Demographic features of the population of Angola include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
According to 2014 census data, Angola had a population of 25,789,024 inhabitants in 2014. Ethnically, there are three main groups, each speaking a Bantu language: the Ovimbundu who represent 37% of the population, the Ambundu with 25%, and the Bakongo 11%. Other numerically important groups include the closely interrelated Chokwe and Lunda, the Ganguela and Nyaneka-Khumbi (in both cases classification terms that stand for a variety of small groups), the Ovambo, the Herero, the Xindonga and scattered residual groups of San. In addition, mixed race (European and African) people amount to about 7%, with nearly 1% of the population being whites, mainly ethnically Portuguese.
As a former overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, Angola possesses a Portuguese population of over 200,000, a number that has been growing from 2000 onwards, because of Angola's growing demand for qualified human resources. Currently, around 300,000 Angolans are white, around 500,000 Angolans are mixed race or black and white, and around 50,000 Angolans are from China. This accounts for around 850,000 people. In 1974, white Angolans made up a population of 335,000 people in an overall population of 6.3 million Angolans at that time. The only reliable source on these numbers is Gerald Bender & Stanley Yoder, Whites in Angola on the Eve of Independence: The Politics of Numbers, Africa Today, 21 (4) 1974, pp. 23 – 37. Today, many Angolans who are not ethnic Portuguese can claim Portuguese nationality under Portuguese law. Estimates on the overall population are given in O Pais.O País Portugueses em Angola quadruplicaram , Jornal de Notícias (March 10, 2009) Besides the Portuguese, significant numbers of people from other European and from diverse Latin American countries (especially Brazil) can be found. From the 2000s, many Chinese have settled and started up small businesses, while at least as many have come as workers for large enterprises (construction or other). Observers claim that the Chinese community in Angola might include as many as 300,000 persons at the end of 2010, but reliable statistics are not at this stage available. In 1974/75, over 25,000 Cuban soldiers arrived in Angola to help the MPLA forces at the beginning of the Angolan Civil War. Once this was over, a massive development cooperation in the field of health and education brought in numerous civil personnel from Cuba. However, only a very small percentage of all these people has remained in Angola, either for personal reasons (intermarriage) or as professionals (e.g., medical doctors).
The largest religious denomination is Catholicism, to which adheres about half the population. Roughly 26% are followers of traditional forms of Protestantism (Congregationals, Methodists, Baptista, Lutherans, Reformed), but over the last decades there has in addition been a growth of Pentecostal communities and African Initiated Churches. In 2006, one out of 221 people were Jehovah's Witnesses. Africans from Mali, Nigeria and Senegal are mostly Sunni Muslims, but do not make up more than 1- 2% of the population. By now few Angolans retain African traditional religions.
Population
According to the 2022 revision of the world factbook the total population was 34,795,287 in 2022. The proportion of children below the age of 14 in 2020 was 47.83%, 49.87% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.3% was 65 years or older. Total populationPopulation aged 0–14 (%)Population aged 15–64 (%)Population aged 65+ (%) 19504,148,00041.255.73.1 19554,542,00042.454.92.7 19604,963,00043.753.62.7 19655,431,00045.352.02.7 19705,926,00046.051.32.7 19756,637,00046.251.12.7 19807,638,00046.550.82.7 19859,066,00047.050.42.7 199010,335,00047.549.92.6 199512,105,00047.649.82.5 200013,926,00047.749.92.5 200516,489,00047.649.92.5 201019,082,00046.650.92.5 201425,789,00047.350.32.4 202032,522,33947.849.92.3
