What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Africa and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

511.05 million FAO, number, with Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

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 Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Non-agricultural population

Africa

541.51 million FAO, number

in 2012

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

30.45 million FAO, number

in 2012

Africa rank

1st

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Non-agricultural population over time

Africa
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Africa currently reports 541.51 million FAO, number against 30.45 million FAO, number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 511.05 million FAO, number.

That makes Africa's figure about 17.8 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Africa ranks 1st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1980s	201.12 million FAO, number	9.36 million FAO, number	191.76 million FAO, number	Africa
1990s	300.41 million FAO, number	15.08 million FAO, number	285.33 million FAO, number	Africa
2000s	424.78 million FAO, number	22.79 million FAO, number	401.99 million FAO, number	Africa
2010s	524.47 million FAO, number	29.33 million FAO, number	495.13 million FAO, number	Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Africa or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Africa, at 541.51 million FAO, number against 30.45 million FAO, number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Africa and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 511.05 million FAO, number, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Africa and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Africa ranks 1st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Non-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 non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.