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People of Angola

Population:12,263,596 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 43.7% (male 2,706,276/female 2,654,338)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 3,339,114/female 3,225,121)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 149,414/female 189,333) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 17.9 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 17.9 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:2.184% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:44.51 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:24.81 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.035 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.789 male(s)/female
total population: 1.021 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 184.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 196.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 171.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 37.63 years
male: 36.73 years
female: 38.57 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:6.27 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:3.9% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:240,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:21,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Nationality:noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan
Ethnic groups:Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Religions:indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
Languages:Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.4%
male: 82.9%
female: 54.2% (2001 est.)

Angola Quickstats

  • Population: 12,263,596 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 1,246,700 sq km
  • Density: 13 /km² (199th)
  • GDP (total): $43.362 billion (82nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,813 (126th)
  • Literacy: 0.674

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  • Currency: Kwanza (AOA)
  • Dial code: +244

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