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

154,000 FAO, number, with Mozambique ahead.

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

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.

Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Non-agricultural population

Mozambique

6.01 million FAO, number

in 2012

Zimbabwe

5.86 million FAO, number

in 2012

Mozambique rank

19th

Zimbabwe rank

20th

Non-agricultural population over time

Mozambique
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 6.01 million FAO, number against 5.86 million FAO, number in Zimbabwe, a difference of 154,000 FAO, number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.52 million FAO, number	2.53 million FAO, number	8,800 FAO, number	Zimbabwe
1990s	3.18 million FAO, number	3.91 million FAO, number	728,400 FAO, number	Zimbabwe
2000s	4.63 million FAO, number	5.02 million FAO, number	392,700 FAO, number	Zimbabwe
2010s	5.81 million FAO, number	5.67 million FAO, number	141,333 FAO, number	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?: Mozambique, at 6.01 million FAO, number against 5.86 million FAO, number in Zimbabwe as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?: 154,000 FAO, number, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Mozambique ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.