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

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The latest officially reported population of Angola was 39,040,039 in 2025 vs 335,169 people in Vanuatu in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,839,390 people compared to 346,488 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 117.9 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.35% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.8M (104% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 346K (60.5% growth).

Angola vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Vanuatu
2100 151,745,560 883,016
2099 150,580,846 878,369
2098 149,371,332 873,597
2097 148,157,199 868,672
2096 146,917,291 863,700
2095 145,643,156 858,515
2094 144,344,232 853,182
2093 143,034,129 847,713
2092 141,703,568 842,198
2091 140,334,886 836,615
2090 138,936,092 830,915
2089 137,506,079 825,143
2088 136,062,795 819,225
2087 134,636,543 813,199
2086 133,167,448 807,118
2085 131,683,455 800,846
2084 130,187,166 794,459
2083 128,698,380 788,013
2082 127,189,065 781,513
2081 125,660,931 774,913
2080 124,081,831 768,233
2079 122,531,773 761,418
2078 120,943,083 754,464
2077 119,346,457 747,507
2076 117,760,251 740,413
2075 116,163,901 733,236
2074 114,532,128 725,977
2073 112,882,228 718,583
2072 111,237,086 711,096
2071 109,585,937 703,543
2070 107,926,358 695,963
2069 106,259,591 688,347
2068 104,595,822 680,670
2067 102,932,514 672,919
2066 101,264,338 665,095
2065 99,592,310 657,238
2064 97,913,552 649,317
2063 96,226,883 641,384
2062 94,553,276 633,453
2061 92,858,735 625,585
2060 91,176,863 617,652
2059 89,496,029 609,661
2058 87,815,720 601,631
2057 86,132,700 593,578
2056 84,471,522 585,523
2055 82,803,166 577,375
2054 81,142,960 569,204
2053 79,495,406 560,984
2052 77,850,968 552,762
2051 76,228,492 544,521
2050 74,607,823 536,181
2049 72,992,295 527,854
2048 71,394,788 519,491
2047 69,815,777 511,139
2046 68,240,689 502,701
2045 66,696,806 494,279
2044 65,156,717 485,821
2043 63,622,191 477,431
2042 62,105,363 469,034
2041 60,603,786 460,706
2040 59,109,042 452,395
2039 57,632,744 444,129
2038 56,169,001 435,887
2037 54,733,769 427,727
2036 53,306,523 419,648
2035 51,903,187 411,652
2034 50,516,462 403,718
2033 49,150,241 395,853
2032 47,812,275 388,114
2031 46,491,571 380,413
2030 45,194,288 372,755
2029 43,916,013 365,162
2028 42,656,153 357,621
2027 41,425,838 350,124
2026 40,219,996 342,649
2025 39,040,039 335,169
2024 37,885,849 327,777
2023 36,749,906 320,409
2022 35,635,029 313,046
2021 34,532,429 305,868
2020 33,451,132 298,858
2019 32,375,632 291,985
2018 31,297,155 285,259
2017 30,234,839 278,507
2016 29,183,070 272,087
2015 28,157,798 266,101
2014 27,160,769 260,240
2013 26,165,620 254,482
2012 25,177,394 248,883
2011 24,218,352 243,474
2010 23,294,825 238,248
2009 22,414,773 232,731
2008 21,578,655 226,896
2007 20,778,561 221,276
2006 20,015,279 215,923
2005 19,291,161 210,760
2004 18,600,423 205,711
2003 17,943,712 200,746
2002 17,327,699 195,863
2001 16,747,208 191,031
2000 16,194,869 186,281
1999 15,667,235 182,048
1998 15,159,370 178,313
1997 14,660,413 174,626
1996 14,170,973 170,911
1995 13,699,778 167,137
1994 13,249,764 163,314
1993 12,827,135 159,463
1992 12,423,712 155,608
1991 12,023,529 151,793
1990 11,626,360 148,063
