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Communications

Broadband - fixed subscriptions [time series]

total: 96,919 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)

Broadcast media [time series]

state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half-dozen private radio stations broadcast locally

Internet country code [time series]

.ao

Internet users [time series]

total: 2,622,403 | percent of population: 13% (July 2016 est.)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: in the process of a restructure plan and opening up the telecom sector to new competitors, while still retaining a 45% govt portion of the share; slow progress in LTE network development, with only about 10% of the country covered by network infrastructure at the end of 2017 (2018) | domestic: only about one fixed-line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 45 telephones per 100 persons (2018) | international: country code - 244; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, WACS, ACE and SACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to other countries in west Africa, Brazil, Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2019)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 161,070 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2017 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total subscriptions: 13,323,952 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2017 est.)

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

bananas, sugarcane, coffee, sisal, corn, cotton, cassava (manioc, tapioca), tobacco, vegetables, plantains; livestock; forest products; fish

Budget [time series]

revenues: 37.02 billion (2017 est.) | expenditures: 45.44 billion (2017 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Central bank discount rate [time series]

9% (31 December 2014) | 25% (31 December 2010)

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

15.82% (31 December 2017 est.) | 15.78% (31 December 2016 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

-$1.254 billion (2017 est.) | -$4.834 billion (2016 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$42.08 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $27.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

42.7 (2008 est.)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports; Angola is an OPEC member and subject to its direction regarding oil production levels. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war (1975-2002). However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled Angola’s economic growth and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued billions in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell. Lower prices for oil and diamonds also resulted in GDP falling 0.7% in 2016. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009 but reinstituted it in April 2016 and maintains an overvalued exchange rate. In late 2016, Angola lost the last of its correspondent relationships with foreign banks, further exacerbating hard currency problems. Since 2013 the central bank has consistently spent down reserves to defend the kwanza, gradually allowing a 40% depreciation since late 2014. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014, before rising again to above 30% from 2015-2017. Continued low oil prices, the depreciation of the kwanza, and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects, although several major international oil companies remain in Angola. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge that poses an additional threat to the economy.

Exchange rates [time series]

kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - | 172.6 (2017 est.) | 163.656 (2016 est.) | 163.656 (2015 est.) | 120.061 (2014 est.) | 98.303 (2013 est.)

Exports [time series]

$33.07 billion (2017 est.) | $31.03 billion (2016 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton

Exports - partners [time series]

China 61.2%, India 13%, US 4.2% (2017)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$126.5 billion (2017 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$193.6 billion (2017 est.) | $198.6 billion (2016 est.) | $203.9 billion (2015 est.) | note: data are in 2017 dollars

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

household consumption: 80.6% (2017 est.) | government consumption: 15.6% (2017 est.) | investment in fixed capital: 10.3% (2017 est.) | investment in inventories: -1.2% (2017 est.) | exports of goods and services: 25.4% (2017 est.) | imports of goods and services: -30.7% (2017 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 10.2% (2011 est.) | industry: 61.4% (2011 est.) | services: 28.4% (2011 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$6,800 (2017 est.) | $7,200 (2016 est.) | $7,600 (2015 est.) | note: data are in 2017 dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

-2.5% (2017 est.) | -2.6% (2016 est.) | 0.9% (2015 est.)

Gross national saving [time series]

28.6% of GDP (2017 est.) | 24.5% of GDP (2016 est.) | 28.5% of GDP (2015 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 0.6% | highest 10%: 44.7% (2000)

Imports [time series]

$19.5 billion (2017 est.) | $13.04 billion (2016 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods

Imports - partners [time series]

Portugal 17.8%, China 13.5%, US 7.4%, South Africa 6.2%, Brazil 6.1%, UK 4% (2017)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

2.5% (2017 est.)

Industries [time series]

petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

29.8% (2017 est.) | 30.7% (2016 est.)

Labor force [time series]

12.51 million (2017 est.)

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 85% | industry: 15% (2015 est.) | industry and services: 15% (2003 est.)

Population below poverty line [time series]

36.6% (2008 est.)

Public debt [time series]

65% of GDP (2017 est.) | 75.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$17.29 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $23.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock of broad money [time series]

$32.39 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $23.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$28 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $23.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$11.21 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $9.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$16.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $14.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$32.39 billion (31 December 2017 est.) | $23.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.)

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

29.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Unemployment rate [time series]

6.6% (2016 est.)

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

20.95 million Mt (2017 est.)

Crude oil - exports [time series]

1.782 million bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production [time series]

1.593 million bbl/day (2018 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

9.523 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)

Electricity - consumption [time series]

9.036 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

34% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

2.613 million kW (2016 est.)

