Angola: Provinces, Major Cities, Urban Localities & Urban Agglomerations (original) (raw)
Provinces
The population of the provinces of Angola according to census results.
| Name |
Abbr. |
Capital |
AreaA (km²) |
PopulationCensus (C)1970-12-15 |
PopulationCensus (Cf)2014-05-16 |
PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19 |
|
|
| Bengo |
BGO |
Caxito |
20,314 |
Luanda |
356,641 |
716,335 |
2031400 |
→ |
| Benguela |
BGU |
Benguela |
39,178 |
466,091 |
2,231,385 |
2,597,638 |
3917800 |
→ |
| Bié |
BIE |
Cuito |
70,679 |
609,368 |
1,455,255 |
2,264,874 |
7067900 |
→ |
| Cabinda |
CAB |
Cabinda |
7,187 |
81,265 |
716,076 |
903,370 |
718700 |
→ |
| Cuando (Kuando) |
CUA |
Mavinga |
108,970 |
Cubango |
99,749 |
138,770 |
10897000 |
→ |
| Cuanza Norte (Kwanza-Norte) |
CZN |
N'dalatando |
20,472 |
304,565 |
443,386 |
659,097 |
2047200 |
→ |
| Cuanza Sul (Kwanza-Sul) |
CZS |
Sumbe |
55,591 |
462,968 |
1,881,873 |
2,327,981 |
5559100 |
→ |
| Cubango (Kubango) |
CUB |
Menongue |
91,158 |
113,562 |
434,253 |
570,447 |
9115800 |
→ |
| Cunene |
CNN |
Ondjiva |
76,942 |
Huíla |
990,087 |
1,806,417 |
7694200 |
→ |
| Huambo |
HUA |
Huambo |
33,310 |
821,168 |
2,019,555 |
2,691,902 |
3331000 |
→ |
| Huíla |
HUI |
Lubango |
79,164 |
700,715 |
2,497,422 |
3,302,866 |
7916400 |
→ |
| Icolo e Bengo |
IEB |
Catete |
17,149 |
Luanda |
539,515 |
1,523,457 |
1714900 |
→ |
| Luanda |
LUA |
Luanda |
1,649 |
569,113 |
6,405,870 |
8,665,510 |
164900 |
→ |
| Lunda Norte |
LNO |
Dundo |
98,779 |
302,278 |
862,566 |
1,742,217 |
9877900 |
→ |
| Lunda Sul |
LSU |
Saurimo |
82,114 |
Lunda Norte |
537,587 |
893,936 |
8211400 |
→ |
| Malanje (Malange) |
MAL |
Malanje |
86,751 |
545,935 |
986,363 |
1,298,250 |
8675100 |
→ |
| Moxico |
MOX |
Luena |
125,960 |
189,885 |
507,984 |
574,253 |
12596000 |
→ |
| Moxico Leste |
MXL |
Cazombo |
75,123 |
Moxico |
250,584 |
411,074 |
7512300 |
→ |
| Namibe |
NAM |
Moçâmedes |
57,076 |
52,179 |
495,326 |
815,708 |
5707600 |
→ |
| Uíge |
UIG |
Uíge |
62,613 |
386,709 |
1,483,118 |
2,017,921 |
6261300 |
→ |
| Zaire |
ZAI |
M'banza-Kongo |
37,232 |
40,365 |
594,428 |
682,658 |
3723200 |
→ |
| Angola |
AGO |
Luanda |
1,247,000 |
5,646,166 |
25,789,024 |
36,604,681 |
→ |
|
- Area figures of provinces are calculated by using geospatial data.
- (1970) UN Demographic Yearbook 1979.
(2014) (2024) Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola.
