What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Mauritius and Rwanda?

20,000 FAO, number, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Rwanda?

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.

Mauritius vs Rwanda: Non-agricultural population

Mauritius

1.22 million FAO, number

in 2012

Rwanda

1.24 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mauritius rank

41st

Rwanda rank

40th

Non-agricultural population over time

Mauritius
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.24 million FAO, number against 1.22 million FAO, number in Mauritius, a difference of 20,000 FAO, number.

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

Mauritius ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	787,200 FAO, number	457,000 FAO, number	330,200 FAO, number	Mauritius
1990s	968,300 FAO, number	547,800 FAO, number	420,500 FAO, number	Mauritius
2000s	1.13 million FAO, number	902,800 FAO, number	222,600 FAO, number	Mauritius
2010s	1.21 million FAO, number	1.18 million FAO, number	23,333 FAO, number	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Mauritius or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 1.24 million FAO, number against 1.22 million FAO, number in Mauritius as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Mauritius and Rwanda?: 20,000 FAO, number, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Mauritius and Rwanda rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Mauritius ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 40th 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: 07 August 2026

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