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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.32 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.13% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Angola vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Sudan
2100 151,782,078 137,695,876
2099 150,617,085 137,114,644
2098 149,407,279 136,500,499
2097 148,192,854 135,860,701
2096 146,952,648 135,222,218
2095 145,678,206 134,553,615
2094 144,378,969 133,902,112
2093 143,068,551 133,186,791
2092 141,737,670 132,427,642
2091 140,368,659 131,674,049
2090 138,969,528 130,893,042
2089 137,539,171 130,075,970
2088 136,095,539 129,234,968
2087 134,668,944 128,358,981
2086 133,199,496 127,463,823
2085 131,715,145 126,555,673
2084 130,218,497 125,612,419
2083 128,729,352 124,663,868
2082 127,219,674 123,716,124
2081 125,691,172 122,772,016
2080 124,111,692 121,805,246
2079 122,561,261 120,822,781
2078 120,972,189 119,802,944
2077 119,375,179 118,776,597
2076 117,788,591 117,748,457
2075 116,191,857 116,688,549
2074 114,559,691 115,601,159
2073 112,909,394 114,499,847
2072 111,263,856 113,374,089
2071 109,612,310 112,235,978
2070 107,952,332 111,102,687
2069 106,285,163 109,945,533
2068 104,620,994 108,791,037
2067 102,957,286 107,581,192
2066 101,288,708 106,357,353
2065 99,616,278 105,145,307
2064 97,937,116 103,903,801
2063 96,250,041 102,642,643
2062 94,576,031 101,354,095
2061 92,881,082 100,067,335
2060 91,198,805 98,765,585
2059 89,517,567 97,461,067
2058 87,836,853 96,135,716
2057 86,153,429 94,800,344
2056 84,491,851 93,458,640
2055 82,823,093 92,089,717
2054 81,162,488 90,711,253
2053 79,514,537 89,342,122
2052 77,869,703 87,962,125
2051 76,246,837 86,581,277
2050 74,625,778 85,194,794
2049 73,009,861 83,803,171
2048 71,411,970 82,442,635
2047 69,832,579 81,085,689
2046 68,257,111 79,725,126
2045 66,712,857 78,359,927
2044 65,172,398 77,006,049
2043 63,637,503 75,652,858
2042 62,120,309 74,312,465
2041 60,618,371 72,968,877
2040 59,123,267 71,640,015
2039 57,646,614 70,319,906
2038 56,182,519 69,001,239
2037 54,746,941 67,665,904
2036 53,319,352 66,337,650
2035 51,915,678 65,001,359
2034 50,528,619 63,664,516
2033 49,162,069 62,329,849
2032 47,823,782 61,007,985
2031 46,502,759 59,695,860
2030 45,205,164 58,384,521
2029 43,926,582 57,082,767
2028 42,666,419 55,800,806
2027 41,435,808 54,523,219
2026 40,229,675 52,894,744
2025 39,049,434 51,256,148
2024 37,885,849 50,448,963
2023 36,749,906 50,042,791
2022 35,635,029 49,383,346
2021 34,532,429 48,066,924
2020 33,451,132 46,789,231
2019 32,375,632 45,548,175
2018 31,297,155 44,230,596
2017 30,234,839 42,714,306
2016 29,183,070 41,259,892
2015 28,157,798 40,024,431
2014 27,160,769 38,823,318
2013 26,165,620 37,785,849
2012 25,177,394 36,923,178
2011 24,218,352 36,140,806
2010 23,294,825 35,414,399
2009 22,414,773 34,569,113
2008 21,578,655 33,623,980
2007 20,778,561 32,764,135
2006 20,015,279 31,992,435
2005 19,291,161 31,262,444
2004 18,600,423 30,556,637
2003 17,943,712 29,896,035
2002 17,327,699 29,228,727
2001 16,747,208 28,516,770
2000 16,194,869 27,816,745
1999 15,667,235 27,130,613
1998 15,159,370 26,458,999
1997 14,660,413 25,799,821
1996 14,170,973 25,231,528
1995 13,699,778 24,672,143
