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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 3.8 times bigger than Sweden's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Angola vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Sweden
2100 151,782,078 11,357,586
2099 150,617,085 11,361,443
2098 149,407,279 11,365,725
2097 148,192,854 11,366,889
2096 146,952,648 11,368,572
2095 145,678,206 11,371,525
2094 144,378,969 11,374,169
2093 143,068,551 11,376,054
2092 141,737,670 11,378,099
2091 140,368,659 11,379,549
2090 138,969,528 11,381,475
2089 137,539,171 11,384,408
2088 136,095,539 11,387,073
2087 134,668,944 11,390,874
2086 133,199,496 11,398,223
2085 131,715,145 11,403,279
2084 130,218,497 11,408,050
2083 128,729,352 11,411,588
2082 127,219,674 11,416,796
2081 125,691,172 11,418,438
2080 124,111,692 11,420,629
2079 122,561,261 11,420,158
2078 120,972,189 11,418,032
2077 119,375,179 11,415,948
2076 117,788,591 11,412,112
2075 116,191,857 11,407,978
2074 114,559,691 11,404,682
2073 112,909,394 11,401,754
2072 111,263,856 11,398,056
2071 109,612,310 11,393,134
2070 107,952,332 11,389,416
2069 106,285,163 11,385,560
2068 104,620,994 11,384,165
2067 102,957,286 11,383,331
2066 101,288,708 11,383,335
2065 99,616,278 11,382,611
2064 97,937,116 11,381,643
2063 96,250,041 11,381,489
2062 94,576,031 11,382,109
2061 92,881,082 11,379,849
2060 91,198,805 11,378,661
2059 89,517,567 11,376,317
2058 87,836,853 11,372,527
2057 86,153,429 11,367,109
2056 84,491,851 11,361,843
2055 82,823,093 11,354,884
2054 81,162,488 11,347,343
2053 79,514,537 11,336,678
2052 77,869,703 11,322,876
2051 76,246,837 11,306,983
2050 74,625,778 11,287,973
2049 73,009,861 11,268,461
2048 71,411,970 11,247,615
2047 69,832,579 11,225,655
2046 68,257,111 11,202,749
2045 66,712,857 11,178,920
2044 65,172,398 11,153,887
2043 63,637,503 11,128,417
2042 62,120,309 11,102,505
2041 60,618,371 11,078,898
2040 59,123,267 11,054,498
2039 57,646,614 11,031,322
2038 56,182,519 11,008,943
2037 54,746,941 10,987,323
2036 53,319,352 10,964,438
2035 51,915,678 10,941,953
2034 50,528,619 10,919,289
2033 49,162,069 10,895,104
2032 47,823,782 10,869,796
2031 46,502,759 10,844,434
2030 45,205,164 10,815,888
2029 43,926,582 10,784,274
2028 42,666,419 10,749,191
2027 41,435,808 10,710,226
2026 40,229,675 10,668,870
2025 39,049,434 10,621,495
2024 37,885,849 10,569,709
2023 36,749,906 10,536,632
2022 35,635,029 10,486,941
2021 34,532,429 10,415,811
2020 33,451,132 10,353,442
2019 32,375,632 10,278,887
2018 31,297,155 10,175,214
2017 30,234,839 10,057,698
2016 29,183,070 9,923,085
2015 28,157,798 9,799,186
2014 27,160,769 9,696,110
2013 26,165,620 9,600,379
2012 25,177,394 9,519,374
2011 24,218,352 9,449,213
2010 23,294,825 9,378,126
2009 22,414,773 9,298,515
2008 21,578,655 9,219,637
2007 20,778,561 9,148,092
2006 20,015,279 9,080,505
2005 19,291,161 9,029,572
2004 18,600,423 8,993,531
2003 17,943,712 8,958,229
2002 17,327,699 8,924,958
2001 16,747,208 8,895,960
2000 16,194,869 8,872,109
1999 15,667,235 8,857,874
1998 15,159,370 8,850,974
1997 14,660,413 8,846,062
