What is the difference in agricultural population between Malawi and Mali?

612,000 FAO, number, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?

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.

Malawi vs Mali: Agricultural population

Malawi

11.40 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mali

12.01 million FAO, number

in 2012

Malawi rank

16th

Mali rank

15th

Agricultural population over time

Malawi
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 12.01 million FAO, number against 11.40 million FAO, number in Malawi, a difference of 612,000 FAO, number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 16th and Mali ranks 15th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.10 million FAO, number	6.86 million FAO, number	758,600 FAO, number	Mali
1990s	8.04 million FAO, number	8.09 million FAO, number	53,900 FAO, number	Mali
2000s	9.62 million FAO, number	10.17 million FAO, number	545,900 FAO, number	Mali
2010s	11.13 million FAO, number	11.76 million FAO, number	637,667 FAO, number	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Malawi or Mali?: Mali, at 12.01 million FAO, number against 11.40 million FAO, number in Malawi as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Malawi and Mali?: 612,000 FAO, number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for agricultural population?: Malawi ranks 16th and Mali ranks 15th 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.