What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Zambia and Zimbabwe?

582,000 FAO, number, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?

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.

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Non-agricultural population

Zambia

5.28 million FAO, number

in 2012

Zimbabwe

5.86 million FAO, number

in 2012

Zambia rank

22nd

Zimbabwe rank

20th

Non-agricultural population over time

Zambia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 5.86 million FAO, number against 5.28 million FAO, number in Zambia, a difference of 582,000 FAO, number.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Zambia ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.72 million FAO, number	2.53 million FAO, number	807,500 FAO, number	Zimbabwe
1990s	2.48 million FAO, number	3.91 million FAO, number	1.43 million FAO, number	Zimbabwe
2000s	3.82 million FAO, number	5.02 million FAO, number	1.20 million FAO, number	Zimbabwe
2010s	5.04 million FAO, number	5.67 million FAO, number	628,333 FAO, number	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher non-agricultural population, Zambia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 5.86 million FAO, number against 5.28 million FAO, number in Zambia as of 2012.
What is the difference in non-agricultural population between Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 582,000 FAO, number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for non-agricultural population?: Zambia ranks 22nd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.