What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

621,000 FAO, number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

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.

Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Non-agricultural population

Cameroon

12.59 million FAO, number

in 2012

Côte d'Ivoire

13.21 million FAO, number

in 2012

Cameroon rank

12th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

10th

Non-agricultural population over time

Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 13.21 million FAO, number against 12.59 million FAO, number in Cameroon, a difference of 621,000 FAO, number.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 12th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th of 53 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.47 million FAO, number	3.91 million FAO, number	439,000 FAO, number	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	5.61 million FAO, number	6.58 million FAO, number	969,200 FAO, number	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	9.13 million FAO, number	10.09 million FAO, number	955,200 FAO, number	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	12.09 million FAO, number	12.73 million FAO, number	645,000 FAO, number	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 13.21 million FAO, number against 12.59 million FAO, number in Cameroon as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 621,000 FAO, number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Cameroon ranks 12th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th 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.