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

418,000 FAO, number, with Kenya ahead.

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

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 Kenya: Non-agricultural population

Cameroon

12.59 million FAO, number

in 2012

Kenya

13.01 million FAO, number

in 2012

Cameroon rank

12th

Kenya rank

11th

Non-agricultural population over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 13.01 million FAO, number against 12.59 million FAO, number in Cameroon, a difference of 418,000 FAO, number.

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

Cameroon ranks 12th and Kenya ranks 11th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.47 million FAO, number	3.70 million FAO, number	230,200 FAO, number	Kenya
1990s	5.61 million FAO, number	6.03 million FAO, number	419,000 FAO, number	Kenya
2000s	9.13 million FAO, number	9.44 million FAO, number	302,900 FAO, number	Kenya
2010s	12.09 million FAO, number	12.46 million FAO, number	370,000 FAO, number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Cameroon or Kenya?: Kenya, at 13.01 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 Kenya?: 418,000 FAO, number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Cameroon ranks 12th and Kenya ranks 11th 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.