Rural population growth (annual %) in Angola
Angola: Rural population growth (annual %) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Angola, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Angola stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Angola peaked at 2.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
That places Angola 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Angola, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -36.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +77.3% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +77.9% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +33.5% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -25.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -37.4% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 25% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +77.3% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 1971 | +77.9% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0737 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1461 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.18 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Angola?
- Rural population growth in Angola was 0.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Angola rank for rural population growth?
- Angola ranks 102nd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.