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

5.15 million FAO, number, with Ghana ahead.

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

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 Madagascar: Non-agricultural population

Ghana

11.92 million FAO, number

in 2012

Madagascar

6.78 million FAO, number

in 2012

Ghana rank

13th

Madagascar rank

16th

Non-agricultural population over time

Ghana
Madagascar

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 11.92 million FAO, number against 6.78 million FAO, number in Madagascar, a difference of 5.15 million FAO, number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.8 times Madagascar's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 53 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.06 million FAO, number	1.88 million FAO, number	3.18 million FAO, number	Ghana
1990s	7.10 million FAO, number	2.99 million FAO, number	4.11 million FAO, number	Ghana
2000s	9.60 million FAO, number	4.83 million FAO, number	4.78 million FAO, number	Ghana
2010s	11.59 million FAO, number	6.48 million FAO, number	5.11 million FAO, number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Ghana or Madagascar?: Ghana, at 11.92 million FAO, number against 6.78 million FAO, number in Madagascar as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Ghana and Madagascar?: 5.15 million FAO, number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Ghana ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 16th 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.