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

435,000 FAO, number, with Libya ahead.

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

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 Zimbabwe: Non-agricultural population

Libya

6.29 million FAO, number

in 2012

Zimbabwe

5.86 million FAO, number

in 2012

Libya rank

18th

Zimbabwe rank

20th

Non-agricultural population over time

Libya
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Libya currently reports 6.29 million FAO, number against 5.86 million FAO, number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 435,000 FAO, number.

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

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

Libya ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.11 million FAO, number	2.53 million FAO, number	577,900 FAO, number	Libya
1990s	4.35 million FAO, number	3.91 million FAO, number	446,200 FAO, number	Libya
2000s	5.48 million FAO, number	5.02 million FAO, number	457,000 FAO, number	Libya
2010s	6.23 million FAO, number	5.67 million FAO, number	562,000 FAO, number	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Libya or Zimbabwe?: Libya, at 6.29 million FAO, number against 5.86 million FAO, number in Zimbabwe as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Libya and Zimbabwe?: 435,000 FAO, number, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zimbabwe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Libya and Zimbabwe rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Libya ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.