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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 3.5 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.2% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Angola vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Russia
2100 151,782,078 124,983,377
2099 150,617,085 125,086,144
2098 149,407,279 125,186,329
2097 148,192,854 125,264,415
2096 146,952,648 125,354,177
2095 145,678,206 125,422,006
2094 144,378,969 125,474,373
2093 143,068,551 125,529,632
2092 141,737,670 125,604,261
2091 140,368,659 125,652,742
2090 138,969,528 125,707,894
2089 137,539,171 125,760,026
2088 136,095,539 125,810,124
2087 134,668,944 125,858,116
2086 133,199,496 125,926,035
2085 131,715,145 126,001,913
2084 130,218,497 126,076,414
2083 128,729,352 126,151,046
2082 127,219,674 126,234,371
2081 125,691,172 126,317,768
2080 124,111,692 126,414,511
2079 122,561,261 126,534,688
2078 120,972,189 126,674,591
2077 119,375,179 126,830,956
2076 117,788,591 126,982,766
2075 116,191,857 127,165,304
2074 114,559,691 127,362,143
2073 112,909,394 127,576,856
2072 111,263,856 127,802,632
2071 109,612,310 128,080,998
2070 107,952,332 128,353,977
2069 106,285,163 128,642,208
2068 104,620,994 128,920,237
2067 102,957,286 129,203,483
2066 101,288,708 129,511,983
2065 99,616,278 129,842,007
2064 97,937,116 130,177,089
2063 96,250,041 130,522,107
2062 94,576,031 130,851,664
2061 92,881,082 131,200,160
2060 91,198,805 131,526,812
2059 89,517,567 131,884,461
2058 87,836,853 132,247,211
2057 86,153,429 132,584,941
2056 84,491,851 132,925,501
2055 82,823,093 133,271,436
2054 81,162,488 133,595,068
2053 79,514,537 133,914,243
2052 77,869,703 134,180,223
2051 76,246,837 134,443,510
2050 74,625,778 134,687,487
2049 73,009,861 134,909,323
2048 71,411,970 135,117,641
2047 69,832,579 135,311,492
2046 68,257,111 135,482,008
2045 66,712,857 135,664,379
2044 65,172,398 135,863,165
2043 63,637,503 136,085,277
2042 62,120,309 136,307,658
2041 60,618,371 136,557,818
2040 59,123,267 136,821,807
2039 57,646,614 137,122,219
2038 56,182,519 137,433,644
2037 54,746,941 137,770,811
2036 53,319,352 138,118,955
2035 51,915,678 138,478,809
2034 50,528,619 138,852,689
2033 49,162,069 139,237,595
2032 47,823,782 139,635,142
2031 46,502,759 140,058,187
2030 45,205,164 140,453,528
2029 43,926,582 140,840,370
2028 42,666,419 141,214,141
2027 41,435,808 141,580,416
2026 40,229,675 141,906,741
2025 39,049,434 142,772,403
2024 37,885,849 143,533,851
2023 36,749,906 143,826,130
2022 35,635,029 144,236,933
2021 34,532,429 144,746,762
2020 33,451,132 145,245,148
2019 32,375,632 145,453,291
2018 31,297,155 145,398,106
2017 30,234,839 145,293,260
2016 29,183,070 145,015,460
2015 28,157,798 144,640,716
2014 27,160,769 144,237,223
2013 26,165,620 143,805,638
2012 25,177,394 143,378,447
2011 24,218,352 143,018,195
2010 23,294,825 142,849,468
2009 22,414,773 142,785,348
2008 21,578,655 142,742,366
2007 20,778,561 142,805,114
2006 20,015,279 143,049,637
2005 19,291,161 143,518,814
2004 18,600,423 144,067,316
2003 17,943,712 144,648,618
2002 17,327,699 145,306,497
2001 16,747,208 145,976,482
2000 16,194,869 146,596,869
1999 15,667,235 147,214,776
1998 15,159,370 147,670,784
1997 14,660,413 147,915,361
1996 14,170,973 148,160,129
1995 13,699,778 148,375,787
1994 13,249,764 148,407,912
