What is the difference in agricultural population between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?

132,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Agricultural population

Gambia

1.38 million FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea-Bissau

1.24 million FAO, number

in 2012

Gambia rank

38th

Guinea-Bissau rank

40th

Agricultural population over time

Gambia
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.38 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 132,000 FAO, number.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Gambia ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	636,000 FAO, number	790,900 FAO, number	154,900 FAO, number	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	896,400 FAO, number	938,000 FAO, number	41,600 FAO, number	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	1.15 million FAO, number	1.10 million FAO, number	52,200 FAO, number	Gambia
2010s	1.34 million FAO, number	1.22 million FAO, number	122,000 FAO, number	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?: Gambia, at 1.38 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Guinea-Bissau as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?: 132,000 FAO, number, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for agricultural population?: Gambia ranks 38th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th 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: 21 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.