Rural Population (As % of Total) fell 1.89% to 30.7% in Angola in 2024

Rural Population (As % of Total) (%), 2024
Society | Angola | September 1, 2025
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Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.89% to 30.7% in Angola in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Angola reached an all time high of 89.6% in 1960 and an all time low of 30.7% in 2024. When compared to Angola's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Botswana amounted to 26.5%, 44.2% in Namibia, 53.1% in Zambia and 51.9% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2024.

Angola has been ranked 103rd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Rural Population (As % of Total) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Angola % 34.5% 33.8% 33.2% 32.5% 31.9%
Botswana % 30.6% 29.8% 29.1% 28.4% 27.8%
Central African Republic % 58.6% 58.2% 57.8% 57.4% 56.9%
Congo % 33.1% 32.6% 32.2% 31.7% 31.3%
Dem. Republic of the Congo % 55.5% 55.0% 54.4% 53.8% 53.2%
Namibia % 50.0% 49.0% 48.0% 47.0% 46.0%
South Africa % 33.6% 33.1% 32.6% 32.2% 31.7%
Tanzania % 66.2% 65.5% 64.8% 64.0% 63.3%
Zambia % 56.5% 55.9% 55.4% 54.8% 54.2%
Zimbabwe % 67.8% 67.8% 67.8% 67.7% 67.6%