Population growth in Angola
Angola: Population growth was 3.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population growth in Angola, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Angola recorded 3.0% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Angola peaked at 3.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1962.
Angola ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Angola
- Population, total 39.04 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.1% (2025)
- Urban population 27.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 25.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.7057 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 10.8% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 7.7% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Angola?
- Population growth in Angola was 3.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1962.
- How does Angola rank for population growth?
- Angola ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.