Electricity - production [time series]

10.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity access [time series]

population without electricity: 15 million (2013) | electrification - total population: 40.5% (2016) | electrification - urban areas: 70.7% (2016) | electrification - rural areas: 16% (2016)

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

821.2 million cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - exports [time series]

3.993 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production [time series]

3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

308.1 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

130,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

30,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

111,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

53,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 1,246,700 sq km | land: 1,246,700 sq km | water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas | Area comparison map: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Angola Print Image Description about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas

Climate [time series]

semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)

Coastline [time series]

1,600 km

Elevation [time series]

mean elevation: 1,112 m | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m | highest point: Moca 2,620 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

overuse of pastures and subsequent soil erosion attributable to population pressures; desertification; deforestation of tropical rain forest, in response to both international demand for tropical timber and to domestic use as fuel, resulting in loss of biodiversity; soil erosion contributing to water pollution and siltation of rivers and dams; inadequate supplies of potable water

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution | signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geographic coordinates [time series]

12 30 S, 18 30 E

Geography - note [time series]

the province of Cabinda is an exclave, separated from the rest of the country by the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Irrigated land [time series]

860 sq km (2014)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 5,369 km | border countries (4): Democratic Republic of the Congo 2646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1427 km, Zambia 1065 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 47.5% (2016 est.) | arable land: 3.9% (2016 est.) / permanent crops: 0.3% (2016 est.) / permanent pasture: 43.3% (2016 est.) | forest: 46.3% (2016 est.) | other: 6.2% (2016 est.)

Location [time series]

Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | contiguous zone: 24 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau

Natural resources [time series]

petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium

Population distribution [time series]

most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda

Terrain [time series]

narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Kwando Kubango, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire

Capital [time series]

name: Luanda | geographic coordinates: 8 50 S, 13 13 E | time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | daylight saving time: does not observe daylight savings time | etymology: originally named "Sao Paulo da Assuncao de Loanda" (Saint Paul of the Assumption of Loanda), which over time was shortened and corrupted to just Luanda

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Angola | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years

Constitution [time series]

history: previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010 | amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one third of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly subject to prior Constitutional Court review if requested by the president of the republic (2017)

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Angola | conventional short form: Angola | local long form: Republica de Angola | local short form: Angola | former: People's Republic of Angola | etymology: name derived by the Portuguese from the title "ngola" held by kings of the Ndongo (Ndongo was a kingdom in what is now northern Angola)

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Nina Maria FITE (since 14 February 2018) | telephone: [244] 946440977 | embassy: number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda, C.P. 6468, Angola | mailing address: international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550 | FAX: [244] (222) 64-1000

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva NETO (since 18 November 2014) | chancery: 2100-2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 | telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156 | FAX: [1] (202) 822-9049 | consulate(s) general: Houston, New York

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government | head of government: President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president | elections/appointments: the candidate of the winning party or coalition in the last legislative election becomes the president; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in 2022) | election results: Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (MPLA) elected president by the winning party following the 23 August 2017 general election

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty and black the African continent; the symbols characterize workers and peasants

Government type [time series]

presidential republic

Independence [time series]

11 November 1975 (from Portugal)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest courts: Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of the court president, vice president, and a minimum of 16 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 11 judges) | judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, an 18-member body chaired by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 4 nominated by the president, 4 elected by National Assembly, 2 elected by Supreme National Council, 1 elected by competitive submission of curricula; judges serve single 7-year terms | subordinate courts: provincial and municipal courts

Legal system [time series]

civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by closed list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022) | election results: percent of vote by party - MPLA 61.1%, UNITA 26.7%, CASA-CE 9.5%, PRS 1.4%, FNLA 0.9%, other 0.5%; seats by party - MPLA 150, UNITA 51, CASA-CE 16, PRS 2, FNLA 1; composition - men 136, women 84, percent of women 38.2%

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Angola Avante" (Forward Angola) | lyrics/music: Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO | note: adopted 1975

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 11 November (1975)

National symbol(s) [time series]

Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope); national colors: red, black, yellow

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Andre Mendes de CARVALHO] National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - party has two factions; one led by Lucas NGONDA; the other by Ngola KABANGU National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Joao LOURENCO]; note - Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS stepped down 8 Sept 2018 ruling party in power since 1975 Social Renewal Party or PRS [Benedito DANIEL]

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

Angola scores low on human development indexes despite using its large oil reserves to rebuild since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. DOS SANTOS stepped down from the presidency in 2017, having led the country since 1979. He pushed through a new constitution in 2010. Joao LOURENCO was elected president in August 2017 and became president of the MPLA in September 2018.

