Demographics of Angola
Demographics of Angola | |
---|---|
Population | 34,795,287 |
Birth rate | 41.8 births |
Death rate | 8.01 deaths |
Life expectancy | 62.11 years |
Fertility rate | 5.83 |
Net migration rate | -0.19 migrant(s) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 47.83% |
65 and over | 2.3% |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Angolan |
According to 2014 census data, Angola had a population of 25,789,024 inhabitants in 2014.[1] Ethnically, there are three main groups, each speaking a
As a
The largest religious denomination is
Population
According to the 2022 revision of the world factbook the total population was 34,795,287 in 2022.[7] The proportion of children below the age of 14 in 2020 was 47.83%, 49.87% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.3% was 65 years or older.[7]
Total population[7] | Population aged 0–14 (%) | Population aged 15–64 (%) | Population aged 65+ (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 4,148,000 | 41.2 | 55.7 | 3.1 |
1955 | 4,542,000 | 42.4 | 54.9 | 2.7 |
1960 | 4,963,000 | 43.7 | 53.6 | 2.7 |
1965 | 5,431,000 | 45.3 | 52.0 | 2.7 |
1970 | 5,926,000 | 46.0 | 51.3 | 2.7 |
1975 | 6,637,000 | 46.2 | 51.1 | 2.7 |
1980 | 7,638,000 | 46.5 | 50.8 | 2.7 |
1985 | 9,066,000 | 47.0 | 50.4 | 2.7 |
1990 | 10,335,000 | 47.5 | 49.9 | 2.6 |
1995 | 12,105,000 | 47.6 | 49.8 | 2.5 |
2000 | 13,926,000 | 47.7 | 49.9 | 2.5 |
2005 | 16,489,000 | 47.6 | 49.9 | 2.5 |
2010 | 19,082,000 | 46.6 | 50.9 | 2.5 |
2014 | 25,789,000 | 47.3 | 50.3 | 2.4 |
2020 | 32,522,339 | 47.8 | 49.9 | 2.3 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 12 499 041 | 13 289 983 | 25 789 024 | 100 |
0–4 | 2 484 582 | 2 513 566 | 4 998 148 | 19.38 |
5–9 | 2 062 888 | 2 097 287 | 4 160 174 | 16.13 |
10–14 | 1 504 180 | 1 533 993 | 3 038 173 | 11.78 |
15–19 | 1 222 700 | 1 287 736 | 2 510 436 | 9.73 |
20–24 | 1 020 699 | 1 153 802 | 2 174 501 | 8.43 |
25–29 | 913 726 | 1 031 323 | 1 945 050 | 7.54 |
30–34 | 714 239 | 789 281 | 1 503 520 | 5.83 |
35–39 | 654 408 | 728 550 | 1 382 959 | 5.36 |
40–44 | 510 344 | 539 742 | 1 050 085 | 4.07 |
45–49 | 417 953 | 446 951 | 864 904 | 3.35 |
50–54 | 332 638 | 376 532 | 709 169 | 2.75 |
55–59 | 229 641 | 253 678 | 483 319 | 1.87 |
60–64 | 165 937 | 190 217 | 356 154 | 1.38 |
65-69 | 95 614 | 119 773 | 215 387 | 0.84 |
70-74 | 78 673 | 101 494 | 180 167 | 0.70 |
75-79 | 39 257 | 53 687 | 92 944 | 0.36 |
80-84 | 28 351 | 38 441 | 66 792 | 0.26 |
85-89 | 9 967 | 14 861 | 24 828 | 0.10 |
90-94 | 7 603 | 10 572 | 18 175 | 0.07 |
95+ | 5 640 | 8 498 | 14 138 | 0.05 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 6 051 650 | 6 144 846 | 12 196 496 | 47.29 |
15–64 | 6 182 286 | 6 797 811 | 12 980 097 | 50.33 |
