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

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The latest officially reported population of Angola was 39,040,039 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,839,390 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 2.51 times bigger than Angola's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.35% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.8M (104% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Angola vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Vietnam
2100 151,745,560 92,225,380
2099 150,580,846 92,721,469
2098 149,371,332 93,212,742
2097 148,157,199 93,688,693
2096 146,917,291 94,163,950
2095 145,643,156 94,626,063
2094 144,344,232 95,083,879
2093 143,034,129 95,543,293
2092 141,703,568 96,000,019
2091 140,334,886 96,459,165
2090 138,936,092 96,922,871
2089 137,506,079 97,384,434
2088 136,062,795 97,843,001
2087 134,636,543 98,308,755
2086 133,167,448 98,773,008
2085 131,683,455 99,233,927
2084 130,187,166 99,695,401
2083 128,698,380 100,162,677
2082 127,189,065 100,634,653
2081 125,660,931 101,104,469
2080 124,081,831 101,568,526
2079 122,531,773 102,030,723
2078 120,943,083 102,480,219
2077 119,346,457 102,928,253
2076 117,760,251 103,358,352
2075 116,163,901 103,783,177
2074 114,532,128 104,197,814
2073 112,882,228 104,606,950
2072 111,237,086 105,005,673
2071 109,585,937 105,384,777
2070 107,926,358 105,757,144
2069 106,259,591 106,110,195
2068 104,595,822 106,454,379
2067 102,932,514 106,794,625
2066 101,264,338 107,126,965
2065 99,592,310 107,442,675
2064 97,913,552 107,744,261
2063 96,226,883 108,038,461
2062 94,553,276 108,322,712
2061 92,858,735 108,590,617
2060 91,176,863 108,842,045
2059 89,496,029 109,087,333
2058 87,815,720 109,320,301
2057 86,132,700 109,529,799
2056 84,471,522 109,715,196
2055 82,803,166 109,886,647
2054 81,142,960 110,035,740
2053 79,495,406 110,156,643
2052 77,850,968 110,253,026
2051 76,228,492 110,321,289
2050 74,607,823 110,344,733
2049 72,992,295 110,339,565
2048 71,394,788 110,296,602
2047 69,815,777 110,211,618
2046 68,240,689 110,090,837
2045 66,696,806 109,926,260
2044 65,156,717 109,731,512
2043 63,622,191 109,497,595
2042 62,105,363 109,225,525
2041 60,603,786 108,919,674
2040 59,109,042 108,594,542
2039 57,632,744 108,237,715
2038 56,169,001 107,861,117
2037 54,733,769 107,463,482
2036 53,306,523 107,058,359
2035 51,903,187 106,630,705
2034 50,516,462 106,189,495
2033 49,150,241 105,745,684
2032 47,812,275 105,283,013
2031 46,491,571 104,809,957
2030 45,194,288 104,314,150
2029 43,916,013 103,819,556
2028 42,656,153 103,300,347
2027 41,425,838 102,759,746
2026 40,219,996 102,197,177
2025 39,040,039 101,598,527
2024 37,885,849 100,987,686
2023 36,749,906 100,352,192
2022 35,635,029 99,680,655
2021 34,532,429 98,935,098
2020 33,451,132 98,079,191
2019 32,375,632 97,173,776
2018 31,297,155 96,237,319
2017 30,234,839 95,176,977
2016 29,183,070 94,000,117
2015 28,157,798 92,823,254
2014 27,160,769 91,679,578
2013 26,165,620 90,573,104
2012 25,177,394 89,510,356
2011 24,218,352 88,468,314
2010 23,294,825 87,455,152
2009 22,414,773 86,460,018
2008 21,578,655 85,175,788
2007 20,778,561 83,633,375
2006 20,015,279 82,167,897
2005 19,291,161 81,088,313
2004 18,600,423 80,338,971
2003 17,943,712 79,563,777
2002 17,327,699 78,772,224
2001 16,747,208 77,969,361
2000 16,194,869 77,154,011
1999 15,667,235 76,287,452
1998 15,159,370 75,299,660
1997 14,660,413 74,226,889
1996 14,170,973 73,156,447
1995 13,699,778 72,049,940
1994 13,249,764 70,854,391
1993 12,827,135 69,586,384
1992 12,423,712 68,260,337
1991 12,023,529 66,891,775
1990 11,626,360 65,504,552
1989 11,238,562 64,147,348
1988 10,861,291 62,843,228
1987 10,497,858 61,584,651
