Angola: Provinces, Major Cities, Urban Localities & Urban Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Provinces

The population of the provinces of Angola according to census results.

Name	Abbr.	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1970-12-15	Population Census (Cf) 2014-05-16	Population Census (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.	Population Census (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.	Population Census (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.	Population Census (C) 1970-12-15	Population Census (Cf) 2014-05-16	Population Census (Cf) 2024-09-19
Alto Catumbela	BGU	...	...	17,000
Alto Hama	HUA	...	17,000	14,563
Ambriz	BGO	...	11,640	28,602
Ambuíla	UIG	...	...	9,741
Andulo	BIE	...	50,000	105,000
Baía Farta	BGU	...	45,000	55,480
Bailundo	HUA	...	70,481	99,338
Balombo	BGU	...	36,361	46,000
Barra do Dande (incl. Panguila)	BGO	...	75,000	196,282
Belize	CAB	...	...	12,502
Benguela	BGU	40,996	555,124	613,147
Bibala	NAM	...	10,500	28,228
Bocoio	BGU	...	35,000	39,000
Bom Jesus	IEB	...	...	23,287
Buco-Zau	CAB	...	13,217	8,341
Bula-Atumba	BGO	...	...	11,351
Bungo	UIG	...	...	11,926
Caála	HUA	8,894	130,000	160,000
Cabinda (Tchiowa)	CAB	21,124	550,000	722,993
Cabiri	IEB	...	...	68,000
Cabo Ledo	IEB	...	...	8,786
Cachiungo	HUA	...	26,974	25,000
Cacolo	LSU	...	13,498	26,129
Caconda	HUI	...	15,000	36,831
Cacongo (Lândana)	CAB	...	15,000	30,847
Cacula	HUI	...	...	10,073
Caculama	MAL	...	...	15,457
Cacuso	MAL	...	39,302	43,000
Cafunfo	LNO	...	90,000	256,919
Cahama	CNN	...	12,767	18,000
Caimbambo	BGU	...	14,544	16,633
Calai	CUB	...	8,741	15,352
Calandula	MAL	...	9,000	16,075
Calenga	HUA	...	...	15,000
Calonda	LNO	...	...	20,000
Calucinga	BIE	...	15,000	32,750
Calulo	CZS	...	44,000	57,704
Caluquembe	HUI	...	31,000	46,019
Camabatela	CZN	...	21,767	38,061
Camacupa	BIE	5,740	59,000	87,110
Camanongue	MOX	...	12,930	13,783
Camaxilo	LNO	...	...	8,376
Cambundi	MAL	...	17,212	11,490
Cangandala	MAL	...	16,232	19,000
Cangola	UIG	...	...	17,211
Capelongo (Cuvango)	HUI	...	...	14,032
Capenda Camulemba	LNO	...	...	20,000
Cassanguide	LNO	...	15,000	20,000
Cassongue	CZS	...	...	25,489
Catabola	BIE	...	28,831	36,000
Catete	IEB	...	...	26,000
Catumbela (incl. Gama)	BGU	...	161,236	151,840
Caungula	LNO	...	...	10,877
Caxito	BGO	...	55,000	108,417
Cazombo	MXL	...	34,000	68,241
Chibia	HUI	...	10,000	20,499
Chicomba	HUI	...	9,428	13,016
Chinguar	BIE	...	26,811	45,000
Chinjenje	HUA	...	...	11,742
Chipindo	HUI	...	10,000	18,412
Chitembo	BIE	...	25,000	50,000
Chongorói	BGU	...	12,000	27,910
Conda	CZS	...	21,260	20,453
Condé	CZS	...	...	16,000
Cuango	LNO	...	55,000	55,025
Cubal	BGU	...	90,367	94,121
Cuchi	CUB	...	15,000	13,741
Cuemba	BIE	...	19,995	23,689
Cuilo	LNO	...	...	8,931
Cuimba	ZAI	...	41,878	53,709
Cuito (Kuito)	BIE	18,941	355,423	485,148
Cuito Cuanavale	CUA	...	...	31,500
Cunhinga	BIE	...	11,812	24,194
Cuvelai	CNN	...	...	15,578