65+ | 265 105 | 347 326 | 612 431 | 2.37 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 15 168 180 | 15 959 494 | 31 127 674 | 100 |
0–4 | 2 499 013 | 2 501 045 | 5 000 058 | 16.06 |
5–9 | 2 486 762 | 2 525 617 | 5 012 379 | 16.10 |
10–14 | 2 109 413 | 2 147 502 | 4 256 915 | 13.68 |
15–19 | 1 646 467 | 1 703 593 | 3 350 060 | 10.76 |
20–24 | 1 324 586 | 1 389 321 | 2 713 907 | 8.72 |
25–29 | 1 080 096 | 1 160 339 | 2 240 435 | 7.20 |
30–34 | 893 015 | 978 811 | 1 871 826 | 6.01 |
35–39 | 743 420 | 828 169 | 1 571 589 | 5.05 |
40–44 | 618 724 | 692 419 | 1 311 143 | 4.21 |
45–49 | 503 305 | 556 808 | 1 060 113 | 3.41 |
50–54 | 401 888 | 445 257 | 847 145 | 2.72 |
55–59 | 304 199 | 343 355 | 647 554 | 2.08 |
60–64 | 222 814 | 258 393 | 481 207 | 1.55 |
65-69 | 148 455 | 180 188 | 328 643 | 1.06 |
70-74 | 93 883 | 119 433 | 213 316 | 0.69 |
75-79 | 53 235 | 71 070 | 124 305 | 0.40 |
80+ | 38 905 | 58 174 | 97 079 | 0.31 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 7 095 188 | 7 174 164 | 14 269 352 | 45.84 |
15–64 | 7 738 514 | 8 356 465 | 16 094 979 | 51.71 |
65+ | 334 478 | 428 865 | 763 343 | 2.45 |
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Vital statistics
Registration of vital events in Angola is not complete. The website Our World in Data prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the United Nations.[10]
Mid-year population (thousands) | Live births (thousands) | Deaths (thousands) | Natural change (thousands) | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate (TFR) | Infant mortality (per 1000 live births) | Life expectancy (in years) | |
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1950 | 4 478 | 207 | 119 | 88 | 46.1 | 26.5 | 19.7 | 5.77 | 181.3 | 36.35 |
1951 | 4 570 | 212 | 122 | 91 | 46.5 | 26.7 | 19.8 | 5.83 | 180.9 | 36.39 |
1952 | 4 664 | 220 | 125 | 95 | 47.2 | 26.8 | 20.4 | 5.95 | 180.0 | 36.52 |
1953 | 4 759 | 227 | 128 | 100 | 47.8 | 26.8 | 21.0 | 6.06 | 179.1 | 36.73 |
1954 | 4 850 | 235 | 130 | 105 | 48.4 | 26.8 | 21.5 | 6.17 | 178.1 | 36.89 |
1955 | 4 938 | 242 | 133 | 109 | 48.9 | 26.8 | 22.0 | 6.27 | 177.0 | 37.12 |
1956 | 5 022 | 249 | 136 | 113 | 49.4 | 26.9 | 22.5 | 6.36 | 175.8 | 37.28 |
1957 | 5 104 | 256 | 138 | 118 | 49.9 | 26.9 | 23.0 | 6.46 | 174.6 | 37.50 |
1958 | 5 186 | 262 | 140 | 122 | 50.3 | 26.9 | 23.5 | 6.54 | 173.3 | 37.70 |
1959 | 5 270 | 268 | 142 | 127 | 50.7 | 26.8 | 24.0 | 6.63 | 171.9 | 37.97 |
1960 | 5 357 | 275 | 143 | 131 | 51.0 | 26.7 | 24.4 | 6.71 | 170.4 | 38.21 |
1961 | 5 441 | 280 | 150 | 130 | 51.3 | 27.5 | 23.8 | 6.79 | 168.9 | 37.27 |
1962 | 5 521 | 285 | 151 | 134 | 51.3 | 27.2 | 24.1 | 6.87 | 167.2 | 37.54 |
1963 | 5 600 | 289 | 152 | 137 | 51.3 | 26.9 | 24.4 | 6.95 | 165.5 | 37.82 |
