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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 6.01 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.43% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Angola vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Nigeria
2100 151,782,078 481,678,166
2099 150,617,085 481,494,914
2098 149,407,279 481,219,866
2097 148,192,854 480,876,108
2096 146,952,648 480,460,381
2095 145,678,206 479,976,454
2094 144,378,969 479,432,855
2093 143,068,551 478,807,152
2092 141,737,670 478,097,591
2091 140,368,659 477,274,569
2090 138,969,528 476,367,086
2089 137,539,171 475,363,859
2088 136,095,539 474,268,867
2087 134,668,944 473,072,894
2086 133,199,496 471,769,229
2085 131,715,145 470,365,292
2084 130,218,497 468,843,169
2083 128,729,352 467,224,322
2082 127,219,674 465,509,151
2081 125,691,172 463,679,779
2080 124,111,692 461,741,930
2079 122,561,261 459,680,797
2078 120,972,189 457,513,367
2077 119,375,179 455,254,796
2076 117,788,591 452,885,729
2075 116,191,857 450,402,898
2074 114,559,691 447,825,224
2073 112,909,394 445,152,156
2072 111,263,856 442,375,349
2071 109,612,310 439,499,004
2070 107,952,332 436,539,777
2069 106,285,163 433,472,204
2068 104,620,994 430,320,190
2067 102,957,286 427,066,199
2066 101,288,708 423,736,078
2065 99,616,278 420,318,527
2064 97,937,116 416,811,285
2063 96,250,041 413,231,409
2062 94,576,031 409,583,480
2061 92,881,082 405,859,509
2060 91,198,805 402,073,494
2059 89,517,567 398,228,736
2058 87,836,853 394,315,883
2057 86,153,429 390,341,867
2056 84,491,851 386,298,064
2055 82,823,093 382,193,151
2054 81,162,488 378,030,342
2053 79,514,537 373,799,276
2052 77,869,703 369,501,634
2051 76,246,837 365,149,555
2050 74,625,778 360,734,783
2049 73,009,861 356,271,401
2048 71,411,970 351,752,501
2047 69,832,579 347,169,674
2046 68,257,111 342,532,578
2045 66,712,857 337,834,528
2044 65,172,398 333,076,416
2043 63,637,503 328,256,555
2042 62,120,309 323,388,886
2041 60,618,371 318,469,120
2040 59,123,267 313,492,800
2039 57,646,614 308,474,350
2038 56,182,519 303,423,786
2037 54,746,941 298,351,344
2036 53,319,352 293,250,795
2035 51,915,678 288,138,368
2034 50,528,619 283,018,151
2033 49,162,069 277,897,810
2032 47,823,782 272,769,123
2031 46,502,759 267,666,779
2030 45,205,164 262,583,487
2029 43,926,582 257,504,936
2028 42,666,419 252,465,743
2027 41,435,808 247,457,208
2026 40,229,675 242,477,499
2025 39,049,434 237,546,527
2024 37,885,849 232,679,478
2023 36,749,906 227,882,945
2022 35,635,029 223,150,896
2021 34,532,429 218,529,286
2020 33,451,132 213,996,181
2019 32,375,632 209,485,641
2018 31,297,155 204,938,755
2017 30,234,839 200,254,579
2016 29,183,070 195,443,700
2015 28,157,798 190,671,878
2014 27,160,769 185,896,915
2013 26,165,620 181,049,443
2012 25,177,394 176,200,625
2011 24,218,352 171,379,598
2010 23,294,825 166,642,886
2009 22,414,773 162,049,464
2008 21,578,655 157,595,014
2007 20,778,561 153,267,261
2006 20,015,279 149,077,334
2005 19,291,161 145,017,253
2004 18,600,423 141,057,045
2003 17,943,712 137,202,644
2002 17,327,699 133,471,989
2001 16,747,208 129,862,595
2000 16,194,869 126,382,494
1999 15,667,235 123,047,320
1998 15,159,370 119,846,254
1997 14,660,413 116,754,792
1996 14,170,973 113,754,779
1995 13,699,778 110,819,428
1994 13,249,764 107,935,714
1993 12,827,135 105,122,069
1992 12,423,712 102,372,770
