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

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The latest officially reported population of Angola was 39,040,039 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,839,390 people compared to 648,096 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 63 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.35% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.8M (104% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Angola vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Suriname
2100 151,745,560 713,301
2099 150,580,846 715,718
2098 149,371,332 718,073
2097 148,157,199 720,500
2096 146,917,291 722,800
2095 145,643,156 725,224
2094 144,344,232 727,514
2093 143,034,129 729,945
2092 141,703,568 732,310
2091 140,334,886 734,611
2090 138,936,092 736,676
2089 137,506,079 738,887
2088 136,062,795 741,028
2087 134,636,543 742,858
2086 133,167,448 744,619
2085 131,683,455 746,328
2084 130,187,166 747,772
2083 128,698,380 749,164
2082 127,189,065 750,355
2081 125,660,931 751,527
2080 124,081,831 752,571
2079 122,531,773 753,310
2078 120,943,083 753,974
2077 119,346,457 754,582
2076 117,760,251 755,015
2075 116,163,901 755,554
2074 114,532,128 755,740
2073 112,882,228 756,042
2072 111,237,086 756,125
2071 109,585,937 756,124
2070 107,926,358 755,985
2069 106,259,591 755,900
2068 104,595,822 755,625
2067 102,932,514 755,174
2066 101,264,338 754,830
2065 99,592,310 754,137
2064 97,913,552 753,311
2063 96,226,883 752,771
2062 94,553,276 751,992
2061 92,858,735 751,308
2060 91,176,863 750,325
2059 89,496,029 749,420
2058 87,815,720 748,612
2057 86,132,700 747,183
2056 84,471,522 745,967
2055 82,803,166 744,434
2054 81,142,960 742,836
2053 79,495,406 741,364
2052 77,850,968 739,688
2051 76,228,492 738,024
2050 74,607,823 736,078
2049 72,992,295 734,256
2048 71,394,788 732,085
2047 69,815,777 729,623
2046 68,240,689 727,242
2045 66,696,806 724,469
2044 65,156,717 721,556
2043 63,622,191 718,596
2042 62,105,363 715,335
2041 60,603,786 712,005
2040 59,109,042 708,379
2039 57,632,744 704,797
2038 56,169,001 701,029
2037 54,733,769 697,364
2036 53,306,523 693,268
2035 51,903,187 689,014
2034 50,516,462 684,675
2033 49,150,241 680,289
2032 47,812,275 675,648
2031 46,491,571 670,943
2030 45,194,288 666,067
2029 43,916,013 661,186
2028 42,656,153 656,001
2027 41,425,838 650,709
2026 40,219,996 645,337
2025 39,040,039 639,850
2024 37,885,849 634,431
2023 36,749,906 628,886
2022 35,635,029 623,164
2021 34,532,429 617,896
2020 33,451,132 612,317
2019 32,375,632 605,768
2018 31,297,155 599,513
2017 30,234,839 593,713
2016 29,183,070 587,757
2015 28,157,798 581,627
2014 27,160,769 575,373
2013 26,165,620 569,020
2012 25,177,394 562,633
2011 24,218,352 556,269
2010 23,294,825 549,923
2009 22,414,773 543,568
2008 21,578,655 537,245
2007 20,778,561 531,016
2006 20,015,279 524,997
2005 19,291,161 519,313
2004 18,600,423 513,923
2003 17,943,712 506,414
2002 17,327,699 496,551
2001 16,747,208 486,560
2000 16,194,869 476,643
1999 15,667,235 466,916
1998 15,159,370 457,406
1997 14,660,413 448,067
1996 14,170,973 438,830
1995 13,699,778 429,606
1994 13,249,764 422,375
1993 12,827,135 419,352
1992 12,423,712 417,589