1964 | 5 673 | 293 | 152 | 141 | 51.3 | 26.6 | 24.7 | 7.04 | 163.8 | 38.13 |
1965 | 5 737 | 296 | 151 | 145 | 51.3 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 7.12 | 161.9 | 38.50 |
1966 | 5 787 | 300 | 151 | 148 | 51.3 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 7.19 | 160.1 | 38.76 |
1967 | 5 828 | 302 | 151 | 151 | 51.3 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 7.27 | 158.1 | 39.09 |
1968 | 5 868 | 304 | 149 | 155 | 51.3 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 7.33 | 156.2 | 39.48 |
1969 | 5 928 | 307 | 148 | 158 | 51.4 | 24.8 | 26.5 | 7.39 | 154.3 | 39.83 |
1970 | 6 030 | 310 | 148 | 162 | 51.3 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 7.43 | 152.4 | 40.19 |
1971 | 6 177 | 313 | 148 | 165 | 50.7 | 23.9 | 26.8 | 7.47 | 150.5 | 40.55 |
1972 | 6 365 | 320 | 149 | 172 | 50.5 | 23.4 | 27.0 | 7.49 | 148.6 | 40.91 |
1973 | 6 578 | 331 | 151 | 180 | 50.5 | 23.0 | 27.5 | 7.50 | 146.8 | 41.27 |
1974 | 6 802 | 342 | 153 | 189 | 50.5 | 22.6 | 27.9 | 7.50 | 145.0 | 41.65 |
1975 | 7 033 | 354 | 161 | 194 | 50.5 | 22.9 | 27.6 | 7.49 | 144.6 | 41.19 |
1976 | 7 267 | 366 | 166 | 201 | 50.5 | 22.8 | 27.7 | 7.49 | 143.6 | 41.16 |
1977 | 7 512 | 378 | 169 | 209 | 50.5 | 22.6 | 28.0 | 7.48 | 142.0 | 41.44 |
1978 | 7 772 | 392 | 172 | 220 | 50.6 | 22.2 | 28.4 | 7.47 | 140.5 | 41.83 |
1979 | 8 043 | 407 | 176 | 231 | 50.7 | 21.9 | 28.8 | 7.46 | 139.1 | 42.18 |
1980 | 8 330 | 423 | 180 | 242 | 50.9 | 21.7 | 29.2 | 7.46 | 137.8 | 42.45 |
1981 | 8 631 | 440 | 185 | 255 | 51.1 | 21.5 | 29.6 | 7.46 | 136.5 | 42.77 |
1982 | 8 947 | 458 | 190 | 268 | 51.3 | 21.2 | 30.1 | 7.46 | 135.2 | 43.05 |
1983 | 9 277 | 477 | 203 | 274 | 51.6 | 22.0 | 29.6 | 7.46 | 136.1 | 42.09 |
1984 | 9 618 | 498 | 209 | 289 | 51.9 | 21.8 | 30.1 | 7.46 | 135.0 | 42.35 |
1985 | 9 971 | 519 | 215 | 304 | 52.1 | 21.6 | 30.6 | 7.45 | 134.0 | 42.65 |
1986 | 10 333 | 538 | 221 | 317 | 52.2 | 21.4 | 30.8 | 7.44 | 133.2 | 42.84 |
1987 | 10 694 | 557 | 245 | 312 | 52.1 | 22.9 | 29.2 | 7.41 | 136.5 | 40.92 |
1988 | 11 060 | 574 | 247 | 327 | 52.0 | 22.4 | 29.6 | 7.37 | 135.2 | 41.55 |
1989 | 11 439 | 590 | 253 | 337 | 51.7 | 22.2 | 29.5 | 7.33 | 134.8 | 41.77 |
1990 | 11 829 | 606 | 260 | 347 | 51.3 | 22.0 | 29.4 | 7.27 | 134.5 | 41.89 |
1991 | 12 229 | 622 | 250 | 372 | 50.9 | 20.5 | 30.5 | 7.21 | 131.1 | 43.81 |
1992 | 12 633 | 635 | 273 | 363 | 50.4 | 21.6 | 28.7 | 7.14 | 134.6 | 42.21 |
1993 | 13 038 | 650 | 279 | 371 | 49.9 | 21.4 | 28.5 | 7.07 | 131.2 | 42.10 |
1994 | 13 462 | 666 | 274 | 392 | 49.6 | 20.4 | 29.2 | 6.99 | 129.0 | 43.42 |
1995 | 13 912 | 683 | 262 | 422 | 49.2 | 18.8 | 30.4 | 6.92 | 128.6 | 45.85 |
1996 | 14 383 | 702 | 268 | 434 | 48.9 | 18.6 | 30.2 | 6.85 | 127.8 | 46.03 |
