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

763,000 FAO, number, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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.

Madagascar vs Mozambique: Non-agricultural population

Madagascar

6.78 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mozambique

6.01 million FAO, number

in 2012

Madagascar rank

16th

Mozambique rank

19th

Non-agricultural population over time

Madagascar
Mozambique

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 6.78 million FAO, number against 6.01 million FAO, number in Mozambique, a difference of 763,000 FAO, number.

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

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

Madagascar ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 19th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.88 million FAO, number	2.52 million FAO, number	640,300 FAO, number	Mozambique
1990s	2.99 million FAO, number	3.18 million FAO, number	185,600 FAO, number	Mozambique
2000s	4.83 million FAO, number	4.63 million FAO, number	198,000 FAO, number	Madagascar
2010s	6.48 million FAO, number	5.81 million FAO, number	667,667 FAO, number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Madagascar or Mozambique?: Madagascar, at 6.78 million FAO, number against 6.01 million FAO, number in Mozambique as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Madagascar and Mozambique?: 763,000 FAO, number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Madagascar ranks 16th and Mozambique ranks 19th 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: 21 August 2026

The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.