Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Angola
Angola: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 25.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Angola, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Angola recorded 25.7% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Angola peaked at 25.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1960.
That places Angola 46th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1961 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 4.7% | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 6.1% | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 6.5% | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 6.9% | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 7.4% | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 8.2% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 9.2% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 13.7% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 12.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 22.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.9% | 25.7% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Angola
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Angola?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Angola was 25.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1960.
- How does Angola rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Angola ranks 46th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.