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

946,000 FAO, number, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Non-agricultural population

Chad

4.33 million FAO, number

in 2012

Zambia

5.28 million FAO, number

in 2012

Chad rank

24th

Zambia rank

22nd

Non-agricultural population over time

Chad
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.28 million FAO, number against 4.33 million FAO, number in Chad, a difference of 946,000 FAO, number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	805,700 FAO, number	1.72 million FAO, number	916,400 FAO, number	Zambia
1990s	1.41 million FAO, number	2.48 million FAO, number	1.08 million FAO, number	Zambia
2000s	2.78 million FAO, number	3.82 million FAO, number	1.04 million FAO, number	Zambia
2010s	4.09 million FAO, number	5.04 million FAO, number	950,000 FAO, number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Chad or Zambia?: Zambia, at 5.28 million FAO, number against 4.33 million FAO, number in Chad as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Chad and Zambia?: 946,000 FAO, number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Chad ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 22nd 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.