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

520,000 FAO, number, with Somalia ahead.

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

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 Somalia: Non-agricultural population

Congo, Republic of

2.95 million FAO, number

in 2012

Somalia

3.47 million FAO, number

in 2012

Congo, Republic of rank

30th

Somalia rank

27th

Non-agricultural population over time

Congo, Republic of
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.47 million FAO, number against 2.95 million FAO, number in Congo, Republic of, a difference of 520,000 FAO, number.

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

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

Congo, Republic of ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 27th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Republic of	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	967,700 FAO, number	1.57 million FAO, number	604,000 FAO, number	Somalia
1990s	1.51 million FAO, number	1.85 million FAO, number	335,500 FAO, number	Somalia
2000s	2.24 million FAO, number	2.64 million FAO, number	396,900 FAO, number	Somalia
2010s	2.85 million FAO, number	3.34 million FAO, number	487,333 FAO, number	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Congo, Republic of or Somalia?: Somalia, at 3.47 million FAO, number against 2.95 million FAO, number in Congo, Republic of as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Congo, Republic of and Somalia?: 520,000 FAO, number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Republic of and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Congo, Republic of and Somalia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Congo, Republic of ranks 30th and Somalia ranks 27th 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.