1997 | 14 871 | 719 | 273 | 446 | 48.4 | 18.4 | 30.0 | 6.79 | 126.5 | 46.31 |
1998 | 15 367 | 737 | 293 | 443 | 48.0 | 19.1 | 28.9 | 6.73 | 127.2 | 45.06 |
1999 | 15 871 | 757 | 296 | 461 | 47.8 | 18.7 | 29.1 | 6.68 | 123.7 | 45.39 |
2000 | 16 394 | 780 | 299 | 481 | 47.6 | 18.3 | 29.4 | 6.64 | 122.4 | 46.02 |
2001 | 16 942 | 805 | 301 | 504 | 47.6 | 17.8 | 29.8 | 6.60 | 118.5 | 46.59 |
2002 | 17 516 | 830 | 302 | 528 | 47.4 | 17.3 | 30.2 | 6.57 | 116.0 | 47.39 |
2003 | 18 124 | 855 | 286 | 569 | 47.2 | 15.8 | 31.4 | 6.53 | 110.0 | 49.62 |
2004 | 18 771 | 883 | 284 | 599 | 47.1 | 15.2 | 31.9 | 6.50 | 105.7 | 50.59 |
2005 | 19 451 | 912 | 282 | 630 | 46.9 | 14.5 | 32.4 | 6.46 | 101.1 | 51.57 |
2006 | 20 162 | 939 | 281 | 658 | 46.6 | 13.9 | 32.7 | 6.42 | 96.5 | 52.37 |
2007 | 20 910 | 966 | 274 | 692 | 46.3 | 13.1 | 33.2 | 6.37 | 91.4 | 53.64 |
2008 | 21 692 | 994 | 270 | 724 | 45.9 | 12.5 | 33.4 | 6.32 | 86.5 | 54.63 |
2009 | 22 508 | 1 022 | 265 | 758 | 45.5 | 11.8 | 33.7 | 6.26 | 81.8 | 55.75 |
2010 | 23 364 | 1 049 | 261 | 788 | 45.0 | 11.2 | 33.8 | 6.19 | 77.2 | 56.73 |
2011 | 24 259 | 1 074 | 257 | 817 | 44.4 | 10.6 | 33.7 | 6.12 | 73.0 | 57.60 |
2012 | 25 188 | 1 103 | 252 | 851 | 43.9 | 10.0 | 33.8 | 6.04 | 68.8 | 58.62 |
2013 | 26 147 | 1 130 | 251 | 879 | 43.3 | 9.6 | 33.7 | 5.95 | 65.2 | 59.31 |
2014 | 27 128 | 1 156 | 249 | 907 | 42.7 | 9.2 | 33.5 | 5.86 | 62.0 | 60.04 |
2015 | 28 128 | 1 181 | 248 | 933 | 42.0 | 8.8 | 33.2 | 5.77 | 59.4 | 60.66 |
2016 | 29 155 | 1 205 | 249 | 956 | 41.4 | 8.6 | 32.8 | 5.69 | 57.0 | 61.09 |
2017 | 30 209 | 1 231 | 249 | 983 | 40.8 | 8.2 | 32.6 | 5.60 | 54.9 | 61.68 |
2018 | 31 274 | 1 257 | 250 | 1 008 | 40.2 | 8.0 | 32.2 | 5.52 | 53.0 | 62.14 |
2019 | 32 354 | 1 284 | 253 | 1 032 | 39.7 | 7.8 | 31.9 | 5.44 | 51.3 | 62.45 |
2020 | 33 428 | 1 313 | 261 | 1 051 | 39.3 | 7.8 | 31.5 | 5.37 | 49.6 | 62.26 |
2021 | 34 504 | 1 339 | 276 | 1 063 | 38.8 | 8.0 | 30.8 | 5.30 | 48.1 | 61.64 |
Fertility and Births
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[11][12]
Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006-2007 | 42.4 | 5.8 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 50.2 | 7.7 |
2011 | 45.5 | 6.3 | 36.5 | 4.6 | 51.8 | 7.7 |
2014 (census) | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.5 | |||
2015-16 | 43.4 | 6.2 (5.2) | 40.6 | 5.3 (4.4) | 48.4 | 8.2 (7.1) |
Other demographics statistics
Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.[13]
- One birth every 23 seconds
- One death every 2 minutes
- One net migrant every 360 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 29 seconds
The following demographic statistics are from the
Population
- 34,795,287 (2022 est.)
