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

15.52 million FAO, number, with Egypt ahead.

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

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 South Africa: Non-agricultural population

Egypt

61.63 million FAO, number

in 2012

South Africa

46.12 million FAO, number

in 2012

Egypt rank

2nd

South Africa rank

3rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Egypt
South Africa

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 61.63 million FAO, number against 46.12 million FAO, number in South Africa, a difference of 15.52 million FAO, number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

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

Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.58 million FAO, number	25.35 million FAO, number	774,700 FAO, number	South Africa
1990s	37.68 million FAO, number	33.96 million FAO, number	3.72 million FAO, number	Egypt
2000s	50.34 million FAO, number	41.78 million FAO, number	8.56 million FAO, number	Egypt
2010s	60.04 million FAO, number	45.68 million FAO, number	14.36 million FAO, number	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Egypt or South Africa?: Egypt, at 61.63 million FAO, number against 46.12 million FAO, number in South Africa as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Egypt and South Africa?: 15.52 million FAO, number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd 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.