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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 2.15 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Angola vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Romania
2100 151,782,078 10,801,385
2099 150,617,085 10,885,505
2098 149,407,279 10,969,050
2097 148,192,854 11,052,086
2096 146,952,648 11,134,776
2095 145,678,206 11,217,462
2094 144,378,969 11,299,298
2093 143,068,551 11,382,352
2092 141,737,670 11,464,817
2091 140,368,659 11,546,872
2090 138,969,528 11,630,335
2089 137,539,171 11,713,468
2088 136,095,539 11,796,733
2087 134,668,944 11,880,373
2086 133,199,496 11,966,550
2085 131,715,145 12,052,744
2084 130,218,497 12,140,454
2083 128,729,352 12,229,714
2082 127,219,674 12,319,480
2081 125,691,172 12,412,385
2080 124,111,692 12,507,333
2079 122,561,261 12,603,302
2078 120,972,189 12,700,870
2077 119,375,179 12,799,985
2076 117,788,591 12,900,610
2075 116,191,857 13,002,848
2074 114,559,691 13,107,513
2073 112,909,394 13,213,407
2072 111,263,856 13,323,211
2071 109,612,310 13,435,661
2070 107,952,332 13,550,449
2069 106,285,163 13,667,892
2068 104,620,994 13,786,771
2067 102,957,286 13,909,141
2066 101,288,708 14,034,214
2065 99,616,278 14,163,381
2064 97,937,116 14,293,294
2063 96,250,041 14,424,068
2062 94,576,031 14,557,025
2061 92,881,082 14,689,897
2060 91,198,805 14,821,441
2059 89,517,567 14,952,855
2058 87,836,853 15,082,857
2057 86,153,429 15,211,914
2056 84,491,851 15,340,213
2055 82,823,093 15,467,019
2054 81,162,488 15,590,545
2053 79,514,537 15,712,155
2052 77,869,703 15,834,374
2051 76,246,837 15,954,507
2050 74,625,778 16,073,070
2049 73,009,861 16,192,498
2048 71,411,970 16,311,535
2047 69,832,579 16,430,565
2046 68,257,111 16,547,661
2045 66,712,857 16,665,026
2044 65,172,398 16,783,383
2043 63,637,503 16,900,955
2042 62,120,309 17,018,000
2041 60,618,371 17,136,818
2040 59,123,267 17,253,674
2039 57,646,614 17,370,310
2038 56,182,519 17,488,193
2037 54,746,941 17,604,853
2036 53,319,352 17,721,511
2035 51,915,678 17,837,396
2034 50,528,619 17,950,976
2033 49,162,069 18,064,449
2032 47,823,782 18,176,399
2031 46,502,759 18,288,437
2030 45,205,164 18,399,699
2029 43,926,582 18,511,331
2028 42,666,419 18,621,197
2027 41,435,808 18,730,482
2026 40,229,675 18,839,108
2025 39,049,434 18,946,392
2024 37,885,849 19,051,804
2023 36,749,906 19,061,062
2022 35,635,029 19,048,502
2021 34,532,429 19,122,059
2020 33,451,132 19,265,250
2019 32,375,632 19,371,648
2018 31,297,155 19,473,970
2017 30,234,839 19,588,715
2016 29,183,070 19,702,267
2015 28,157,798 19,815,616
2014 27,160,769 19,908,979
2013 26,165,620 19,983,693
2012 25,177,394 20,058,035
2011 24,218,352 20,147,528
2010 23,294,825 20,246,871
2009 22,414,773 20,367,487
2008 21,578,655 20,537,875
2007 20,778,561 20,882,982
2006 20,015,279 21,193,760
2005 19,291,161 21,319,685
2004 18,600,423 21,451,748
2003 17,943,712 21,574,326
2002 17,327,699 21,730,496
2001 16,747,208 22,131,970
2000 16,194,869 22,442,971
1999 15,667,235 22,472,040
1998 15,159,370 22,507,344
1997 14,660,413 22,553,978
1996 14,170,973 22,619,004
1995 13,699,778 22,684,270
1994 13,249,764 22,730,211
1993 12,827,135 22,763,280
1992 12,423,712 22,794,284
1991 12,023,529 23,001,155
