Short facts about people of Angola

Population:

10,366,031 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  43.31% (male 2,266,870; female 2,222,262) 15-64 years:  53.98% (male 2,847,089; female 2,748,091) 65 years and over:  2.71% (male 127,798; female 153,921) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.15% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

46.54 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

24.68 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

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:  0.83 male(s)/female total population:  1.02 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

193.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  38.59 years male:  37.36 years female:  39.87 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.48 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

2.78% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

160,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

15,000 (1999 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.)

Source: World Factbook