What is the difference in agricultural population between Burundi and Guinea?

488,000 FAO, number, with Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Burundi vs Guinea: Agricultural population

Burundi

7.78 million FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea

8.27 million FAO, number

in 2012

Burundi rank

23rd

Guinea rank

20th

Agricultural population over time

Burundi
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 8.27 million FAO, number against 7.78 million FAO, number in Burundi, a difference of 488,000 FAO, number.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea ahead.

Burundi ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 20th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.43 million FAO, number	4.36 million FAO, number	71,300 FAO, number	Burundi
1990s	5.49 million FAO, number	6.17 million FAO, number	682,300 FAO, number	Guinea
2000s	6.48 million FAO, number	7.38 million FAO, number	897,600 FAO, number	Guinea
2010s	7.63 million FAO, number	8.11 million FAO, number	481,000 FAO, number	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Burundi or Guinea?: Guinea, at 8.27 million FAO, number against 7.78 million FAO, number in Burundi as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Burundi and Guinea?: 488,000 FAO, number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for agricultural population?: Burundi ranks 23rd and Guinea ranks 20th 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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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.