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Population in Angola compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 18,252,623 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 2.22 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.3M (11.7% growth).

Angola vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Netherlands
2100 151,782,078 17,359,081
2099 150,617,085 17,392,412
2098 149,407,279 17,425,508
2097 148,192,854 17,459,827
2096 146,952,648 17,495,124
2095 145,678,206 17,532,593
2094 144,378,969 17,571,051
2093 143,068,551 17,610,792
2092 141,737,670 17,649,611
2091 140,368,659 17,688,532
2090 138,969,528 17,730,570
2089 137,539,171 17,770,380
2088 136,095,539 17,809,825
2087 134,668,944 17,845,820
2086 133,199,496 17,885,001
2085 131,715,145 17,921,302
2084 130,218,497 17,957,639
2083 128,729,352 17,994,232
2082 127,219,674 18,029,404
2081 125,691,172 18,063,233
2080 124,111,692 18,093,703
2079 122,561,261 18,124,294
2078 120,972,189 18,152,738
2077 119,375,179 18,181,372
2076 117,788,591 18,206,864
2075 116,191,857 18,227,791
2074 114,559,691 18,245,652
2073 112,909,394 18,263,765
2072 111,263,856 18,280,443
2071 109,612,310 18,295,700
2070 107,952,332 18,311,141
2069 106,285,163 18,326,509
2068 104,620,994 18,341,711
2067 102,957,286 18,356,770
2066 101,288,708 18,374,904
2065 99,616,278 18,396,018
2064 97,937,116 18,417,894
2063 96,250,041 18,441,434
2062 94,576,031 18,464,922
2061 92,881,082 18,492,436
2060 91,198,805 18,520,315
2059 89,517,567 18,548,786
2058 87,836,853 18,577,700
2057 86,153,429 18,608,370
2056 84,491,851 18,638,918
2055 82,823,093 18,666,514
2054 81,162,488 18,692,598
2053 79,514,537 18,718,268
2052 77,869,703 18,741,740
2051 76,246,837 18,768,309
2050 74,625,778 18,789,481
2049 73,009,861 18,809,886
2048 71,411,970 18,827,655
2047 69,832,579 18,844,635
2046 68,257,111 18,855,920
2045 66,712,857 18,867,286
2044 65,172,398 18,877,101
2043 63,637,503 18,882,735
2042 62,120,309 18,885,839
2041 60,618,371 18,885,255
2040 59,123,267 18,879,571
2039 57,646,614 18,870,248
2038 56,182,519 18,855,512
2037 54,746,941 18,837,172
2036 53,319,352 18,811,873
2035 51,915,678 18,783,312
2034 50,528,619 18,750,125
2033 49,162,069 18,708,101
2032 47,823,782 18,662,054
2031 46,502,759 18,609,452
2030 45,205,164 18,549,634
2029 43,926,582 18,481,269
2028 42,666,419 18,404,195
2027 41,435,808 18,320,644
2026 40,229,675 18,227,403
2025 39,049,434 18,118,662
2024 37,885,849 17,993,485
2023 36,749,906 17,877,117
2022 35,635,029 17,700,982
2021 34,532,429 17,533,044
2020 33,451,132 17,441,500
2019 32,375,632 17,344,874
2018 31,297,155 17,231,624
2017 30,234,839 17,131,296
2016 29,183,070 17,030,314
2015 28,157,798 16,939,923
2014 27,160,769 16,865,008
2013 26,165,620 16,804,432
2012 25,177,394 16,754,962
2011 24,218,352 16,693,074
2010 23,294,825 16,615,394
2009 22,414,773 16,530,388
2008 21,578,655 16,445,593
2007 20,778,561 16,381,696
2006 20,015,279 16,346,101
2005 19,291,161 16,319,868
2004 18,600,423 16,281,779
2003 17,943,712 16,225,302
2002 17,327,699 16,148,929
2001 16,747,208 16,046,180
2000 16,194,869 15,925,513
1999 15,667,235 15,812,088
1998 15,159,370 15,707,209
1997 14,660,413 15,610,650
1996 14,170,973 15,530,498
1995 13,699,778 15,459,006
1994 13,249,764 15,382,838
1993 12,827,135 15,290,368
1992 12,423,712 15,184,166
1991 12,023,529 15,069,798
1990 11,626,360 14,951,510
1989 11,238,562 14,848,907
1988 10,861,291 14,760,094
1987 10,497,858 14,665,037
1986 10,139,450 14,572,278
1985 9,779,120 14,491,632
1984 9,425,917 14,424,211
1983 9,082,983 14,367,070
1982 8,751,648 14,312,690
1981 8,435,607 14,247,208
1980 8,133,872 14,149,800
1979 7,847,207 14,038,270
1978 7,576,734 13,941,700
1977 7,317,829 13,856,185
1976 7,074,664 13,774,037
1975 6,842,947 13,666,335
1974 6,613,367 13,545,056
1973 6,388,528 13,439,322
1972 6,174,262 13,328,593
1971 5,991,102 13,194,497
1970 5,852,788 13,038,526
1969 5,763,685 12,877,984
1968 5,702,699 12,729,721
1967 5,641,807 12,598,201
1966 5,581,386 12,456,251
1965 5,521,981 12,294,732
1964 5,464,187 12,127,120
1963 5,408,320 11,965,966
1962 5,354,310 11,805,689
1961 5,301,583 11,638,712
1960 5,231,654 11,486,631