1991 12,023,529 99,720,162
1990 11,626,360 97,120,925
1989 11,238,562 94,531,014
1988 10,861,291 92,020,090
1987 10,497,858 89,591,716
1986 10,139,450 87,235,953
1985 9,779,120 84,897,973
1984 9,425,917 82,526,443
1983 9,082,983 80,438,260
1982 8,751,648 78,378,701
1981 8,435,607 76,068,103
1980 8,133,872 73,764,641
1979 7,847,207 71,498,242
1978 7,576,734 69,326,532
1977 7,317,829 67,234,590
1976 7,074,664 65,258,009
1975 6,842,947 63,410,815
1974 6,613,367 61,679,144
1973 6,388,528 60,082,139
1972 6,174,262 58,601,748
1971 5,991,102 57,214,684
1970 5,852,788 55,893,838
1969 5,763,685 54,631,914
1968 5,702,699 53,432,783
1967 5,641,807 52,293,065
1966 5,581,386 51,188,234
1965 5,521,981 50,086,764
1964 5,464,187 49,012,016
1963 5,408,320 47,973,575
1962 5,354,310 46,965,292
1961 5,301,583 45,989,310
1960 5,231,654 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Nigeria
2100 0.77% 0.04%
2099 0.81% 0.06%
2098 0.82% 0.07%
2097 0.84% 0.09%
2096 0.87% 0.1%
2095 0.9% 0.11%
2094 0.92% 0.13%
2093 0.94% 0.15%
2092 0.98% 0.17%
2091 1.01% 0.19%
2090 1.04% 0.21%
2089 1.06% 0.23%
2088 1.06% 0.25%
2087 1.1% 0.28%
2086 1.13% 0.3%
2085 1.15% 0.32%
2084 1.16% 0.35%
2083 1.19% 0.37%
2082 1.22% 0.39%
2081 1.27% 0.42%
2080 1.27% 0.45%
2079 1.31% 0.47%
2078 1.34% 0.5%
2077 1.35% 0.52%
2076 1.37% 0.55%
2075 1.42% 0.58%
2074 1.46% 0.6%
2073 1.48% 0.63%
2072 1.51% 0.65%
2071 1.54% 0.68%
2070 1.57% 0.71%
2069 1.59% 0.73%
2068 1.62% 0.76%
2067 1.65% 0.79%
2066 1.68% 0.81%
2065 1.71% 0.84%
2064 1.75% 0.87%
2063 1.77% 0.89%
2062 1.82% 0.92%
2061 1.84% 0.94%
2060 1.88% 0.97%
2059 1.91% 0.99%
2058 1.95% 1.02%
2057 1.97% 1.05%
2056 2.01% 1.07%
2055 2.05% 1.1%
2054 2.07% 1.13%
2053 2.11% 1.16%
2052 2.13% 1.19%
2051 2.17% 1.22%
2050 2.21% 1.25%
2049 2.24% 1.28%
2048 2.26% 1.32%
2047 2.31% 1.35%
2046 2.31% 1.39%
2045 2.36% 1.43%
2044 2.41% 1.47%
2043 2.44% 1.51%
2042 2.48% 1.54%
2041 2.53% 1.59%
2040 2.56% 1.63%
2039 2.61% 1.66%
2038 2.62% 1.7%
2037 2.68% 1.74%
2036 2.7% 1.77%
2035 2.75% 1.81%
2034 2.78% 1.84%
2033 2.8% 1.88%
2032 2.84% 1.91%
2031 2.87% 1.94%
2030 2.91% 1.97%
2029 2.95% 2%
2028 2.97% 2.02%
2027 3% 2.05%
2026 3.02% 2.08%
2025 3.07% 2.09%
2024 3.09% 2.1%
2023 3.13% 2.12%
2022 3.19% 2.11%
2021 3.23% 2.12%
2020 3.32% 2.15%
2019 3.45% 2.22%
2018 3.51% 2.34%
2017 3.6% 2.46%
2016 3.64% 2.5%
2015 3.67% 2.57%
2014 3.8% 2.68%
2013 3.93% 2.75%
2012 3.96% 2.81%
2011 3.96% 2.84%
2010 3.93% 2.83%
2009 3.87% 2.83%
2008 3.85% 2.82%
2007 3.81% 2.81%
2006 3.75% 2.8%
2005 3.71% 2.81%
2004 3.66% 2.81%
2003 3.56% 2.8%
2002 3.47% 2.78%
2001 3.41% 2.75%
2000 3.37% 2.71%
1999 3.35% 2.67%
1998 3.4% 2.65%
1997 3.45% 2.64%
1996 3.44% 2.65%
1995 3.4% 2.67%
1994 3.29% 2.68%
1993 3.25% 2.69%
1992 3.33% 2.66%
1991 3.42% 2.68%
1990 3.45% 2.74%
1989 3.47% 2.73%
1988 3.46% 2.71%
1987 3.53% 2.7%
1986 3.68% 2.75%
1985 3.75% 2.87%
1984 3.78% 2.6%
1983 3.79% 2.63%
1982 3.75% 3.04%
1981 3.71% 3.12%
1980 3.65% 3.17%
1979 3.57% 3.13%
1978 3.54% 3.11%
1977 3.44% 3.03%
1976 3.39% 2.91%
1975 3.47% 2.81%
1974 3.52% 2.66%
1973 3.47% 2.53%
1972 3.06% 2.42%
1971 2.36% 2.36%
1970 1.55% 2.31%
1969 1.07% 2.24%
1968 1.08% 2.18%
1967 1.08% 2.16%
1966 1.08% 2.2%
1965 1.06% 2.19%
1964 1.03% 2.16%
1963 1.01% 2.15%
1962 0.99% 2.12%
1961 1.34% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Angola Nigeria
Current population
40555924
243824469
