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

737,000 FAO, number, with Niger ahead.

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

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 Niger: Non-agricultural population

Guinea

2.21 million FAO, number

in 2012

Niger

2.95 million FAO, number

in 2012

Guinea rank

32nd

Niger rank

29th

Non-agricultural population over time

Guinea
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.21 million FAO, number in Guinea, a difference of 737,000 FAO, number.

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

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

Guinea ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 29th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1980s	530,800 FAO, number	711,700 FAO, number	180,900 FAO, number	Niger
1990s	1.04 million FAO, number	1.16 million FAO, number	124,400 FAO, number	Niger
2000s	1.62 million FAO, number	2.00 million FAO, number	383,000 FAO, number	Niger
2010s	2.11 million FAO, number	2.80 million FAO, number	686,000 FAO, number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Guinea or Niger?: Niger, at 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.21 million FAO, number in Guinea as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Guinea and Niger?: 737,000 FAO, number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Niger?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Guinea and Niger rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Guinea ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 29th 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.