1,866
Net migration rank 113/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 1,866
2024 - -2,629 - 4,211
2023 1,126,862 -995 58,435 11,675
2022 1,104,864 -995 54,534 22,212
2021 1,072,267 29,094 50,160 31,327
2020 1,053,677 7,556 55,034 27,056
2019 1,030,776 58,984 54,769 19,676
2018 1,005,547 61,632 53,970 17,920
2017 979,700 77,731 52,975 16,080
2016 954,491 91,614 52,228 14,002
2015 930,277 74,171 50,846 12,755
2014 905,106 84,535 49,581 11,134
2013 876,208 124,478 47,801 10,748
2012 845,130 130,643 46,204 10,957
2011 813,495 128,800 43,557 -4,067
2010 782,310 122,418 42,046 -8,518
2009 750,290 105,077 39,942 -8,626
2008 716,519 100,370 38,147 -8,775
2007 682,742 100,563 36,430 -8,905
2006 647,814 95,431 34,690 -8,792
2005 617,934 87,050 32,909 -8,195
2004 585,950 90,553 31,478 -7,192
2003 556,111 80,828 31,115 -6,153
2002 512,813 82,292 31,947 -1,913
2001 488,432 77,458 32,942 2,869
2000 465,975 72,793 35,280 5,709
1999 446,188 70,301 37,233 6,333
1998 428,722 70,527 37,500 6,180
1997 430,723 67,944 37,256 6,023
1996 418,526 61,681 37,177 5,866
1995 406,610 55,568 39,119 5,712
1994 376,280 61,569 41,316 5,578
1993 354,529 52,879 42,861 5,464
1992 346,125 53,310 43,945 2,487
1991 354,778 46,143 44,523 309
1990 328,596 64,821 43,956 3,969
1989 318,602 63,586 37,715 75,072
1988 307,331 65,028 34,798 10,916
1987 291,683 62,820 33,340 4,559
1986 297,320 64,974 31,764 3,953
1985 283,633 74,738 30,575 2,090
1984 269,506 78,529 29,395 -267
1983 254,860 82,958 28,307 -481
1982 248,932 75,921 27,474 -889
1981 236,340 70,910 27,938 -18,901
1980 224,031 72,192 28,142 -15,041
1979 212,942 64,158 28,930 -4,818
1978 202,655 61,200 29,821 -22,827
1977 192,847 61,110 29,241 -3,907
1976 184,430 47,927 28,785 -5,048
1975 178,409 52,662 27,882 -553
1974 174,858 53,232 26,844 -744
1973 166,926 54,650 25,754 -1,066
1972 159,339 47,611 24,606 -236
1971 154,990 4,386 23,467 -208
1970 153,706 -36,456 22,414 -244
1969 151,349 -90,395 21,387 -57
1968 148,744 -87,730 20,470 -636
1967 145,936 -85,173 19,498 -339
1966 142,844 -82,767 18,635 -1,023
1965 139,850 -81,111 17,902 -1,327
1964 136,824 -79,977 17,134 -1,660
1963 133,580 -78,700 16,430 -2,016
1962 130,405 -77,265 15,656 -2,403
1961 127,085 -74,774 14,936 -2,807
1960 128,489 -40,935 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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