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NOTE: 1) The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from the 2018 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Angola People 2018 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Angola People 2018 should be addressed to the CIA.
29,310,273 (July 2017 est.)
note: Angola's national statistical agency projects the country's 2017 population to be 28.4 million
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: Population country ranks ]
noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan
Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
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: most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)
Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.)
More than a decade after the end of Angola’s 27-year civil war, the country still faces a variety of socioeconomic problems, including poverty, high maternal and child mortality, and illiteracy. Despite the country’s rapid post-war economic growth based on oil production, more than 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line and unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population. Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women. The youthful population – about 45% are under the age of 15 – is expected to continue growing rapidly with a fertility rate of more 5 children per woman and a low rate of contraceptive use. Fewer than half of women deliver their babies with the assistance of trained health care personnel, which contributes to Angola’s high maternal mortality rate.
Of the estimated 550,000 Angolans who fled their homeland during its civil war, most have returned home since 2002. In 2012, the UN assessed that conditions in Angola had been stable for several years and invoked a cessation of refugee status for Angolans. Following the cessation clause, some of those still in exile returned home voluntarily through UN repatriation programs, and others integrated into host countries.
0-14 years: 48.12% (male 7,005,891/female 7,097,392)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 18.25% (male 2,593,355/female 2,756,367)
[see also: Age structure - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 28.03% (male 3,921,046/female 4,293,307)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 3.26% (male 438,268/female 517,690)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 2.34% (male 290,247/female 396,710) (2017 est.)
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
total dependency ratio: 97.6
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 93
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 4.6
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 21.9 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
total: 15.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 15.4 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 16.3 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 226
3.52% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
44.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly Luanda
urban population: 45.6% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 4.6% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
LUANDA (capital) 5.506 million; Huambo 1.269 million (2015)
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
19.4 years
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2015/16 est.)
477 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]
total: 67.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 73.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 61.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 12
total population: 60.2 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 58.2 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 62.3 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 205
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
6.16 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
13.7% (2015/16)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
3.3% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 179
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 75.4% of population
rural: 28.2% of population
total: 49% of population
unimproved:
urban: 24.6% of population
rural: 71.8% of population
total: 51% of population (2015 est.)
improved:
urban: 88.6% of population
rural: 22.5% of population
total: 51.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 11.4% of population
rural: 77.5% of population
total: 48.4% of population (2015 est.)
1.9% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
280,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
11,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2016)
8.2% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
19% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 45
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
3.5% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 127
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 71.1%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 82%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 60.7% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 10 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 13 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 8 years (2011)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]
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