Population:
10,766,471 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.5% (male 2,363,829; female 2,317,610)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 2,941,999; female 2,842,923)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 134,330; female 165,780) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.2 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 18.2 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
1.97% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
45.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
25.83 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 193.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 180.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 206.26 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 36.96 years
male: 36.13 years
female: 37.83 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.38 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
5.5% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
350,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
24,000 (2001 est.)
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: 42%
male: 56%
female: 28% (1998 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Angola People 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.