What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Ghana and Kenya?

1.09 million FAO, number, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?

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.

Ghana vs Kenya: Non-agricultural population

Ghana

11.92 million FAO, number

in 2012

Kenya

13.01 million FAO, number

in 2012

Ghana rank

13th

Kenya rank

11th

Non-agricultural population over time

Ghana
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 13.01 million FAO, number against 11.92 million FAO, number in Ghana, a difference of 1.09 million FAO, number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 11th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.06 million FAO, number	3.70 million FAO, number	1.36 million FAO, number	Ghana
1990s	7.10 million FAO, number	6.03 million FAO, number	1.07 million FAO, number	Ghana
2000s	9.60 million FAO, number	9.44 million FAO, number	167,200 FAO, number	Ghana
2010s	11.59 million FAO, number	12.46 million FAO, number	863,333 FAO, number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Ghana or Kenya?: Kenya, at 13.01 million FAO, number against 11.92 million FAO, number in Ghana as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Ghana and Kenya?: 1.09 million FAO, number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Ghana ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 11th 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.