Angola Population Pyramid 2003
Angola in 2003
The population of Angola in 2003 was 17,943,712. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 39.9%, up from 12,827,135 in 1993.
With a median age of 17.3 years, Angola had a youth dependency ratio of 87.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 17,943,712 | 17.3 | |
| Cameroon | 16,160,340 | 17.5 | |
| Chad | 9,487,833 | 15.5 | |
| Central African Republic | 4,103,086 | 17.2 | |
| Congo | 3,445,753 | 18.9 |