Population rank 39/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 2.94%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
6.58 seconds
One birth every
22.8 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 48/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -15,258
Net migration rank 113/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -15,258
2024 - -2,629 - -35,202
2023 1,126,862 -995 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 1,104,864 -995 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 1,072,267 29,094 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 1,053,677 7,556 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 1,030,776 58,984 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 1,005,547 61,632 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 979,700 77,731 4,706,183 78,685
2016 954,491 91,614 4,761,594 75,265
2015 930,277 74,171 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 905,106 84,535 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 876,208 124,478 4,811,751 40,201
2012 845,130 130,643 4,774,508 71,138
2011 813,495 128,800 4,728,363 67,808
2010 782,310 122,418 4,629,173 47,966
2009 750,290 105,077 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 716,519 100,370 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 682,742 100,563 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 647,814 95,431 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 617,934 87,050 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 585,950 90,553 3,877,376 46,370
2003 556,111 80,828 3,751,120 33,857
2002 512,813 82,292 3,606,814 69,594
2001 488,432 77,458 3,478,370 64,163
2000 465,975 72,793 3,343,196 74,535
1999 446,188 70,301 3,155,425 97,195
1998 428,722 70,527 3,003,946 145,575
1997 430,723 67,944 2,936,500 96,885
1996 418,526 61,681 2,882,205 84,448
1995 406,610 55,568 2,830,771 73,243
1994 376,280 61,569 2,735,198 128,134
1993 354,529 52,879 2,673,675 90,200
1992 346,125 53,310 2,596,173 138,412
1991 354,778 46,143 2,527,807 42,760
1990 328,596 64,821 2,491,928 135,959
1989 318,602 63,586 2,452,324 99,588
1988 307,331 65,028 2,376,419 93,510
1987 291,683 62,820 2,322,397 64,418
1986 297,320 64,974 2,295,003 29,682
1985 283,633 74,738 2,289,784 61,514
1984 269,506 78,529 2,278,060 113,758
1983 254,860 82,958 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 248,932 75,921 2,233,401 101,116
1981 236,340 70,910 2,179,884 106,723
1980 224,031 72,192 2,121,618 198,672
1979 212,942 64,158 2,074,807 137,721
1978 202,655 61,200 2,019,621 111,258
1977 192,847 61,110 1,923,917 129,075
1976 184,430 47,927 1,827,289 72,889
1975 178,409 52,662 1,718,623 75,603
1974 174,858 53,232 1,624,813 44,281
1973 166,926 54,650 1,525,485 -618
1972 159,339 47,611 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 154,990 4,386 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 153,706 -36,456 1,295,507 7,953
1969 151,349 -90,395 1,213,484 6,912
1968 148,744 -87,730 1,168,254 9,615
1967 145,936 -85,173 1,082,884 18,683
1966 142,844 -82,767 1,095,582 12,513
1965 139,850 -81,111 1,061,840 32,988
1964 136,824 -79,977 1,028,272 26,411
1963 133,580 -78,700 995,116 27,115
1962 130,405 -77,265 966,452 27,906
1961 127,085 -74,774 932,111 25,515
1960 128,489 -40,935 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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