ANGOLA POPULATION

The estimated population of Angola in 2006 was 12,127,071. Angolans come from a number of major tribes. They include Ovimbundu Mbundu, Bakongo, Lunda-Chokwe Nganguela, Ovambo, Nyaneka-Humbe, Herero, and others. The literacy rate in Angola is low, with illiteracy over 42%

POPULATION GRAPH

Population: 12,127,071 (July 2006 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.7% (male 2,678,185/female 2,625,933) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 3,291,954/female 3,195,688) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 148,944/female 186,367) (2006 est.) Median age: total: 18 years male: 18 years female: 18 years (2006 est.) Population growth rate: 2.45% (2006 est.) Birth rate: 45.11 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate: 24.2 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) Net migration rate: 3.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2006 est.) Infant mortality rate: total: 185.36 deaths/1,000 live births male: 197.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 172.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 38.62 years male: 37.47 years female: 39.83 years (2006 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.35 children born/woman (2006 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 3.9% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 240,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 21,000 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseases: 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 (2007) 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: 66.8% male: 82.1% female: 53.8% (2001 est.