Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Non-agricultural population

Egypt
61.63 million FAO, number
in 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
237.26 million FAO, number
in 2012
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

Non-agricultural population over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M198019962012

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 237.26 million FAO, number against 61.63 million FAO, number in Egypt, a difference of 175.62 million FAO, number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 53 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 24.58 million FAO, number 73.05 million FAO, number 48.47 million FAO, number Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 37.68 million FAO, number 113.28 million FAO, number 75.60 million FAO, number Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 50.34 million FAO, number 174.75 million FAO, number 124.41 million FAO, number Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2010s 60.04 million FAO, number 227.77 million FAO, number 167.72 million FAO, number Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 237.26 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 South Africa and Nigeria?
175.62 million FAO, number, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for non-agricultural population?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th 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

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