What is the difference in agricultural population between Ghana and Niger?

73,000 FAO, number, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?

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.

Ghana vs Niger: Agricultural population

Ghana

13.62 million FAO, number

in 2012

Niger

13.70 million FAO, number

in 2012

Ghana rank

14th

Niger rank

13th

Agricultural population over time

Ghana
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 13.70 million FAO, number against 13.62 million FAO, number in Ghana, a difference of 73,000 FAO, number.

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

Ghana ranks 14th and Niger ranks 13th of 53 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.59 million FAO, number	5.96 million FAO, number	1.62 million FAO, number	Ghana
1990s	9.66 million FAO, number	7.92 million FAO, number	1.74 million FAO, number	Ghana
2000s	11.82 million FAO, number	10.84 million FAO, number	979,100 FAO, number	Ghana
2010s	13.38 million FAO, number	13.28 million FAO, number	100,333 FAO, number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Ghana or Niger?: Niger, at 13.70 million FAO, number against 13.62 million FAO, number in Ghana as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Ghana and Niger?: 73,000 FAO, number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for agricultural population?: Ghana ranks 14th and Niger ranks 13th 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.