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

132,000 FAO, number, with Lesotho ahead.

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

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 Rwanda: Non-agricultural population

Lesotho

1.37 million FAO, number

in 2012

Rwanda

1.24 million FAO, number

in 2012

Lesotho rank

39th

Rwanda rank

40th

Non-agricultural population over time

Lesotho
Rwanda

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.37 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Rwanda, a difference of 132,000 FAO, number.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Lesotho ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	814,400 FAO, number	457,000 FAO, number	357,400 FAO, number	Lesotho
1990s	1.01 million FAO, number	547,800 FAO, number	466,900 FAO, number	Lesotho
2000s	1.22 million FAO, number	902,800 FAO, number	322,100 FAO, number	Lesotho
2010s	1.35 million FAO, number	1.18 million FAO, number	165,333 FAO, number	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Lesotho or Rwanda?: Lesotho, at 1.37 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Rwanda as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Lesotho and Rwanda?: 132,000 FAO, number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Lesotho ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 40th 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.