Angola Population Pyramid 1957
Angola in 1957
In 1957, Angola had a total population of 4,980,642 people. Half of the population was younger than 20.2 years; 40.3% were children under 15 and 3.1% were 65 or older.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Angola had on average 5.12 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 64.6 years in 2023: 67.1 for women and 62.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
159,264 immigrants live in Angola, 0.4% of the population.
| D.R. Congo | 93,210 |
| Guinea | 18,697 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 13,031 |
| Cabo Verde | 9,497 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 7,062 |
616,960 people born in Angola live in other countries.
| Portugal | 201,961 |
| D.R. Congo | 201,592 |
| Namibia | 42,539 |
| Zambia | 41,665 |
| Congo | 40,756 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 4,980,642 | 20.2 | |
| Cameroon | 4,878,933 | 20.7 | |
| Chad | 2,873,083 | 20.3 | |
| Central African Republic | 1,613,277 | 20.9 | |
| Congo | 980,199 | 19.2 |





