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

430,000 FAO, number, with Congo, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Republic of and Sierra Leone?

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, Republic of vs Sierra Leone: Non-agricultural population

Congo, Republic of

2.95 million FAO, number

in 2012

Sierra Leone

2.52 million FAO, number

in 2012

Congo, Republic of rank

30th

Sierra Leone rank

31st

Non-agricultural population over time

Congo, Republic of
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Congo, Republic of currently reports 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.52 million FAO, number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 430,000 FAO, number.

That makes Congo, Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Congo, Republic of ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo, Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Republic of	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	967,700 FAO, number	988,200 FAO, number	20,500 FAO, number	Sierra Leone
1990s	1.51 million FAO, number	1.26 million FAO, number	254,700 FAO, number	Congo, Republic of
2000s	2.24 million FAO, number	1.86 million FAO, number	382,700 FAO, number	Congo, Republic of
2010s	2.85 million FAO, number	2.43 million FAO, number	419,000 FAO, number	Congo, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Congo, Republic of or Sierra Leone?: Congo, Republic of, at 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.52 million FAO, number in Sierra Leone as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Congo, Republic of and Sierra Leone?: 430,000 FAO, number, with Congo, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Republic of and Sierra Leone?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Congo, Republic of and Sierra Leone rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Congo, Republic of ranks 30th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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: 07 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.