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

3.12 million FAO, number, with Kenya ahead.

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

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.

Kenya vs Uganda: Non-agricultural population

Kenya

13.01 million FAO, number

in 2012

Uganda

9.89 million FAO, number

in 2012

Kenya rank

11th

Uganda rank

14th

Non-agricultural population over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 13.01 million FAO, number against 9.89 million FAO, number in Uganda, a difference of 3.12 million FAO, number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

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

Kenya ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 14th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.70 million FAO, number	2.21 million FAO, number	1.49 million FAO, number	Kenya
1990s	6.03 million FAO, number	3.80 million FAO, number	2.23 million FAO, number	Kenya
2000s	9.44 million FAO, number	6.61 million FAO, number	2.82 million FAO, number	Kenya
2010s	12.46 million FAO, number	9.38 million FAO, number	3.08 million FAO, number	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 13.01 million FAO, number against 9.89 million FAO, number in Uganda as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Kenya and Uganda?: 3.12 million FAO, number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Kenya ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 14th 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.