Non-agricultural population in Egypt

Egypt: Non-agricultural population was 61.63 million FAO, number in 2012. β–² Rising

Latest (2012)
61.63 million FAO, number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
2nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
61.63 million FAO, number
in 2012
All-time low
19.15 million FAO, number
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Non-agricultural population in Egypt, 1980–2012

20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M1980199620121980: 19.1M FAO, number1981: 20.2M FAO, number1982: 21.3M FAO, number1983: 22.4M FAO, number1984: 23.7M FAO, number1985: 25.0M FAO, number1986: 26.4M FAO, number1987: 27.8M FAO, number1988: 29.2M FAO, number1989: 30.7M FAO, number1990: 32.3M FAO, number1991: 33.7M FAO, number1992: 34.9M FAO, number1993: 36.0M FAO, number1994: 37.0M FAO, number1995: 38.2M FAO, number1996: 39.4M FAO, number1997: 40.6M FAO, number1998: 41.8M FAO, number1999: 43.0M FAO, number2000: 44.2M FAO, number2001: 45.5M FAO, number2002: 46.7M FAO, number2003: 48.1M FAO, number2004: 49.5M FAO, number2005: 50.9M FAO, number2006: 52.4M FAO, number2007: 53.9M FAO, number2008: 55.4M FAO, number2009: 56.9M FAO, number2010: 58.5M FAO, number2011: 60.0M FAO, number2012: 61.6M FAO, number

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 61.63 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Egypt peaked at 61.63 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.15 million FAO, number, in 1980.

That places Egypt 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 24.58 million FAO, number 19.15 million FAO, number 30.66 million FAO, number 10
1990s 37.68 million FAO, number 32.33 million FAO, number 42.95 million FAO, number 10
2000s 50.34 million FAO, number 44.20 million FAO, number 56.90 million FAO, number 10
2010s 60.04 million FAO, number 58.46 million FAO, number 61.63 million FAO, number 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 1 Nigeria 127.65 million FAO, number compare
  2. 3 South Africa 46.12 million FAO, number compare
  3. 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.45 million FAO, number compare
  4. 5 Algeria 29.13 million FAO, number compare

See the full ranking of 59 places β†’

More environment data for Egypt

All data for Egypt β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural population in Egypt?
Non-agricultural population in Egypt was 61.63 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 61.63 million FAO, number in 2012.
What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 19.15 million FAO, number in 1980.
How does Egypt rank for non-agricultural population?
Egypt ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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