1989 11,238,562 144,393
1988 10,861,291 140,756
1987 10,497,858 137,187
1986 10,139,450 133,720
1985 9,779,120 130,356
1984 9,425,917 127,109
1983 9,082,983 123,998
1982 8,751,648 121,035
1981 8,435,607 118,249
1980 8,133,872 115,660
1979 7,847,207 113,040
1978 7,576,734 109,963
1977 7,317,829 106,618
1976 7,074,664 103,388
1975 6,842,947 100,269
1974 6,613,367 97,260
1973 6,388,528 94,362
1972 6,174,262 91,562
1971 5,991,102 88,862
1970 5,852,788 86,266
1969 5,763,685 83,755
1968 5,702,699 81,314
1967 5,641,807 78,921
1966 5,581,386 76,590
1965 5,521,981 74,358
1964 5,464,187 72,219
1963 5,408,320 70,159
1962 5,354,310 68,174
1961 5,301,583 66,264
1960 5,231,654 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,656,320 people (a 39.9% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 74,401 people (a 27.3% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 54.7% to 536,181 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Vanuatu
2100 0.77% 0.53%
2099 0.81% 0.55%
2098 0.82% 0.57%
2097 0.84% 0.58%
2096 0.87% 0.6%
2095 0.9% 0.63%
2094 0.92% 0.65%
2093 0.94% 0.65%
2092 0.98% 0.67%
2091 1.01% 0.69%
2090 1.04% 0.7%
2089 1.06% 0.72%
2088 1.06% 0.74%
2087 1.1% 0.75%
2086 1.13% 0.78%
2085 1.15% 0.8%
2084 1.16% 0.82%
2083 1.19% 0.83%
2082 1.22% 0.85%
2081 1.27% 0.87%
2080 1.27% 0.9%
2079 1.31% 0.92%
2078 1.34% 0.93%
2077 1.35% 0.96%
2076 1.37% 0.98%
2075 1.42% 1%
2074 1.46% 1.03%
2073 1.48% 1.05%
2072 1.51% 1.07%
2071 1.54% 1.09%
2070 1.57% 1.11%
2069 1.59% 1.13%
2068 1.62% 1.15%
2067 1.65% 1.18%
2066 1.68% 1.2%
2065 1.71% 1.22%
2064 1.75% 1.24%
2063 1.77% 1.25%
2062 1.82% 1.26%
2061 1.84% 1.28%
2060 1.88% 1.31%
2059 1.91% 1.33%
2058 1.95% 1.36%
2057 1.97% 1.38%
2056 2.01% 1.41%
2055 2.05% 1.44%
2054 2.07% 1.47%
2053 2.11% 1.49%
2052 2.13% 1.51%
2051 2.17% 1.56%
2050 2.21% 1.58%
2049 2.24% 1.61%
2048 2.26% 1.63%
2047 2.31% 1.68%
2046 2.31% 1.7%
2045 2.36% 1.74%
2044 2.41% 1.76%
2043 2.44% 1.79%
2042 2.48% 1.81%
2041 2.53% 1.84%
2040 2.56% 1.86%
2039 2.61% 1.89%
2038 2.62% 1.91%
2037 2.68% 1.93%
2036 2.7% 1.94%
2035 2.75% 1.97%
2034 2.78% 1.99%
2033 2.8% 1.99%
2032 2.84% 2.02%
2031 2.87% 2.05%
2030 2.91% 2.08%
2029 2.95% 2.11%
2028 2.97% 2.14%
2027 3% 2.18%
2026 3.02% 2.23%
2025 3.05% 2.26%
2024 3.09% 2.3%
2023 3.13% 2.35%
2022 3.19% 2.35%
2021 3.23% 2.35%
2020 3.32% 2.35%
2019 3.45% 2.36%
2018 3.51% 2.42%
2017 3.6% 2.36%
2016 3.64% 2.25%
2015 3.67% 2.25%
2014 3.8% 2.26%
2013 3.93% 2.25%
2012 3.96% 2.22%
2011 3.96% 2.19%
2010 3.93% 2.37%
2009 3.87% 2.57%
2008 3.85% 2.54%
2007 3.81% 2.48%
2006 3.75% 2.45%
2005 3.71% 2.45%
2004 3.66% 2.47%
2003 3.56% 2.49%
2002 3.47% 2.53%
2001 3.41% 2.55%
2000 3.37% 2.33%
1999 3.35% 2.09%
1998 3.4% 2.11%
1997 3.45% 2.17%
1996 3.44% 2.26%
1995 3.4% 2.34%
1994 3.29% 2.41%
1993 3.25% 2.48%
1992 3.33% 2.51%
1991 3.42% 2.52%
1990 3.45% 2.54%
1989 3.47% 2.58%
1988 3.46% 2.6%
1987 3.53% 2.59%
1986 3.68% 2.58%
1985 3.75% 2.55%
1984 3.78% 2.51%
1983 3.79% 2.45%
1982 3.75% 2.36%
1981 3.71% 2.24%
1980 3.65% 2.32%
1979 3.57% 2.8%
1978 3.54% 3.14%
1977 3.44% 3.12%
1976 3.39% 3.11%
1975 3.47% 3.09%
1974 3.52% 3.07%
1973 3.47% 3.06%
1972 3.06% 3.04%
1971 2.36% 3.01%
1970 1.55% 3%
1969 1.07% 3%
1968 1.08% 3.03%
1967 1.08% 3.04%
1966 1.08% 3%
1965 1.06% 2.96%
1964 1.03% 2.94%
1963 1.01% 2.91%
1962 0.99% 2.88%
1961 1.34% 2.84%

