Angola's population is strikingly young: Three-fourths (75%) of its 34 million people are under the age of 30, and only 3% are above age 65 (Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 2016). The Afrobarometer Round 9 survey in Angola, conducted in 2022, provides an on-the-ground look at the situation of the country's young people. Survey findings show that Angolan youth have more education than their elders but are also more likely to be unemployed. Health, unemployment, food insecurity, and water supply top the list of the most important problems that young Angolans want their government to address.

Principais conclusões:

• Health, unemployment, food shortages, and water supply are the most important problems that Angolan youth (aged 18-35 years) want their government to address.
• On average, Angolan youth have more education than their elders. More than six in 10 youth (63%) have secondary or post-secondary schooling, compared to 51%, 43%, and 27% of the progressively older cohorts.
• But youth are also more likely to be unemployed: Two-thirds (67%) of young Angolans say they are looking for a job, compared to 33%-52% of older respondents.
• More than half (52%) of youth describe their personal living conditions as "fairly bad" or "very bad."
• Only one in 10 young people give the government a passing grade on its efforts to create jobs (10%) and improve the living standards of the poor (11%).
• Only around three in 10 young respondents approve of the job performance of President João Lourenço (33%) and their member of Parliament (28%).
• Young Angolans are less likely than their elders to vote in elections, contact traditional leaders, and attend community meetings.