Population, Population Characteristics

The 2002 estimated population of Angola, including Cabinda, was 10,593,171. The overall population density was only 8 persons per sq km (22 per sq mi). Distribution, however, was uneven, with about 70 percent of the population concentrated in the north and along the coast. The rate of population increase was 2.2 percent annually in 2002. The population is overwhelmingly rural; only 34 percent of the people live in urban areas.