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

39,000 FAO, number, with Rwanda ahead.

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

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 Rwanda: Non-agricultural population

Botswana

1.20 million FAO, number

in 2012

Rwanda

1.24 million FAO, number

in 2012

Botswana rank

42nd

Rwanda rank

40th

Non-agricultural population over time

Botswana
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.24 million FAO, number against 1.20 million FAO, number in Botswana, a difference of 39,000 FAO, number.

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

Botswana ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	540,000 FAO, number	457,000 FAO, number	83,000 FAO, number	Botswana
1990s	865,300 FAO, number	547,800 FAO, number	317,500 FAO, number	Botswana
2000s	1.06 million FAO, number	902,800 FAO, number	159,300 FAO, number	Botswana
2010s	1.18 million FAO, number	1.18 million FAO, number	3,000 FAO, number	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Botswana or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.24 million FAO, number against 1.20 million FAO, number in Botswana as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Botswana and Rwanda?: 39,000 FAO, number, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Botswana ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 40th 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.