Angola People 1997

Population 10,548,847 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 45% (male 2,393,009; female 2,327,186)
15-64 years: 52% (male 2,793,038; female 2,753,624)
65 years and over: 3% (male 131,720; female 150,270) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 3.06% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 44.11 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 17.24 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 3.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population : 1.02 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 135.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population : 47.32 years
male: 45.12 years
female: 49.64 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.27 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan

Ethnic groups Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European andNative African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%

Religions indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (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% (1990 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Angola People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Angola People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.