| Population | 33,642,646 (July 2021 est.) note: Angola's national statistical agency projected the country's 2017 population to be 28.4 million |
| 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% |
| Languages | Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.) |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 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: 27.8% (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.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 94.5 youth dependency ratio: 90.2 elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 potential support ratio: 23.5 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 15.9 years male: 15.4 years female: 16.4 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 3.38% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 42.22 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.24 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda as shown in this population distribution map |
| Urbanization | urban population: 67.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 4.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 8.632 million LUANDA (capital), 871,000 Lubango, 819,000 Cabinda (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 19.4 years (2015/16 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 20-49 |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 60.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 65.91 deaths/1,000 live births female: 55.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 61.71 years male: 59.66 years female: 63.81 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 5.9 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 13.7% (2015/16) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 81.7% of population rural: 36.6% of population total: 65.8% of population unimproved: urban: 18.3% of population rural: 63.4% of population total: 34.2% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 2.6% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.22 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 92.2% of population rural: 29.2% of population total: 70.1% of population unimproved: urban: 7.8% of population rural: 70.8% of population total: 29.9% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.8% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 340,000 (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 16,000 (2020 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: very high (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria water contact diseases: schistosomiasis animal contact diseases: rabies |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 8.2% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 19% (2015/16) |
| Education expenditures | 3.4% of GDP (2010) |
| Demographic profile | More than a decade after the end of Angola's 27-year civil war, the country still faces a variety of socioeconomic problems, including poverty, high maternal and child mortality, and illiteracy. Despite the country's rapid post-war economic growth based on oil production, about 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line and unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population. Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women. The youthful population - about 45% are under the age of 15 - is expected to continue growing rapidly with a fertility rate of more than 5 children per woman and a low rate of contraceptive use. Fewer than half of women deliver their babies with the assistance of trained health care personnel, which contributes to Angola's high maternal mortality rate. Of the estimated 550,000 Angolans who fled their homeland during its civil war, most have returned home since 2002. In 2012, the UN assessed that conditions in Angola had been stable for several years and invoked a cessation of refugee status for Angolans. Following the cessation clause, some of those still in exile returned home voluntarily through UN repatriation programs, and others integrated into host countries. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.1% male: 82% female: 60.7% (2015) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 10 years male: 12 years female: 7 years (2011) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
