Angola: People

People Angola
Population:
 10,978,552 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
 0-14 years: 43.5% (male 2,410,326; female 2,363,368)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 2,998,892; female 2,897,837)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 137,340; female 170,789) (2004 est.)
Median age:
 total: 18.1 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 18.1 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
 1.93% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
 45.14 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
 25.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
 at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
 total: 192.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 179.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 204.97 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 36.79 years
male: 36.06 years
female: 37.55 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
 6.33 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 5.5% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 350,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 24,000 (2001 est.)
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: 42%
male: 56%
female: 28% (1998 est.)

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