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

197,000 FAO, number, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia 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.

Namibia vs Rwanda: Non-agricultural population

Namibia

1.43 million FAO, number

in 2012

Rwanda

1.24 million FAO, number

in 2012

Namibia rank

37th

Rwanda rank

40th

Non-agricultural population over time

Namibia
Rwanda

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.43 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Rwanda, a difference of 197,000 FAO, number.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

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

Namibia ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	448,400 FAO, number	457,000 FAO, number	8,600 FAO, number	Rwanda
1990s	760,200 FAO, number	547,800 FAO, number	212,400 FAO, number	Namibia
2000s	1.13 million FAO, number	902,800 FAO, number	227,600 FAO, number	Namibia
2010s	1.39 million FAO, number	1.18 million FAO, number	208,333 FAO, number	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Namibia or Rwanda?: Namibia, at 1.43 million FAO, number against 1.24 million FAO, number in Rwanda as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Namibia and Rwanda?: 197,000 FAO, number, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Namibia ranks 37th 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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About this data

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.