What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?

108,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?

20 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Non-agricultural population

Burkina Faso

1.40 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eritrea

1.50 million FAO, number

in 2012

Burkina Faso rank

38th

Eritrea rank

36th

Non-agricultural population over time

Burkina Faso
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 1.50 million FAO, number against 1.40 million FAO, number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 108,000 FAO, number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Eritrea ranks 36th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	847,714 FAO, number	717,857 FAO, number	129,857 FAO, number	Burkina Faso
2000s	1.10 million FAO, number	1.08 million FAO, number	28,300 FAO, number	Burkina Faso
2010s	1.35 million FAO, number	1.44 million FAO, number	89,333 FAO, number	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 1.50 million FAO, number against 1.40 million FAO, number in Burkina Faso as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?: 108,000 FAO, number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Eritrea ranks 36th 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: 21 August 2026

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