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Born in Angola

About 1 in 96 people born in 2023 started life in Angola. A boy can expect to live 62 years and a girl 67, up from 34 and 38 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and 67% have basic drinking water.

1 in 96
odds of being born here
1.4 million births · Ranked 21st of 230
62 / 67
years of life, boys / girls
Was 34 / 38 in 1950
$1,922
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 172nd of 203 · extrapolated
70%
live in a city
The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 29 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 341 in every 1,000 births to 64.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

020406080195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
0100200300400195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth62.1 years for boys, 67.1 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 564.3 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Deaths a year254,000UN WPP 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people0.2World Bank WDI
Children immunized against measles63%World Bank WDI
Adults living with HIV1.6%World Bank WDI
New tuberculosis cases a year383 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI
Malaria cases a year255 per 1,000 people at riskWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 5.8 children on average in 1950. Now it is 5.1.

Children per woman
02468195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman5.12UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth28.6 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

If every 100 coins of income were shared out, the richest fifth would hold 56 and the poorest fifth 4.

Who gets the income
Share of all income by fifth of the population, 2018
4%Poorest fifth
8%Second
13%Middle
20%Fourth
56%Richest fifth
Income per personabout $1,922 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank PIP, scaled between survey years Extrapolated
Share of income going to the richest fifth / poorest fifth56% / 4% (2018)World Bank PIP
Unemployment14.1% of the workforce (2023)World Bank WDI
Price rises13.6% a year (2023)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person-1.8% (2023)World Bank WDI
Jobs in farming52% of jobsWorld Bank WDI
Self-employed76% of jobs (2025)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment52% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Luanda, with 2.8 million people.

70%
live in cities
51%
have electricity at home
67%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Luanda2.8 million
Mulenvos882,014
Viana865,863
Kikolo728,205
Maianga727,681
Languages
Share of people who can use each
Portuguese67%
Umbundu29%
Kimbundu25%
Portuguese is official.

Cities and regions

Every state, province and large city with a page.

Largest regions

Luanda12.0 million
Benguela1.9 million
Bengo1.2 million
Huambo1.1 million
Kwanza Sul817,967
Malanje754,024
Luanda Norte752,164
Huíla732,765
Cabinda615,383
Bíe583,060

Sourced: GeoNames Population of each state, province or region.

Large cities

Sourced: GeoNames Cities with a page: a million people or more.

All 18 regions
  • Luanda12.0 million
  • Benguela1.9 million
  • Bengo1.2 million
  • Huambo1.1 million
  • Kwanza Sul817,967
  • Malanje754,024
  • Luanda Norte752,164
  • Huíla732,765
  • Cabinda615,383
  • Bíe583,060
  • Uíge511,863
  • Zaire460,631
  • Cuanza Norte446,051
  • Namibe410,292
  • Lunda Sul393,000
  • Moxico382,107
  • Cunene262,583
  • Cubango251,178

People on the move

About 1.6% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Portugal, DR Congo, Namibia.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
Portugal201,961
DR Congo201,592
Namibia42,539
Residents born abroad1.8% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 1.6% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostPortugal (201,961), DR Congo (201,592), Namibia (42,539)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $51.7 million a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

15% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 0%.

15%
of older people receive a pension (2022)
0%
of unemployed people receive a benefit (2022)

Events in the data

The game draws real events from these records, so a life lived here can meet them.

Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 20241,937Our World in Data, from WHO
Deaths in organized violence33,240 between 1989 and 2024UCDP

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