What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Egypt and Nigeria?

66.02 million FAO, number, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?

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.

Egypt vs Nigeria: Non-agricultural population

Egypt

61.63 million FAO, number

in 2012

Nigeria

127.65 million FAO, number

in 2012

Egypt rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Non-agricultural population over time

Egypt
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 127.65 million FAO, number against 61.63 million FAO, number in Egypt, a difference of 66.02 million FAO, number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.58 million FAO, number	43.64 million FAO, number	19.06 million FAO, number	Nigeria
1990s	37.68 million FAO, number	67.16 million FAO, number	29.49 million FAO, number	Nigeria
2000s	50.34 million FAO, number	98.08 million FAO, number	47.74 million FAO, number	Nigeria
2010s	60.04 million FAO, number	123.32 million FAO, number	63.27 million FAO, number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Egypt or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 127.65 million FAO, number against 61.63 million FAO, number in Egypt as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Egypt and Nigeria?: 66.02 million FAO, number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Egypt ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.