Major Cities
| | Name | Adm. | PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19 | |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | --------- |
| 1 | Luanda | LUA | 8,642,051 |
| 2 | Lubango | HUI | 805,272 |
| 3 | Cabinda | CAB | 722,993 |
| 4 | Huambo | HUA | 710,000 |
| 5 | Zango | IEB | 636,522 |
| 6 | Uíge | UIG | 636,253 |
| 7 | Benguela | BGU | 613,147 |
| 8 | Saurimo | LSU | 589,792 |
| 9 | Malanje | MAL | 579,270 |
Major Urban Agglomerations
| | Name | Adm. | PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19 | |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------- |
| 1 | Luanda | LUA | 10,203,336 |
| 2 | Benguela | BGU | 1,136,466 |
| 3 | Huambo | HUA | 911,604 |
| 4 | Lubango | HUI | 855,796 |
| 5 | Cabinda | CAB | 722,993 |
Contents: Cities & Urban Localities
All cities and urban localities in Angola with at least 10,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name |
Adm. |
PopulationCensus (C)1970-12-15 |
PopulationCensus (Cf)2014-05-16 |
PopulationCensus (Cf)2024-09-19 |
Area |
| Alto Catumbela |
BGU |
... |
... |
17,000 |
0 |
| Alto Hama |
HUA |
... |
... |
14,563 |
0 |
| Ambriz |
BGO |
... |
11,640 |
28,602 |
0 |
| Ambuíla |
UIG |
... |
... |
9,741 |
0 |
| Andulo |
BIE |
... |
50,000 |
105,000 |
0 |
| Baía Farta |
BGU |
... |
... |
55,480 |
0 |
| Bailundo |
HUA |
... |
70,481 |
99,338 |
0 |
| Balombo |
BGU |
... |
33,000 |
46,000 |
0 |
| Barra do Dande (incl. Panguila) |
BGO |
... |
75,000 |
196,282 |
0 |
| Belize |
CAB |
... |
... |
12,502 |
0 |
| Benguela |
BGU |
40,996 |
555,124 |
613,147 |
0 |
| Bibala |
NAM |
... |
10,791 |
28,228 |
0 |
| Bocoio |
BGU |
... |
35,000 |
39,000 |
0 |
| Bom Jesus |
IEB |
... |
... |
23,287 |
0 |
| Buco-Zau |
CAB |
... |
13,217 |
8,341 |
0 |
| Bula-Atumba |
BGO |
... |
... |
11,351 |
0 |
| Bungo |
UIG |
... |
... |
11,926 |
0 |
| Caála |
HUA |
8,894 |
130,000 |
160,000 |
0 |
| Cabinda (Tchiowa) |
CAB |
21,124 |
550,000 |
722,993 |
0 |
| Cabiri |
IEB |
... |
... |
68,000 |
0 |
| Cabo Ledo |
IEB |
... |
... |
8,786 |
0 |
| Cachiungo |
HUA |
... |
24,500 |
25,000 |
0 |
| Cacolo |
LSU |
... |
13,498 |
26,129 |
0 |
| Caconda |
HUI |
... |
15,857 |
36,831 |
0 |
| Cacongo (Lândana) |
CAB |
... |
15,000 |
30,847 |
0 |
| Cacula |
HUI |
... |
... |
10,073 |
0 |
| Caculama |
MAL |
... |
... |
15,457 |
0 |
| Cacuso |
MAL |
... |
38,000 |
43,000 |
0 |
| Cafunfo |
LNO |
... |
... |
256,919 |
0 |
| Cahama |
CNN |
... |
12,767 |
18,000 |
0 |
| Caimbambo |
BGU |
... |
14,544 |
16,633 |
0 |
| Calai |
CUB |
... |
8,741 |
15,352 |
0 |
| Calandula |
MAL |
... |
9,000 |
16,075 |
