Afghanistan vs Angola: Population, total
Afghanistan
43.84 million
in 2025
Angola
39.04 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
36th
Angola rank
39th
Population, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Angola
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 43.84 million against 39.04 million in Angola, a difference of 4.80 million.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Angola ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.97 million | 5.50 million | 4.47 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 12.58 million | 6.77 million | 5.81 million | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 11.58 million | 9.63 million | 1.95 million | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 16.11 million | 13.55 million | 2.56 million | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 23.78 million | 19.09 million | 4.69 million | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 33.14 million | 27.73 million | 5.42 million | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 41.27 million | 36.22 million | 5.05 million | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Afghanistan or Angola?
- Afghanistan, at 43.84 million against 39.04 million in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Afghanistan and Angola?
- 4.80 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Angola?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Angola rank globally for population, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th and Angola ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.