Angola
Population in Angola
Population in Angola: 4.55 million people in 1950 and 36.8 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 36.8 million people
- Since 1950
- +32.2 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 42 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 150 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 150 million people in 2100, between 52.6 million people and 517 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 1.57 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Angola | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36.8 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 35.6 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 34.5 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 33.5 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 32.4 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 31.3 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 30.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 29.2 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 28.2 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 27.2 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 26.2 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 25.2 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 24.2 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 23.3 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 22.4 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 21.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 20.8 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 20 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 19.3 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 18.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 17.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 17.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 16.8 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 16.2 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 15.7 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 15.2 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 14.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 14.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 13.7 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 13.3 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 12.8 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 12.4 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 12 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 11.6 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 11.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 10.9 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 10.5 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 10.1 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 9.78 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 9.43 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 9.08 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 8.75 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 8.44 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 8.13 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 7.85 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 7.58 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 7.32 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 7.08 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 6.84 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 6.61 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 6.39 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 6.17 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 5.99 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 5.85 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 5.76 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 5.7 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 5.64 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 5.58 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 5.52 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 5.46 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 5.41 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 5.35 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 5.3 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 5.23 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 5.15 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 5.06 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 4.98 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 4.9 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 4.83 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 4.77 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 4.71 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 4.65 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 4.6 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 4.55 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 4.4 million | – |
| 1948 | 4.32 million | – |
| 1947 | 4.24 million | – |
| 1946 | 4.17 million | – |
| 1945 | 4.09 million | – |
| 1944 | 4.02 million | – |
| 1943 | 3.95 million | – |
| 1942 | 3.88 million | – |
| 1941 | 3.81 million | – |
| 1940 | 3.75 million | – |
| 1939 | 3.7 million | – |
| 1938 | 3.64 million | – |
| 1937 | 3.59 million | – |
| 1936 | 3.54 million | – |
| 1935 | 3.49 million | – |
| 1934 | 3.44 million | – |
| 1933 | 3.4 million | – |
| 1932 | 3.35 million | – |
| 1931 | 3.3 million | – |
| 1930 | 3.26 million | – |
| 1929 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1928 | 3.16 million | – |
| 1927 | 3.12 million | – |
| 1926 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1925 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1924 | 2.98 million | – |
| 1923 | 2.94 million | – |
| 1922 | 2.89 million | – |
| 1921 | 2.86 million | – |
| 1920 | 2.84 million | – |
| 1919 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1918 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1917 | 2.84 million | – |
| 1916 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1915 | 2.86 million | – |
| 1914 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1913 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1912 | 2.88 million | – |
| 1911 | 2.89 million | – |
| 1910 | 2.91 million | – |
| 1909 | 2.92 million | – |
| 1908 | 2.94 million | – |
| 1907 | 2.96 million | – |
| 1906 | 2.98 million | – |
| 1905 | 3 million | – |
| 1904 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1903 | 3.04 million | – |
| 1902 | 3.06 million | – |
| 1901 | 3.08 million | – |
| 1900 | 3.1 million | – |
| 1899 | 3.12 million | – |
| 1898 | 3.13 million | – |
| 1897 | 3.14 million | – |
| 1896 | 3.16 million | – |
| 1895 | 3.17 million | – |
| 1894 | 3.18 million | – |
| 1893 | 3.19 million | – |
| 1892 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1891 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1890 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1889 | 3.2 million | – |
| 1888 | 3.19 million | – |
| 1887 | 3.17 million | – |
| 1886 | 3.15 million | – |
| 1885 | 3.13 million | – |
| 1884 | 3.11 million | – |
| 1883 | 3.09 million | – |
| 1882 | 3.08 million | – |
| 1881 | 3.06 million | – |
| 1880 | 3.04 million | – |
| 1879 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1878 | 3 million | – |
| 1877 | 2.98 million | – |
| 1876 | 2.96 million | – |
| 1875 | 2.95 million | – |
| 1874 | 2.93 million | – |
| 1873 | 2.91 million | – |
| 1872 | 2.89 million | – |
| 1871 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1870 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1869 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1868 | 2.81 million | – |
| 1867 | 2.79 million | – |
| 1866 | 2.77 million | – |
| 1865 | 2.74 million | – |
| 1864 | 2.72 million | – |
| 1863 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1862 | 2.68 million | – |
| 1861 | 2.66 million | – |
| 1860 | 2.63 million | – |
| 1859 | 2.61 million | – |
| 1858 | 2.59 million | – |
| 1857 | 2.57 million | – |
| 1856 | 2.55 million | – |
