Urban population rose 4.23% to 22.9 mil in Angola in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Angola reached an all time high of 22.9 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.569 mil in 1960. When compared to Angola's main peers, urban population in Botswana amounted to 1.72 mil, 1.37 mil in Namibia, 8.55 mil in Zambia and 42.7 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Angola has been ranked 38th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.94 | 1.99 | 2.05 | 2.11 | 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 3.32 | 3.42 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 33.6 | 35.3 | 37.0 | 38.7 | 40.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 36.2 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.81 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.76 | 8.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 4.58 | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.95 |
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