What is the difference in agricultural population between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?

468,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.

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

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.

Eritrea vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural population

Eritrea

4.08 million FAO, number

in 2012

Sierra Leone

3.61 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eritrea rank

30th

Sierra Leone rank

32nd

Agricultural population over time

Eritrea
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 4.08 million FAO, number against 3.61 million FAO, number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 468,000 FAO, number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Eritrea ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.59 million FAO, number	2.65 million FAO, number	62,286 FAO, number	Sierra Leone
2000s	3.31 million FAO, number	3.14 million FAO, number	178,600 FAO, number	Eritrea
2010s	3.98 million FAO, number	3.57 million FAO, number	410,000 FAO, number	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Eritrea or Sierra Leone?: Eritrea, at 4.08 million FAO, number against 3.61 million FAO, number in Sierra Leone as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Eritrea and Sierra Leone?: 468,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sierra Leone?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural population?: Eritrea ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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.