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

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The latest officially reported population of Angola was 39,040,039 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,839,390 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 7.21 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.35% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.8M (104% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Angola vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Norway
2100 151,745,560 5,426,970
2099 150,580,846 5,439,664
2098 149,371,332 5,451,717
2097 148,157,199 5,463,190
2096 146,917,291 5,474,994
2095 145,643,156 5,487,368
2094 144,344,232 5,499,514
2093 143,034,129 5,512,056
2092 141,703,568 5,524,021
2091 140,334,886 5,535,989
2090 138,936,092 5,548,825
2089 137,506,079 5,561,462
2088 136,062,795 5,574,757
2087 134,636,543 5,588,831
2086 133,167,448 5,602,569
2085 131,683,455 5,616,010
2084 130,187,166 5,629,675
2083 128,698,380 5,642,568
2082 127,189,065 5,654,975
2081 125,660,931 5,666,885
2080 124,081,831 5,678,624
2079 122,531,773 5,689,711
2078 120,943,083 5,700,349
2077 119,346,457 5,710,483
2076 117,760,251 5,720,209
2075 116,163,901 5,729,904
2074 114,532,128 5,739,940
2073 112,882,228 5,749,872
2072 111,237,086 5,759,499
2071 109,585,937 5,768,298
2070 107,926,358 5,777,747
2069 106,259,591 5,786,471
2068 104,595,822 5,795,734
2067 102,932,514 5,805,627
2066 101,264,338 5,815,585
2065 99,592,310 5,825,356
2064 97,913,552 5,835,081
2063 96,226,883 5,844,519
2062 94,553,276 5,853,646
2061 92,858,735 5,861,677
2060 91,176,863 5,869,390
2059 89,496,029 5,875,920
2058 87,815,720 5,881,790
2057 86,132,700 5,888,181
2056 84,471,522 5,894,125
2055 82,803,166 5,899,106
2054 81,142,960 5,903,121
2053 79,495,406 5,906,126
2052 77,850,968 5,907,281
2051 76,228,492 5,907,735
2050 74,607,823 5,907,355
2049 72,992,295 5,905,940
2048 71,394,788 5,903,025
2047 69,815,777 5,899,964
2046 68,240,689 5,896,254
2045 66,696,806 5,891,177
2044 65,156,717 5,886,031
2043 63,622,191 5,880,486
2042 62,105,363 5,873,632
2041 60,603,786 5,865,604
2040 59,109,042 5,857,447
2039 57,632,744 5,848,023
2038 56,169,001 5,837,628
2037 54,733,769 5,826,752
2036 53,306,523 5,815,042
2035 51,903,187 5,802,966
2034 50,516,462 5,790,086
2033 49,150,241 5,776,187
2032 47,812,275 5,761,261
2031 46,491,571 5,745,071
2030 45,194,288 5,728,104
2029 43,916,013 5,710,229
2028 42,656,153 5,691,155
2027 41,425,838 5,670,783
2026 40,219,996 5,649,981
2025 39,040,039 5,610,870
2024 37,885,849 5,572,279
2023 36,749,906 5,519,601
2022 35,635,029 5,457,127
2021 34,532,429 5,408,320
2020 33,451,132 5,379,475
2019 32,375,632 5,347,896
2018 31,297,155 5,311,916
2017 30,234,839 5,276,968
2016 29,183,070 5,234,519
2015 28,157,798 5,188,607
2014 27,160,769 5,137,232
2013 26,165,620 5,079,623
2012 25,177,394 5,018,573
2011 24,218,352 4,953,088
2010 23,294,825 4,889,252
2009 22,414,773 4,828,726
2008 21,578,655 4,768,212
2007 20,778,561 4,709,153
2006 20,015,279 4,660,677
2005 19,291,161 4,623,291
2004 18,600,423 4,591,910
2003 17,943,712 4,564,855
2002 17,327,699 4,538,159
2001 16,747,208 4,513,751
2000 16,194,869 4,490,967
1999 15,667,235 4,461,913
1998 15,159,370 4,431,464
1997 14,660,413 4,405,157
1996 14,170,973 4,381,336
1995 13,699,778 4,359,184
1994 13,249,764 4,336,613
1993 12,827,135 4,311,991
1992 12,423,712 4,286,401
1991 12,023,529 4,261,732
