What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Burundi and Gambia?

521,000 FAO, number, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?

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.

Burundi vs Gambia: Non-agricultural population

Burundi

971,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Gambia

450,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Burundi rank

44th

Gambia rank

46th

Non-agricultural population over time

Burundi
Gambia

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 971,000 FAO, number against 450,000 FAO, number in Gambia, a difference of 521,000 FAO, number.

That makes Burundi's figure about 2.2 times Gambia's.

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

Burundi ranks 44th and Gambia ranks 46th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	353,300 FAO, number	127,400 FAO, number	225,900 FAO, number	Burundi
1990s	511,100 FAO, number	215,700 FAO, number	295,400 FAO, number	Burundi
2000s	712,100 FAO, number	331,900 FAO, number	380,200 FAO, number	Burundi
2010s	936,667 FAO, number	432,333 FAO, number	504,333 FAO, number	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Burundi or Gambia?: Burundi, at 971,000 FAO, number against 450,000 FAO, number in Gambia as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Burundi and Gambia?: 521,000 FAO, number, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Burundi ranks 44th and Gambia ranks 46th 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.