Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Angola

Urban population in Angola in 2025 — 27,898,633 people. Ranked 34 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,033.9%.

2025 27.9M people +4.22% vs 2024
World rank 34of 217
Period maximum 27.9M people2025
Period minimum 543,417 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Angola, 1960–2025010M20M30M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 543,417 people1962: 600,061 people1964: 652,707 people1966: 707,782 people1968: 769,871 people1970: 848,013 people1972: 973,223 people1974: 1,151,808 people1976: 1,372,374 people1978: 1,640,679 people1980: 1,962,620 people1982: 2,342,664 people1984: 2,782,286 people1986: 3,277,254 people1988: 3,815,233 people1990: 4,403,833 people1992: 5,034,160 people1994: 5,697,399 people1996: 6,441,501 people1998: 7,275,437 people2000: 8,179,553 people2002: 9,165,075 people2004: 10,238,515 people2006: 11,387,473 people2008: 12,641,893 people2010: 14,007,418 people2012: 15,486,973 people2014: 17,036,081 people2016: 18,764,489 people2018: 20,616,442 people2020: 22,565,072 people2022: 24,606,208 people2024: 26,768,299 people2025: 27,898,633 people
Change over the period: +27.36M (+5,033.93%) Average annual rate: 6.25 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Angola

Angola 27.9M people
World 4.75B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 590M people
Middle Africa computed 112M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.43B people
Urban population — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 27.9M +1.13M +4.22%
2024 26.77M +1.1M +4.28%
2023 25.67M +1.06M +4.32%
2022 24.61M +1.04M +4.4%
2021 23.57M +1M +4.45%
2020 22.57M +982,251 +4.55%
2019 21.58M +966,379 +4.69%
2018 20.62M +938,081 +4.77%
2017 19.68M +913,872 +4.87%
2016 18.76M +879,873 +4.92%
2015 17.88M +848,535 +4.98%
2014 17.04M +778,516 +4.79%
2013 16.26M +770,592 +4.98%
2012 15.49M +751,762 +5.1%
2011 14.74M +727,793 +5.2%
2010 14.01M +698,079 +5.25%
2009 13.31M +667,446 +5.28%
2008 12.64M +640,931 +5.34%
2007 12M +613,489 +5.39%
2006 11.39M +584,423 +5.41%
2005 10.8M +564,535 +5.51%
2004 10.24M +548,129 +5.66%
2003 9.69M +525,311 +5.73%
2002 9.17M +503,004 +5.81%
2001 8.66M +482,518 +5.9%
2000 8.18M +461,947 +5.99%
1999 7.72M +442,169 +6.08%
1998 7.28M +425,997 +6.22%
1997 6.85M +407,939 +6.33%
1996 6.44M +384,692 +6.35%
1995 6.06M +359,410 +6.31%
1994 5.7M +337,697 +6.3%
1993 5.36M +325,542 +6.47%
1992 5.03M +318,980 +6.76%
1991 4.72M +311,347 +7.07%
1990 4.4M +300,342 +7.32%
1989 4.1M +288,258 +7.56%
1988 3.82M +274,549 +7.75%
1987 3.54M +263,430 +8.04%
1986 3.28M +253,930 +8.4%
1985 3.02M +241,038 +8.66%
1984 2.78M +227,015 +8.88%
1983 2.56M +212,607 +9.08%
1982 2.34M +197,365 +9.2%
1981 2.15M +182,679 +9.31%
1980 1.96M +168,152 +9.37%
1979 1.79M +153,789 +9.37%
1978 1.64M +140,853 +9.39%
1977 1.5M +127,452 +9.29%
1976 1.37M +115,340 +9.18%
1975 1.26M +105,226 +9.14%
1974 1.15M +94,824 +8.97%
1973 1.06M +83,761 +8.61%
1972 973,223 +70,013 +7.75%
1971 903,210 +55,197 +6.51%
1970 848,013 +42,977 +5.34%
1969 805,036 +35,165 +4.57%
1968 769,871 +32,210 +4.37%
1967 737,661 +29,879 +4.22%
1966 707,782 +28,131 +4.14%
1965 679,651 +26,944 +4.13%
1964 652,707 +26,331 +4.2%
1963 626,376 +26,315 +4.39%
1962 600,061 +26,931 +4.7%
1961 573,130 +29,713 +5.47%
1960 543,417

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.