1996 14,170,973 8,840,998
1995 13,699,778 8,826,939
1994 13,249,764 8,780,745
1993 12,827,135 8,718,561
1992 12,423,712 8,668,067
1991 12,023,529 8,617,375
1990 11,626,360 8,558,835
1989 11,238,562 8,492,964
1988 10,861,291 8,436,489
1987 10,497,858 8,397,804
1986 10,139,450 8,369,829
1985 9,779,120 8,350,386
1984 9,425,917 8,336,605
1983 9,082,983 8,329,033
1982 8,751,648 8,325,263
1981 8,435,607 8,320,503
1980 8,133,872 8,310,531
1979 7,847,207 8,293,678
1978 7,576,734 8,275,599
1977 7,317,829 8,251,540
1976 7,074,664 8,222,286
1975 6,842,947 8,192,437
1974 6,613,367 8,159,955
1973 6,388,528 8,136,312
1972 6,174,262 8,122,300
1971 5,991,102 8,098,334
1970 5,852,788 8,042,801
1969 5,763,685 7,968,072
1968 5,702,699 7,912,273
1967 5,641,807 7,867,931
1966 5,581,386 7,807,797
1965 5,521,981 7,733,853
1964 5,464,187 7,661,354
1963 5,408,320 7,604,328
1962 5,354,310 7,561,588
1961 5,301,583 7,519,998
1960 5,231,654 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Sweden
2100 0.77% -0.03%
2099 0.81% -0.04%
2098 0.82% -0.01%
2097 0.84% -0.01%
2096 0.87% -0.03%
2095 0.9% -0.02%
2094 0.92% -0.02%
2093 0.94% -0.02%
2092 0.98% -0.01%
2091 1.01% -0.02%
2090 1.04% -0.03%
2089 1.06% -0.02%
2088 1.06% -0.03%
2087 1.1% -0.06%
2086 1.13% -0.04%
2085 1.15% -0.04%
2084 1.16% -0.03%
2083 1.19% -0.05%
2082 1.22% -0.01%
2081 1.27% -0.02%
2080 1.27% 0.004%
2079 1.31% 0.02%
2078 1.34% 0.02%
2077 1.35% 0.03%
2076 1.37% 0.04%
2075 1.42% 0.03%
2074 1.46% 0.03%
2073 1.48% 0.03%
2072 1.51% 0.04%
2071 1.54% 0.03%
2070 1.57% 0.03%
2069 1.59% 0.01%
2068 1.62% 0.007%
2067 1.65% -0%
2066 1.68% 0.006%
2065 1.71% 0.009%
2064 1.75% 0.001%
2063 1.77% -0.005%
2062 1.82% 0.02%
2061 1.84% 0.01%
2060 1.88% 0.02%
2059 1.91% 0.03%
2058 1.95% 0.05%
2057 1.97% 0.05%
2056 2.01% 0.06%
2055 2.05% 0.07%
2054 2.07% 0.09%
2053 2.11% 0.12%
2052 2.13% 0.14%
2051 2.17% 0.17%
2050 2.21% 0.17%
2049 2.24% 0.19%
2048 2.26% 0.2%
2047 2.31% 0.2%
2046 2.31% 0.21%
2045 2.36% 0.22%
2044 2.41% 0.23%
2043 2.44% 0.23%
2042 2.48% 0.21%
2041 2.53% 0.22%
2040 2.56% 0.21%
2039 2.61% 0.2%
2038 2.62% 0.2%
2037 2.68% 0.21%
2036 2.7% 0.21%
2035 2.75% 0.21%
2034 2.78% 0.22%
2033 2.8% 0.23%
2032 2.84% 0.23%
2031 2.87% 0.26%
2030 2.91% 0.29%
2029 2.95% 0.33%
2028 2.97% 0.36%
2027 3% 0.39%
2026 3.02% 0.45%
2025 3.07% 0.49%
2024 3.09% 0.31%
2023 3.13% 0.47%
2022 3.19% 0.68%
2021 3.23% 0.6%
2020 3.32% 0.73%
2019 3.45% 1.02%
2018 3.51% 1.17%
2017 3.6% 1.36%
2016 3.64% 1.26%
2015 3.67% 1.06%
2014 3.8% 1%
2013 3.93% 0.85%
2012 3.96% 0.74%
2011 3.96% 0.76%
2010 3.93% 0.86%
2009 3.87% 0.86%
2008 3.85% 0.78%
2007 3.81% 0.74%
2006 3.75% 0.56%
2005 3.71% 0.4%
2004 3.66% 0.39%
2003 3.56% 0.37%
2002 3.47% 0.33%
2001 3.41% 0.27%
2000 3.37% 0.16%
1999 3.35% 0.08%
1998 3.4% 0.06%
1997 3.45% 0.06%
1996 3.44% 0.16%
1995 3.4% 0.53%
1994 3.29% 0.71%
1993 3.25% 0.58%
1992 3.33% 0.59%
1991 3.42% 0.68%
1990 3.45% 0.78%
1989 3.47% 0.67%
1988 3.46% 0.46%
1987 3.53% 0.33%
1986 3.68% 0.23%
1985 3.75% 0.17%
1984 3.78% 0.09%
1983 3.79% 0.05%
1982 3.75% 0.06%
1981 3.71% 0.12%
1980 3.65% 0.2%
1979 3.57% 0.22%
1978 3.54% 0.29%
1977 3.44% 0.36%
