How many households in Icolo e Bengo get social support?

12.9% of households in Icolo e Bengo said they received some form of social support in 2024, 4th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 16.3%).

Poverty and living standards in Icolo e Bengo, Angola: official figures

21.5% of households in Icolo e Bengo cooked mainly with firewood or charcoal in 2024 and 63.7% with gas, 2nd lowest of 21 provinces for firewood and charcoal (Angola: 45.7% and 43.4%).

How many homes in Icolo e Bengo have no toilet?

14.1% of households in Icolo e Bengo had no toilet at all in 2024 and used open ground, 4th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.7%).

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy

What are homes in Icolo e Bengo built of?

75.5% of family homes in Icolo e Bengo had outer walls mainly of cement block in 2024, 2nd highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 47.3%); 1.9% were built mainly of adobe (Angola: 37.3%).

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy

More figures

63.4% of households in Icolo e Bengo had a working television in 2024 and 43.7% a radio, 3rd highest of 21 provinces for television (Angola: 46.2% and 38.3%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy

How Icolo e Bengo compares with other provinces

Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal (2024)

Icolo e Bengo ranks 20 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal
15	Bengo	50.5%
16	Zaire	48.4%
17	Cuanza Norte	46.9%
18	Namibe	41.8%
19	Cabinda	24.0%
20	Icolo e Bengo	21.5%
21	Luanda	7.8%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy

Households with no toilet (open ground) (2024)

Icolo e Bengo ranks 18 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with no toilet (open ground)
15	Lunda Sul	21.3%
16	Zaire	19.4%
17	Bie	18.7%
18	Icolo e Bengo	14.1%
19	Huambo	7.6%
20	Cabinda	5.7%
21	Luanda	1.5%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola: Resultados Definitivos do Recenseamento Geral da Populacao e Habitacao 2024 (2024 census, definitive results): Quadros 1.1, 1.6, 1.8, 3.1, 3.4, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.9, 8.15, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6, 9.14, 9.15, 9.20, 10.4 and 12, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9cf14c66cc45…)

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