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Angola — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects
1991 Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects
1992 Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects
1993 Portuguese (official), Bantu dialects
1994 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
1995 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
1996 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
1997 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
1998 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
1999 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2000 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2001 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2002 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2003 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2004 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2005 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2006 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2007 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2008 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2009 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2010 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2011 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2012 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2013 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2014 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2015 Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
2016 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% | note: most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)
2017 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% | note: most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)
2018 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
2019 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
2020 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
2021 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%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)
2022 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%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)
2023 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%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)
2024 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
2025 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