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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 12 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Angola vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Uruguay
2100 151,782,078 2,256,741
2099 150,617,085 2,279,899
2098 149,407,279 2,303,351
2097 148,192,854 2,326,987
2096 146,952,648 2,350,799
2095 145,678,206 2,374,835
2094 144,378,969 2,398,960
2093 143,068,551 2,423,269
2092 141,737,670 2,447,646
2091 140,368,659 2,472,126
2090 138,969,528 2,496,514
2089 137,539,171 2,520,852
2088 136,095,539 2,545,052
2087 134,668,944 2,569,100
2086 133,199,496 2,592,974
2085 131,715,145 2,616,629
2084 130,218,497 2,640,001
2083 128,729,352 2,663,150
2082 127,219,674 2,686,021
2081 125,691,172 2,708,594
2080 124,111,692 2,730,883
2079 122,561,261 2,752,831
2078 120,972,189 2,774,432
2077 119,375,179 2,795,709
2076 117,788,591 2,816,677
2075 116,191,857 2,837,308
2074 114,559,691 2,857,709
2073 112,909,394 2,877,721
2072 111,263,856 2,897,543
2071 109,612,310 2,917,097
2070 107,952,332 2,936,478
2069 106,285,163 2,955,616
2068 104,620,994 2,974,445
2067 102,957,286 2,992,987
2066 101,288,708 3,011,309
2065 99,616,278 3,029,441
2064 97,937,116 3,047,343
2063 96,250,041 3,065,064
2062 94,576,031 3,082,642
2061 92,881,082 3,100,006
2060 91,198,805 3,117,149
2059 89,517,567 3,133,952
2058 87,836,853 3,150,250
2057 86,153,429 3,166,055
2056 84,491,851 3,181,373
2055 82,823,093 3,196,072
2054 81,162,488 3,210,110
2053 79,514,537 3,223,395
2052 77,869,703 3,235,973
2051 76,246,837 3,247,888
2050 74,625,778 3,259,108
2049 73,009,861 3,269,675
2048 71,411,970 3,279,610
2047 69,832,579 3,288,969
2046 68,257,111 3,297,696
2045 66,712,857 3,305,917
2044 65,172,398 3,313,556
2043 63,637,503 3,320,565
2042 62,120,309 3,326,955
2041 60,618,371 3,332,884
2040 59,123,267 3,338,277
2039 57,646,614 3,343,295
2038 56,182,519 3,347,790
2037 54,746,941 3,351,911
2036 53,319,352 3,355,671
2035 51,915,678 3,359,126
2034 50,528,619 3,362,276
2033 49,162,069 3,365,250
2032 47,823,782 3,368,057
2031 46,502,759 3,370,727
2030 45,205,164 3,373,273
2029 43,926,582 3,375,805
2028 42,666,419 3,378,198
2027 41,435,808 3,380,504
2026 40,229,675 3,382,789
2025 39,049,434 3,384,805
2024 37,885,849 3,386,588
2023 36,749,906 3,388,081
2022 35,635,029 3,390,913
2021 34,532,429 3,396,695
2020 33,451,132 3,398,968
2019 32,375,632 3,397,206
2018 31,297,155 3,394,534
2017 30,234,839 3,388,438
2016 29,183,070 3,379,283
2015 28,157,798 3,368,017
2014 27,160,769 3,356,334
2013 26,165,620 3,345,337
2012 25,177,394 3,335,401
2011 24,218,352 3,326,825
2010 23,294,825 3,318,580
2009 22,414,773 3,310,091
2008 21,578,655 3,302,177
2007 20,778,561 3,295,153
2006 20,015,279 3,289,506
2005 19,291,161 3,285,771
2004 18,600,423 3,283,148
2003 17,943,712 3,281,186
2002 17,327,699 3,278,867
2001 16,747,208 3,274,251
2000 16,194,869 3,266,206
1999 15,667,235 3,254,015
1998 15,159,370 3,239,280
1997 14,660,413 3,223,345
1996 14,170,973 3,206,324
1995 13,699,778 3,189,440
1994 13,249,764 3,172,834
1993 12,827,135 3,156,345
1992 12,423,712 3,139,702
