Angola — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Angola had an estimated population of 12,918,595 in 2005, with 38 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Angola today — population now 40,215,179, against 12,918,595 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 12,918,595 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 19,291,161 | 40,215,179 | +108% |
The two sources differ by 33% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luanda | 3,661,845 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luanda | Luanda | 2,776,168 | 2,776,168 now |
| 2 | Huambo | Huambo | 226,145 | 595,304 now |
| 3 | Lobito | Benguela | 207,932 | 393,079 now |
| 4 | Benguela | Benguela | 151,226 | — |
| 5 | Kuito | Bié | 113,624 | — |
| 6 | Lubango | Huíla | 102,541 | — |
| 7 | Malanje | Malanje | 87,046 | — |
| 8 | Namibe | Namibe | 80,149 | — |
| 9 | Soyo | Zaire | 67,491 | — |
| 10 | Cabinda | Cabinda | 66,020 | — |
| 11 | Uíge | Uíge | 60,008 | — |
| 12 | Saurimo | Lunda Sul | 40,498 | — |
| 13 | Sumbe | Kwanza Sul | 33,277 | — |
| 14 | Caluquembe | Huíla | 30,300 | — |
| 15 | Caxito | Bengo | 28,224 | — |
| 16 | Longonjo | Huambo | 24,346 | — |
| 17 | Mʿbanza-Kongo | Zaire | 24,220 | — |
| 18 | Nʿdalatando | Kwanza Norte | 21,236 | — |
| 19 | Caála | Huambo | 21,205 | — |
| 20 | Luena | Moxico | 21,115 | — |
| 21 | Lucapa | Lunda Norte | 20,115 | — |
| 22 | Camacupa | Bié | 19,150 | — |
| 23 | Menongue | Kuando-Kubango | 19,141 | — |
| 24 | Catabola | Bié | 18,855 | — |
| 25 | Luau | Moxico | 18,465 | — |
| 26 | Nʿzeto | Zaire | 18,352 | — |
| 27 | Catumbela | Bié | 16,977 | — |
| 28 | Camabatela | Uíge | 12,837 | — |
| 29 | Waku-Kungo | Kwanza Sul | 10,970 | — |
| 30 | Caconda | Huíla | 10,549 | — |
| 31 | Ondjiva | Cunene | 10,169 | — |
| 32 | Cangamba | Moxico | 10,000 | — |
| 33 | Kibala | Kwanza Sul | 8,915 | — |
| 34 | Catchiungo | Huambo | 8,784 | — |
| 35 | Chissamba | Bié | 7,677 | — |
| 36 | Leúa | Moxico | 5,168 | — |
| 37 | Lumeje | Moxico | 4,972 | — |
| 38 | Cazaje | Moxico | 4,764 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luanda | 2,776,168 |
| 2 | Huambo | 1,802,833 |
| 3 | Bié | 1,336,541 |
| 4 | Uíge | 1,080,906 |
| 5 | Malanje | 1,058,410 |
| 6 | Huíla | 948,398 |
| 7 | Benguela | 720,955 |
| 8 | Kwanza Sul | 653,121 |
| 9 | Kwanza Norte | 402,357 |
| 10 | Zaire | 377,359 |
| 11 | Moxico | 368,427 |
| 12 | Lunda Norte | 303,521 |
| 13 | Cunene | 241,957 |
| 14 | Cabinda | 214,408 |
| 15 | Bengo | 192,468 |
| 16 | Namibe | 164,716 |
| 17 | Lunda Sul | 146,050 |
| 18 | Kuando-Kubango | 130,000 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.