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

97.20 million FAO, number, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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 Nigeria: Non-agricultural population

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

30.45 million FAO, number

in 2012

Nigeria

127.65 million FAO, number

in 2012

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Nigeria rank

1st

Non-agricultural population over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 127.65 million FAO, number against 30.45 million FAO, number in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 97.20 million FAO, number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.2 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	9.36 million FAO, number	43.64 million FAO, number	34.28 million FAO, number	Nigeria
1990s	15.08 million FAO, number	67.16 million FAO, number	52.09 million FAO, number	Nigeria
2000s	22.79 million FAO, number	98.08 million FAO, number	75.29 million FAO, number	Nigeria
2010s	29.33 million FAO, number	123.32 million FAO, number	93.98 million FAO, number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 127.65 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 Nigeria?: 97.20 million FAO, number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.