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

313,000 FAO, number, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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 Mauritania: Non-agricultural population

Eritrea

1.50 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mauritania

1.82 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eritrea rank

36th

Mauritania rank

33rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Eritrea
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.82 million FAO, number against 1.50 million FAO, number in Eritrea, a difference of 313,000 FAO, number.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 53 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	717,857 FAO, number	1.09 million FAO, number	377,000 FAO, number	Mauritania
2000s	1.08 million FAO, number	1.46 million FAO, number	381,800 FAO, number	Mauritania
2010s	1.44 million FAO, number	1.77 million FAO, number	326,667 FAO, number	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Eritrea or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 1.82 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 Mauritania?: 313,000 FAO, number, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Eritrea ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 33rd 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.