Population 10,593,171 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 43.3% (male 2,318,326; female 2,272,726)
15-64 years: 53.9% (male 2,904,595; female 2,806,430)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 131,316; female 159,778) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.18% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 46.18 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 24.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 191.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 38.87 years
female: 40.18 years (2002 est.)
male: 37.62 years

Total fertility rate 6.43 children born/woman (2002 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Angola People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Angola People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.