| 1855 | 2.53 million | – |
| 1854 | 2.51 million | – |
| 1853 | 2.49 million | – |
| 1852 | 2.47 million | – |
| 1851 | 2.45 million | – |
| 1850 | 2.42 million | – |
| 1849 | 2.39 million | – |
| 1848 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.33 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.29 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.23 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.19 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.16 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.13 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.1 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.07 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.04 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.01 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.95 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.92 million | – |
| 1833 | 1.9 million | – |
| 1832 | 1.87 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.84 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.76 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.74 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.71 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.57 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Angola | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.9 million37.7 million–38 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 39 million38.5 million–39.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 40.2 million39.2 million–41.1 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 41.4 million39.9 million–42.7 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 42.6 million40.6 million–44.4 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 43.9 million41.3 million–46.2 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 45.2 million42 million–48.1 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 46.5 million42.6 million–50 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 47.8 million43.3 million–52.1 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 49.1 million43.9 million–54.3 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 50.5 million44.5 million–56.5 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 51.8 million45.2 million–58.8 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 53.2 million45.8 million–61.1 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 54.6 million46.3 million–63.6 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 56.1 million46.9 million–66.1 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 57.5 million47.6 million–68.7 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 59 million48.2 million–71.4 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 60.4 million49 million–74.1 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 61.9 million49.6 million–76.8 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 63.4 million50.1 million–79.8 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 65 million50.6 million–82.9 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 66.5 million51.1 million–85.9 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 68 million51.5 million–89.2 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 69.6 million51.9 million–92.8 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 71.1 million52.3 million–96.2 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 72.7 million52.8 million–99.4 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 74.3 million53.3 million–103 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 75.9 million53.8 million–107 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 77.5 million54.4 million–111 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 79.1 million54.8 million–115 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 80.8 million55.1 million–119 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 82.4 million55.4 million–123 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 84 million55.5 million–127 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 85.7 million55.7 million–132 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 87.3 million56 million–137 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 89 million56.3 million–143 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 90.7 million56.5 million–148 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 92.3 million56.8 million–153 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 94 million57.1 million–159 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 95.6 million57.3 million–165 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 97.3 million57.3 million–171 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 98.9 million57.4 million–178 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 101 million57.3 million–185 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 102 million57.3 million–192 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 104 million57.2 million–199 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 106 million57 million–206 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 107 million56.8 million–213 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 109 million56.8 million–219 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 110 million56.7 million–226 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 112 million56.7 million–234 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 114 million56.8 million–244 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 115 million56.9 million–252 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 117 million57.1 million–261 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 118 million57.4 million–269 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 120 million57.3 million–278 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 122 million57 million–287 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 123 million57 million–296 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 125 million57.2 million–305 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 126 million57.2 million–315 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 128 million57.4 million–324 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 129 million57.6 million–335 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 131 million57.6 million–347 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 132 million57.2 million–356 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 133 million56.6 million–364 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 135 million56 million–374 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 136 million55.7 million–386 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 138 million55.4 million–399 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 139 million54.8 million–409 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 140 million54.5 million–420 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 142 million54.4 million–431 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 143 million53.8 million–442 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 144 million53.5 million–454 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 145 million53.6 million–468 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 147 million53.8 million–482 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 148 million53.7 million–495 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 149 million53.2 million–504 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 150 million52.6 million–517 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending1.4% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.26B in 2025
- Military spending per person$38 in 2025
- Military share of state spending5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel117,000 people in 2020
- National power0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports84 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 2002