0 |
| Calenga |
HUA |
... |
... |
15,000 |
0 |
| Calonda |
LNO |
... |
... |
20,000 |
0 |
| Calucinga |
BIE |
... |
15,000 |
32,750 |
0 |
| Calulo |
CZS |
... |
44,000 |
57,704 |
0 |
| Caluquembe |
HUI |
... |
31,000 |
46,019 |
0 |
| Camabatela |
CZN |
... |
21,767 |
38,061 |
0 |
| Camacupa |
BIE |
5,740 |
59,000 |
87,110 |
0 |
| Camanongue |
MOX |
... |
12,930 |
13,783 |
0 |
| Camaxilo |
LNO |
... |
... |
8,376 |
0 |
| Cambundi |
MAL |
... |
17,212 |
11,490 |
0 |
| Cangandala |
MAL |
... |
16,232 |
19,000 |
0 |
| Cangola |
UIG |
... |
... |
17,211 |
0 |
| Capelongo (Cuvango) |
HUI |
... |
... |
14,032 |
0 |
| Capenda Camulemba |
LNO |
... |
... |
20,000 |
0 |
| Cassanguide |
LNO |
... |
15,000 |
20,000 |
0 |
| Cassongue |
CZS |
... |
... |
25,489 |
0 |
| Catabola |
BIE |
... |
25,000 |
36,000 |
0 |
| Catete |
IEB |
... |
... |
26,000 |
0 |
| Catumbela (incl. Gama) |
BGU |
... |
161,236 |
151,840 |
0 |
| Caungula |
LNO |
... |
... |
10,877 |
0 |
| Caxito |
BGO |
... |
55,000 |
108,417 |
0 |
| Cazombo |
MXL |
... |
34,000 |
68,241 |
0 |
| Chibia |
HUI |
... |
10,000 |
20,499 |
0 |
| Chicomba |
HUI |
... |
9,428 |
13,016 |
0 |
| Chinguar |
BIE |
... |
26,811 |
45,000 |
0 |
| Chinjenje |
HUA |
... |
... |
11,742 |
0 |
| Chipindo |
HUI |
... |
10,000 |
18,412 |
0 |
| Chitembo |
BIE |
... |
25,000 |
50,000 |
0 |
| Chongorói |
BGU |
... |
12,386 |
27,910 |
0 |
| Conda |
CZS |
... |
21,260 |
20,453 |
0 |
| Condé |
CZS |
... |
... |
16,000 |
0 |
| Cuango |
LNO |
... |
... |
55,025 |
0 |
| Cubal |
BGU |
... |
90,367 |
94,121 |
0 |
| Cuchi |
CUB |
... |
... |
13,741 |
0 |
| Cuemba |
BIE |
... |
19,995 |
23,689 |
0 |
| Cuilo |
LNO |
... |
... |
8,931 |
0 |
| Cuimba |
ZAI |
... |
41,878 |
53,709 |
0 |
| Cuito (Kuito) |
BIE |
18,941 |
355,423 |
485,148 |
0 |
| Cuito Cuanavale |
CUA |
... |
... |
31,500 |
0 |
| Cunhinga |
BIE |
... |
11,812 |
24,194 |
0 |
| Cuvelai |
CNN |
... |
... |
15,578 |
0 |
| Dala |
LSU |
... |
7,514 |
23,373 |
0 |
| Damba |
UIG |
... |
12,000 |
23,074 |
0 |
| Dombe Grande |
BGU |
... |
... |
26,903 |
0 |
| Dondo (incl. Alto Dondo) |
CZN |
... |
64,643 |
85,733 |
0 |
| Dundo (Luachimo) |
LNO |
... |
177,604 |
353,036 |
0 |
| Ebo |
CZS |
... |
10,000 |
17,883 |
0 |
| Ecunha (Ekunha) |
HUA |
... |
13,997 |
37,000 |
0 |
| Fucauma |
LNO |
... |
... |
12,000 |
0 |
| Funda |
IEB |
... |
... |
95,000 |
0 |
| Gabela |
CZS |
6,930 |
116,903 |
119,134 |
0 |
| Ganda |
BGU |
... |
58,000 |
61,202 |
0 |
| Gangula |
CZS |
... |
... |
9,777 |
0 |
| Golungo Alto |
CZN |
... |
19,992 |
28,000 |
0 |
| Huambo (Nova Lisboa) |
HUA |
61,885 |
