Population:
12,799,293 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43.5% (male 2,812,359/female 2,759,047)
15-64 years:
53.7% (male 3,496,726/female 3,382,440)
65 years and over:
2.7% (male 153,678/female 195,043) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 18 years
male:
18 years
female:
18 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.095% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
43.69 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
24.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
1.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 57% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
4.4% annual rate of change (2005-10 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:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 180.21 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
192.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
167.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 38.2 years
male:
37.24 years
female:
39.22 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.12 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
2.1% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
190,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
11,000 (2007 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)
water contact disease:
schistosomiasis (2009)
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.)
Education expenditures:
2.4% of GDP (2005)
