Which has higher non-agricultural population, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 410.75 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

349.12 million FAO, number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Non-agricultural population

Egypt

61.63 million FAO, number

in 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

410.75 million FAO, number

in 2012

Egypt rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

3rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Egypt
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 410.75 million FAO, number against 61.63 million FAO, number in Egypt, a difference of 349.12 million FAO, number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.7 times Egypt's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	24.58 million FAO, number	141.97 million FAO, number	117.39 million FAO, number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s	37.68 million FAO, number	214.28 million FAO, number	176.60 million FAO, number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	50.34 million FAO, number	314.41 million FAO, number	264.07 million FAO, number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s	60.04 million FAO, number	396.50 million FAO, number	336.46 million FAO, number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 410.75 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 349.12 million FAO, number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.