What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Malawi and Zambia?

793,000 FAO, number, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?

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.

Malawi vs Zambia: Non-agricultural population

Malawi

4.48 million FAO, number

in 2012

Zambia

5.28 million FAO, number

in 2012

Malawi rank

23rd

Zambia rank

22nd

Non-agricultural population over time

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.28 million FAO, number against 4.48 million FAO, number in Malawi, a difference of 793,000 FAO, number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.26 million FAO, number	1.72 million FAO, number	459,800 FAO, number	Zambia
1990s	1.96 million FAO, number	2.48 million FAO, number	526,300 FAO, number	Zambia
2000s	3.10 million FAO, number	3.82 million FAO, number	716,900 FAO, number	Zambia
2010s	4.26 million FAO, number	5.04 million FAO, number	778,667 FAO, number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Malawi or Zambia?: Zambia, at 5.28 million FAO, number against 4.48 million FAO, number in Malawi as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Malawi and Zambia?: 793,000 FAO, number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Malawi ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 22nd 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.