What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?

700,000 FAO, number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?

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.

Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Non-agricultural population

Mauritania

1.82 million FAO, number

in 2012

Sierra Leone

2.52 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mauritania rank

33rd

Sierra Leone rank

31st

Non-agricultural population over time

Mauritania
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.52 million FAO, number against 1.82 million FAO, number in Mauritania, a difference of 700,000 FAO, number.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Mauritania's.

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

Mauritania ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	629,600 FAO, number	988,200 FAO, number	358,600 FAO, number	Sierra Leone
1990s	1.04 million FAO, number	1.26 million FAO, number	210,600 FAO, number	Sierra Leone
2000s	1.46 million FAO, number	1.86 million FAO, number	401,800 FAO, number	Sierra Leone
2010s	1.77 million FAO, number	2.43 million FAO, number	663,000 FAO, number	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 2.52 million FAO, number against 1.82 million FAO, number in Mauritania as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?: 700,000 FAO, number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Mauritania ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 31st 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.