In Angola, there is at the present time a serious demographic data scarcity; this situation is due to lasting civil war. Since country independence event in 1975 no census has been realised until now and the next is planned for 2013. Nevertheless, according to projections, based on available data, and calculated by different sources, mainly from National Institute of Statistics (INE) and the Population Division of United Nations (UNPD) it is possible to see the trend in population growth. Luis Filipe Colaço, an Angolan demographer, presents an overview on the matter and pointed as projection, in 2015, 20 785 thousands inhabitants, 24 225 in 2020 and 28 213 thousands inhabitants in 2025; meanwhile the UNPD quotes 21 842.4 thousands in population in 2015, 24 780.2 thousands in 2020 and 27 766.5 in 2025 We can find slight differences in data calculated by Angolan source in comparison with UN source, for minus in the years 2015 and 2020, and the reverse in 2025.

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