1993 12,827,135 148,458,777
1992 12,423,712 148,538,197
1991 12,023,529 148,394,216
1990 11,626,360 147,969,406
1989 11,238,562 147,721,000
1988 10,861,291 146,857,000
1987 10,497,858 145,908,000
1986 10,139,450 144,894,000
1985 9,779,120 143,858,000
1984 9,425,917 142,745,000
1983 9,082,983 141,668,000
1982 8,751,648 140,823,000
1981 8,435,607 139,941,000
1980 8,133,872 139,010,000
1979 7,847,207 138,027,000
1978 7,576,734 137,060,000
1977 7,317,829 136,100,000
1976 7,074,664 135,147,000
1975 6,842,947 134,200,000
1974 6,613,367 133,432,000
1973 6,388,528 132,669,000
1972 6,174,262 131,909,000
1971 5,991,102 131,155,000
1970 5,852,788 130,404,000
1969 5,763,685 129,664,000
1968 5,702,699 128,928,000
1967 5,641,807 128,196,000
1966 5,581,386 127,468,000
1965 5,521,981 126,745,000
1964 5,464,187 125,345,000
1963 5,408,320 123,960,000
1962 5,354,310 122,591,000
1961 5,301,583 121,236,000
1960 5,231,654 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Russia
2100 0.77% -0.08%
2099 0.81% -0.08%
2098 0.82% -0.06%
2097 0.84% -0.07%
2096 0.87% -0.05%
2095 0.9% -0.04%
2094 0.92% -0.04%
2093 0.94% -0.06%
2092 0.98% -0.04%
2091 1.01% -0.04%
2090 1.04% -0.04%
2089 1.06% -0.04%
2088 1.06% -0.04%
2087 1.1% -0.05%
2086 1.13% -0.06%
2085 1.15% -0.06%
2084 1.16% -0.06%
2083 1.19% -0.07%
2082 1.22% -0.07%
2081 1.27% -0.08%
2080 1.27% -0.09%
2079 1.31% -0.11%
2078 1.34% -0.12%
2077 1.35% -0.12%
2076 1.37% -0.14%
2075 1.42% -0.15%
2074 1.46% -0.17%
2073 1.48% -0.18%
2072 1.51% -0.22%
2071 1.54% -0.21%
2070 1.57% -0.22%
2069 1.59% -0.22%
2068 1.62% -0.22%
2067 1.65% -0.24%
2066 1.68% -0.25%
2065 1.71% -0.26%
2064 1.75% -0.26%
2063 1.77% -0.25%
2062 1.82% -0.27%
2061 1.84% -0.25%
2060 1.88% -0.27%
2059 1.91% -0.27%
2058 1.95% -0.25%
2057 1.97% -0.26%
2056 2.01% -0.26%
2055 2.05% -0.24%
2054 2.07% -0.24%
2053 2.11% -0.2%
2052 2.13% -0.2%
2051 2.17% -0.18%
2050 2.21% -0.16%
2049 2.24% -0.15%
2048 2.26% -0.14%
2047 2.31% -0.13%
2046 2.31% -0.13%
2045 2.36% -0.15%
2044 2.41% -0.16%
2043 2.44% -0.16%
2042 2.48% -0.18%
2041 2.53% -0.19%
2040 2.56% -0.22%
2039 2.61% -0.23%
2038 2.62% -0.24%
2037 2.68% -0.25%
2036 2.7% -0.26%
2035 2.75% -0.27%
2034 2.78% -0.28%
2033 2.8% -0.28%
2032 2.84% -0.3%
2031 2.87% -0.28%
2030 2.91% -0.27%
2029 2.95% -0.26%
2028 2.97% -0.26%
2027 3% -0.23%
2026 3.02% -0.61%
2025 3.07% -0.53%
2024 3.09% -0.2%
2023 3.13% -0.28%
2022 3.19% -0.35%
2021 3.23% -0.34%
2020 3.32% -0.14%
2019 3.45% 0.04%
2018 3.51% 0.07%
2017 3.6% 0.19%
2016 3.64% 0.26%
2015 3.67% 0.28%
2014 3.8% 0.3%
2013 3.93% 0.3%
2012 3.96% 0.25%
2011 3.96% 0.12%
2010 3.93% 0.04%
2009 3.87% 0.03%
2008 3.85% -0.04%
2007 3.81% -0.17%
2006 3.75% -0.33%
2005 3.71% -0.38%
2004 3.66% -0.4%
2003 3.56% -0.45%
2002 3.47% -0.46%
2001 3.41% -0.42%
2000 3.37% -0.42%
1999 3.35% -0.31%
1998 3.4% -0.17%
1997 3.45% -0.17%
1996 3.44% -0.15%
1995 3.4% -0.02%
1994 3.29% -0.03%
1993 3.25% -0.05%
1992 3.33% 0.1%
1991 3.42% 0.29%
1990 3.45% 0.17%
1989 3.47% 0.59%
1988 3.46% 0.65%
1987 3.53% 0.7%
1986 3.68% 0.72%
1985 3.75% 0.78%
1984 3.78% 0.76%
1983 3.79% 0.6%
1982 3.75% 0.63%
1981 3.71% 0.67%
1980 3.65% 0.71%
1979 3.57% 0.71%
1978 3.54% 0.71%
1977 3.44% 0.71%
1976 3.39% 0.71%
1975 3.47% 0.58%
1974 3.52% 0.58%
1973 3.47% 0.58%
1972 3.06% 0.57%
1971 2.36% 0.58%
1970 1.55% 0.57%
1969 1.07% 0.57%
1968 1.08% 0.57%
1967 1.08% 0.57%
1966 1.08% 0.57%
