What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Eswatini and Gabon?

293,000 FAO, number, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?

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.

Eswatini vs Gabon: Non-agricultural population

Eswatini

884,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Gabon

1.18 million FAO, number

in 2012

Eswatini rank

45th

Gabon rank

43rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Eswatini
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1.18 million FAO, number against 884,000 FAO, number in Eswatini, a difference of 293,000 FAO, number.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.

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

Eswatini ranks 45th and Gabon ranks 43rd of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	367,100 FAO, number	323,300 FAO, number	43,800 FAO, number	Eswatini
1990s	581,600 FAO, number	589,200 FAO, number	7,600 FAO, number	Gabon
2000s	749,600 FAO, number	922,300 FAO, number	172,700 FAO, number	Gabon
2010s	864,000 FAO, number	1.15 million FAO, number	283,333 FAO, number	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Eswatini or Gabon?: Gabon, at 1.18 million FAO, number against 884,000 FAO, number in Eswatini as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Eswatini and Gabon?: 293,000 FAO, number, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gabon?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Eswatini and Gabon rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Eswatini ranks 45th and Gabon ranks 43rd 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: 07 August 2026

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