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

228,000 FAO, number, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia 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.

Liberia vs Namibia: Non-agricultural population

Liberia

1.66 million FAO, number

in 2012

Namibia

1.43 million FAO, number

in 2012

Liberia rank

35th

Namibia rank

37th

Non-agricultural population over time

Liberia
Namibia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1.66 million FAO, number against 1.43 million FAO, number in Namibia, a difference of 228,000 FAO, number.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 37th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	539,400 FAO, number	448,400 FAO, number	91,000 FAO, number	Liberia
1990s	665,600 FAO, number	760,200 FAO, number	94,600 FAO, number	Namibia
2000s	1.13 million FAO, number	1.13 million FAO, number	4,300 FAO, number	Liberia
2010s	1.59 million FAO, number	1.39 million FAO, number	199,000 FAO, number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Liberia or Namibia?: Liberia, at 1.66 million FAO, number against 1.43 million FAO, number in Namibia as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Liberia and Namibia?: 228,000 FAO, number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Namibia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Liberia and Namibia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Liberia ranks 35th 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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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.