1990 11,626,360 23,201,835
1989 11,238,562 23,161,458
1988 10,861,291 23,057,662
1987 10,497,858 22,949,430
1986 10,139,450 22,836,841
1985 9,779,120 22,732,999
1984 9,425,917 22,640,547
1983 9,082,983 22,560,478
1982 8,751,648 22,475,741
1981 8,435,607 22,353,070
1980 8,133,872 22,207,282
1979 7,847,207 22,090,488
1978 7,576,734 21,951,464
1977 7,317,829 21,756,096
1976 7,074,664 21,551,634
1975 6,842,947 21,293,583
1974 6,613,367 21,029,429
1973 6,388,528 20,835,681
1972 6,174,262 20,657,957
1971 5,991,102 20,461,567
1970 5,852,788 20,250,398
1969 5,763,685 20,009,141
1968 5,702,699 19,799,831
1967 5,641,807 19,534,242
1966 5,581,386 19,215,450
1965 5,521,981 19,031,576
1964 5,464,187 18,919,126
1963 5,408,320 18,797,850
1962 5,354,310 18,676,550
1961 5,301,583 18,555,250
1960 5,231,654 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Romania
2100 0.77% -0.77%
2099 0.81% -0.76%
2098 0.82% -0.75%
2097 0.84% -0.74%
2096 0.87% -0.74%
2095 0.9% -0.72%
2094 0.92% -0.73%
2093 0.94% -0.72%
2092 0.98% -0.71%
2091 1.01% -0.72%
2090 1.04% -0.71%
2089 1.06% -0.71%
2088 1.06% -0.7%
2087 1.1% -0.72%
2086 1.13% -0.72%
2085 1.15% -0.72%
2084 1.16% -0.73%
2083 1.19% -0.73%
2082 1.22% -0.75%
2081 1.27% -0.76%
2080 1.27% -0.76%
2079 1.31% -0.77%
2078 1.34% -0.77%
2077 1.35% -0.78%
2076 1.37% -0.79%
2075 1.42% -0.8%
2074 1.46% -0.8%
2073 1.48% -0.82%
2072 1.51% -0.84%
2071 1.54% -0.85%
2070 1.57% -0.86%
2069 1.59% -0.86%
2068 1.62% -0.88%
2067 1.65% -0.89%
2066 1.68% -0.91%
2065 1.71% -0.91%
2064 1.75% -0.91%
2063 1.77% -0.91%
2062 1.82% -0.9%
2061 1.84% -0.89%
2060 1.88% -0.88%
2059 1.91% -0.86%
2058 1.95% -0.85%
2057 1.97% -0.84%
2056 2.01% -0.82%
2055 2.05% -0.79%
2054 2.07% -0.77%
2053 2.11% -0.77%
2052 2.13% -0.75%
2051 2.17% -0.74%
2050 2.21% -0.74%
2049 2.24% -0.73%
2048 2.26% -0.72%
2047 2.31% -0.71%
2046 2.31% -0.7%
2045 2.36% -0.71%
2044 2.41% -0.7%
2043 2.44% -0.69%
2042 2.48% -0.69%
2041 2.53% -0.68%
2040 2.56% -0.67%
2039 2.61% -0.67%
2038 2.62% -0.66%
2037 2.68% -0.66%
2036 2.7% -0.65%
2035 2.75% -0.63%
2034 2.78% -0.63%
2033 2.8% -0.62%
2032 2.84% -0.61%
2031 2.87% -0.6%
2030 2.91% -0.6%
2029 2.95% -0.59%
2028 2.97% -0.58%
2027 3% -0.58%
2026 3.02% -0.57%
2025 3.07% -0.55%
2024 3.09% -0.05%
2023 3.13% 0.07%
2022 3.19% -0.38%
2021 3.23% -0.74%
2020 3.32% -0.55%
2019 3.45% -0.53%
2018 3.51% -0.59%
2017 3.6% -0.58%
2016 3.64% -0.57%
2015 3.67% -0.47%
2014 3.8% -0.37%
2013 3.93% -0.37%
2012 3.96% -0.44%
2011 3.96% -0.49%
2010 3.93% -0.59%
2009 3.87% -0.83%
2008 3.85% -1.65%
2007 3.81% -1.47%
2006 3.75% -0.59%
2005 3.71% -0.62%
2004 3.66% -0.57%
2003 3.56% -0.72%
2002 3.47% -1.81%
2001 3.41% -1.39%
2000 3.37% -0.13%
1999 3.35% -0.16%
1998 3.4% -0.21%
1997 3.45% -0.29%
1996 3.44% -0.29%
1995 3.4% -0.2%
1994 3.29% -0.15%
1993 3.25% -0.14%
1992 3.33% -0.9%
1991 3.42% -0.86%
1990 3.45% 0.17%
1989 3.47% 0.45%
1988 3.46% 0.47%
1987 3.53% 0.49%
1986 3.68% 0.46%
1985 3.75% 0.41%
1984 3.78% 0.35%
1983 3.79% 0.38%
1982 3.75% 0.55%
1981 3.71% 0.66%
1980 3.65% 0.53%
1979 3.57% 0.63%
1978 3.54% 0.9%
1977 3.44% 0.95%
1976 3.39% 1.21%
1975 3.47% 1.26%
1974 3.52% 0.93%
1973 3.47% 0.86%
1972 3.06% 0.96%
1971 2.36% 1.04%
1970 1.55% 1.21%
1969 1.07% 1.06%
1968 1.08% 1.36%
1967 1.08% 1.66%
1966 1.08% 0.97%
1965 1.06% 0.59%
