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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 62.7 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 +3.42% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Angola vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Suriname
2100 151,782,078 713,276
2099 150,617,085 715,694
2098 149,407,279 718,049
2097 148,192,854 720,475
2096 146,952,648 722,775
2095 145,678,206 725,199
2094 144,378,969 727,489
2093 143,068,551 729,920
2092 141,737,670 732,285
2091 140,368,659 734,586
2090 138,969,528 736,650
2089 137,539,171 738,862
2088 136,095,539 741,002
2087 134,668,944 742,833
2086 133,199,496 744,593
2085 131,715,145 746,302
2084 130,218,497 747,746
2083 128,729,352 749,138
2082 127,219,674 750,329
2081 125,691,172 751,501
2080 124,111,692 752,545
2079 122,561,261 753,284
2078 120,972,189 753,948
2077 119,375,179 754,556
2076 117,788,591 754,989
2075 116,191,857 755,527
2074 114,559,691 755,714
2073 112,909,394 756,015
2072 111,263,856 756,099
2071 109,612,310 756,098
2070 107,952,332 755,959
2069 106,285,163 755,874
2068 104,620,994 755,599
2067 102,957,286 755,148
2066 101,288,708 754,804
2065 99,616,278 754,111
2064 97,937,116 753,285
2063 96,250,041 752,745
2062 94,576,031 751,966
2061 92,881,082 751,282
2060 91,198,805 750,299
2059 89,517,567 749,394
2058 87,836,853 748,586
2057 86,153,429 747,157
2056 84,491,851 745,941
2055 82,823,093 744,408
2054 81,162,488 742,811
2053 79,514,537 741,338
2052 77,869,703 739,662
2051 76,246,837 737,998
2050 74,625,778 736,053
2049 73,009,861 734,230
2048 71,411,970 732,060
2047 69,832,579 729,598
2046 68,257,111 727,216
2045 66,712,857 724,444
2044 65,172,398 721,531
2043 63,637,503 718,571
2042 62,120,309 715,310
2041 60,618,371 711,980
2040 59,123,267 708,355
2039 57,646,614 704,772
2038 56,182,519 701,004
2037 54,746,941 697,340
2036 53,319,352 693,244
2035 51,915,678 688,991
2034 50,528,619 684,651
2033 49,162,069 680,266
2032 47,823,782 675,625
2031 46,502,759 670,920
2030 45,205,164 666,044
2029 43,926,582 661,163
2028 42,666,419 655,979
2027 41,435,808 650,686
2026 40,229,675 645,315
2025 39,049,434 639,827
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% 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 84% to 74,625,778 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 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 3.07% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/angola/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Angola Suriname
Current population
40555924
646767
Population rank 39/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.008%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
1.58 hours
One birth every
22.8 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +15
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 108/197
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 - -2,629 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/angola/suriname | 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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 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
N'zeto 47.8K
Ambriz 22.7K
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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