1965 1.06% 1.12%
1964 1.03% 1.12%
1963 1.01% 1.12%
1962 0.99% 1.12%
1961 1.34% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Angola Russia
Current population
40555924
141906741
Population rank 39/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 1.71%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
1.8 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -801
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 177/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -251,822
Net migration rank 113/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -251,822
2024 - -2,629 - -178,042
2023 1,126,862 -995 -503,392 27,807
2022 1,104,864 -995 -576,948 765,629
2021 1,072,267 29,094 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 1,053,677 7,556 -697,177 334,094
2019 1,030,776 58,984 -319,997 336,494
2018 1,005,547 61,632 -232,637 339,972
2017 979,700 77,731 -130,764 396,619
2016 954,491 91,614 0 447,645
2015 930,277 74,171 43,392 384,756
2014 905,106 84,535 28,848 264,698
2013 876,208 124,478 28,761 289,872
2012 845,130 130,643 0 285,977
2011 813,495 128,800 -128,716 309,377
2010 782,310 122,418 -242,844 307,555
2009 750,290 105,077 -257,014 350,206
2008 716,519 100,370 -356,856 360,840
2007 682,742 100,563 -471,257 365,717
2006 647,814 95,431 -686,638 308,370
2005 617,934 87,050 -846,761 263,541
2004 585,950 90,553 -792,370 261,519
2003 556,111 80,828 -896,822 256,804
2002 512,813 82,292 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 488,432 77,458 -963,445 259,614
2000 465,975 72,793 -967,540 550,401
1999 446,188 70,301 -927,453 375,468
1998 428,722 70,527 -694,053 528,135
1997 430,723 67,944 -769,159 541,387
1996 418,526 61,681 -785,248 587,171
1995 406,610 55,568 -845,742 723,875
1994 376,280 61,569 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 354,529 52,879 -757,140 507,229
1992 346,125 53,310 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 354,778 46,143 103,876 125,505
1990 328,596 64,821 325,533 299,863
1989 318,602 63,586 576,112 89,400
1988 307,331 65,028 778,343 269,862
1987 291,683 62,820 977,583 275,611
1986 297,320 64,974 985,279 283,553
1985 283,633 74,738 762,447 280,614
1984 269,506 78,529 756,548 247,026
1983 254,860 82,958 906,676 200,159
1982 248,932 75,921 830,855 107,520
1981 236,340 70,910 713,700 36,686
1980 224,031 72,192 681,149 10,440
1979 212,942 64,158 690,135 -5,791
1978 202,655 61,200 812,766 108,882
1977 192,847 61,110 832,932 122,316
1976 184,430 47,927 852,237 113,851
1975 178,409 52,662 843,850 80,069
1974 174,858 53,232 883,186 -51,759
1973 166,926 54,650 846,561 -107,568
1972 159,339 47,611 872,050 -111,168
1971 154,990 4,386 854,999 -134,968
1970 153,706 -36,456 785,554 -264,464
1969 151,349 -90,395 753,088 -64,643
1968 148,744 -87,730 787,621 -83,221
1967 145,936 -85,173 854,554 -116,029
1966 142,844 -82,767 989,279 -111,360
1965 139,850 -81,111 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 136,824 -79,977 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 133,580 -78,700 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 130,405 -77,265 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 127,085 -74,774 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 128,489 -40,935 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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