The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,228,288 people compared to 343,682,585 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 8.54 times bigger than Angola's.
- Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
- The countries together account for 4.64% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 4.15% for the United States.
- For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.2M (101% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.2% growth).
- Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 150M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.
Angola vs United States: live population counter
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| Current population |
40228288
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343682585
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| Population rank | 39/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.49% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
27.8 seconds
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6.07 seconds
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| One birth every |
22.8 seconds
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8.8 seconds
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| One death every |
2.07 minutes
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10.2 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.33 hours
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24.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -2,629 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,112 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,135,943 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.09% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 12/197 | 70/197 |
Angola and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 5,231,654 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 5,301,583 | 183,691,481 | 1.34% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 5,354,310 | 186,537,737 | 0.99% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 5,408,320 | 189,241,798 | 1.01% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 5,464,187 | 191,888,791 | 1.03% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 5,521,981 | 194,302,963 | 1.06% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 5,581,386 | 196,560,338 | 1.08% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 5,641,807 | 198,712,056 | 1.08% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 5,702,699 | 200,706,052 | 1.08% | 1% |
| 1969 | 5,763,685 | 202,676,946 | 1.07% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 | 205,052,174 | 1.55% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 5,991,102 | 207,660,677 | 2.36% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 6,174,262 | 209,896,021 | 3.06% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 6,388,528 | 211,908,788 | 3.47% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 6,613,367 | 213,853,928 | 3.52% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 6,842,947 | 215,973,199 | 3.47% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 7,074,664 | 218,035,164 | 3.39% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 7,317,829 | 220,239,425 | 3.44% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 7,576,734 | 222,584,545 | 3.54% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 7,847,207 | 225,055,487 | 3.57% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 | 226,542,250 | 3.65% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 8,435,607 | 229,465,744 | 3.71% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 8,751,648 | 231,664,432 | 3.75% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 9,082,983 | 233,792,014 | 3.79% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 9,425,917 | 235,824,908 | 3.78% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 9,779,120 | 237,923,734 | 3.75% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 10,139,450 | 240,132,831 | 3.68% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 10,497,858 | 242,288,936 | 3.53% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 10,861,291 | 244,499,004 | 3.46% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 11,238,562 | 246,819,222 | 3.47% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 | 250,131,894 | 3.45% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 12,023,529 | 253,492,503 | 3.42% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 12,423,712 | 256,894,189 | 3.33% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 12,827,135 | 260,255,352 | 3.25% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 13,249,764 | 263,435,673 | 3.29% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 13,699,778 | 266,557,091 | 3.4% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 14,170,973 | 269,667,391 | 3.44% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 14,660,413 | 272,911,760 | 3.45% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 15,159,370 | 276,115,288 | 3.4% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 15,667,235 | 279,294,713 | 3.35% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 | 282,162,411 | 3.37% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 16,747,208 | 284,968,955 | 3.41% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 17,327,699 | 287,625,193 | 3.47% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 17,943,712 | 290,107,933 | 3.56% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 18,600,423 | 292,805,298 | 3.66% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 19,291,161 | 295,516,599 | 3.71% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 20,015,279 | 298,379,912 | 3.75% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 20,778,561 | 301,231,207 | 3.81% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 21,578,655 | 304,093,966 | 3.85% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 22,414,773 | 306,771,529 | 3.87% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 | 309,327,143 | 3.93% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 24,218,352 | 311,583,481 | 3.96% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 25,177,394 | 313,877,662 | 3.96% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 26,165,620 | 316,059,947 | 3.93% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 27,160,769 | 318,386,329 | 3.8% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 28,157,798 | 320,738,994 | 3.67% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 29,183,070 | 323,071,755 | 3.64% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 30,234,839 | 325,122,128 | 3.6% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 31,297,155 | 326,838,199 | 3.51% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 32,375,632 | 328,329,953 | 3.45% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 | 331,526,933 | 3.32% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 34,532,429 | 331,893,745 | 3.23% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 35,635,029 | 333,271,411 | 3.19% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 36,749,906 | 334,914,895 | 3.13% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 37,885,849 | 340,110,988 | 3.09% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 39,040,029 | 341,931,772 | 3.05% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 40,215,174 | 343,664,369 | 3.01% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 41,415,119 | 345,331,185 | 2.98% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 42,641,677 | 346,981,137 | 2.96% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 43,891,847 | 348,601,982 | 2.93% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 45,160,453 | 350,176,974 | 2.89% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 46,449,962 | 351,725,612 | 2.86% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 47,759,505 | 353,249,060 | 2.82% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 49,091,470 | 354,749,644 | 2.79% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 50,447,449 | 356,234,239 | 2.76% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 51,821,711 | 357,694,316 | 2.72% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 53,215,935 | 359,119,002 | 2.69% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 54,625,858 | 360,517,853 | 2.65% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 56,053,776 | 361,895,407 | 2.61% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 57,501,906 | 363,229,908 | 2.58% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 58,965,319 | 364,512,364 | 2.54% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 60,441,178 | 365,753,139 | 2.5% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 61,927,899 | 366,969,419 | 2.46% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 63,430,872 | 368,146,925 | 2.43% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 64,945,294 | 369,258,123 | 2.39% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 66,464,320 | 370,318,770 | 2.34% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 68,000,587 | 371,328,255 | 2.31% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 69,554,157 | 372,299,116 | 2.28% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 71,118,776 | 373,230,539 | 2.25% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 72,701,379 | 374,119,803 | 2.23% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 74,295,387 | 374,986,259 | 2.19% | 0.23% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,045,218 (a 37.8% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,610,830 (a 6.38% growth).
Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Angola's population will grow by 84.7% to 74,295,387 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.11% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Luanda | 2.49M |
| Huambo | 844K |
| Cabinda | 739K |
| Benguela | 562K |
| Lobito | 436K |
| Luena | 357K |
| N'zeto | 47.8K |
| Ambriz | 22.7K |
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| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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Population differences between Angola and the United States
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| Life expectancy | 65.2 years | 79.8 years |
| Average age | 22.5 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 17.7 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.5:50.5 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 5.12 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 78.7 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
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