575,000 |
710,000 |
0 |
| Humpata |
HUI |
... |
... |
30,762 |
0 |
| Jamba |
HUI |
... |
12,000 |
15,000 |
0 |
| Léua |
MOX |
... |
... |
12,500 |
0 |
| Lobito |
BGU |
59,528 |
357,950 |
371,479 |
0 |
| Londuimbali |
HUA |
... |
... |
26,000 |
0 |
| Longonjo |
HUA |
... |
... |
24,000 |
0 |
| Luacano |
MXL |
... |
... |
19,321 |
0 |
| Luanda |
LUA |
475,328 |
6,759,313 |
8,642,051 |
0 |
| Luau |
MXL |
... |
55,432 |
96,438 |
0 |
| Lubalo |
LNO |
... |
... |
16,868 |
0 |
| Lubango |
HUI |
31,674 |
600,751 |
805,272 |
0 |
| Lúbia |
BIE |
... |
... |
24,734 |
0 |
| Lucala |
CZN |
... |
19,422 |
20,003 |
0 |
| Lucapa |
LNO |
... |
110,000 |
225,000 |
0 |
| Luena |
MOX |
2,539 |
273,675 |
326,698 |
0 |
| Lumbala Nguimbo (Bundas) |
MOX |
... |
19,000 |
21,723 |
0 |
| Lumeje (Cameia) |
MXL |
... |
14,138 |
19,660 |
0 |
| Luquembo |
MAL |
... |
... |
12,409 |
0 |
| Luremo |
LNO |
... |
... |
12,960 |
0 |
| Malanje |
MAL |
31,599 |
455,000 |
579,270 |
0 |
| Maquela do Zombo |
UIG |
... |
42,000 |
65,000 |
0 |
| Matala |
HUI |
... |
78,000 |
167,144 |
0 |
| Mavinga |
CUA |
... |
10,000 |
10,840 |
0 |
| M'banza-Kongo |
ZAI |
4,002 |
148,000 |
203,785 |
0 |
| Menongue |
CUB |
3,023 |
251,178 |
333,653 |
0 |
| Moçâmedes (Namibe) |
NAM |
12,076 |
255,000 |
342,803 |
0 |
| Monte Belo (Conquembela) |
BGU |
... |
... |
11,000 |
0 |
| Muá Senge |
LNO |
... |
... |
16,000 |
0 |
| Mucaba |
UIG |
... |
... |
23,544 |
0 |
| Muconda |
LSU |
... |
8,458 |
25,508 |
0 |
| Mumbué |
BIE |
... |
... |
8,589 |
0 |
| Mungo |
HUA |
... |
20,000 |
23,000 |
0 |
| Mussende |
CZS |
... |
33,558 |
51,436 |
0 |
| Muxida |
LNO |
... |
... |
40,000 |
0 |
| Namacunde |
CNN |
... |
... |
15,000 |
0 |
| N'dalatando |
CZN |
7,342 |
161,584 |
225,465 |
0 |
| Negage |
UIG |
... |
92,950 |
106,915 |
0 |
| Nharea |
BIE |
... |
21,000 |
42,000 |
0 |
| Nova Esperança |
UIG |
... |
... |
10,000 |
0 |
| Nzagi (Andrada) |
LNO |
... |
65,000 |
150,000 |
0 |
| N'Zeto |
ZAI |
... |
28,840 |
48,816 |
0 |
| Oncócua (Curoca) |
CNN |
... |
... |
8,127 |
0 |
| Ondjiva (N'Giva) |
CNN |
... |
121,537 |
276,025 |
0 |
| Palanca |
HUI |
... |
... |
19,762 |
0 |
| Pambangala (Cruzamento) |
CZS |
... |
... |
15,929 |
0 |
| Piri |
BGO |
... |
... |
7,990 |
0 |
| Porto Amboim |
CZS |
... |
91,605 |
97,646 |
0 |
| Puri |
UIG |
... |
7,598 |
12,553 |
0 |
| Quibala |
CZS |
... |
27,128 |
63,035 |
0 |
| Quibaxe |
BGO |
... |
8,268 |
19,000 |
0 |
| Quicombo |
CZS |
... |
... |
8,000 |
0 |
| Quifangondo |
IEB |
... |
... |
150,787 |
0 |
| Quilenda |
CZS |
... |
13,726 |
15,275 |
0 |
| Quilengues |
HUI |
... |
... |