1986 10,139,450 60,347,048
1985 9,779,120 59,060,622
1984 9,425,917 57,706,067
1983 9,082,983 56,337,921
1982 8,751,648 55,011,289
1981 8,435,607 53,738,141
1980 8,133,872 52,490,101
1979 7,847,207 51,378,211
1978 7,576,734 50,249,552
1977 7,317,829 48,954,872
1976 7,074,664 47,684,931
1975 6,842,947 46,482,903
1974 6,613,367 45,413,537
1973 6,388,528 44,409,861
1972 6,174,262 43,429,168
1971 5,991,102 42,449,276
1970 5,852,788 41,475,230
1969 5,763,685 40,582,096
1968 5,702,699 39,734,609
1967 5,641,807 38,895,080
1966 5,581,386 38,024,836
1965 5,521,981 37,129,656
1964 5,464,187 36,201,563
1963 5,408,320 35,249,101
1962 5,354,310 34,288,560
1961 5,301,583 33,409,059
1960 5,231,654 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,656,320 people (a 39.9% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Vietnam
2100 0.77% -0.54%
2099 0.81% -0.53%
2098 0.82% -0.51%
2097 0.84% -0.5%
2096 0.87% -0.49%
2095 0.9% -0.48%
2094 0.92% -0.48%
2093 0.94% -0.48%
2092 0.98% -0.48%
2091 1.01% -0.48%
2090 1.04% -0.47%
2089 1.06% -0.47%
2088 1.06% -0.47%
2087 1.1% -0.47%
2086 1.13% -0.46%
2085 1.15% -0.46%
2084 1.16% -0.47%
2083 1.19% -0.47%
2082 1.22% -0.46%
2081 1.27% -0.46%
2080 1.27% -0.45%
2079 1.31% -0.44%
2078 1.34% -0.44%
2077 1.35% -0.42%
2076 1.37% -0.41%
2075 1.42% -0.4%
2074 1.46% -0.39%
2073 1.48% -0.38%
2072 1.51% -0.36%
2071 1.54% -0.35%
2070 1.57% -0.33%
2069 1.59% -0.32%
2068 1.62% -0.32%
2067 1.65% -0.31%
2066 1.68% -0.29%
2065 1.71% -0.28%
2064 1.75% -0.27%
2063 1.77% -0.26%
2062 1.82% -0.25%
2061 1.84% -0.23%
2060 1.88% -0.22%
2059 1.91% -0.21%
2058 1.95% -0.19%
2057 1.97% -0.17%
2056 2.01% -0.16%
2055 2.05% -0.14%
2054 2.07% -0.11%
2053 2.11% -0.09%
2052 2.13% -0.06%
2051 2.17% -0.02%
2050 2.21% 0.005%
2049 2.24% 0.04%
2048 2.26% 0.08%
2047 2.31% 0.11%
2046 2.31% 0.15%
2045 2.36% 0.18%
2044 2.41% 0.21%
2043 2.44% 0.25%
2042 2.48% 0.28%
2041 2.53% 0.3%
2040 2.56% 0.33%
2039 2.61% 0.35%
2038 2.62% 0.37%
2037 2.68% 0.38%
2036 2.7% 0.4%
2035 2.75% 0.42%
2034 2.78% 0.42%
2033 2.8% 0.44%
2032 2.84% 0.45%
2031 2.87% 0.48%
2030 2.91% 0.48%
2029 2.95% 0.5%
2028 2.97% 0.53%
2027 3% 0.55%
2026 3.02% 0.59%
2025 3.05% 0.6%
2024 3.09% 0.63%
2023 3.13% 0.67%
2022 3.19% 0.75%
2021 3.23% 0.87%
2020 3.32% 0.93%
2019 3.45% 0.97%
2018 3.51% 1.11%
2017 3.6% 1.25%
2016 3.64% 1.27%
2015 3.67% 1.25%
2014 3.8% 1.22%
2013 3.93% 1.19%
2012 3.96% 1.18%
2011 3.96% 1.16%
2010 3.93% 1.15%
2009 3.87% 1.51%
2008 3.85% 1.84%
2007 3.81% 1.78%
2006 3.75% 1.33%
2005 3.71% 0.93%
2004 3.66% 0.97%
2003 3.56% 1%
2002 3.47% 1.03%
2001 3.41% 1.06%
2000 3.37% 1.14%
1999 3.35% 1.31%
1998 3.4% 1.45%
1997 3.45% 1.46%
1996 3.44% 1.54%
1995 3.4% 1.69%
1994 3.29% 1.82%
1993 3.25% 1.94%
1992 3.33% 2.05%
1991 3.42% 2.12%
1990 3.45% 2.12%
1989 3.47% 2.08%
1988 3.46% 2.04%
1987 3.53% 2.05%
1986 3.68% 2.18%
1985 3.75% 2.35%
1984 3.78% 2.43%
1983 3.79% 2.41%
1982 3.75% 2.37%
1981 3.71% 2.38%
1980 3.65% 2.16%
1979 3.57% 2.25%
1978 3.54% 2.64%
1977 3.44% 2.66%
1976 3.39% 2.59%
1975 3.47% 2.35%
1974 3.52% 2.26%
1973 3.47% 2.26%
1972 3.06% 2.31%
1971 2.36% 2.35%
1970 1.55% 2.2%
1969 1.07% 2.13%
1968 1.08% 2.16%
1967 1.08% 2.29%
1966 1.08% 2.41%
1965 1.06% 2.56%
1964 1.03% 2.7%
1963 1.01% 2.8%
1962 0.99% 2.63%
1961 1.34% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Angola grew by 3.05%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Angola Vietnam
Current population
40839390
102486146
Population rank 39/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 1.23%
One net population change
27.4 seconds
51.8 seconds
One birth every
22.4 seconds
23.3 seconds
One death every
2.03 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +3,162 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +1,154,190 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +3.05% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 122/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -48,171
