What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Angola and Libya?

10,000 FAO, number, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Libya?

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.

Angola vs Libya: Non-agricultural population

Angola

6.30 million FAO, number

in 2012

Libya

6.29 million FAO, number

in 2012

Angola rank

17th

Libya rank

18th

Non-agricultural population over time

Angola
Libya

How they compare

Angola currently reports 6.30 million FAO, number against 6.29 million FAO, number in Libya, a difference of 10,000 FAO, number.

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

Angola ranks 17th and Libya ranks 18th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.19 million FAO, number	3.11 million FAO, number	919,000 FAO, number	Libya
1990s	3.19 million FAO, number	4.35 million FAO, number	1.16 million FAO, number	Libya
2000s	4.78 million FAO, number	5.48 million FAO, number	701,700 FAO, number	Libya
2010s	6.09 million FAO, number	6.23 million FAO, number	145,667 FAO, number	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Angola or Libya?: Angola, at 6.30 million FAO, number against 6.29 million FAO, number in Libya as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Angola and Libya?: 10,000 FAO, number, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Libya?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Angola and Libya rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Angola ranks 17th and Libya ranks 18th 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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About this data

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: 07 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.