Angola vs Rwanda
Angola vs Rwanda: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 71.5% in Angola and 30.9% in Rwanda, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 40.6 percentage points, or 2.31 times that in Rwanda.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 91 and Rwanda ranked 204 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Angola at 92.7% and Rwanda at 54.8% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Angola | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.5 | 30.9 |
| 2024 | 70.7 | 29.9 |
| 2023 | 69.9 | 28.9 |
| 2022 | 69.1 | 27.8 |
| 2021 | 68.3 | 26.1 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 24.5 |
| 2019 | 66.7 | 23 |
| 2018 | 65.9 | 21.5 |
| 2017 | 65.1 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | 64.3 | 19.1 |
| 2015 | 63.5 | 18.2 |
| 2014 | 62.7 | 17.5 |
| 2013 | 62.1 | 17.1 |
| 2012 | 61.5 | 16.9 |
| 2011 | 60.8 | 16.9 |
| 2010 | 60.1 | 16.9 |
| 2009 | 59.4 | 16.9 |
| 2008 | 58.6 | 16.9 |
| 2007 | 57.8 | 16.9 |
| 2006 | 56.9 | 16.9 |
| 2005 | 56 | 16.9 |
| 2004 | 55 | 16.9 |
| 2003 | 54 | 16.9 |
| 2002 | 52.9 | 16.9 |
| 2001 | 51.7 | 16.6 |
| 2000 | 50.5 | 15.8 |
| 1999 | 49.3 | 14.7 |
| 1998 | 48 | 13.3 |
| 1997 | 46.7 | 11.8 |
| 1996 | 45.5 | 10.3 |
| 1995 | 44.2 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 43 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | 41.8 | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 40.5 | 5.7 |
| 1991 | 39.2 | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 37.9 | 5.3 |
| 1989 | 36.5 | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 35.1 | 5.1 |
| 1987 | 33.7 | 5.1 |
| 1986 | 32.3 | 5 |
| 1985 | 30.9 | 5 |
| 1984 | 29.5 | 5 |
| 1983 | 28.1 | 4.9 |
| 1982 | 26.8 | 4.9 |
| 1981 | 25.4 | 4.9 |
| 1980 | 24.1 | 4.8 |
| 1979 | 22.9 | 4.8 |
| 1978 | 21.7 | 4.7 |
| 1977 | 20.5 | 4.6 |
| 1976 | 19.4 | 4.4 |
| 1975 | 18.4 | 4.2 |
| 1974 | 17.4 | 4 |
| 1973 | 16.6 | 3.8 |
| 1972 | 15.8 | 3.6 |
| 1971 | 15.1 | 3.4 |
| 1970 | 14.5 | 3.2 |
| 1969 | 14 | 3.1 |
| 1968 | 13.5 | 3.1 |
| 1967 | 13.1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 12.7 | 2.9 |
| 1965 | 12.3 | 2.9 |
| 1964 | 12 | 2.8 |
| 1963 | 11.6 | 2.8 |
| 1962 | 11.2 | 2.7 |
| 1961 | 10.8 | 2.7 |
| 1960 | 10.4 | 2.6 |
| 1959 | 10 | 2.5 |
| 1958 | 9.5 | 2.5 |
| 1957 | 9.1 | 2.4 |
| 1956 | 8.6 | 2.3 |
| 1955 | 8.2 | 2.2 |
| 1954 | 7.8 | 2.1 |
| 1953 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1952 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1951 | 6.4 | 1.9 |
| 1950 | 6 | 1.8 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Angola | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72.3 | 31.9 |
| 2027 | 73.1 | 33 |
| 2028 | 73.9 | 34 |
| 2029 | 74.7 | 35 |
| 2030 | 75.5 | 36 |
| 2031 | 76.4 | 37 |
| 2032 | 77.2 | 38 |
| 2033 | 78 | 39 |
| 2034 | 78.9 | 40 |
| 2035 | 79.7 | 40.9 |
| 2036 | 80.5 | 41.9 |
| 2037 | 81.4 | 42.9 |
| 2038 | 82.2 | 43.8 |
| 2039 | 83.1 | 44.8 |
| 2040 | 83.9 | 45.7 |
| 2041 | 84.8 | 46.7 |
| 2042 | 85.7 | 47.6 |
| 2043 | 86.5 | 48.5 |
| 2044 | 87.4 | 49.5 |
| 2045 | 88.3 | 50.4 |
| 2046 | 89.2 | 51.3 |
| 2047 | 90.1 | 52.2 |
| 2048 | 91 | 53 |
| 2049 | 91.8 | 53.9 |
| 2050 | 92.7 | 54.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023