1991 12,023,529 3,122,354
1990 11,626,360 3,104,403
1989 11,238,562 3,086,255
1988 10,861,291 3,067,961
1987 10,497,858 3,049,896
1986 10,139,450 3,032,845
1985 9,779,120 3,017,037
1984 9,425,917 3,002,488
1983 9,082,983 2,988,778
1982 8,751,648 2,975,492
1981 8,435,607 2,963,246
1980 8,133,872 2,951,953
1979 7,847,207 2,939,903
1978 7,576,734 2,925,715
1977 7,317,829 2,909,461
1976 7,074,664 2,891,392
1975 6,842,947 2,872,320
1974 6,613,367 2,853,944
1973 6,388,528 2,837,133
1972 6,174,262 2,821,644
1971 5,991,102 2,806,462
1970 5,852,788 2,790,807
1969 5,763,685 2,773,974
1968 5,702,699 2,754,606
1967 5,641,807 2,732,277
1966 5,581,386 2,707,646
1965 5,521,981 2,681,169
1964 5,464,187 2,653,180
1963 5,408,320 2,623,766
1962 5,354,310 2,593,298
1961 5,301,583 2,562,044
1960 5,231,654 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Uruguay
2100 0.77% -1.02%
2099 0.81% -1.02%
2098 0.82% -1.02%
2097 0.84% -1.01%
2096 0.87% -1.01%
2095 0.9% -1.01%
2094 0.92% -1%
2093 0.94% -1%
2092 0.98% -0.99%
2091 1.01% -0.98%
2090 1.04% -0.97%
2089 1.06% -0.95%
2088 1.06% -0.94%
2087 1.1% -0.92%
2086 1.13% -0.9%
2085 1.15% -0.89%
2084 1.16% -0.87%
2083 1.19% -0.85%
2082 1.22% -0.83%
2081 1.27% -0.82%
2080 1.27% -0.8%
2079 1.31% -0.78%
2078 1.34% -0.76%
2077 1.35% -0.74%
2076 1.37% -0.73%
2075 1.42% -0.71%
2074 1.46% -0.7%
2073 1.48% -0.68%
2072 1.51% -0.67%
2071 1.54% -0.66%
2070 1.57% -0.65%
2069 1.59% -0.63%
2068 1.62% -0.62%
2067 1.65% -0.61%
2066 1.68% -0.6%
2065 1.71% -0.59%
2064 1.75% -0.58%
2063 1.77% -0.57%
2062 1.82% -0.56%
2061 1.84% -0.55%
2060 1.88% -0.54%
2059 1.91% -0.52%
2058 1.95% -0.5%
2057 1.97% -0.48%
2056 2.01% -0.46%
2055 2.05% -0.44%
2054 2.07% -0.41%
2053 2.11% -0.39%
2052 2.13% -0.37%
2051 2.17% -0.34%
2050 2.21% -0.32%
2049 2.24% -0.3%
2048 2.26% -0.28%
2047 2.31% -0.26%
2046 2.31% -0.25%
2045 2.36% -0.23%
2044 2.41% -0.21%
2043 2.44% -0.19%
2042 2.48% -0.18%
2041 2.53% -0.16%
2040 2.56% -0.15%
2039 2.61% -0.13%
2038 2.62% -0.12%
2037 2.68% -0.11%
2036 2.7% -0.1%
2035 2.75% -0.09%
2034 2.78% -0.09%
2033 2.8% -0.08%
2032 2.84% -0.08%
2031 2.87% -0.08%
2030 2.91% -0.08%
2029 2.95% -0.07%
2028 2.97% -0.07%
2027 3% -0.07%
2026 3.02% -0.06%
2025 3.07% -0.05%
2024 3.09% -0.04%
2023 3.13% -0.08%
2022 3.19% -0.17%
2021 3.23% -0.07%
2020 3.32% 0.05%
2019 3.45% 0.08%
2018 3.51% 0.18%
2017 3.6% 0.27%
2016 3.64% 0.33%
2015 3.67% 0.35%
2014 3.8% 0.33%
2013 3.93% 0.3%
2012 3.96% 0.26%
2011 3.96% 0.25%
2010 3.93% 0.26%
2009 3.87% 0.24%
2008 3.85% 0.21%
2007 3.81% 0.17%
2006 3.75% 0.11%
2005 3.71% 0.08%
2004 3.66% 0.06%
2003 3.56% 0.07%
2002 3.47% 0.14%
2001 3.41% 0.25%
2000 3.37% 0.37%
1999 3.35% 0.45%
1998 3.4% 0.49%
1997 3.45% 0.53%
1996 3.44% 0.53%
1995 3.4% 0.52%
1994 3.29% 0.52%
1993 3.25% 0.53%
1992 3.33% 0.56%
1991 3.42% 0.58%
1990 3.45% 0.59%
1989 3.47% 0.6%
1988 3.46% 0.59%
1987 3.53% 0.56%
1986 3.68% 0.52%
1985 3.75% 0.48%
1984 3.78% 0.46%
1983 3.79% 0.45%
1982 3.75% 0.41%
1981 3.71% 0.38%
1980 3.65% 0.41%
1979 3.57% 0.48%
1978 3.54% 0.56%
1977 3.44% 0.62%
1976 3.39% 0.66%
1975 3.47% 0.64%
1974 3.52% 0.59%
1973 3.47% 0.55%
1972 3.06% 0.54%