- 30,355,880 (July 2018 est.)
- 29,310,273 (July 2017 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 47.83% (male 7,758,636 /female 7,797,869)
- 15-24 years: 18.64% (male 2,950,999 /female 3,109,741)
- 25-54 years: 27.80% (male 4,301,618 /female 4,740,463)
- 55-64 years: 3.43% (male 523,517 /female 591,249)
- 65 years and over: 2.3% (male 312,197 /female 436,050) (2020 est.)
- 0-14 years: 48.07% (male 7,257,155 /female 7,336,084)
- 15-24 years: 18.33% (male 2,701,123 /female 2,863,950)
- 25-54 years: 27.95% (male 4,044,944 /female 4,441,028)
- 55-64 years: 3.32% (male 466,085 /female 540,452)
- 65 years and over: 2.32% (male 296,411 /female 408,648) (2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 5.76 children born/woman (2023 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd
- 5.83 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd
- 6.09 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd
Birth rate
- 41.8 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd
- 43.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 1st
Death rate
- 8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 88th
- 9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 60th
Median age
- total: 15.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 225th
- male: 15.4 years
- female: 16.4 years (2020 est.)
- total: 15.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 224th
- male: 15.4 years
- female: 16.3 years (2018 est.)
Population growth rate
- 3.36% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 6th
- 3.49% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd
The population is growing by 3.52% annually. There are 44.2 births and 9.2 deaths per 1,000 citizens. The net migration rate is 0.2 migrants per 1,000 citizens. The fertility rate of Angola is 6.16 children born per woman as of 2017. The infant mortality rate is 67.6 deaths for every 1,000 live births with 73.3 deaths for males and 61.8 deaths for females for every 1,000 live births. Life expectancy at birth is 60.2 years; 58.2 years for males and 62.3 years for females.
Net migration rate
- -0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 108th
- 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 67th
Mother's mean age at first birth
- 19.4 years (2015/16 est.)
- note: median age at first birth among women 20-49
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 62.11 years (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 214th
- male: 60.05 years (2022 est.)
- female: 64.24 years (2022 est.)
- total population: 60.6 years (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 207th
- male: 58.5 years (2018 est.)
- female: 62.7 years (2018 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
- 13.7% (2015/16)
- 57.1% (2012/13)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- total: 10 years (2011)
- male: 13 years (2011)
- female: 8 years (2011)
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
- 15–64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
- 65 years and older: .79 male(s)/female
- Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Urbanization
- urban population: 68.1% of total population (2022 est.)
- 4.04% annual rate of change (2020-2025 est.)
Health
According to the CIA World Factbook, 2% of adults (aged 15–49) are living with HIV/AIDS (as of 2009).[14] The risk of contracting disease is very high. There are food and waterborne diseases, bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever; vectorborne diseases, malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness); respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis, and schistosomiasis, a water contact disease, as of 2005.
Ethnic groups
Roughly 37% of Angolans are
Romani people were deported to Angola from Portugal.[15]
Religions
Angola is a majority Christian country. Official statistics do not exist, however it is estimated that over 80% belong to a Christian church or community. More than half are
Education
Literacy is quite low, with 71.1% of the population over the age of 15 able to read and write in Portuguese. 82% of males and 60.7% of women are literate as of 2015.
Languages
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- This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.).
- This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State. 2003