What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?

1.29 million FAO, number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Non-agricultural population

Côte d'Ivoire

13.21 million FAO, number

in 2012

Ghana

11.92 million FAO, number

in 2012

Côte d'Ivoire rank

10th

Ghana rank

13th

Non-agricultural population over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 13.21 million FAO, number against 11.92 million FAO, number in Ghana, a difference of 1.29 million FAO, number.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th and Ghana ranks 13th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.91 million FAO, number	5.06 million FAO, number	1.15 million FAO, number	Ghana
1990s	6.58 million FAO, number	7.10 million FAO, number	517,500 FAO, number	Ghana
2000s	10.09 million FAO, number	9.60 million FAO, number	485,100 FAO, number	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	12.73 million FAO, number	11.59 million FAO, number	1.14 million FAO, number	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 13.21 million FAO, number against 11.92 million FAO, number in Ghana as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 1.29 million FAO, number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th and Ghana ranks 13th 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.