What is the difference in agricultural population between Mauritania and Tunisia?

324,000 FAO, number, with Tunisia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?

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.

Mauritania vs Tunisia: Agricultural population

Mauritania

1.81 million FAO, number

in 2012

Tunisia

2.13 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mauritania rank

37th

Tunisia rank

36th

Agricultural population over time

Mauritania
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.13 million FAO, number against 1.81 million FAO, number in Mauritania, a difference of 324,000 FAO, number.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 37th and Tunisia ranks 36th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.10 million FAO, number	2.33 million FAO, number	1.23 million FAO, number	Tunisia
1990s	1.22 million FAO, number	2.25 million FAO, number	1.03 million FAO, number	Tunisia
2000s	1.55 million FAO, number	2.21 million FAO, number	657,500 FAO, number	Tunisia
2010s	1.77 million FAO, number	2.14 million FAO, number	368,667 FAO, number	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural population, Mauritania or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 2.13 million FAO, number against 1.81 million FAO, number in Mauritania as of 2012.
What is the difference in agricultural population between Mauritania and Tunisia?: 324,000 FAO, number, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Mauritania and Tunisia rank globally for agricultural population?: Mauritania ranks 37th and Tunisia ranks 36th 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.