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

21,000 FAO, number, with Botswana ahead.

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

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 Gabon: Non-agricultural population

Botswana

1.20 million FAO, number

in 2012

Gabon

1.18 million FAO, number

in 2012

Botswana rank

42nd

Gabon rank

43rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Botswana
Gabon

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.20 million FAO, number against 1.18 million FAO, number in Gabon, a difference of 21,000 FAO, number.

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

Botswana ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 43rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	540,000 FAO, number	323,300 FAO, number	216,700 FAO, number	Botswana
1990s	865,300 FAO, number	589,200 FAO, number	276,100 FAO, number	Botswana
2000s	1.06 million FAO, number	922,300 FAO, number	139,800 FAO, number	Botswana
2010s	1.18 million FAO, number	1.15 million FAO, number	32,667 FAO, number	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Botswana or Gabon?: Botswana, at 1.20 million FAO, number against 1.18 million FAO, number in Gabon as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Botswana and Gabon?: 21,000 FAO, number, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Botswana ranks 42nd and Gabon ranks 43rd 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.