What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Comoros and Seychelles?

221,000 FAO, number, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Seychelles?

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.

Comoros vs Seychelles: Non-agricultural population

Comoros

244,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Seychelles

23,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Comoros rank

51st

Seychelles rank

53rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Comoros
Seychelles

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 244,000 FAO, number against 23,000 FAO, number in Seychelles, a difference of 221,000 FAO, number.

That makes Comoros's figure about 10.6 times Seychelles's.

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

Comoros ranks 51st and Seychelles ranks 53rd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1980s	79,200 FAO, number	10,900 FAO, number	68,300 FAO, number	Comoros
1990s	119,300 FAO, number	14,400 FAO, number	104,900 FAO, number	Comoros
2000s	180,400 FAO, number	19,300 FAO, number	161,100 FAO, number	Comoros
2010s	234,333 FAO, number	22,667 FAO, number	211,667 FAO, number	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Comoros or Seychelles?: Comoros, at 244,000 FAO, number against 23,000 FAO, number in Seychelles as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Comoros and Seychelles?: 221,000 FAO, number, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Seychelles?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Comoros and Seychelles rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Comoros ranks 51st and Seychelles ranks 53rd 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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About this data

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.