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

525,000 FAO, number, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal 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.

Senegal vs Somalia: Non-agricultural population

Senegal

3.99 million FAO, number

in 2012

Somalia

3.47 million FAO, number

in 2012

Senegal rank

26th

Somalia rank

27th

Non-agricultural population over time

Senegal
Somalia

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 3.99 million FAO, number against 3.47 million FAO, number in Somalia, a difference of 525,000 FAO, number.

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

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

Senegal ranks 26th and Somalia ranks 27th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.32 million FAO, number	1.57 million FAO, number	247,700 FAO, number	Somalia
1990s	2.06 million FAO, number	1.85 million FAO, number	214,000 FAO, number	Senegal
2000s	3.01 million FAO, number	2.64 million FAO, number	376,000 FAO, number	Senegal
2010s	3.84 million FAO, number	3.34 million FAO, number	507,667 FAO, number	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Senegal or Somalia?: Senegal, at 3.99 million FAO, number against 3.47 million FAO, number in Somalia as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Senegal and Somalia?: 525,000 FAO, number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Senegal ranks 26th 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.