What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?

52,000 FAO, number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Non-agricultural population

Sao Tome and Principe

75,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Seychelles

23,000 FAO, number

in 2012

Sao Tome and Principe rank

52nd

Seychelles rank

53rd

Non-agricultural population over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Seychelles

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 75,000 FAO, number against 23,000 FAO, number in Seychelles, a difference of 52,000 FAO, number.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 3.3 times Seychelles's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd and Seychelles ranks 53rd of 53 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
1980s	31,000 FAO, number	10,900 FAO, number	20,100 FAO, number	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	44,000 FAO, number	14,400 FAO, number	29,600 FAO, number	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	60,500 FAO, number	19,300 FAO, number	41,200 FAO, number	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	73,000 FAO, number	22,667 FAO, number	50,333 FAO, number	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 75,000 FAO, number against 23,000 FAO, number in Seychelles as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?: 52,000 FAO, number, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 52nd and Seychelles ranks 53rd 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: 04 September 2026

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