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Languages

Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Ovimbundu 37%
Kimbundu 25%
Bakongo 13%
Mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%
European 1%
Other 22%
%

Population Distribution

Most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda as shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization

Urban population: 68.7% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 4.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 47.83% (male 7,758,636/female 7,797,869)

15-24 - years : 18.64% (male 2,950,999/female 3,109,741)

25-54 - years : 27.8% (male 4,301,618/female 4,740,463)

55-64 - years : 3.43% (male 523,517/female 591,249)

65 - years and over : 2.3% (male 312,197/female 436,050) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 91.5

Youth dependency ratio: 86.5

Elderly dependency ratio: 5

Potential support ratio: 20.1 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 15.9 years

Male: 15.4 years

Female: 16.4 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 - years : 1 male(s)/female

15-24 - years : 0.95 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.91 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.89 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.59 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 58.86 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 64.11 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 53.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 62.11 years

Male: 60.05 years

Female: 64.24 years (2022 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

19.4 years (2015/16 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

241 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 62.11 years

Male: 60.05 years

Female: 64.24 years (2022 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

5.83 children born/woman (2022 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

13.7% (2015/16)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 63.5% of population

Total: 33.5% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

2.5% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 69.7% of population

Total: 27.3% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

Child Marriage

Array

Women married by age 15: 7.9%

Women married by age 18: 30.3%

Men married by age 18: 6% (2016 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1.6% (2021 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2020)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, malaria

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis

Animal contact diseases: Rabies

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

8.2% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

19% (2015/16)

Education Expenditures

2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 71.1%

Male: 82%

Female: 60.7% (2015)

Year

Population

  • 34,795,287

Nationality 2022

  • Angolan(s) noun


  • Angolan adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    41.10%
  • Protestant
    38.10%
  • Other
    8.60%
  • None Est
    12.32%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    3.36% (2022 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 41.8 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • LUANDA
    9.292 million
  • 959
  • 000 Lubango
  • 905
  • 000 Cabinda
  • 809
  • 000 Benguela
  • 783
  • (2023)
    000 Malanje 

Health Expenditure

  • 2.5% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

  • 0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2018)