Dala	LSU	...	7,514	23,373
Damba	UIG	...	12,000	23,074
Dombe Grande	BGU	...	25,000	26,903
Dondo (incl. Alto Dondo)	CZN	...	64,643	85,733
Dundo (Luachimo)	LNO	...	177,604	353,036
Ebo	CZS	...	10,000	17,883
Ecunha (Ekunha)	HUA	...	13,997	37,000
Fucauma	LNO	...	...	12,000
Funda	IEB	...	...	95,000
Gabela	CZS	6,930	116,903	119,134
Ganda	BGU	...	65,000	61,202
Gangula	CZS	...	...	9,777
Golungo Alto	CZN	...	19,992	28,000
Huambo (Nova Lisboa)	HUA	61,885	595,304	710,000
Humpata	HUI	...	...	30,762
Jamba	HUI	...	12,000	15,000
Léua	MOX	...	...	12,500
Lobito	BGU	59,528	357,950	371,479
Londuimbali	HUA	...	17,000	26,000
Longonjo	HUA	...	22,000	24,000
Luacano	MXL	...	...	19,321
Luanda	LUA	475,328	6,759,313	8,642,051
Luau	MXL	...	55,432	96,438
Lubalo	LNO	...	...	16,868
Lubango	HUI	31,674	600,751	805,272
Lúbia	BIE	...	...	24,734
Lucala	CZN	...	19,422	20,003
Lucapa	LNO	...	110,000	225,000
Luena	MOX	2,539	273,675	326,698
Lumbala Nguimbo (Bundas)	MOX	...	19,000	21,723
Lumeje (Cameia)	MXL	...	14,138	19,660
Luquembo	MAL	...	...	12,409
Luremo	LNO	...	...	12,960
Malanje	MAL	31,599	455,000	579,270
Maquela do Zombo	UIG	...	42,000	65,000
Matala	HUI	...	78,000	167,144
Mavinga	CUA	...	10,000	10,840
M'banza-Kongo	ZAI	4,002	148,000	203,785
Menongue	CUB	3,023	251,178	333,653
Moçâmedes (Namibe)	NAM	12,076	255,000	342,803
Monte Belo (Conquembela)	BGU	...	...	11,000
Muá Senge	LNO	...	...	16,000
Mucaba	UIG	...	...	23,544
Muconda	LSU	...	8,000	25,508
Mumbué	BIE	...	...	8,589
Mungo	HUA	...	21,662	23,000
Mussende	CZS	...	33,558	51,436
Muxida	LNO	...	...	40,000
Namacunde	CNN	...	...	15,000
N'dalatando	CZN	7,342	161,584	225,465
Negage	UIG	...	92,950	106,915
Nharea	BIE	...	18,000	42,000
Nova Esperança	UIG	...	...	10,000
Nzagi (Andrada)	LNO	...	65,000	150,000
N'Zeto	ZAI	...	28,840	48,816
Oncócua (Curoca)	CNN	...	...	8,127
Ondjiva (N'Giva)	CNN	...	121,537	276,025
Palanca	HUI	...	...	19,762
Pambangala (Cruzamento)	CZS	...	...	15,929
Piri	BGO	...	...	7,990
Porto Amboim	CZS	...	91,605	97,646
Puri	UIG	...	7,598	12,553
Quibala	CZS	...	27,128	63,035
Quibaxe	BGO	...	8,268	20,832
Quicombo	CZS	...	...	8,000
Quifangondo	IEB	...	...	150,787
Quilenda	CZS	...	13,726	15,275
Quilengues	HUI	...	...	28,565
Quipungo	HUI	...	23,014	24,000
Quitexe	UIG	...	...	18,731
Sacomar	NAM	...	...	41,798
Samba Cajú	CZN	...	...	15,348
Sanga/Kissanje	CZS	...	...	9,000
Santa Clara	CNN	...	29,000	50,000
Sanza Pombo	UIG	...	23,000	28,666
Saurimo	LSU	12,901	393,000	589,792
Seles (Uku)	CZS	...	47,421	69,199
Sequele	IEB	...	...	352,283
Songo	UIG	...	31,382	49,040
Soyo	ZAI	...	200,920	197,996
Sumbe (Novo Redondo)	CZS	7,911	205,832	220,000
Tomboco	ZAI	...	20,358	4,444
Tômbua	NAM	8,235	46,573	116,414
Ucuma	HUA	...	21,809	14,823
Uíge (Carmona)	UIG	11,972	322,531	636,253
Waku Kungo (Cela, Uaco Cungo)	CZS	...	90,000	131,668
Xá Muteba	LNO	...	...	31,825
Xangongo	CNN	...	35,000	55,152
Zango (incl. Calumbo)	IEB	...	...	636,522

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