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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%
Languages:
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
Population:
18,056,072 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.9% (male 4,041,055/female 3,884,175)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
20.1% (male 1,849,781/female 1,785,881)
25-54 years:
29.1% (male 2,648,847/female 2,610,591)
55-64 years:
4% (male 346,835/female 367,008)
65 years and over:
2.9% (male 241,421/female 280,478) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 17.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
17.5 years
female:
17.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.784% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 17
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
39.36 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
12.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 59% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
LUANDA (capital) 4.511 million; Huambo 979,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
450 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 83.53 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 8
male:
87.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
79.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 54.59 years
country comparison to the world: 202
male:
53.49 years
female:
55.73 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.54 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.6% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
0.8 beds/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 86% of population
rural: 18% of population
total: 57% of population
unimproved:
