What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Central African Republic and Eritrea?

272,000 FAO, number, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Eritrea?

20 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Central African Republic vs Eritrea: Non-agricultural population

Central African Republic

1.77 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eritrea

1.50 million FAO, number

in 2012

Central African Republic rank

34th

Eritrea rank

36th

Non-agricultural population over time

Central African Republic
Eritrea

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1.77 million FAO, number against 1.50 million FAO, number in Eritrea, a difference of 272,000 FAO, number.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 34th and Eritrea ranks 36th of 53 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	829,143 FAO, number	717,857 FAO, number	111,286 FAO, number	Central African Republic
2000s	1.26 million FAO, number	1.08 million FAO, number	189,100 FAO, number	Central African Republic
2010s	1.70 million FAO, number	1.44 million FAO, number	255,000 FAO, number	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Central African Republic or Eritrea?: Central African Republic, at 1.77 million FAO, number against 1.50 million FAO, number in Eritrea as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Central African Republic and Eritrea?: 272,000 FAO, number, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Eritrea?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Eritrea rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Central African Republic ranks 34th and Eritrea ranks 36th 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.