What is the population of Luanda?
Luanda has a city population of 2,776,168. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Angola · Africa
Luanda
City population
2,776,168
#1
in Angola
#1
in Luanda
#131
worldwide
-8.837, 13.234
About Luanda
With a metropolitan population of 8,952,000, Luanda is one of Africa's largest urban centers. The city proper holds 2,776,168 residents at a density of 3,702 people per km², reflecting concentrated urban development across its relatively compact footprint. An annual growth rate of 4.3% indicates sustained demographic expansion.
Founded in 1575, Luanda sits at 73 meters elevation on the Atlantic coast of Angola. The city is served by two major airports: Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) and Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (NBJ). Milca Caquesse serves as the current mayor.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Metro population
8,952,000
0.108% of world population
Archive estimateAnnual growth
+4.25%
Archive estimateDensity
3,702/km²
2,418 km² metro area
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 22
Founded
1575
Leadership
Milca Caquesse
Coordinates
-8.837, 13.234
Record updated
26 March 2024
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Luanda | 2.78M |
Airports
Scheduled-service airports within 100 km, nearest first.
- Quatro de Fevereiro International AirportLAD
2 km from the city centre
- Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International AirportNBJ
38 km from the city centre
Source: OurAirports, matched by distance.
Population Trend in Angola
No free source publishes city population back to 1950, so the parent country's series is shown instead.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,551,869 |
| 1960 | 5,231,654 |
| 1970 | 5,852,788 |
| 1980 | 8,133,872 |
| 1990 | 11,626,360 |
| 2000 | 16,194,869 |
| 2010 | 23,294,825 |
| 2020 | 33,451,132 |
| 2030 | 45,160,458 |
| 2040 | 58,965,321 |
| 2050 | 74,295,394 |
| 2060 | 90,647,914 |
| 2070 | 107,137,076 |
| 2080 | 123,012,399 |
| 2090 | 137,556,711 |
| 2100 | 150,045,574 |
Luanda Population FAQ
Where is Luanda?
Luanda is in Luanda, Angola. Its coordinates are -8.837, 13.234.
How big is Luanda compared with other cities in Angola?
It is the 1st largest of the 132 cities listed in Angola, holding 7.1% of the national population.