{"id":96933,"date":"2026-02-10T06:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/significant-gap-between-young-and-elderly-in-huila"},"modified":"2026-02-10T07:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:56:48","slug":"significant-gap-between-young-and-elderly-in-huila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/significant-gap-between-young-and-elderly-in-huila","title":{"rendered":"Significant Gap between Young and Elderly in Hu\u00edla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The results of the 2024 Census indicate that only 3.6% of the population of Hui\u0301la is elderly, over 65 years of age, while those from zero to 14 represent 45.1%, which reveals a significant gap between the two age groups.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>However, an increase in the proportion of elderly people was observed in the last decade, given that in the 2014 Census only 2% of the population was aged 65 or over, showing a gradual trend of demographic aging.<\/p>\n<p>According to the results presented at the beginning of the month and shown on the official website of the National Statistics Institute (INE), the population residing in Hui\u0301la aged between zero and 14 represents 45.1%, that is, four out of every 10 people are under 15 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The municipalities that record the highest percentages of population in this age group are Capunda Cavilongo (50.7%) and Chituto (49.4%), both emerging from the new Political-Administrative Division. At the opposite extreme is the municipality of Lubango, with 39.9 percent.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of the elderly population, the municipalities of Matala and Palanca (the latter also new) have the lowest proportions, while those of Caconda, Viti Vivali (new) and Chicomba have the highest values, each with 5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The Definitive Results of the 2024 Census show that the population residing in Hui\u0301la on September 19, 2024 (census period) was three million 302 thousand 866 inhabitants, one million 599 thousand 066 men (48.4% of the total population) and one million 703 thousand 799 women (51.2%).<\/p>\n<p>In the last 10 years, the resident population in Hui\u0301la increased from two million 497 thousand 422 inhabitants (2014 Census) to three million 302 thousand 866 inhabitants (2024 Census), which corresponds to a growth rate of 2.8% in this inter-censal period. MS\/DOJ<\/p>\n<p>xxxxxxxxx<\/p>\n<p>Fosso entre populac\u0327a\u0303o jovem e idosa na Hui\u0301la e\u0301 significativo \u2013 Censo<\/p>\n<p>Lubango &#8211; Os resultados do Censo 2024 indicam que so\u0301 3,6% da populac\u0327a\u0303o da Hui\u0301la e\u0301 idosa, acima dos 65 anos de idade, enquanto a dos zero aos 14 representa 45,1%, o que revela um fosso significativo entre as duas faixas eta\u0301rias.<\/p>\n<p>Contudo, observou-se um aumento da proporc\u0327a\u0303o de idosos na u\u0301ltima de\u0301cada, dado que no Censo de 2014 apenas 2% da populac\u0327a\u0303o tinha 65 ou mais anos, evidenciando uma tende\u0302ncia gradual de envelhecimento demogra\u0301fico.<\/p>\n<p>De acordo com os resultados apresentados no ini\u0301cio do me\u0302s e patentes na pa\u0301gina oficial do Instituto Nacional de Estati\u0301sticas (INE), a populac\u0327a\u0303o residente na Hui\u0301la com idades entre os zero e 14 anos representa 45,1%, ou seja, quatro em cada 10 pessoas te\u0302m menos de 15 anos.<\/p>\n<p>Os munici\u0301pios que registam as maiores percentagens de populac\u0327a\u0303o nessa faixa eta\u0301ria sa\u0303o os de Capunda Cavilongo (50,7%) e o Chituto (49,4%), ambos emersos da nova Divisa\u0303o Poli\u0301tico-Administrativa. No extremo oposto, encontra-se o munici\u0301pio do Lubango, com 39,9 por cento.<\/p>\n<p>No caso da populac\u0327a\u0303o idosa, os munici\u0301pios de Matala e da Palanca (este u\u0301ltimo tambe\u0301m novo) apresentam as menores proporc\u0327o\u0303es, enquanto os de Caconda, Viti Vivali (novo) e Chicomba apresentam os valores mais altos, cada um com 5 por cento.<\/p>\n<p>Os Resultados Definitivos do Censo 2024 mostram que a populac\u0327a\u0303o residente na Hui\u0301la em 19 de Setembro de 2024 (momento censita\u0301rio) era de tre\u0302s milho\u0303es 302 mil 866 habitantes, sendo um milha\u0303o 599 mil 066 homens (48,4% da populac\u0327a\u0303o total) e um milha\u0303o 703 mil 799 mulheres (51,2%).<\/p>\n<p>Nos u\u0301ltimos 10 anos, a populac\u0327a\u0303o residente na Hui\u0301la aumentou de dois milho\u0303es 497 mil 422 habitantes (Censo 2014) para tre\u0302s milho\u0303es 302 mil 866 habitantes (Censo 2024), o que corresponde a uma taxa de crescimento de 2,8% neste peri\u0301odo inter-censita\u0301rio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Angola<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. The results of the 2024 Census indicate that only 3.6% of the population of Hui\u0301la is elderly, over 65 years of age, while those from zero to 14 represent 45.1%, which reveals a significant gap between the two age groups. 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