What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cameroon and Ghana?

670,000 FAO, number, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?

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 Ghana: Non-agricultural population

Cameroon

12.59 million FAO, number

in 2012

Ghana

11.92 million FAO, number

in 2012

Cameroon rank

12th

Ghana rank

13th

Non-agricultural population over time

Cameroon
Ghana

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12.59 million FAO, number against 11.92 million FAO, number in Ghana, a difference of 670,000 FAO, number.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Cameroon ranks 12th and Ghana ranks 13th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.47 million FAO, number	5.06 million FAO, number	1.59 million FAO, number	Ghana
1990s	5.61 million FAO, number	7.10 million FAO, number	1.49 million FAO, number	Ghana
2000s	9.13 million FAO, number	9.60 million FAO, number	470,100 FAO, number	Ghana
2010s	12.09 million FAO, number	11.59 million FAO, number	493,333 FAO, number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Cameroon or Ghana?: Cameroon, at 12.59 million FAO, number against 11.92 million FAO, number in Ghana as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Cameroon and Ghana?: 670,000 FAO, number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Cameroon ranks 12th and Ghana ranks 13th 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: 07 August 2026

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