What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Botswana and Eswatini, Kingdom of?

314,000 FAO, number, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini, Kingdom of?

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 Eswatini, Kingdom of: Non-agricultural population

Botswana

1.20 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eswatini, Kingdom of

884,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Botswana rank

42nd

Eswatini, Kingdom of rank

45th

Non-agricultural population over time

Botswana
Eswatini, Kingdom of

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.20 million FAO, number against 884,000 FAO, number in Eswatini, Kingdom of, a difference of 314,000 FAO, number.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini, Kingdom of's.

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

Botswana ranks 42nd and Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 45th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Eswatini, Kingdom of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	540,000 FAO, number	367,100 FAO, number	172,900 FAO, number	Botswana
1990s	865,300 FAO, number	581,600 FAO, number	283,700 FAO, number	Botswana
2000s	1.06 million FAO, number	749,600 FAO, number	312,500 FAO, number	Botswana
2010s	1.18 million FAO, number	864,000 FAO, number	316,000 FAO, number	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Botswana or Eswatini, Kingdom of?: Botswana, at 1.20 million FAO, number against 884,000 FAO, number in Eswatini, Kingdom of as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Botswana and Eswatini, Kingdom of?: 314,000 FAO, number, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini, Kingdom of?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Eswatini, Kingdom of rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Botswana ranks 42nd and Eswatini, Kingdom of ranks 45th 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.