Net migration rank 113/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -48,171
2024 1,148,623 -2,629 684,393 -59,645
2023 1,126,862 -995 727,955 -81,789
2022 1,104,864 -995 775,914 -78,977
2021 1,072,267 29,094 799,593 -5,418
2020 1,053,677 7,556 924,004 -6,457
2019 1,030,776 58,984 895,262 -2,051
2018 1,005,547 61,632 882,977 96,650
2017 979,700 77,731 1,001,833 139,245
2016 954,491 91,614 1,045,094 167,652
2015 930,277 74,171 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 905,106 84,535 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 876,208 124,478 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 845,130 130,643 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 813,495 128,800 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 782,310 122,418 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 750,290 105,077 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 716,519 100,370 1,008,141 571,113
2007 682,742 100,563 981,689 523,784
2006 647,814 95,431 943,041 482,399
2005 617,934 87,050 942,084 -208,337
2004 585,950 90,553 985,438 -220,458
2003 556,111 80,828 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 512,813 82,292 991,427 -193,766
2001 488,432 77,458 985,610 -177,586
2000 465,975 72,793 966,894 -144,298
1999 446,188 70,301 925,519 -15,010
1998 428,722 70,527 959,016 106,091
1997 430,723 67,944 1,028,116 52,382
1996 418,526 61,681 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 406,610 55,568 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 376,280 61,569 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 354,529 52,879 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 346,125 53,310 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 354,778 46,143 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 328,596 64,821 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 318,602 63,586 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 307,331 65,028 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 291,683 62,820 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 297,320 64,974 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 283,633 74,738 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 269,506 78,529 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 254,860 82,958 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 248,932 75,921 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 236,340 70,910 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 224,031 72,192 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 212,942 64,158 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 202,655 61,200 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 192,847 61,110 1,259,315 49,655
1976 184,430 47,927 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 178,409 52,662 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 174,858 53,232 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 166,926 54,650 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 159,339 47,611 921,524 -1,920
1971 154,990 4,386 963,259 76,961
1970 153,706 -36,456 905,902 1,997
1969 151,349 -90,395 878,359 0
1968 148,744 -87,730 815,116 1,489
1967 145,936 -85,173 862,071 394
1966 142,844 -82,767 876,283 1,769
1965 139,850 -81,111 913,761 -1,438
1964 136,824 -79,977 950,219 -6,328
1963 133,580 -78,700 961,067 0
1962 130,405 -77,265 960,046 0
1961 127,085 -74,774 798,978 0
1960 128,489 -40,935 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/angola/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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