Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola
Angola: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 69.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola stood at 69.6%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola peaked at 69.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1961.
Angola ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.3% | — |
| 1961 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 32.7% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 34.1% | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 34.4% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 34.9% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 35.3% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 35.8% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 36.2% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 37.1% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.5% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 36.7% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 40.1% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 38.0% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 39.7% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 41.3% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 65.5% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 69.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 69.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.6% | 32.2% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 35.8% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.3% | 36.7% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 37.8% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 43.1% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 57.0% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 65.5% | 69.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More gender data for Angola
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,236 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 25,925 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 25,925 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 676,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 689,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 656,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 667,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 640,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Angola was 69.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Angola ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.