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

434,000 FAO, number, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger 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.

Niger vs Sierra Leone: Non-agricultural population

Niger

2.95 million FAO, number

in 2012

Sierra Leone

2.52 million FAO, number

in 2012

Niger rank

29th

Sierra Leone rank

31st

Non-agricultural population over time

Niger
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.52 million FAO, number in Sierra Leone, a difference of 434,000 FAO, number.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Niger ranks 29th and Sierra Leone ranks 31st of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	711,700 FAO, number	988,200 FAO, number	276,500 FAO, number	Sierra Leone
1990s	1.16 million FAO, number	1.26 million FAO, number	92,500 FAO, number	Sierra Leone
2000s	2.00 million FAO, number	1.86 million FAO, number	142,300 FAO, number	Niger
2010s	2.80 million FAO, number	2.43 million FAO, number	370,000 FAO, number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Niger or Sierra Leone?: Niger, at 2.95 million FAO, number against 2.52 million FAO, number in Sierra Leone as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Niger and Sierra Leone?: 434,000 FAO, number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Niger ranks 29th 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.