1991 12,023,529 415,013
1990 11,626,360 412,493
1989 11,238,562 408,409
1988 10,861,291 402,227
1987 10,497,858 396,911
1986 10,139,450 392,330
1985 9,779,120 386,972
1984 9,425,917 382,193
1983 9,082,983 378,746
1982 8,751,648 376,555
1981 8,435,607 375,459
1980 8,133,872 375,377
1979 7,847,207 377,602
1978 7,576,734 381,502
1977 7,317,829 385,067
1976 7,074,664 388,289
1975 6,842,947 391,170
1974 6,613,367 393,676
1973 6,388,528 395,772
1972 6,174,262 397,413
1971 5,991,102 391,932
1970 5,852,788 379,442
1969 5,763,685 366,906
1968 5,702,699 354,616
1967 5,641,807 342,679
1966 5,581,386 331,135
1965 5,521,981 320,000
1964 5,464,187 309,041
1963 5,408,320 297,034
1962 5,354,310 283,912
1961 5,301,583 272,791
1960 5,231,654 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,656,320 people (a 39.9% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Suriname
2100 0.77% -0.34%
2099 0.81% -0.33%
2098 0.82% -0.34%
2097 0.84% -0.32%
2096 0.87% -0.33%
2095 0.9% -0.31%
2094 0.92% -0.33%
2093 0.94% -0.32%
2092 0.98% -0.31%
2091 1.01% -0.28%
2090 1.04% -0.3%
2089 1.06% -0.29%
2088 1.06% -0.25%
2087 1.1% -0.24%
2086 1.13% -0.23%
2085 1.15% -0.19%
2084 1.16% -0.19%
2083 1.19% -0.16%
2082 1.22% -0.16%
2081 1.27% -0.14%
2080 1.27% -0.1%
2079 1.31% -0.09%
2078 1.34% -0.08%
2077 1.35% -0.06%
2076 1.37% -0.07%
2075 1.42% -0.02%
2074 1.46% -0.04%
2073 1.48% -0.01%
2072 1.51% 0%
2071 1.54% 0.02%
2070 1.57% 0.01%
2069 1.59% 0.04%
2068 1.62% 0.06%
2067 1.65% 0.05%
2066 1.68% 0.09%
2065 1.71% 0.11%
2064 1.75% 0.07%
2063 1.77% 0.1%
2062 1.82% 0.09%
2061 1.84% 0.13%
2060 1.88% 0.12%
2059 1.91% 0.11%
2058 1.95% 0.19%
2057 1.97% 0.16%
2056 2.01% 0.21%
2055 2.05% 0.22%
2054 2.07% 0.2%
2053 2.11% 0.23%
2052 2.13% 0.23%
2051 2.17% 0.26%
2050 2.21% 0.25%
2049 2.24% 0.3%
2048 2.26% 0.34%
2047 2.31% 0.33%
2046 2.31% 0.38%
2045 2.36% 0.4%
2044 2.41% 0.41%
2043 2.44% 0.46%
2042 2.48% 0.47%
2041 2.53% 0.51%
2040 2.56% 0.51%
2039 2.61% 0.54%
2038 2.62% 0.53%
2037 2.68% 0.59%
2036 2.7% 0.62%
2035 2.75% 0.63%
2034 2.78% 0.64%
2033 2.8% 0.69%
2032 2.84% 0.7%
2031 2.87% 0.73%
2030 2.91% 0.74%
2029 2.95% 0.79%
2028 2.97% 0.81%
2027 3% 0.83%
2026 3.02% 0.86%
2025 3.05% 0.85%
2024 3.09% 0.88%
2023 3.13% 0.92%
2022 3.19% 0.85%
2021 3.23% 0.91%
2020 3.32% 1.08%
2019 3.45% 1.04%
2018 3.51% 0.98%
2017 3.6% 1.01%
2016 3.64% 1.05%
2015 3.67% 1.09%
2014 3.8% 1.12%
2013 3.93% 1.14%
2012 3.96% 1.14%
2011 3.96% 1.15%
2010 3.93% 1.17%
2009 3.87% 1.18%
2008 3.85% 1.17%
2007 3.81% 1.15%
2006 3.75% 1.09%
2005 3.71% 1.05%
2004 3.66% 1.48%
2003 3.56% 1.99%
2002 3.47% 2.05%
2001 3.41% 2.08%
2000 3.37% 2.08%
1999 3.35% 2.08%
1998 3.4% 2.08%
1997 3.45% 2.1%
1996 3.44% 2.15%
1995 3.4% 1.71%
1994 3.29% 0.72%
1993 3.25% 0.42%
1992 3.33% 0.62%
1991 3.42% 0.61%
1990 3.45% 1%
1989 3.47% 1.54%
1988 3.46% 1.34%
1987 3.53% 1.17%
1986 3.68% 1.38%
1985 3.75% 1.25%
1984 3.78% 0.91%
1983 3.79% 0.58%
1982 3.75% 0.29%
1981 3.71% 0.02%
1980 3.65% -0.59%
1979 3.57% -1.02%
1978 3.54% -0.93%
1977 3.44% -0.83%
1976 3.39% -0.74%
1975 3.47% -0.64%
1974 3.52% -0.53%
1973 3.47% -0.41%
1972 3.06% 1.4%
1971 2.36% 3.29%
1970 1.55% 3.42%
1969 1.07% 3.47%
1968 1.08% 3.48%
1967 1.08% 3.49%
1966 1.08% 3.48%
1965 1.06% 3.55%
1964 1.03% 4.04%
