Angola vs South Africa
Angola vs South Africa: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 71.5% in Angola and 63.8% in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 7.6 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in South Africa.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 2015, when it overtook South Africa.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 91 and South Africa ranked 118 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Angola at 92.7% and South Africa at 70.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Angola | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.5 | 63.8 |
| 2024 | 70.7 | 63.7 |
| 2023 | 69.9 | 63.6 |
| 2022 | 69.1 | 63.5 |
| 2021 | 68.3 | 63.5 |
| 2020 | 67.5 | 63.4 |
| 2019 | 66.7 | 63.4 |
| 2018 | 65.9 | 63.4 |
| 2017 | 65.1 | 63.3 |
| 2016 | 64.3 | 63.3 |
| 2015 | 63.5 | 63.2 |
| 2014 | 62.7 | 63.1 |
| 2013 | 62.1 | 63.1 |
| 2012 | 61.5 | 63 |
| 2011 | 60.8 | 62.9 |
| 2010 | 60.1 | 62.6 |
| 2009 | 59.4 | 62.3 |
| 2008 | 58.6 | 61.8 |
| 2007 | 57.8 | 61.2 |
| 2006 | 56.9 | 60.5 |
| 2005 | 56 | 59.8 |
| 2004 | 55 | 59.1 |
| 2003 | 54 | 58.4 |
| 2002 | 52.9 | 57.7 |
| 2001 | 51.7 | 57 |
| 2000 | 50.5 | 56.3 |
| 1999 | 49.3 | 55.4 |
| 1998 | 48 | 54.7 |
| 1997 | 46.7 | 54 |
| 1996 | 45.5 | 53.6 |
| 1995 | 44.2 | 53.3 |
| 1994 | 43 | 53.1 |
| 1993 | 41.8 | 52.9 |
| 1992 | 40.5 | 52.7 |
| 1991 | 39.2 | 52.4 |
| 1990 | 37.9 | 52 |
| 1989 | 36.5 | 51.4 |
| 1988 | 35.1 | 50.7 |
| 1987 | 33.7 | 50.1 |
| 1986 | 32.3 | 49.6 |
| 1985 | 30.9 | 49.2 |
| 1984 | 29.5 | 49 |
| 1983 | 28.1 | 48.8 |
| 1982 | 26.8 | 48.6 |
| 1981 | 25.4 | 48.5 |
| 1980 | 24.1 | 48.4 |
| 1979 | 22.9 | 48.3 |
| 1978 | 21.7 | 48.2 |
| 1977 | 20.5 | 48.2 |
| 1976 | 19.4 | 48.1 |
| 1975 | 18.4 | 48.1 |
| 1974 | 17.4 | 48 |
| 1973 | 16.6 | 48 |
| 1972 | 15.8 | 47.9 |
| 1971 | 15.1 | 47.9 |
| 1970 | 14.5 | 47.8 |
| 1969 | 14 | 47.7 |
| 1968 | 13.5 | 47.6 |
| 1967 | 13.1 | 47.5 |
| 1966 | 12.7 | 47.5 |
| 1965 | 12.3 | 47.4 |
| 1964 | 12 | 47.3 |
| 1963 | 11.6 | 47.1 |
| 1962 | 11.2 | 47 |
| 1961 | 10.8 | 46.9 |
| 1960 | 10.4 | 46.7 |
| 1959 | 10 | 46.5 |
| 1958 | 9.5 | 46.2 |
| 1957 | 9.1 | 45.8 |
| 1956 | 8.6 | 45.4 |
| 1955 | 8.2 | 44.9 |
| 1954 | 7.8 | 44.4 |
| 1953 | 7.3 | 43.9 |
| 1952 | 6.9 | 43.3 |
| 1951 | 6.4 | 42.7 |
| 1950 | 6 | 42.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Angola | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72.3 | 64 |
| 2027 | 73.1 | 64.1 |
| 2028 | 73.9 | 64.3 |
| 2029 | 74.7 | 64.5 |
| 2030 | 75.5 | 64.6 |
| 2031 | 76.4 | 64.8 |
| 2032 | 77.2 | 65.1 |
| 2033 | 78 | 65.3 |
| 2034 | 78.9 | 65.5 |
| 2035 | 79.7 | 65.8 |
| 2036 | 80.5 | 66.1 |
| 2037 | 81.4 | 66.3 |
| 2038 | 82.2 | 66.6 |
| 2039 | 83.1 | 66.9 |
| 2040 | 83.9 | 67.2 |
| 2041 | 84.8 | 67.6 |
| 2042 | 85.7 | 67.9 |
| 2043 | 86.5 | 68.2 |
| 2044 | 87.4 | 68.6 |
| 2045 | 88.3 | 69 |
| 2046 | 89.2 | 69.3 |
| 2047 | 90.1 | 69.7 |
| 2048 | 91 | 70.1 |
| 2049 | 91.8 | 70.5 |
| 2050 | 92.7 | 70.9 |
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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025South Africa: 2.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002South Africa: 115 million TIV in 2025