1964 1.03% 0.65%
1963 1.01% 0.65%
1962 0.99% 0.65%
1961 1.34% 0.81%

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/romania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Angola Romania
Current population
40555924
18839108
Population rank 39/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.23%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
56.8 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
3.45 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -25
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 169/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -29,041
Net migration rank 113/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -29,041
2024 - -2,629 - -28,466
2023 1,126,862 -995 -89,587 -27,780
2022 1,104,864 -995 -93,338 89,076
2021 1,072,267 29,094 -141,504 -17,731
2020 1,053,677 7,556 -100,179 -13,202
2019 1,030,776 58,984 -60,053 -27,909
2018 1,005,547 61,632 -62,316 -33,018
2017 979,700 77,731 -50,930 -33,081
2016 954,491 91,614 -53,196 -33,073
2015 930,277 74,171 -59,447 -35,751
2014 905,106 84,535 -55,745 -35,448
2013 876,208 124,478 -59,951 -34,910
2012 845,130 130,643 -54,157 -37,589
2011 813,495 128,800 -56,413 -102,769
2010 782,310 122,418 -46,567 -122,364
2009 750,290 105,077 -34,625 -137,953
2008 716,519 100,370 -30,806 -144,368
2007 682,742 100,563 -37,590 -133,089
2006 647,814 95,431 -38,148 -132,777
2005 617,934 87,050 -40,508 -131,176
2004 585,950 90,553 -42,904 -117,432
2003 556,111 80,828 -56,093 -107,139
2002 512,813 82,292 -58,673 -106,585
2001 488,432 77,458 -37,625 -91,154
2000 465,975 72,793 -22,443 -92,451
1999 446,188 70,301 -31,461 -82,590
1998 428,722 70,527 -33,761 -81,366
1997 430,723 67,944 -42,853 -88,734
1996 418,526 61,681 -56,548 -70,799
1995 406,610 55,568 -36,295 -73,779
1994 376,280 61,569 -18,184 -76,246
1993 354,529 52,879 -13,658 -73,475
1992 346,125 53,310 -4,559 -63,200
1991 354,778 46,143 25,301 -36,824
1990 328,596 64,821 69,605 -38,157
1989 318,602 63,586 122,756 -33,866
1988 307,331 65,028 126,817 -48,911
1987 291,683 62,820 128,517 -42,868
1986 297,320 64,974 134,737 -50,450
1985 283,633 74,738 111,392 -28,108
1984 269,506 78,529 117,731 -24,629
1983 254,860 82,958 87,986 3,093
1982 248,932 75,921 119,121 -4,725
1981 236,340 70,910 156,472 -20,870
1980 224,031 72,192 168,776 -16,668
1979 212,942 64,158 194,397 -29,600
1978 202,655 61,200 204,148 -31,427
1977 192,847 61,110 215,385 -28,135
1976 184,430 47,927 213,361 18,748
1975 178,409 52,662 219,324 9,125
1974 174,858 53,232 235,530 6,725
1973 166,926 54,650 175,020 58,651
1972 159,339 47,611 198,316 61,920
1971 154,990 4,386 206,662 74,473
1970 153,706 -36,456 234,905 71,919
1969 151,349 -90,395 264,120 74,851
1968 148,744 -87,730 338,577 33,601
1967 145,936 -85,173 347,709 37,282
1966 142,844 -82,767 115,293 -25,458
1965 139,850 -81,111 114,190 -60,430
1964 136,824 -79,977 134,326 -59,500
1963 133,580 -78,700 139,104 -58,076
1962 130,405 -77,265 130,736 -56,152
1961 127,085 -74,774 163,286 -54,642
1960 128,489 -40,935 191,431 -55,397

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/romania | 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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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