28,565 |
0 |
| Quipungo |
HUI |
... |
23,014 |
26,624 |
0 |
| Quitexe |
UIG |
... |
... |
18,731 |
0 |
| Sacomar |
NAM |
... |
... |
41,798 |
0 |
| Samba Cajú |
CZN |
... |
... |
15,348 |
0 |
| Sanga/Kissanje |
CZS |
... |
... |
9,000 |
0 |
| Santa Clara |
CNN |
... |
29,000 |
50,000 |
0 |
| Sanza Pombo |
UIG |
... |
23,000 |
28,666 |
0 |
| Saurimo |
LSU |
12,901 |
393,000 |
589,792 |
0 |
| Seles (Uku) |
CZS |
... |
47,421 |
69,199 |
0 |
| Sequele |
IEB |
... |
... |
352,283 |
0 |
| Songo |
UIG |
... |
31,382 |
49,040 |
0 |
| Soyo |
ZAI |
... |
200,920 |
197,996 |
0 |
| Sumbe (Novo Redondo) |
CZS |
7,911 |
205,832 |
220,000 |
0 |
| Tomboco |
ZAI |
... |
20,358 |
4,444 |
0 |
| Tômbua |
NAM |
8,235 |
46,573 |
116,414 |
0 |
| Ucuma |
HUA |
... |
21,809 |
14,823 |
0 |
| Uíge (Carmona) |
UIG |
11,972 |
322,531 |
636,253 |
0 |
| Waku Kungo (Cela, Uaco Cungo) |
CZS |
... |
90,000 |
131,668 |
0 |
| Xá Muteba |
LNO |
... |
... |
31,825 |
0 |
| Xangongo |
CNN |
... |
35,000 |
55,152 |
0 |
| Zango (incl. Calumbo) |
IEB |
... |
... |
636,522 |
0 |
- The 2014 and 2024 figures are computed by using the urban population of municipalities.
- (2014) (2024) Instituto Nacional de Estatística, República de Angola.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2024) |
|
| Males |
17,931,985 |
| Females |
18,672,695 |
| Age Groups (C 2024) |
|
| 0-14 years |
14,799,817 |
| 15-64 years |
20,338,803 |
| 65+ years |
1,466,060 |
| Age Distribution (C 2024) |
|
| 90+ years |
35,831 |
| 80-89 years |
257,696 |
| 70-79 years |
657,304 |
| 60-69 years |
1,178,486 |
| 50-59 years |
1,775,656 |
| 40-49 years |
2,826,155 |
| 30-39 years |
4,320,774 |
| 20-29 years |
6,446,345 |
| 10-19 years |
9,103,423 |
| 0-9 years |
10,003,011 |
| Urbanization (C 2024) |
|
| Rural |
12,576,628 |
| Urban |
24,028,052 |
| Literacy (A15+) (C 2024) |
|
| yes |
15,828,841 |
| no |
5,976,021 |
| Mother Tongue (C 2024) |
|
| Portuguese |
15,697,180 |
| Kimbundu |
3,728,001 |
| Umbundu |
5,881,181 |
| Chokwe |
2,374,104 |
| Kikongo |
2,351,518 |
| Nyaneka |
1,473,568 |
| Nganguela |
700,878 |
| Kwanyama |
1,003,783 |
| Other language |
1,135,164 |
| Religion (C 2024) |
|
| Catholic |
15,261,346 |
| Protestant |
12,024,481 |
| Indigenous religion |
44,851 |
| Muslim |
138,562 |
| Jew |
35,276 |
| Other religion |
2,200,002 |
| No religion |
3,962,723 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2024) |
|
| Kongo |
4,955,345 |
| Ambundu |
9,298,572 |
| Lunda/Chokwe |
3,080,005 |
| Ovimbundu |
10,028,430 |
| Nhaneca-Humbe |
1,996,150 |
| Ovambo |
888,107 |
| Other Group |
1,375,511 |