Angola Demographics Profile 2009

Population

12,799,293 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 43.5% (male 2,812,359/female 2,759,047)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 3,496,726/female 3,382,440)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 153,678/female 195,043) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18 years
male: 18 years
female: 18 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.095% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

43.69 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

24.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 57% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

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 over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 180.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 192.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 167.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 38.2 years
male: 37.24 years
female: 39.22 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

6.12 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

190,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

11,000 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan

Ethnic groups

Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

Religions

indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)

Languages

Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.4%
male: 82.9%
female: 54.2% (2001 est.)

Education expenditures

2.4% of GDP (2005)