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/vanuatu | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Angola grew by 3.05%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Angola Vanuatu
Current population
40839390
346488
Population rank 39/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.004%
One net population change
27.4 seconds
1.19 hours
One birth every
22.4 seconds
58 minutes
One death every
2.03 minutes
5.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +3,162 +20
Annual growth/decline +1,154,190 +7,392
Annual growth/decline rate +3.05% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 36/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change -3,524 -52
Net migration rank 113/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -52
2024 1,148,623 -2,629 7,419 -43
2023 1,126,862 -995 7,359 0
2022 1,104,864 -995 7,358 0
2021 1,072,267 29,094 7,199 -201
2020 1,053,677 7,556 7,233 -201
2019 1,030,776 58,984 7,364 -652
2018 1,005,547 61,632 7,379 -638
2017 979,700 77,731 7,371 -610
2016 954,491 91,614 7,315 -1,235
2015 930,277 74,171 7,220 -1,324
2014 905,106 84,535 7,143 -1,320
2013 876,208 124,478 7,036 -1,343
2012 845,130 130,643 6,877 -1,369
2011 813,495 128,800 6,715 -1,395
2010 782,310 122,418 6,548 -1,413
2009 750,290 105,077 6,362 -467
2008 716,519 100,370 6,138 -372
2007 682,742 100,563 5,842 -374
2006 647,814 95,431 5,606 -364
2005 617,934 87,050 5,454 -364
2004 585,950 90,553 5,353 -349
2003 556,111 80,828 5,258 -342
2002 512,813 82,292 5,181 -329
2001 488,432 77,458 5,144 -328
2000 465,975 72,793 5,026 -339
1999 446,188 70,301 4,871 -1,090
1998 428,722 70,527 4,866 -1,178
1997 430,723 67,944 4,854 -1,166
1996 418,526 61,681 4,897 -1,154
1995 406,610 55,568 4,945 -1,140
1994 376,280 61,569 4,973 -1,132
1993 354,529 52,879 4,973 -1,115
1992 346,125 53,310 4,941 -1,095
1991 354,778 46,143 4,859 -1,078
1990 328,596 64,821 4,762 -1,072
1989 318,602 63,586 4,656 -1,006
1988 307,331 65,028 4,577 -959
1987 291,683 62,820 4,427 -907
1986 297,320 64,974 4,360 -938
1985 283,633 74,738 4,219 -916
1984 269,506 78,529 4,088 -907
1983 254,860 82,958 3,944 -899
1982 248,932 75,921 3,778 -897
1981 236,340 70,910 3,592 -896
1980 224,031 72,192 3,383 -896
1979 212,942 64,158 3,590 -845
1978 202,655 61,200 3,428 -15
1977 192,847 61,110 3,285 -3
1976 184,430 47,927 3,174 3
1975 178,409 52,662 3,074 -15
1974 174,858 53,232 2,968 -17
1973 166,926 54,650 2,876 -22
1972 159,339 47,611 2,775 -28
1971 154,990 4,386 2,685 -40
1970 153,706 -36,456 2,597 -46
1969 151,349 -90,395 2,529 -53
1968 148,744 -87,730 2,470 -68
1967 145,936 -85,173 2,384 0
1966 142,844 -82,767 2,278 0
1965 139,850 -81,111 2,180 0
1964 136,824 -79,977 2,098 0
1963 133,580 -78,700 2,025 0
1962 130,405 -77,265 1,947 0
1961 127,085 -74,774 1,872 0
1960 128,489 -40,935 1,796 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/vanuatu | 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 Vanuatu 93.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 73,217 people) and 6.28% is from migration (a loss of 4,904 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

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
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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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