World Factbook
Angola
Republica de Angola
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
83.8% (2015 est.)
female
51.9% (2015 est.)
total population
66.2% (2015 est.)
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% (2014 est.)
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
Religions
Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.93 male(s)/female
total population
0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.72 male(s)/female
Birth rate
39.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
15.8 years
total
16.6 years (2025 est.)
female
16.8 years
Population
male
19,115,781
total
38,984,796 (2025 est.)
female
19,869,015
Nationality
noun
Angolan(s)
adjective
Angolan
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
46.9% (male 8,752,419/female 8,701,422)
15-64 years
50.7% (male 9,076,080/female 9,795,035)
65 years and over
2.4% (2024 est.) (male 367,559/female 509,546)
Ethnic groups
Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Child marriage
men married by age 18
6% (2016)
women married by age 15
7.9% (2016)
women married by age 18
30.3% (2016)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
95.1 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
90 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
19.6 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
5.1 (2025 est.)
Physician density
0.24 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
3% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
6.7% of national budget (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density
0.8 beds/1,000 population (2019 est.)
Total fertility rate
5.45 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 27.8% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 57.7% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 71.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 72.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 42.3% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 28.3% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
6.5% national budget (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
60.7 deaths/1,000 live births
total
46.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
50.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
3.32% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
2.68 (2025 est.)
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
Life expectancy at birth
male
60.8 years
female
65.1 years
total population
62.9 years (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
183 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 30.3% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 73.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 93.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 69.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 26.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 6.3% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
3.78 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
0.72 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
5.84 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
1.27 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0.08 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
9.292 million LUANDA (capital), 959,000 Lubango, 905,000 Cabinda, 809,000 Benguela, 783,000 Malanje (2023)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
8.2% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth
19.4 years (2015/16 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
57.2% (2016 est.)