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Population:
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11,190,786 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.4% (male 2,454,209/female 2,407,083)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 3,059,339/female 2,955,060) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 139,961/female 175,134) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 18.12 years
male: 18.12 years female: 18.11 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.9% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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44.64 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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25.9 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 191.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 203.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 178.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 38.43 years
male: 37.28 years female: 39.64 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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6.27 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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3.9% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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240,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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21,000 (2003 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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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 (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan |
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Ethnic groups:
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Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% |
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Religions:
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indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.) |
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Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.8% male: 82.1% female: 53.8% (2001 est.) |
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