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

178,000 FAO, number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritius: Non-agricultural population

Burkina Faso

1.40 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mauritius

1.22 million FAO, number

in 2012

Burkina Faso rank

38th

Mauritius rank

41st

Non-agricultural population over time

Burkina Faso
Mauritius

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.40 million FAO, number against 1.22 million FAO, number in Mauritius, a difference of 178,000 FAO, number.

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

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

Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Mauritius ranks 41st of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1980s	625,600 FAO, number	787,200 FAO, number	161,600 FAO, number	Mauritius
1990s	812,200 FAO, number	968,300 FAO, number	156,100 FAO, number	Mauritius
2000s	1.10 million FAO, number	1.13 million FAO, number	21,800 FAO, number	Mauritius
2010s	1.35 million FAO, number	1.21 million FAO, number	145,000 FAO, number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Burkina Faso or Mauritius?: Burkina Faso, at 1.40 million FAO, number against 1.22 million FAO, number in Mauritius as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Burkina Faso and Mauritius?: 178,000 FAO, number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritius?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritius rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Mauritius ranks 41st 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: 04 September 2026

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