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

551,000 FAO, number, with Guinea ahead.

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

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.

Guinea vs Liberia: Non-agricultural population

Guinea

2.21 million FAO, number

in 2012

Liberia

1.66 million FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea rank

32nd

Liberia rank

35th

Non-agricultural population over time

Guinea
Liberia

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2.21 million FAO, number against 1.66 million FAO, number in Liberia, a difference of 551,000 FAO, number.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.

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

Guinea ranks 32nd and Liberia ranks 35th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	530,800 FAO, number	539,400 FAO, number	8,600 FAO, number	Liberia
1990s	1.04 million FAO, number	665,600 FAO, number	372,700 FAO, number	Guinea
2000s	1.62 million FAO, number	1.13 million FAO, number	483,500 FAO, number	Guinea
2010s	2.11 million FAO, number	1.59 million FAO, number	524,000 FAO, number	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Guinea or Liberia?: Guinea, at 2.21 million FAO, number against 1.66 million FAO, number in Liberia as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Guinea and Liberia?: 551,000 FAO, number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Guinea ranks 32nd 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.