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/netherlands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,222,309 people (a 7.18% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.94% to 18,789,481 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Netherlands
2100 0.77% -0.19%
2099 0.81% -0.19%
2098 0.82% -0.2%
2097 0.84% -0.2%
2096 0.87% -0.21%
2095 0.9% -0.22%
2094 0.92% -0.23%
2093 0.94% -0.22%
2092 0.98% -0.22%
2091 1.01% -0.24%
2090 1.04% -0.22%
2089 1.06% -0.22%
2088 1.06% -0.2%
2087 1.1% -0.22%
2086 1.13% -0.2%
2085 1.15% -0.2%
2084 1.16% -0.2%
2083 1.19% -0.2%
2082 1.22% -0.19%
2081 1.27% -0.17%
2080 1.27% -0.17%
2079 1.31% -0.16%
2078 1.34% -0.16%
2077 1.35% -0.14%
2076 1.37% -0.11%
2075 1.42% -0.1%
2074 1.46% -0.1%
2073 1.48% -0.09%
2072 1.51% -0.08%
2071 1.54% -0.08%
2070 1.57% -0.08%
2069 1.59% -0.08%
2068 1.62% -0.08%
2067 1.65% -0.1%
2066 1.68% -0.11%
2065 1.71% -0.12%
2064 1.75% -0.13%
2063 1.77% -0.13%
2062 1.82% -0.15%
2061 1.84% -0.15%
2060 1.88% -0.15%
2059 1.91% -0.16%
2058 1.95% -0.16%
2057 1.97% -0.16%
2056 2.01% -0.15%
2055 2.05% -0.14%
2054 2.07% -0.14%
2053 2.11% -0.13%
2052 2.13% -0.14%
2051 2.17% -0.11%
2050 2.21% -0.11%
2049 2.24% -0.09%
2048 2.26% -0.09%
2047 2.31% -0.06%
2046 2.31% -0.06%
2045 2.36% -0.05%
2044 2.41% -0.03%
2043 2.44% -0.02%
2042 2.48% 0.003%
2041 2.53% 0.03%
2040 2.56% 0.05%
2039 2.61% 0.08%
2038 2.62% 0.1%
2037 2.68% 0.13%
2036 2.7% 0.15%
2035 2.75% 0.18%
2034 2.78% 0.22%
2033 2.8% 0.25%
2032 2.84% 0.28%
2031 2.87% 0.32%
2030 2.91% 0.37%
2029 2.95% 0.42%
2028 2.97% 0.46%
2027 3% 0.51%
2026 3.02% 0.6%
2025 3.07% 0.7%
2024 3.09% 0.65%
2023 3.13% 1%
2022 3.19% 0.96%
2021 3.23% 0.52%
2020 3.32% 0.56%
2019 3.45% 0.66%
2018 3.51% 0.59%
2017 3.6% 0.59%
2016 3.64% 0.53%
2015 3.67% 0.44%
2014 3.8% 0.36%
2013 3.93% 0.3%
2012 3.96% 0.37%
2011 3.96% 0.47%
2010 3.93% 0.51%
2009 3.87% 0.52%
2008 3.85% 0.39%
2007 3.81% 0.22%
2006 3.75% 0.16%
2005 3.71% 0.23%
2004 3.66% 0.35%
2003 3.56% 0.47%
2002 3.47% 0.64%
2001 3.41% 0.76%
2000 3.37% 0.72%
1999 3.35% 0.67%
1998 3.4% 0.62%
1997 3.45% 0.52%
1996 3.44% 0.46%
1995 3.4% 0.5%
1994 3.29% 0.6%
1993 3.25% 0.7%
1992 3.33% 0.76%
1991 3.42% 0.79%
1990 3.45% 0.69%
1989 3.47% 0.6%
1988 3.46% 0.65%
1987 3.53% 0.64%
1986 3.68% 0.56%
1985 3.75% 0.47%
1984 3.78% 0.4%
1983 3.79% 0.38%
1982 3.75% 0.46%
1981 3.71% 0.69%
1980 3.65% 0.79%
1979 3.57% 0.69%
1978 3.54% 0.62%
1977 3.44% 0.6%
1976 3.39% 0.79%
1975 3.47% 0.9%
1974 3.52% 0.79%
1973 3.47% 0.83%
1972 3.06% 1.02%
1971 2.36% 1.2%
1970 1.55% 1.25%
1969 1.07% 1.16%
1968 1.08% 1.04%
1967 1.08% 1.14%
1966 1.08% 1.31%
1965 1.06% 1.38%
1964 1.03% 1.35%
1963 1.01% 1.36%
1962 0.99% 1.43%
1961 1.34% 1.32%