1990 11,626,360 4,241,473
1989 11,238,562 4,226,901
1988 10,861,291 4,209,488
1987 10,497,858 4,186,905
1986 10,139,450 4,167,354
1985 9,779,120 4,152,516
1984 9,425,917 4,140,099
1983 9,082,983 4,128,432
1982 8,751,648 4,114,787
1981 8,435,607 4,099,702
1980 8,133,872 4,085,620
1979 7,847,207 4,072,517
1978 7,576,734 4,058,671
1977 7,317,829 4,043,205
1976 7,074,664 4,026,152
1975 6,842,947 4,007,313
1974 6,613,367 3,985,258
1973 6,388,528 3,960,612
1972 6,174,262 3,933,004
1971 5,991,102 3,903,039
1970 5,852,788 3,875,763
1969 5,763,685 3,847,707
1968 5,702,699 3,816,486
1967 5,641,807 3,784,539
1966 5,581,386 3,753,012
1965 5,521,981 3,723,168
1964 5,464,187 3,694,339
1963 5,408,320 3,666,537
1962 5,354,310 3,638,918
1961 5,301,583 3,609,800
1960 5,231,654 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/angola/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,656,320 people (a 39.9% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 82.7% to 74,607,823 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Norway
2100 0.77% -0.23%
2099 0.81% -0.22%
2098 0.82% -0.21%
2097 0.84% -0.22%
2096 0.87% -0.23%
2095 0.9% -0.22%
2094 0.92% -0.23%
2093 0.94% -0.22%
2092 0.98% -0.22%
2091 1.01% -0.23%
2090 1.04% -0.23%
2089 1.06% -0.24%
2088 1.06% -0.25%
2087 1.1% -0.25%
2086 1.13% -0.24%
2085 1.15% -0.24%
2084 1.16% -0.23%
2083 1.19% -0.22%
2082 1.22% -0.21%
2081 1.27% -0.21%
2080 1.27% -0.19%
2079 1.31% -0.19%
2078 1.34% -0.18%
2077 1.35% -0.17%
2076 1.37% -0.17%
2075 1.42% -0.17%
2074 1.46% -0.17%
2073 1.48% -0.17%
2072 1.51% -0.15%
2071 1.54% -0.16%
2070 1.57% -0.15%
2069 1.59% -0.16%
2068 1.62% -0.17%
2067 1.65% -0.17%
2066 1.68% -0.17%
2065 1.71% -0.17%
2064 1.75% -0.16%
2063 1.77% -0.16%
2062 1.82% -0.14%
2061 1.84% -0.13%
2060 1.88% -0.11%
2059 1.91% -0.1%
2058 1.95% -0.11%
2057 1.97% -0.1%
2056 2.01% -0.08%
2055 2.05% -0.07%
2054 2.07% -0.05%
2053 2.11% -0.02%
2052 2.13% -0.008%
2051 2.17% 0.006%
2050 2.21% 0.02%
2049 2.24% 0.05%
2048 2.26% 0.05%
2047 2.31% 0.06%
2046 2.31% 0.09%
2045 2.36% 0.09%
2044 2.41% 0.09%
2043 2.44% 0.12%
2042 2.48% 0.14%
2041 2.53% 0.14%
2040 2.56% 0.16%
2039 2.61% 0.18%
2038 2.62% 0.19%
2037 2.68% 0.2%
2036 2.7% 0.21%
2035 2.75% 0.22%
2034 2.78% 0.24%
2033 2.8% 0.26%
2032 2.84% 0.28%
2031 2.87% 0.3%
2030 2.91% 0.31%
2029 2.95% 0.34%
2028 2.97% 0.36%
2027 3% 0.37%
2026 3.02% 0.7%
2025 3.05% 0.69%
2024 3.09% 0.95%
2023 3.13% 1.14%
2022 3.19% 0.9%
2021 3.23% 0.54%
2020 3.32% 0.59%
2019 3.45% 0.68%
2018 3.51% 0.66%
2017 3.6% 0.81%
2016 3.64% 0.88%
2015 3.67% 1%
2014 3.8% 1.13%
2013 3.93% 1.22%
2012 3.96% 1.32%
2011 3.96% 1.31%
2010 3.93% 1.25%
2009 3.87% 1.27%
2008 3.85% 1.25%
2007 3.81% 1.04%
2006 3.75% 0.81%
2005 3.71% 0.68%
2004 3.66% 0.59%
2003 3.56% 0.59%
2002 3.47% 0.54%
2001 3.41% 0.51%
2000 3.37% 0.65%
1999 3.35% 0.69%
1998 3.4% 0.6%
1997 3.45% 0.54%
1996 3.44% 0.51%
1995 3.4% 0.52%
1994 3.29% 0.57%
1993 3.25% 0.6%
1992 3.33% 0.58%
1991 3.42% 0.48%
1990 3.45% 0.34%
1989 3.47% 0.41%
1988 3.46% 0.54%
1987 3.53% 0.47%
1986 3.68% 0.36%
1985 3.75% 0.3%
1984 3.78% 0.28%
1983 3.79% 0.33%
1982 3.75% 0.37%
1981 3.71% 0.34%
1980 3.65% 0.32%
1979 3.57% 0.34%
1978 3.54% 0.38%
1977 3.44% 0.42%
1976 3.39% 0.47%
1975 3.47% 0.55%
1974 3.52% 0.62%
1973 3.47% 0.7%
1972 3.06% 0.77%
1971 2.36% 0.7%
1970 1.55% 0.73%
1969 1.07% 0.82%
1968 1.08% 0.84%
1967 1.08% 0.84%
1966 1.08% 0.8%
1965 1.06% 0.78%
1964 1.03% 0.76%
1963 1.01% 0.76%
1962 0.99% 0.81%
