What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Libya and Madagascar?

482,000 FAO, number, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Madagascar?

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.

Libya vs Madagascar: Non-agricultural population

Libya

6.29 million FAO, number

in 2012

Madagascar

6.78 million FAO, number

in 2012

Libya rank

18th

Madagascar rank

16th

Non-agricultural population over time

Libya
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 6.78 million FAO, number against 6.29 million FAO, number in Libya, a difference of 482,000 FAO, number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Libya ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 16th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.11 million FAO, number	1.88 million FAO, number	1.23 million FAO, number	Libya
1990s	4.35 million FAO, number	2.99 million FAO, number	1.36 million FAO, number	Libya
2000s	5.48 million FAO, number	4.83 million FAO, number	651,700 FAO, number	Libya
2010s	6.23 million FAO, number	6.48 million FAO, number	247,000 FAO, number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Libya or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 6.78 million FAO, number against 6.29 million FAO, number in Libya as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Libya and Madagascar?: 482,000 FAO, number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Madagascar?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Libya and Madagascar rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Libya ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 16th 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.