Demographic profile
Angola is the 41st most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.46% of everyone alive. Within Central Africa, it ranks 1 of 8.
Each day brings roughly 1,797 births and 845 deaths, adding about 347,710 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Namibe, holding an estimated 23.7% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 18 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 38.3 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Angola in 2026? Approximately 38,614,982 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Angola growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 1,797 births and 845 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Angola? Around 0.46% — ranked 41 worldwide by population.