What is the difference in agricultural population between Benin and Eritrea?

114,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eritrea?

20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Eritrea: Agricultural population

Benin

3.96 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eritrea

4.08 million FAO, number

in 2012

Benin rank

31st

Eritrea rank

30th

Agricultural population over time

Benin
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.08 million FAO, number against 3.96 million FAO, number in Benin, a difference of 114,000 FAO, number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 31st and Eritrea ranks 30th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.35 million FAO, number	2.59 million FAO, number	764,000 FAO, number	Benin
2000s	3.72 million FAO, number	3.31 million FAO, number	403,300 FAO, number	Benin
2010s	3.94 million FAO, number	3.98 million FAO, number	33,667 FAO, number	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Benin or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 4.08 million FAO, number against 3.96 million FAO, number in Benin as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Benin and Eritrea?: 114,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eritrea?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Benin and Eritrea rank globally for agricultural population?: Benin ranks 31st and Eritrea ranks 30th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural population (FAO, number)
Unit: FAO, number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.