1994 13,249,764 24,043,948
1993 12,827,135 23,445,592
1992 12,423,712 22,927,355
1991 12,023,529 22,470,676
1990 11,626,360 22,021,481
1989 11,238,562 21,578,022
1988 10,861,291 21,138,431
1987 10,497,858 20,704,904
1986 10,139,450 20,288,238
1985 9,779,120 19,905,872
1984 9,425,917 19,546,528
1983 9,082,983 19,109,770
1982 8,751,648 18,486,645
1981 8,435,607 17,780,572
1980 8,133,872 17,058,905
1979 7,847,207 16,355,352
1978 7,576,734 15,695,003
1977 7,317,829 15,086,614
1976 7,074,664 14,569,716
1975 6,842,947 14,064,798
1974 6,613,367 13,580,723
1973 6,388,528 13,049,315
1972 6,174,262 12,527,856
1971 5,991,102 12,105,539
1970 5,852,788 11,695,771
1969 5,763,685 11,298,936
1968 5,702,699 10,917,999
1967 5,641,807 10,550,597
1966 5,581,386 10,197,578
1965 5,521,981 9,858,030
1964 5,464,187 9,531,109
1963 5,408,320 9,218,077
1962 5,354,310 8,919,028
1961 5,301,583 8,634,941
1960 5,231,654 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Sudan
2100 0.77% 0.42%
2099 0.81% 0.45%
2098 0.82% 0.47%
2097 0.84% 0.47%
2096 0.87% 0.5%
2095 0.9% 0.49%
2094 0.92% 0.54%
2093 0.94% 0.57%
2092 0.98% 0.57%
2091 1.01% 0.6%
2090 1.04% 0.63%
2089 1.06% 0.65%
2088 1.06% 0.68%
2087 1.1% 0.7%
2086 1.13% 0.72%
2085 1.15% 0.75%
2084 1.16% 0.76%
2083 1.19% 0.77%
2082 1.22% 0.77%
2081 1.27% 0.79%
2080 1.27% 0.81%
2079 1.31% 0.85%
2078 1.34% 0.86%
2077 1.35% 0.87%
2076 1.37% 0.91%
2075 1.42% 0.94%
2074 1.46% 0.96%
2073 1.48% 0.99%
2072 1.51% 1.01%
2071 1.54% 1.02%
2070 1.57% 1.05%
2069 1.59% 1.06%
2068 1.62% 1.12%
2067 1.65% 1.15%
2066 1.68% 1.15%
2065 1.71% 1.19%
2064 1.75% 1.23%
2063 1.77% 1.27%
2062 1.82% 1.29%
2061 1.84% 1.32%
2060 1.88% 1.34%
2059 1.91% 1.38%
2058 1.95% 1.41%
2057 1.97% 1.44%
2056 2.01% 1.49%
2055 2.05% 1.52%
2054 2.07% 1.53%
2053 2.11% 1.57%
2052 2.13% 1.59%
2051 2.17% 1.63%
2050 2.21% 1.66%
2049 2.24% 1.65%
2048 2.26% 1.67%
2047 2.31% 1.71%
2046 2.31% 1.74%
2045 2.36% 1.76%
2044 2.41% 1.79%
2043 2.44% 1.8%
2042 2.48% 1.84%
2041 2.53% 1.85%
2040 2.56% 1.88%
2039 2.61% 1.91%
2038 2.62% 1.97%
2037 2.68% 2%
2036 2.7% 2.06%
2035 2.75% 2.1%
2034 2.78% 2.14%
2033 2.8% 2.17%
2032 2.84% 2.2%
2031 2.87% 2.25%
2030 2.91% 2.28%
2029 2.95% 2.3%
2028 2.97% 2.34%
2027 3% 3.08%
2026 3.02% 3.2%
2025 3.07% 1.6%
2024 3.09% 0.81%
2023 3.13% 1.34%
2022 3.19% 2.74%
2021 3.23% 2.73%
2020 3.32% 2.72%
2019 3.45% 2.98%
2018 3.51% 3.55%
2017 3.6% 3.53%
2016 3.64% 3.09%
2015 3.67% 3.09%
2014 3.8% 2.75%
2013 3.93% 2.34%
2012 3.96% 2.16%
2011 3.96% 2.05%
2010 3.93% 2.45%
2009 3.87% 2.81%
2008 3.85% 2.62%
2007 3.81% 2.41%
2006 3.75% 2.34%
2005 3.71% 2.31%
2004 3.66% 2.21%
2003 3.56% 2.28%
2002 3.47% 2.5%
2001 3.41% 2.52%
2000 3.37% 2.53%
1999 3.35% 2.54%
1998 3.4% 2.55%
1997 3.45% 2.25%
1996 3.44% 2.27%
1995 3.4% 2.61%
1994 3.29% 2.55%
1993 3.25% 2.26%
1992 3.33% 2.03%
1991 3.42% 2.04%
1990 3.45% 2.06%
1989 3.47% 2.08%
1988 3.46% 2.09%
1987 3.53% 2.05%
1986 3.68% 1.92%
1985 3.75% 1.84%
1984 3.78% 2.29%
1983 3.79% 3.37%
1982 3.75% 3.97%
1981 3.71% 4.23%
1980 3.65% 4.3%
1979 3.57% 4.21%
1978 3.54% 4.03%
1977 3.44% 3.55%
1976 3.39% 3.59%
1975 3.47% 3.56%
1974 3.52% 4.07%
1973 3.47% 4.16%
1972 3.06% 3.49%
1971 2.36% 3.5%
1970 1.55% 3.51%
1969 1.07% 3.49%
1968 1.08% 3.48%
1967 1.08% 3.46%
1966 1.08% 3.44%
