What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Congo and Guinea?

733,000 FAO, number, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?

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 vs Guinea: Non-agricultural population

Congo

2.95 million FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea

2.21 million FAO, number

in 2012

Congo rank

30th

Guinea rank

32nd

Non-agricultural population over time

Congo
Guinea

How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.21 million FAO, number in Guinea, a difference of 733,000 FAO, number.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.

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

Congo ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	967,700 FAO, number	530,800 FAO, number	436,900 FAO, number	Congo
1990s	1.51 million FAO, number	1.04 million FAO, number	471,600 FAO, number	Congo
2000s	2.24 million FAO, number	1.62 million FAO, number	623,400 FAO, number	Congo
2010s	2.85 million FAO, number	2.11 million FAO, number	735,000 FAO, number	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Congo or Guinea?: Congo, at 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.21 million FAO, number in Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Congo and Guinea?: 733,000 FAO, number, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Congo ranks 30th and Guinea ranks 32nd 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.