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

516,000 FAO, number, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?

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 Somalia: Non-agricultural population

Niger

2.95 million FAO, number

in 2012

Somalia

3.47 million FAO, number

in 2012

Niger rank

29th

Somalia rank

27th

Non-agricultural population over time

Niger
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3.47 million FAO, number against 2.95 million FAO, number in Niger, a difference of 516,000 FAO, number.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 27th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	711,700 FAO, number	1.57 million FAO, number	860,000 FAO, number	Somalia
1990s	1.16 million FAO, number	1.85 million FAO, number	682,700 FAO, number	Somalia
2000s	2.00 million FAO, number	2.64 million FAO, number	637,300 FAO, number	Somalia
2010s	2.80 million FAO, number	3.34 million FAO, number	536,333 FAO, number	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Niger or Somalia?: Somalia, at 3.47 million FAO, number against 2.95 million FAO, number in Niger as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Niger and Somalia?: 516,000 FAO, number, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Niger ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 27th 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.