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Demographic features of the population of Angola include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. 350px|alt=|thumb|Angolas population between 1960 and 2017. 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, over 300,000 Angolans are white, 2,450 million Angolans are mixed race (black and white) and 50,000 Angolans are from China, which accounts for 1.35 million people. In 1974, white Angolans made up a population of 350,000 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 Sunnite Muslims, but do not make up more than 1 - 2% of the population. By now few Angolans retain African traditional religions following different ethnic faiths.

Population thumb|450px|Demographics development according to the United Nations 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 group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 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 group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 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 (thousands)Live births (thousands)Deaths (thousands)Natural change (thousands)Crude 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  207  119  8846.126.519.75.77181.336.351951  4 570  212  122  9146.526.719.85.83180.936.391952  4 664  220  125  9547.226.820.45.95180.036.521953  4 759  227  128  10047.826.821.06.06179.136.731954  4 850  235  130  10548.426.821.56.17178.136.891955  4 938  242  133  10948.926.822.06.27177.037.121956  5 022  249  136  11349.426.922.56.36175.837.281957  5 104  256  138  11849.926.923.06.46174.637.501958  5 186  262  140  12250.326.923.56.54173.337.701959  5 270  268  142  12750.726.824.06.63171.937.971960  5 357  275  143  13151.026.724.46.71170.438.211961  5 441  280  150  13051.327.523.86.79168.937.271962  5 521  285  151  13451.327.224.16.87167.237.541963  5 600  289  152  13751.326.924.46.95165.537.821964  5 673  293  152  14151.326.624.77.04163.838.131965  5 737  296  151  14551.326.225.17.12161.938.501966  5 787  300  151  14851.325.925.47.19160.138.761967  5 828  302  151  15151.325.625.77.27158.139.091968  5 868  304  149  15551.325.226.27.33156.239.481969  5 928  307  148  15851.424.826.57.39154.339.831970  6 030  310  148  16251.324.426.97.43152.440.191971  6 177  313  148  16550.723.926.87.47150.540.551972  6 365  320  149  17250.523.427.07.49148.640.911973  6 578  331  151  18050.523.027.57.50146.841.271974  6 802  342  153  18950.522.627.97.50145.041.651975  7 033  354  161  19450.522.927.67.49144.641.191976  7 267  366  166  20150.522.827.77.49143.641.161977  7 512  378  169  20950.522.628.07.48142.041.441978  7 772  392  172  22050.622.228.47.47140.541.831979  8 043  407  176  23150.721.928.87.46139.142.181980  8 330  423  180  24250.921.729.27.46137.842.451981  8 631  440  185  25551.121.529.67.46136.542.771982  8 947  458  190  26851.321.230.17.46135.243.051983  9 277  477  203  27451.622.029.67.46136.142.091984  9 618  498  209  28951.921.830.17.46135.042.351985  9 971  519  215  30452.121.630.67.45134.042.651986  10 333  538  221  31752.221.430.87.44133.242.841987  10 694  557  245  31252.122.929.27.41136.540.921988  11 060  574  247  32752.022.429.67.37135.241.551989  11 439  590  253  33751.722.229.57.33134.841.771990  11 829  606  260  34751.322.029.47.27134.541.891991  12 229  622  250  37250.920.530.57.21131.143.811992  12 633  635  273  36350.421.628.77.14134.642.211993  13 038  650  279  37149.921.428.57.07131.242.101994  13 462  666  274  39249.620.429.26.99129.043.421995  13 912  683  262  42249.218.830.46.92128.645.851996  14 383  702  268  43448.918.630.26.85127.846.031997  14 871  719  273  44648.418.430.06.79126.546.311998  15 367  737  293  44348.019.128.96.73127.245.061999  15 871  757  296  46147.818.729.16.68123.745.392000  16 394  780  299  48147.618.329.46.64122.446.022001  16 942  805  301  50447.617.829.86.60118.546.592002  17 516  830  302  52847.417.330.26.57116.047.392003  18 124  855  286  56947.215.831.46.53110.049.622004  18 771  883  284  59947.115.231.96.50105.750.592005  19 451  912  282  63046.914.532.46.46101.151.572006  20 162  939  281  65846.613.932.76.4296.552.372007  20 910  966  274  69246.313.133.26.3791.453.642008  21 692  994  270  72445.912.533.46.3286.554.632009  22 508  1 022  265  75845.511.833.76.2681.855.752010  23 364  1 049  261  78845.011.233.86.1977.256.732011  24 259  1 074  257  81744.410.633.76.1273.057.602012  25 188  1 103  252  85143.910.033.86.0468.858.622013  26 147  1 130  251  87943.39.633.75.9565.259.312014  27 128  1 156  249  90742.79.233.55.8662.060.042015  28 128  1 181  248  93342.08.833.25.7759.460.662016  29 155  1 205  249  95641.48.632.85.6957.061.092017  30 209  1 231  249  98340.88.232.65.6054.961.682018  31 274  1 257  250  1 00840.28.032.25.5253.062.142019  32 354  1 284  253  1 03239.77.831.95.4451.362.452020  33 428  1 313  261  1 05139.37.831.55.3749.662.262021  34 504  1 339  276  1 06338.88.030.85.3048.161.642022  35 635  1 358  253  1 10538.17.131.05.2150.261.72023  36 750  1 381  254  1 12737.66.930.75.1248.662.1

Fertility and Births 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)

thumb|Development of life expectancy

Other demographics statistics Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2022.

