What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Lesotho and Namibia?

65,000 FAO, number, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?

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.

Lesotho vs Namibia: Non-agricultural population

Lesotho

1.37 million FAO, number

in 2012

Namibia

1.43 million FAO, number

in 2012

Lesotho rank

39th

Namibia rank

37th

Non-agricultural population over time

Lesotho
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.43 million FAO, number against 1.37 million FAO, number in Lesotho, a difference of 65,000 FAO, number.

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

Lesotho ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	814,400 FAO, number	448,400 FAO, number	366,000 FAO, number	Lesotho
1990s	1.01 million FAO, number	760,200 FAO, number	254,500 FAO, number	Lesotho
2000s	1.22 million FAO, number	1.13 million FAO, number	94,500 FAO, number	Lesotho
2010s	1.35 million FAO, number	1.39 million FAO, number	43,000 FAO, number	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Lesotho or Namibia?: Namibia, at 1.43 million FAO, number against 1.37 million FAO, number in Lesotho as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Lesotho and Namibia?: 65,000 FAO, number, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Lesotho ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 37th 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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About this data

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.