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 12 499 041 13 289 983 25 789 024 100 0–4 2 484 582 2 513 566 4 998 148 19.38 5–9 2 062 888 2 097 287 4 160 174 16.13 10–14 1 504 180 1 533 993 3 038 173 11.78 15–19 1 222 700 1 287 736 2 510 436 9.73 20–24 1 020 699 1 153 802 2 174 501 8.43 25–29 913 726 1 031 323 1 945 050 7.54 30–34 714 239 789 281 1 503 520 5.83 35–39 654 408 728 550 1 382 959 5.36 40–44 510 344 539 742 1 050 085 4.07 45–49 417 953 446 951 864 904 3.35 50–54 332 638 376 532 709 169 2.75 55–59 229 641 253 678 483 319 1.87 60–64 165 937 190 217 356 154 1.38 65–69 95 614 119 773 215 387 0.84 70–74 78 673 101 494 180 167 0.70 75–79 39 257 53 687 92 944 0.36 80–84 28 351 38 441 66 792 0.26 85–89 9 967 14 861 24 828 0.10 90–94 7 603 10 572 18 175 0.07 95+ 5 640 8 498 14 138 0.05Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 6 051 650 6 144 846 12 196 496 47.29 15–64 6 182 286 6 797 811 12 980 097 50.33 65+ 265 105 347 326 612 431 2.37
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 15 168 180 15 959 494 31 127 674 100 0–4 2 499 013 2 501 045 5 000 058 16.06 5–9 2 486 762 2 525 617 5 012 379 16.10 10–14 2 109 413 2 147 502 4 256 915 13.68 15–19 1 646 467 1 703 593 3 350 060 10.76 20–24 1 324 586 1 389 321 2 713 907 8.72 25–29 1 080 096 1 160 339 2 240 435 7.20 30–34 893 015 978 811 1 871 826 6.01 35–39 743 420 828 169 1 571 589 5.05 40–44 618 724 692 419 1 311 143 4.21 45–49 503 305 556 808 1 060 113 3.41 50–54 401 888 445 257 847 145 2.72 55–59 304 199 343 355 647 554 2.08 60–64 222 814 258 393 481 207 1.55 65–69 148 455 180 188 328 643 1.06 70–74 93 883 119 433 213 316 0.69 75–79 53 235 71 070 124 305 0.40 80+ 38 905 58 174 97 079 0.31Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 7 095 188 7 174 164 14 269 352 45.84 15–64 7 738 514 8 356 465 16 094 979 51.71 65+ 334 478 428 865 763 343 2.45
Vital statistics Registration of vital events in Angola is not complete. The website Our World in Data prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the United Nations.
Mid-year population Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rate (TFR)Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)Life expectancy (in years)19504,478,000207,000119,00088,00046.126.519.75.77181.336.3519514,570,000212,000122,00091,00046.526.719.85.83180.936.3919524,664,000220,000125,00095,00047.226.820.45.95180.036.5219534,759,000227,000128,000100,00047.826.821.06.06179.136.7319544,850,000235,000130,000105,00048.426.821.56.17178.136.8919554,938,000242,000133,000109,00048.926.822.06.27177.037.1219565,022,000249,000136,000113,00049.426.922.56.36175.837.2819575,104,000256,000138,000118,00049.926.923.06.46174.637.5019585,186,000262,000140,000122,00050.326.923.56.54173.337.7019595,270,000268,000142,000127,00050.726.824.06.63171.937.9719605,357,000275,000143,000131,00051.026.724.46.71170.438.2119615,441,000280,000150,000130,00051.327.523.86.79168.937.2719625,521,000285,000151,000134,00051.327.224.16.87167.237.5419635,600,000289,000152,000137,00051.326.924.46.95165.537.8219645,673,000293,000152,000141,00051.326.624.77.04163.838.1319655,737,000296,000151,000145,00051.326.225.17.12161.938.5019665,787,000300,000151,000148,00051.325.925.47.19160.138.7619675,828,000302,000151,000151,00051.325.625.77.27158.139.0919685,868,000304,000149,000155,00051.325.226.27.33156.239.4819695,928,000307,000148,000158,00051.424.826.57.39154.339.8319706,030,000310,000148,000162,00051.324.426.97.43152.440.1919716,177,000313,000148,000165,00050.723.926.87.47150.540.5519726,365,000320,000149,000172,00050.523.427.07.49148.640.9119736,578,000331,000151,000180,00050.523.027.57.50146.841.2719746,802,000342,000153,000189,00050.522.627.97.50145.041.6519757,033,000354,000161,000194,00050.522.927.67.49144.641.1919767,267,000366,000166,000201,00050.522.827.77.49143.641.1619777,512,000378,000169,000209,00050.522