What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Mali and Somalia?

842,000 FAO, number, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?

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.

Mali vs Somalia: Non-agricultural population

Mali

4.31 million FAO, number

in 2012

Somalia

3.47 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mali rank

25th

Somalia rank

27th

Non-agricultural population over time

Mali
Somalia

How they compare

Mali currently reports 4.31 million FAO, number against 3.47 million FAO, number in Somalia, a difference of 842,000 FAO, number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

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

Mali ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 27th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.05 million FAO, number	1.57 million FAO, number	525,900 FAO, number	Somalia
1990s	1.65 million FAO, number	1.85 million FAO, number	198,200 FAO, number	Somalia
2000s	2.86 million FAO, number	2.64 million FAO, number	218,100 FAO, number	Mali
2010s	4.08 million FAO, number	3.34 million FAO, number	742,667 FAO, number	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Mali or Somalia?: Mali, at 4.31 million FAO, number against 3.47 million FAO, number in Somalia as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Mali and Somalia?: 842,000 FAO, number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Mali ranks 25th and Somalia ranks 27th 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.