1963 1.01% 4.62%
1962 0.99% 4.08%
1961 1.34% 3.36%

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/suriname | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Angola grew by 3.05%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Angola Suriname
Current population
40839390
648096
Population rank 39/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.008%
One net population change
27.4 seconds
1.62 hours
One birth every
22.4 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
2.03 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +3,162 +15
Annual growth/decline +1,154,190 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +3.05% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 107/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 -967
Net migration rank 113/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -967
2024 1,148,623 -2,629 6,541 -1,166
2023 1,126,862 -995 6,697 -988
2022 1,104,864 -995 6,719 -988
2021 1,072,267 29,094 5,291 -486
2020 1,053,677 7,556 6,640 -296
2019 1,030,776 58,984 6,564 191
2018 1,005,547 61,632 6,613 -851
2017 979,700 77,731 6,772 -935
2016 954,491 91,614 6,979 -906
2015 930,277 74,171 7,150 -967
2014 905,106 84,535 7,284 -959
2013 876,208 124,478 7,350 -968
2012 845,130 130,643 7,405 -1,011
2011 813,495 128,800 7,401 -1,060
2010 782,310 122,418 7,489 -1,138
2009 750,290 105,077 7,559 -1,204
2008 716,519 100,370 7,552 -1,255
2007 682,742 100,563 7,468 -1,312
2006 647,814 95,431 7,278 -1,403
2005 617,934 87,050 7,037 -1,534
2004 585,950 90,553 6,948 -1,676
2003 556,111 80,828 7,396 2,345
2002 512,813 82,292 7,916 2,076
2001 488,432 77,458 8,349 1,641
2000 465,975 72,793 8,323 1,516
1999 446,188 70,301 8,236 1,380
1998 428,722 70,527 8,173 1,241
1997 430,723 67,944 8,106 1,164
1996 418,526 61,681 8,031 1,165
1995 406,610 55,568 7,968 1,275
1994 376,280 61,569 7,929 -2,713
1993 354,529 52,879 8,127 -7,291
1992 346,125 53,310 8,355 -5,662
1991 354,778 46,143 8,637 -6,174
1990 328,596 64,821 9,047 -6,471
1989 318,602 63,586 9,441 -3,846
1988 307,331 65,028 9,347 -2,573
1987 291,683 62,820 9,319 -5,467
1986 297,320 64,974 9,222 -3,920
1985 283,633 74,738 9,177 -3,763
1984 269,506 78,529 9,031 -4,894
1983 254,860 82,958 8,797 -6,036
1982 248,932 75,921 8,197 -6,566
1981 236,340 70,910 7,541 -6,991
1980 224,031 72,192 7,002 -7,390
1979 212,942 64,158 7,312 -11,375
1978 202,655 61,200 7,650 -11,389
1977 192,847 61,110 7,998 -11,390
1976 184,430 47,927 8,327 -11,381
1975 178,409 52,662 8,587 -11,287
1974 174,858 53,232 8,751 -11,061
1973 166,926 54,650 8,877 -10,765
1972 159,339 47,611 8,893 -10,285
1971 154,990 4,386 8,814 3,552
1970 153,706 -36,456 8,823 3,791
1969 151,349 -90,395 8,880 3,575
1968 148,744 -87,730 8,980 3,147
1967 145,936 -85,173 9,104 2,637
1966 142,844 -82,767 9,243 2,103
1965 139,850 -81,111 9,270 1,657
1964 136,824 -79,977 9,174 1,820
1963 133,580 -78,700 8,838 4,181
1962 130,405 -77,265 8,529 4,703
1961 127,085 -74,774 8,361 660
1960 128,489 -40,935 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/suriname | 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 Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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