The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,228,288 people compared to 10,949,849 in Papua New Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Angola's population is 3.67 times bigger than Papua New Guinea's.
- Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
- The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.2M (101% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 10.9M (62.3% growth).
- Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 150M people compared to the peak of 18.6M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.
Angola vs Papua New Guinea: live population counter
Angola
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
40228288
|
10949849
|
| Population rank | 39/197 | 89/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.49% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
27.8 seconds
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2.81 minutes
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| One birth every |
22.8 seconds
|
2.06 minutes
|
| One death every |
2.07 minutes
|
7.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.33 hours
|
12.4 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -2,629 | -707 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,112 | +512 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,135,943 | +186,867 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.09% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 59/197 |
Angola and Papua New Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
Angola
Population
Growth rate
Papua New Guinea
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Angola
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Papua New Guinea
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Angola
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 1,995,110 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 2,046,127 | 1.34% | 2.56% |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 2,093,919 | 0.99% | 2.34% |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 2,141,376 | 1.01% | 2.27% |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 2,188,325 | 1.03% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 2,235,820 | 1.06% | 2.17% |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 2,285,774 | 1.08% | 2.23% |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 2,337,532 | 1.08% | 2.26% |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 2,390,803 | 1.08% | 2.28% |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 2,446,927 | 1.07% | 2.35% |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 2,505,628 | 1.55% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 2,566,421 | 2.36% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 2,628,432 | 3.06% | 2.42% |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 2,690,629 | 3.47% | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 2,752,671 | 3.52% | 2.31% |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 2,814,820 | 3.47% | 2.26% |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 2,877,327 | 3.39% | 2.22% |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 2,940,327 | 3.44% | 2.19% |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 3,003,714 | 3.54% | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 3,067,341 | 3.57% | 2.12% |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 3,131,512 | 3.65% | 2.09% |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 3,197,019 | 3.71% | 2.09% |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 3,264,291 | 3.75% | 2.1% |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 3,333,633 | 3.79% | 2.12% |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 3,405,198 | 3.78% | 2.15% |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 3,478,936 | 3.75% | 2.17% |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 3,554,793 | 3.68% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 3,632,543 | 3.53% | 2.19% |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 3,711,880 | 3.46% | 2.18% |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 3,796,078 | 3.47% | 2.27% |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 3,896,481 | 3.45% | 2.64% |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 4,021,837 | 3.42% | 3.22% |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 4,166,699 | 3.33% | 3.6% |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 4,320,872 | 3.25% | 3.7% |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 4,480,208 | 3.29% | 3.69% |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 4,644,278 | 3.4% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 4,813,361 | 3.44% | 3.64% |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 4,987,883 | 3.45% | 3.63% |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 5,166,390 | 3.4% | 3.58% |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 5,349,333 | 3.35% | 3.54% |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 5,537,064 | 3.37% | 3.51% |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 5,728,435 | 3.41% | 3.46% |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 5,924,003 | 3.47% | 3.41% |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 6,123,997 | 3.56% | 3.38% |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 6,328,041 | 3.66% | 3.33% |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 6,535,905 | 3.71% | 3.28% |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 6,747,720 | 3.75% | 3.24% |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 6,963,345 | 3.81% | 3.2% |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 7,183,002 | 3.85% | 3.15% |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 7,406,438 | 3.87% | 3.11% |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 7,633,523 | 3.93% | 3.07% |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 7,859,346 | 3.96% | 2.96% |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 8,081,390 | 3.96% | 2.83% |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 8,302,698 | 3.93% | 2.74% |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 8,523,441 | 3.8% | 2.66% |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 8,743,246 | 3.67% | 2.58% |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 8,961,718 | 3.64% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 9,178,714 | 3.6% | 2.42% |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 9,394,513 | 3.51% | 2.35% |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 9,609,010 | 3.45% | 2.28% |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 9,815,746 | 3.32% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 10,012,896 | 3.23% | 2.01% |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 10,203,169 | 3.19% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 10,389,635 | 3.13% | 1.83% |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 10,576,502 | 3.09% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 39,040,029 | 10,762,813 | 3.05% | 1.76% |
| 2026 | 40,215,174 | 10,947,845 | 3.01% | 1.72% |
| 2027 | 41,415,119 | 11,131,268 | 2.98% | 1.68% |
| 2028 | 42,641,677 | 11,312,895 | 2.96% | 1.63% |
| 2029 | 43,891,847 | 11,492,799 | 2.93% | 1.59% |
| 2030 | 45,160,453 | 11,671,420 | 2.89% | 1.55% |
| 2031 | 46,449,962 | 11,848,221 | 2.86% | 1.51% |
| 2032 | 47,759,505 | 12,023,121 | 2.82% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 49,091,470 | 12,196,639 | 2.79% | 1.44% |
| 2034 | 50,447,449 | 12,369,248 | 2.76% | 1.42% |
| 2035 | 51,821,711 | 12,540,596 | 2.72% | 1.39% |
| 2036 | 53,215,935 | 12,710,682 | 2.69% | 1.36% |
| 2037 | 54,625,858 | 12,879,737 | 2.65% | 1.33% |
| 2038 | 56,053,776 | 13,047,122 | 2.61% | 1.3% |
| 2039 | 57,501,906 | 13,212,668 | 2.58% | 1.27% |
| 2040 | 58,965,319 | 13,376,156 | 2.54% | 1.24% |
| 2041 | 60,441,178 | 13,537,361 | 2.5% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 61,927,899 | 13,696,139 | 2.46% | 1.17% |
| 2043 | 63,430,872 | 13,853,410 | 2.43% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 64,945,294 | 14,009,926 | 2.39% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 66,464,320 | 14,165,578 | 2.34% | 1.11% |
| 2046 | 68,000,587 | 14,318,889 | 2.31% | 1.08% |
| 2047 | 69,554,157 | 14,469,210 | 2.28% | 1.05% |
| 2048 | 71,118,776 | 14,617,364 | 2.25% | 1.02% |
| 2049 | 72,701,379 | 14,763,600 | 2.23% | 1% |
| 2050 | 74,295,387 | 14,906,584 | 2.19% | 0.97% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,045,218 (a 37.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 1,988,131 (a 22.2% growth).
Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 84.7% to 74,295,387 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 36.1% to 14,906,584 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.
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Population differences between Angola and Papua New Guinea
|
Angola
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 65.2 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 23.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 51.4:48.6 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 60.5 ppl/mi² |
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