Non-agricultural population in Tunisia
Tunisia: Non-agricultural population was 8.57 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Tunisia, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Tunisia is 8.57 million FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Tunisia peaked at 8.57 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.07 million FAO, number, in 1980.
Tunisia ranks 15th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.92 million FAO, number | 4.07 million FAO, number | 5.82 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.59 million FAO, number | 6.02 million FAO, number | 7.10 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.68 million FAO, number | 7.20 million FAO, number | 8.20 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 million FAO, number | 8.33 million FAO, number | 8.57 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 443 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 825 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,756 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,119 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.74 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,772 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Tunisia?
- Non-agricultural population in Tunisia was 8.57 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for non-agricultural population?
- Tunisia ranks 15th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.