What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Algeria and Ethiopia?

8.58 million FAO, number, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ethiopia?

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.

Algeria vs Ethiopia: Non-agricultural population

Algeria

29.13 million FAO, number

in 2012

Ethiopia

20.56 million FAO, number

in 2012

Algeria rank

5th

Ethiopia rank

8th

Non-agricultural population over time

Algeria
Ethiopia

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 29.13 million FAO, number against 20.56 million FAO, number in Ethiopia, a difference of 8.58 million FAO, number.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

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

Algeria ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	14.98 million FAO, number	5.47 million FAO, number	9.51 million FAO, number	Algeria
1990s	20.75 million FAO, number	8.94 million FAO, number	11.81 million FAO, number	Algeria
2000s	25.28 million FAO, number	14.65 million FAO, number	10.63 million FAO, number	Algeria
2010s	28.60 million FAO, number	19.67 million FAO, number	8.93 million FAO, number	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Algeria or Ethiopia?: Algeria, at 29.13 million FAO, number against 20.56 million FAO, number in Ethiopia as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Algeria and Ethiopia?: 8.58 million FAO, number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ethiopia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Algeria and Ethiopia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Algeria ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 53 countries.
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.