1976 3.39% 0.36%
1975 3.47% 0.4%
1974 3.52% 0.29%
1973 3.47% 0.17%
1972 3.06% 0.3%
1971 2.36% 0.69%
1970 1.55% 0.94%
1969 1.07% 0.71%
1968 1.08% 0.56%
1967 1.08% 0.77%
1966 1.08% 0.96%
1965 1.06% 0.95%
1964 1.03% 0.75%
1963 1.01% 0.57%
1962 0.99% 0.55%
1961 1.34% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Angola Sweden
Current population
40555924
10680056
Population rank 39/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.13%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
15.9 minutes
One birth every
22.8 seconds
5.25 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +91
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 149/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 +47,079
Net migration rank 113/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - 47,079
2024 - -2,629 - 50,115
2023 1,126,862 -995 5,269 55,209
2022 1,104,864 -995 10,487 58,955
2021 1,072,267 29,094 22,914 51,947
2020 1,053,677 7,556 14,495 37,302
2019 1,030,776 58,984 25,697 72,619
2018 1,005,547 61,632 23,403 87,517
2017 979,700 77,731 24,138 102,671
2016 954,491 91,614 25,800 119,234
2015 930,277 74,171 23,518 80,534
2014 905,106 84,535 26,179 77,654
2013 876,208 124,478 23,041 66,760
2012 845,130 130,643 20,943 52,879
2011 813,495 128,800 21,733 46,049
2010 782,310 122,418 25,320 51,175
2009 750,290 105,077 21,387 63,638
2008 716,519 100,370 18,439 56,452
2007 682,742 100,563 15,552 54,907
2006 647,814 95,431 15,436 51,675
2005 617,934 87,050 9,030 27,030
2004 585,950 90,553 9,893 25,842
2003 556,111 80,828 6,271 29,161
2002 512,813 82,292 893 31,364
2001 488,432 77,458 -1,779 28,856
2000 465,975 72,793 -2,662 24,900
1999 446,188 70,301 -6,201 13,940
1998 428,722 70,527 -3,541 11,325
1997 430,723 67,944 -3,539 6,047
1996 418,526 61,681 1,768 5,773
1995 406,610 55,568 9,710 11,621
1994 376,280 61,569 20,196 51,545
1993 354,529 52,879 20,924 32,725
1992 346,125 53,310 28,605 20,507
1991 354,778 46,143 29,299 25,314
1990 328,596 64,821 29,100 35,668
1989 318,602 63,586 24,629 44,565
1988 307,331 65,028 15,186 30,064
1987 291,683 62,820 11,757 21,335
1986 297,320 64,974 9,206 15,211
1985 283,633 74,738 4,175 11,464
1984 269,506 78,529 3,335 8,668
1983 254,860 82,958 833 2,105
1982 248,932 75,921 1,665 2,524
1981 236,340 70,910 1,664 3,209
1980 224,031 72,192 5,818 10,040
1979 212,942 64,158 4,976 13,895
1978 202,655 61,200 4,138 13,807
1977 192,847 61,110 7,426 23,528
1976 184,430 47,927 8,222 20,324
1975 178,409 52,662 14,746 16,564
1974 174,858 53,232 23,664 9,217
1973 166,926 54,650 24,409 -9,551
1972 159,339 47,611 28,428 -13,519
1971 154,990 4,386 31,583 2,334
1970 153,706 -36,456 30,563 47,242
1969 151,349 -90,395 23,904 48,824
1968 148,744 -87,730 30,858 8,545
1967 145,936 -85,173 41,700 11,075
1966 142,844 -82,767 45,286 24,920
1965 139,850 -81,111 44,857 32,444
1964 136,824 -79,977 45,968 23,581
1963 133,580 -78,700 35,741 11,009
1962 130,405 -77,265 30,246 9,627
1961 127,085 -74,774 30,832 14,401
1960 128,489 -40,935 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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