What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Botswana and Burundi?

227,000 FAO, number, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burundi?

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.

Botswana vs Burundi: Non-agricultural population

Botswana

1.20 million FAO, number

in 2012

Burundi

971,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Botswana rank

42nd

Burundi rank

44th

Non-agricultural population over time

Botswana
Burundi

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.20 million FAO, number against 971,000 FAO, number in Burundi, a difference of 227,000 FAO, number.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

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

Botswana ranks 42nd and Burundi ranks 44th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	540,000 FAO, number	353,300 FAO, number	186,700 FAO, number	Botswana
1990s	865,300 FAO, number	511,100 FAO, number	354,200 FAO, number	Botswana
2000s	1.06 million FAO, number	712,100 FAO, number	350,000 FAO, number	Botswana
2010s	1.18 million FAO, number	936,667 FAO, number	243,333 FAO, number	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Botswana or Burundi?: Botswana, at 1.20 million FAO, number against 971,000 FAO, number in Burundi as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Botswana and Burundi?: 227,000 FAO, number, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burundi?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Burundi rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Botswana ranks 42nd and Burundi ranks 44th 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: 07 August 2026

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