Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Azerbaijan

Rural population share in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 41.4%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 10.5 pp.

2025 41.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 217
Period maximum 51.9%1960
Period minimum 41.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Azerbaijan, 1960–20254045505519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 51.9%1962: 51%1964: 50.5%1966: 50.4%1968: 50%1970: 49.8%1972: 49.3%1974: 48.4%1976: 47.6%1978: 47.1%1980: 46.8%1982: 46.8%1984: 46.9%1986: 46.6%1988: 46.3%1990: 46.3%1992: 47.1%1994: 47.5%1996: 47.9%1998: 48.5%2000: 48.9%2002: 48.8%2004: 47.7%2006: 47.3%2008: 46.9%2010: 46.7%2012: 46.2%2014: 45.4%2016: 44.2%2018: 42.8%2020: 41.7%2022: 41.6%2024: 41.4%2025: 41.4%
Change over the period: −10.5 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan 41.4%
World 42.2%
Western Asia computed 23.8%
Rural population share — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.4 −0.1 pp
2024 41.4 −0.1 pp
2023 41.5 −0.1 pp
2022 41.6 −0.1 pp
2021 41.6 −0.1 pp
2020 41.7 −0.2 pp
2019 41.9 −0.9 pp
2018 42.8 −0.8 pp
2017 43.6 −0.7 pp
2016 44.2 −0.6 pp
2015 44.8 −0.5 pp
2014 45.4 −0.4 pp
2013 45.8 −0.4 pp
2012 46.2 −0.3 pp
2011 46.5 −0.2 pp
2010 46.7 −0.1 pp
2009 46.9 −0.1 pp
2008 46.9 −0.2 pp
2007 47.2 −0.2 pp
2006 47.3 −0.2 pp
2005 47.5 −0.2 pp
2004 47.7 −0.6 pp
2003 48.3 −0.5 pp
2002 48.8 −0.1 pp
2001 48.8 −0 pp
2000 48.9 −0.1 pp
1999 49 +0.5 pp
1998 48.5 +0.5 pp
1997 48.1 +0.2 pp
1996 47.9 +0.2 pp
1995 47.7 +0.2 pp
1994 47.5 +0.2 pp
1993 47.3 +0.2 pp
1992 47.1 +0.3 pp
1991 46.8 +0.5 pp
1990 46.3 +0.4 pp
1989 45.9 −0.4 pp
1988 46.3 −0.2 pp
1987 46.5 −0.1 pp
1986 46.6 −0.2 pp
1985 46.8 −0.1 pp
1984 46.9 +0 pp
1983 46.8 +0 pp
1982 46.8 +0 pp
1981 46.8 −0 pp
1980 46.8 −0.4 pp
1979 47.3 +0.2 pp
1978 47.1 −0.2 pp
1977 47.3 −0.3 pp
1976 47.6 −0.4 pp
1975 48 −0.4 pp
1974 48.4 −0.4 pp
1973 48.8 −0.5 pp
1972 49.3 −0.3 pp
1971 49.6 −0.2 pp
1970 49.8 −0.2 pp
1969 50 +0 pp
1968 50 −0.1 pp
1967 50.1 −0.3 pp
1966 50.4 +0.1 pp
1965 50.4 −0.1 pp
1964 50.5 −0 pp
1963 50.5 −0.5 pp
1962 51 −0 pp
1961 51 −0.9 pp
1960 51.9

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.