One birth every 23 seconds One death every 2 minutes One net migrant every 360 minutes Net gain of one person every 29 seconds

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population 34,795,287 (2022 est.) 30,355,880 (July 2018 est.) 29,310,273 (July 2017 est.)

Age structure thumb|300px|Age pyramid of Angola in 2020 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: 27.80% (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.)

0-14 years: 48.07% (male 7,257,155 /female 7,336,084) 15-24 years: 18.33% (male 2,701,123 /female 2,863,950) 25-54 years: 27.95% (male 4,044,944 /female 4,441,028) 55-64 years: 3.32% (male 466,085 /female 540,452) 65 years and over: 2.32% (male 296,411 /female 408,648) (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.76 children born/woman (2023 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd 5.83 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd 6.09 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd

Birth rate 41.8 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd 43.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 1st

Death rate 8.01 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 88th 9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 60th

Median age total: 15.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 225th male: 15.4 years female: 16.4 years (2020 est.)

total: 15.9 years. Country comparison to the world: 224th male: 15.4 years female: 16.3 years (2018 est.)

Population growth rate 3.36% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 6th 3.49% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 2nd

The population is growing by 3.52% annually. There are 44.2 births and 9.2 deaths per 1,000 citizens. The net migration rate is 0.2 migrants per 1,000 citizens. The fertility rate of Angola is 6.16 children born per woman as of 2017. The infant mortality rate is 67.6 deaths for every 1,000 live births with 73.3 deaths for males and 61.8 deaths for females for every 1,000 live births. Life expectancy at birth is 60.2 years; 58.2 years for males and 62.3 years for females.

Net migration rate -0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 108th 0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 67th

Mother's mean age at first birth 19.4 years (2015/16 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 20-49

Life expectancy at birth total population: 62.11 years (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 214th male: 60.05 years (2022 est.) female: 64.24 years (2022 est.)

total population: 60.6 years (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 207th male: 58.5 years (2018 est.) female: 62.7 years (2018 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate 13.7% (2015/16) 57.1% (2012/13)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) total: 10 years (2011) male: 13 years (2011) female: 8 years (2011)

Sex ratio At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and older: .79 male(s)/female Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Urbanization urban population: 68.1% of total population (2022 est.) 4.04% annual rate of change (2020-2025 est.)

Health

According to the CIA World Factbook, 2% of adults (aged 15–49) are living with HIV/AIDS (as of 2009). The risk of contracting disease is very high. There are food and waterborne diseases, bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever; vectorborne diseases, malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness); respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis, and schistosomiasis, a water contact disease, as of 2005.

Ethnic groups

thumb|right|300px|Ethnic groups of Angola 1970 Roughly 37% of Angolans are Ovimbundu, 25% are Ambundu, 13% are Bakongo, 2% are mestiço, 1-2% are white Africans, and people from other African ethnicities make up 22% of Angola's population.

Romani people were deported to Angola from Portugal.REPORT ON ROMA PEOPLE - Romaninet

Religions

Angola is a majority Christian country. Official statistics do not exist, however it is estimated that over 80% belong to a Christian church or community. More than half are Catholic, the remaining ones comprising members of traditional Protestant churches as well as of Pentecostal communities. Only 0.1% are Muslims - generally immigrants from other African countries. Some insider news says that there is an unofficial ban on Islam in Angola. Traditional indigenous religions are practiced by a very small minority, generally in peripheral rural societies.

Education

Literacy is fairly low, with 71.1% of the population over the age of 15 able to read and write in Portuguese. 82% of males and 60.7% of women are literate as of 2015.

Languages

Portuguese is the official language of Angola, but Bantu and other African languages are also widely spoken. In fact, Kikongo, Kimbundu, Umbundu, Tuchokwe, Ganguela, and Ukanyama have the official status of "national languages". The mastery of Portuguese is widespread; in the cities the overwhelming majority are either fluent in Portuguese or have at least a reasonable working knowledge of this language; an increasing minority are native Portuguese speakers and have a poor, if any, knowledge of an African language.

References

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External links

Population cartogram of Angola

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