What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Egypt?

31.18 million FAO, number, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Egypt?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Egypt: Non-agricultural population

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

30.45 million FAO, number

in 2012

Egypt

61.63 million FAO, number

in 2012

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Egypt rank

2nd

Non-agricultural population over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 61.63 million FAO, number against 30.45 million FAO, number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 31.18 million FAO, number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.0 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Egypt ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.36 million FAO, number	24.58 million FAO, number	15.22 million FAO, number	Egypt
1990s	15.08 million FAO, number	37.68 million FAO, number	22.60 million FAO, number	Egypt
2000s	22.79 million FAO, number	50.34 million FAO, number	27.55 million FAO, number	Egypt
2010s	29.33 million FAO, number	60.04 million FAO, number	30.71 million FAO, number	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Egypt?: Egypt, at 61.63 million FAO, number against 30.45 million FAO, number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Egypt?: 31.18 million FAO, number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Egypt?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Egypt rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Egypt ranks 2nd 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.