What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Eritrea and Liberia?

159,000 FAO, number, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Eritrea vs Liberia: Non-agricultural population

Eritrea

1.50 million FAO, number

in 2012

Liberia

1.66 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eritrea rank

36th

Liberia rank

35th

Non-agricultural population over time

Eritrea
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1.66 million FAO, number against 1.50 million FAO, number in Eritrea, a difference of 159,000 FAO, number.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 35th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	717,857 FAO, number	698,714 FAO, number	19,143 FAO, number	Eritrea
2000s	1.08 million FAO, number	1.13 million FAO, number	59,400 FAO, number	Liberia
2010s	1.44 million FAO, number	1.59 million FAO, number	149,667 FAO, number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Eritrea or Liberia?: Liberia, at 1.66 million FAO, number against 1.50 million FAO, number in Eritrea as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Eritrea and Liberia?: 159,000 FAO, number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Eritrea ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 35th 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.