.628.07.48142.041.4419787,772,000392,000172,000220,00050.622.228.47.47140.541.8319798,043,000407,000176,000231,00050.721.928.87.46139.142.1819808,330,000423,000180,000242,00050.921.729.27.46137.842.4519818,631,000440,000185,000255,00051.121.529.67.46136.542.7719828,947,000458,000190,000268,00051.321.230.17.46135.243.0519839,277,000477,000203,000274,00051.622.029.67.46136.142.0919849,618,000498,000209,000289,00051.921.830.17.46135.042.3519859,971,000519,000215,000304,00052.121.630.67.45134.042.65198610,333,000538,000221,000317,00052.221.430.87.44133.242.84198710,694,000557,000245,000312,00052.122.929.27.41136.540.92198811,060,000574,000247,000327,00052.022.429.67.37135.241.55198911,439,000590,000253,000337,00051.722.229.57.33134.841.77199011,829,000606,000260,000347,00051.322.029.47.27134.541.89199112,229,000622,000250,000372,00050.920.530.57.21131.143.81199212,633,000635,000273,000363,00050.421.628.77.14134.642.21199313,038,000650,000279,000371,00049.921.428.57.07131.242.10199413,462,000666,000274,000392,00049.620.429.26.99129.043.42199513,912,000683,000262,000422,00049.218.830.46.92128.645.85199614,383,000702,000268,000434,00048.918.630.26.85127.846.03199714,871,000719,000273,000446,00048.418.430.06.79126.546.31199815,367,000737,000293,000443,00048.019.128.96.73127.245.06199915,871,000757,000296,000461,00047.818.729.16.68123.745.39200016,394,000780,000299,000481,00047.618.329.46.64122.446.02200116,942,000805,000301,000504,00047.617.829.86.60118.546.59200217,516,000830,000302,000528,00047.417.330.26.57116.047.39200318,124,000855,000286,000569,00047.215.831.46.53110.049.62200418,771,000883,000284,000599,00047.115.231.96.50105.750.59200519,451,000912,000282,000630,00046.914.532.46.46101.151.57200620,162,000939,000281,000658,00046.613.932.76.4296.552.37200720,910,000966,000274,000692,00046.313.133.26.3791.453.64200821,692,000994,000270,000724,00045.912.533.46.3286.554.63200922,508,0001,022,000265,000758,00045.511.833.76.2681.855.75201023,364,0001,049,000261,000788,00045.011.233.86.1977.256.73201124,259,0001,074,000257,000817,00044.410.633.76.1273.057.60201225,188,0001,103,000252,000851,00043.910.033.86.0468.858.62201326,147,0001,130,000251,000879,00043.39.633.75.9565.259.31201427,128,0001,156,000249,000907,00042.79.233.55.8662.060.04201528,128,0001,181,000248,000933,00042.08.833.25.7759.460.66201629,155,0001,205,000249,000956,00041.48.632.85.6957.061.09201730,209,0001,231,000249,000983,00040.88.232.65.6054.961.68201831,274,0001,257,000250,0001,008,00040.28.032.25.5253.062.14201932,354,0001,284,000253,0001,032,00039.77.831.95.4451.362.45202033,428,0001,313,000261,0001,051,00039.37.831.55.3749.662.26202134,504,0001,339,000276,0001,063,00038.88.030.85.3048.161.64202235,635,0001,358,000253,0001,105,00038.17.131.05.2150.261.7202336,750,0001,381,000254,0001,127,00037.66.930.75.1248.662.12024 37.26.830.35.052025 36.66.829.94.95
Demographic and Health Surveys Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted TFR) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):
Year Total Urban Rural CBR TFR CBR TFR CBR TFR 2006–2007 42.4 5.8 35.0 4.4 50.2 7.7 2011 45.5 6.3 36.5 4.6 51.8 7.7 2014 (census) 5.7 5.2 6.5 2015–16 43.4 6.2 (5.2) 40.6 5.3 (4.4) 48.4 8.2 (7.1) 2023–24 33.7 4.8 (3.9) 29.4 3.8 (2.9) 40.5 6.9 (5.9)
TFR before 1950 Years 1900190119021903190419051906190719081909Total Fertility Rate in Angola7.007.007.007.007.007.017.017.017.017.01 Years 1910191119121913191419151916191719181919Total Fertility Rate in Angola7.017.017.017.017.017.017.017.017.017.02 Years 1920192119221923192419251926192719281929Total Fertility Rate in Angola7.027.027.027.027.027.027.027.017.017.00 Years 1930193119321933193419351936193719381939Total Fertility Rate in Angola7.007.006.996.996.996.986.986.976.976.97 Years 1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Total Fertility Rate in Angola6.966.966.966.956.956.946.946.946.936.93
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