What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Djibouti and Sao Tome and Principe?

173,000 FAO, number, with Djibouti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Djibouti vs Sao Tome and Principe: Non-agricultural population

Djibouti

248,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Sao Tome and Principe

75,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Djibouti rank

50th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

52nd

Non-agricultural population over time

Djibouti
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 248,000 FAO, number against 75,000 FAO, number in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 173,000 FAO, number.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 3.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Djibouti ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	69,900 FAO, number	31,000 FAO, number	38,900 FAO, number	Djibouti
1990s	124,000 FAO, number	44,000 FAO, number	80,000 FAO, number	Djibouti
2000s	189,400 FAO, number	60,500 FAO, number	128,900 FAO, number	Djibouti
2010s	239,000 FAO, number	73,000 FAO, number	166,000 FAO, number	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Djibouti or Sao Tome and Principe?: Djibouti, at 248,000 FAO, number against 75,000 FAO, number in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Djibouti and Sao Tome and Principe?: 173,000 FAO, number, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sao Tome and Principe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Djibouti and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Djibouti ranks 50th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd 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: 04 September 2026

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