1961 1.34% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/angola/norway | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Angola grew by 3.05%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Angola Norway
Current population
40839390
5660666
Population rank 39/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.07%
One net population change
27.4 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
22.4 seconds
9.72 minutes
One death every
2.03 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,162 +106
Annual growth/decline +1,154,190 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +3.05% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 117/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 +29,798
Net migration rank 113/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 29,798
2024 1,148,623 -2,629 10,030 44,356
2023 1,126,862 -995 8,280 53,806
2022 1,104,864 -995 5,457 58,040
2021 1,072,267 29,094 14,062 19,804
2020 1,053,677 7,556 12,372 11,277
2019 1,030,776 58,984 13,904 25,707
2018 1,005,547 61,632 14,342 18,473
2017 979,700 77,731 15,831 21,657
2016 954,491 91,614 17,797 26,417
2015 930,277 74,171 18,160 30,242
2014 905,106 84,535 18,494 38,522
2013 876,208 124,478 17,779 40,690
2012 845,130 130,643 18,066 47,883
2011 813,495 128,800 18,822 47,454
2010 782,310 122,418 20,046 42,865
2009 750,290 105,077 20,280 39,316
2008 716,519 100,370 19,073 44,002
2007 682,742 100,563 16,482 40,111
2006 647,814 95,431 17,244 24,054
2005 617,934 87,050 15,719 18,588
2004 585,950 90,553 15,612 13,412
2003 556,111 80,828 14,151 11,389
2002 512,813 82,292 10,892 17,279
2001 488,432 77,458 13,090 7,906
2000 465,975 72,793 15,269 9,805
1999 446,188 70,301 14,278 19,147
1998 428,722 70,527 14,181 13,519
1997 430,723 67,944 15,418 9,744
1996 418,526 61,681 17,087 5,671
1995 406,610 55,568 14,821 6,343
1994 376,280 61,569 16,045 7,580
1993 354,529 52,879 12,936 12,567
1992 346,125 53,310 15,431 10,218
1991 354,778 46,143 16,194 7,949
1990 328,596 64,821 14,845 1,818
1989 318,602 63,586 13,949 -1,730
1988 307,331 65,028 12,207 10,380
1987 291,683 62,820 9,212 13,907
1986 297,320 64,974 8,751 7,616
1985 283,633 74,738 6,644 6,725
1984 269,506 78,529 7,452 3,856
1983 254,860 82,958 7,844 4,120
1982 248,932 75,921 9,875 5,749
1981 236,340 70,910 9,020 6,010
1980 224,031 72,192 9,806 3,763
1979 212,942 64,158 10,181 2,839
1978 202,655 61,200 11,364 3,823
1977 192,847 61,110 11,321 4,845
1976 184,430 47,927 13,286 4,779
1975 178,409 52,662 16,430 3,312
1974 174,858 53,232 20,324 4,425
1973 166,926 54,650 21,387 3,414
1972 159,339 47,611 24,777 5,603
1971 154,990 4,386 26,541 3,031
1970 153,706 -36,456 25,968 -1,034
1969 151,349 -90,395 28,858 2,230
1968 148,744 -87,730 29,387 1,761
1967 145,936 -85,173 30,276 2,460
1966 142,844 -82,767 31,150 -888
1965 139,850 -81,111 31,275 -1,525
1964 136,824 -79,977 30,293 -1,571
1963 133,580 -78,700 26,766 1,061
1962 130,405 -77,265 28,020 655
1961 127,085 -74,774 29,239 1,437
1960 128,489 -40,935 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/angola/norway | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.3% of the population change in Angola is from natural causes (a gain of 10,407,084 people) and 3.67% is from migration (a gain of 396,163 people). In Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
Ambriz 54.3K
N'zeto 47.8K
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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