1971 2.36% 0.56%
1970 1.55% 0.61%
1969 1.07% 0.7%
1968 1.08% 0.82%
1967 1.08% 0.91%
1966 1.08% 0.99%
1965 1.06% 1.05%
1964 1.03% 1.12%
1963 1.01% 1.17%
1962 0.99% 1.22%
1961 1.34% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Angola Uruguay
Current population
40555924
3382789
Population rank 39/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.04%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
22.8 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.07 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 -4
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 167/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -3,524 -1,338
Net migration rank 113/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -1,338
2024 - -2,629 - -1,348
2023 1,126,862 -995 298 -1,501
2022 1,104,864 -995 -2,964 -1,501
2021 1,072,267 29,094 -5,621 -1,482
2020 1,053,677 7,556 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,030,776 58,984 3,873 -2,899
2018 1,005,547 61,632 7,322 -2,963
2017 979,700 77,731 10,907 -3,091
2016 954,491 91,614 14,008 -3,506
2015 930,277 74,171 16,194 -4,157
2014 905,106 84,535 16,238 -4,919
2013 876,208 124,478 16,318 -5,647
2012 845,130 130,643 15,520 -6,317
2011 813,495 128,800 14,934 -6,982
2010 782,310 122,418 16,231 -7,696
2009 750,290 105,077 16,947 -8,510
2008 716,519 100,370 16,838 -9,458
2007 682,742 100,563 17,422 -10,750
2006 647,814 95,431 17,783 -13,161
2005 617,934 87,050 18,926 -16,086
2004 585,950 90,553 18,067 -15,668
2003 556,111 80,828 18,628 -17,105
2002 512,813 82,292 20,073 -16,957
2001 488,432 77,458 20,729 -14,620
2000 465,975 72,793 21,060 -11,076
1999 446,188 70,301 21,844 -7,441
1998 428,722 70,527 22,114 -7,048
1997 430,723 67,944 23,737 -6,938
1996 418,526 61,681 24,635 -7,397
1995 406,610 55,568 24,872 -8,339
1994 376,280 61,569 24,637 -7,955
1993 354,529 52,879 24,212 -7,922
1992 346,125 53,310 24,847 -7,850
1991 354,778 46,143 25,422 -7,714
1990 328,596 64,821 25,699 -7,499
1989 318,602 63,586 25,322 -7,229
1988 307,331 65,028 25,071 -6,582
1987 291,683 62,820 24,469 -6,833
1986 297,320 64,974 24,505 -8,046
1985 283,633 74,738 23,988 -8,832
1984 269,506 78,529 23,684 -9,730
1983 254,860 82,958 24,146 -10,671
1982 248,932 75,921 25,224 -12,131
1981 236,340 70,910 24,968 -13,577
1980 224,031 72,192 25,451 -14,252
1979 212,942 64,158 27,456 -14,552
1978 202,655 61,200 30,076 -14,611
1977 192,847 61,110 31,321 -14,280
1976 184,430 47,927 33,199 -14,096
1975 178,409 52,662 33,393 -14,350
1974 174,858 53,232 32,221 -14,512
1973 166,926 54,650 30,213 -14,312
1972 159,339 47,611 28,896 -13,817
1971 154,990 4,386 28,584 -13,288
1970 153,706 -36,456 28,737 -12,727
1969 151,349 -90,395 28,805 -11,149
1968 148,744 -87,730 29,103 -8,028
1967 145,936 -85,173 29,514 -5,938
1966 142,844 -82,767 30,293 -4,599
1965 139,850 -81,111 30,807 -3,542
1964 136,824 -79,977 31,340 -2,623
1963 133,580 -78,700 31,824 -1,707
1962 130,405 -77,265 31,441 -623
1961 127,085 -74,774 30,975 703
1960 128,489 -40,935 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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