Military and Security

Military and security forces [time series]

Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army) (2012)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.78% of GDP (2018) | 2.42% of GDP (2017) | 2.95% of GDP (2016) | 3.52% of GDP (2015) | 5.4% of GDP (2014)

Military service age and obligation [time series]

20-45 years of age for compulsory male and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; 2-year conscript service obligation; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy (MGA) is entirely staffed with volunteers (2013)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 48.07% (male 7,257,155 /female 7,336,084) | 15-24 years: 18.33% (male 2,701,123 /female 2,863,950) | 25-54 years: 27.95% (male 4,044,944 /female 4,441,028) | 55-64 years: 3.32% (male 466,085 /female 540,452) | 65 years and over: 2.32% (male 296,411 /female 408,648) (2018 est.) | population pyramid: The World Factbook Field Image Modal × Africa :: Angola Print Image Description This is the population pyramid for Angola. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.

Birth rate [time series]

43.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

19% (2016)

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

13.7% (2015/16)

Current health expenditure (Current Health Expenditure) [time series]

2.9% (2016)

Death rate [time series]

9 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Demographic profile [time series]

More than a decade after the end of Angola's 27-year civil war, the country still faces a variety of socioeconomic problems, including poverty, high maternal and child mortality, and illiteracy. Despite the country's rapid post-war economic growth based on oil production, about 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line and unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population. Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women. The youthful population - about 45% are under the age of 15 - is expected to continue growing rapidly with a fertility rate of more than 5 children per woman and a low rate of contraceptive use. Fewer than half of women deliver their babies with the assistance of trained health care personnel, which contributes to Angola's high maternal mortality rate. Of the estimated 550,000 Angolans who fled their homeland during its civil war, most have returned home since 2002. In 2012, the UN assessed that conditions in Angola had been stable for several years and invoked a cessation of refugee status for Angolans. Following the cessation clause, some of those still in exile returned home voluntarily through UN repatriation programs, and others integrated into host countries.

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 97.6 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 93 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 4.6 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 21.9 (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

3.4% of GDP (2010)

Ethnic groups [time series]

Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

2% (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

14,000 (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

330,000 (2018 est.)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 65.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.) | male: 71.4 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 60.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Languages [time series]

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: most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 60.6 years (2018 est.) | male: 58.5 years | female: 62.7 years

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 71.1% | male: 82% | female: 60.7% (2015)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high (2019) | food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever (2019) | vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria (2019) | water contact diseases: schistosomiasis (2019) | animal contact diseases: rabies (2019)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

8.045 million LUANDA (capital), 787,000 Lubango (2019)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

241 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Median age [time series]

total: 15.9 years (2018 est.) | male: 15.4 years | female: 16.3 years

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

19.4 years (2015/16 est.) | note: median age at first birth among women 25-29

Nationality [time series]

noun: Angolan(s) | adjective: Angolan

Net migration rate [time series]

0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

8.2% (2016)

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Population [time series]

30,355,880 (July 2018 est.) | note: Angola's national statistical agency projects the country's 2017 population to be 28.4 million

Population distribution [time series]

most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda

Population growth rate [time series]

3.49% (2018 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 88.6% of population (2015 est.) | rural: 22.5% of population (2015 est.) | total: 51.6% of population (2015 est.) | unimproved: urban: 11.4% of population (2015 est.) | rural: 77.5% of population (2015 est.) | total: 48.4% of population (2015 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 10 years | male: 13 years | female: 8 years (2011)

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

6.09 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 39.4% | male: 39% | female: 39.8% (2014 est.)

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 66.2% of total population (2019) | rate of urbanization: 4.32% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Angola of shifting monuments

Illicit drugs [time series]

used as a transshipment point for cocaine destined for Western Europe and other African states, particularly South Africa

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 6,448 (Cote d'Ivoire), 5,709 (Mauritania) (2017); 22,463 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

176 (2013)

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 31 (2017) | over 3,047 m: 7 (2017) | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 (2017) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 (2017) | 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2017)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 145 (2013) | over 3,047 m: 2 (2013) | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 (2013) | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 31 (2013) | 914 to 1,523 m: 66 (2013) | under 914 m: 43 (2013)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix [time series]

D2 (2016)

Heliports [time series]

1 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 55 | by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 33 (2018)

National air transport system [time series]

number of registered air carriers: 10 (2015) | inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 55 (2015) | annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 1,244,491 (2015) | annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 46.043 million mt-km (2015)

Pipelines [time series]

352 km gas, 85 km liquid petroleum gas, 1065 km oil, 5 km oil/gas/water (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe | LNG terminal(s) (export): Angola Soyo

Railways [time series]

total: 2,852 km (2014) | narrow gauge: 2,729 km 1.067-m gauge (2014) | 123 km 0.600-m gauge

Roadways [time series]

total: 26,000 km (2018) | paved: 13,600 km (2018) | unpaved: 12,400 km (2018)

Waterways [time series]

1,300 km (2011)