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

39,000 FAO, number, with Namibia ahead.

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

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 Namibia: Non-agricultural population

Burkina Faso

1.40 million FAO, number

in 2012

Namibia

1.43 million FAO, number

in 2012

Burkina Faso rank

38th

Namibia rank

37th

Non-agricultural population over time

Burkina Faso
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.43 million FAO, number against 1.40 million FAO, number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 39,000 FAO, number.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	625,600 FAO, number	448,400 FAO, number	177,200 FAO, number	Burkina Faso
1990s	812,200 FAO, number	760,200 FAO, number	52,000 FAO, number	Burkina Faso
2000s	1.10 million FAO, number	1.13 million FAO, number	26,800 FAO, number	Namibia
2010s	1.35 million FAO, number	1.39 million FAO, number	40,000 FAO, number	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Burkina Faso or Namibia?: Namibia, at 1.43 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 Namibia?: 39,000 FAO, number, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Namibia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Burkina Faso and Namibia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Burkina Faso ranks 38th and Namibia ranks 37th 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.