By now few Angolans retain African traditional religions following different ethnic faiths. ==Population== According to the total population was in , compared to only 4 148 000 in 1950.
In 1974, white Angolans made up a population of 330,000 to 350,000 people in an overall population of 6.3 million Angolans at that time.
The only reliable source on these numbers is Gerald Bender & Stanley Yoder, Whites in Angola on the Eve of Independence: The Politics of Numbers, Africa Today, 21 (4) 1974, pp. 23 – 37.
In 1974/75, over 25,000 Cuban soldiers arrived in Angola to help the MPLA forces at the beginning of the Angolan Civil War.
In addition, mixed race (European and African) people amount to about 2%, with a small (1%) population of whites, mainly ethnically Portuguese. As a former overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, Angola possesses a Portuguese population of over 200,000, a number that has been growing from 2000 onwards, because of Angola's growing demand for qualified human resources.
In addition, mixed race (European and African) people amount to about 2%, with a small (1%) population of whites, mainly ethnically Portuguese. As a former overseas territory of Portugal until 1975, Angola possesses a Portuguese population of over 200,000, a number that has been growing from 2000 onwards, because of Angola's growing demand for qualified human resources.
From the 2000s, many Chinese have settled and started up small businesses, while at least as many have come as workers for large enterprises (construction or other).
In 2006, one out of 221 people were Jehovah's Witnesses.
Observers claim that the Chinese community in Angola might include as many as 300,000 persons at the end of 2010, but reliable statistics are not at this stage available.
The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 46.6%, 50.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.5% was 65 years or older . Structure of the population (DHS 2011) (Males 19 707, Females 20 356 = 40 063) : ==Vital statistics== Registration of vital events is in Angola not complete.
The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 46.6%, 50.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.5% was 65 years or older . Structure of the population (DHS 2011) (Males 19 707, Females 20 356 = 40 063) : ==Vital statistics== Registration of vital events is in Angola not complete.
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Angola, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. According to 2014 census data, Angola had a population of 25,789,024 inhabitants in 2014. Ethnically, there are three main groups, each speaking a Bantu language: the Ovimbundu who represent 37% of the population, the Ambundu with 25%, and the Bakongo 13%.
82% of males and 60.7% of women are literate as of 2015. ===Languages=== Portuguese is the official language of Angola, but Bantu and other African languages are also widely spoken.
The fertility rate of Angola is 6.16 children born per woman as of 2017.
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