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/netherlands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.65%.

Live population counters

Angola Netherlands
Current population
40555924
18252623
Population rank 39/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.22%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
4.52 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
3.2 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
3.09 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +319
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +116,368
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +0.65%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 121/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 +104,681
Net migration rank 113/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 104,681
2024 - -2,629 - 121,628
2023 1,126,862 -995 -5,363 144,558
2022 1,104,864 -995 -1,770 224,472
2021 1,072,267 29,094 7,014 106,416
2020 1,053,677 7,556 0 67,598
2019 1,030,776 58,984 17,345 109,003
2018 1,005,547 61,632 15,508 87,197
2017 979,700 77,731 18,844 86,332
2016 954,491 91,614 23,843 88,743
2015 930,277 74,171 23,716 55,585
2014 905,106 84,535 35,417 36,591
2013 876,208 124,478 30,248 19,973
2012 845,130 130,643 35,186 14,861
2011 813,495 128,800 45,072 31,224
2010 782,310 122,418 48,184 33,703
2009 750,290 105,077 51,244 39,832
2008 716,519 100,370 49,337 32,406
2007 682,742 100,563 49,145 -304
2006 647,814 95,431 49,038 -25,401
2005 617,934 87,050 50,592 -22,496
2004 585,950 90,553 56,987 -9,230
2003 556,111 80,828 58,411 7,937
2002 512,813 82,292 59,751 28,824
2001 488,432 77,458 62,580 56,096
2000 465,975 72,793 66,887 59,308
1999 446,188 70,301 60,086 47,179
1998 428,722 70,527 61,258 52,058
1997 430,723 67,944 56,198 31,302
1996 418,526 61,681 51,251 21,792
1995 406,610 55,568 54,106 15,056
1994 376,280 61,569 61,532 20,193
1993 354,529 52,879 58,103 44,514
1992 346,125 53,310 66,811 50,148
1991 354,778 46,143 69,321 51,670
1990 328,596 64,821 68,777 53,564
1989 318,602 63,586 59,396 31,165
1988 307,331 65,028 61,993 31,026
1987 291,683 62,820 64,526 39,559
1986 297,320 64,974 59,746 30,380
1985 283,633 74,738 55,069 27,356
1984 269,506 78,529 54,812 12,902
1983 254,860 82,958 51,722 11,007
1982 248,932 75,921 54,388 7,644
1981 236,340 70,910 62,688 17,643
1980 224,031 72,192 66,504 54,010
1979 212,942 64,158 63,172 42,772
1978 202,655 61,200 61,344 26,639
1977 192,847 61,110 63,739 19,809
1976 184,430 47,927 63,361 18,774
1975 178,409 52,662 64,232 68,569
1974 174,858 53,232 75,853 31,645
1973 166,926 54,650 84,668 18,705
1972 159,339 47,611 101,297 17,470
1971 154,990 4,386 116,112 32,756
1970 153,706 -36,456 129,082 32,438
1969 151,349 -90,395 139,082 21,850
1968 148,744 -87,730 132,389 7,243
1967 145,936 -85,173 138,580 -10,673
1966 142,844 -82,767 138,265 20,740
1965 139,850 -81,111 146,308 19,444
1964 136,824 -79,977 157,653 15,014
1963 133,580 -78,700 154,361 -21
1962 130,405 -77,265 153,474 18,024
1961 127,085 -74,774 159,450 8,258
1960 128,489 -40,935 151,623 -13,235

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/netherlands | 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 the Netherlands 11.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 134,554 people) and 88.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,006,495 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

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
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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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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