What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Chad and Senegal?

340,000 FAO, number, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Senegal?

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.

Chad vs Senegal: Non-agricultural population

Chad

4.33 million FAO, number

in 2012

Senegal

3.99 million FAO, number

in 2012

Chad rank

24th

Senegal rank

26th

Non-agricultural population over time

Chad
Senegal

How they compare

Chad currently reports 4.33 million FAO, number against 3.99 million FAO, number in Senegal, a difference of 340,000 FAO, number.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

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

Chad ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 26th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	805,700 FAO, number	1.32 million FAO, number	518,300 FAO, number	Senegal
1990s	1.41 million FAO, number	2.06 million FAO, number	654,300 FAO, number	Senegal
2000s	2.78 million FAO, number	3.01 million FAO, number	234,000 FAO, number	Senegal
2010s	4.09 million FAO, number	3.84 million FAO, number	246,667 FAO, number	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Chad or Senegal?: Chad, at 4.33 million FAO, number against 3.99 million FAO, number in Senegal as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Chad and Senegal?: 340,000 FAO, number, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Senegal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Chad and Senegal rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Chad ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 26th 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.