1965 1.06% 3.43%
1964 1.03% 3.4%
1963 1.01% 3.35%
1962 0.99% 3.29%
1961 1.34% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Angola Sudan
Current population
40555924
53335233
Population rank 39/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.64%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 116/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 +291,469
Net migration rank 113/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 291,469
2024 - -2,629 - -544,257
2023 1,126,862 -995 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 1,104,864 -995 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 1,072,267 29,094 1,293,817 31,664
2020 1,053,677 7,556 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 1,030,776 58,984 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 1,005,547 61,632 1,257,387 125,499
2017 979,700 77,731 1,208,046 441,623
2016 954,491 91,614 1,174,422 84,728
2015 930,277 74,171 1,145,259 66,476
2014 905,106 84,535 1,097,962 92,504
2013 876,208 124,478 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 845,130 130,643 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 813,495 128,800 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 782,310 122,418 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 750,290 105,077 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 716,519 100,370 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 682,742 100,563 992,819 -201,769
2006 647,814 95,431 963,740 -211,387
2005 617,934 87,050 907,017 -199,378
2004 585,950 90,553 889,382 -185,392
2003 556,111 80,828 898,226 -281,001
2002 512,813 82,292 897,965 -180,603
2001 488,432 77,458 880,284 -173,745
2000 465,975 72,793 858,536 -165,030
1999 446,188 70,301 835,840 -157,090
1998 428,722 70,527 814,752 -150,271
1997 430,723 67,944 802,245 -148,368
1996 418,526 61,681 792,926 -310,221
1995 406,610 55,568 780,700 -144,670
1994 376,280 61,569 764,645 -144,324
1993 354,529 52,879 743,249 -166,861
1992 346,125 53,310 731,177 -271,093
1991 354,778 46,143 714,612 -261,341
1990 328,596 64,821 699,953 -254,825
1989 318,602 63,586 683,743 -241,979
1988 307,331 65,028 672,604 -235,213
1987 291,683 62,820 658,416 -228,756
1986 297,320 64,974 649,649 -245,968
1985 283,633 74,738 583,382 -222,315
1984 269,506 78,529 577,405 -219,755
1983 254,860 82,958 570,198 -54,325
1982 248,932 75,921 606,362 124,007
1981 236,340 70,910 585,087 96,697
1980 224,031 72,192 552,930 208,602
1979 212,942 64,158 524,942 120,613
1978 202,655 61,200 497,987 177,153
1977 192,847 61,110 483,089 58,540
1976 184,430 47,927 470,019 22,147
1975 178,409 52,662 454,813 62,843
1974 174,858 53,232 444,456 6,023
1973 166,926 54,650 439,201 173,143
1972 159,339 47,611 428,340 2,238
1971 154,990 4,386 417,641 -3,577
1970 153,706 -36,456 401,013 4,479
1969 151,349 -90,395 385,712 2,476
1968 148,744 -87,730 370,917 2,776
1967 145,936 -85,173 356,599 4,508
1966 142,844 -82,767 342,118 2,813
1965 139,850 -81,111 327,799 6,367
1964 136,824 -79,977 315,166 4,505
1963 133,580 -78,700 302,132 4,263
1962 130,405 -77,265 287,317 4,387
1961 127,085 -74,774 272,562 3,904
1960 128,489 -40,935 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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