Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Azerbaijan

Urban population in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 6,008,542 people. Ranked 92 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 220.8%.

2025 6.01M people +0.54% vs 2024
World rank 92of 217
Period maximum 6.01M people2025
Period minimum 1.87M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Azerbaijan, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,873,100 people1962: 2,042,780 people1964: 2,198,694 people1966: 2,334,186 people1968: 2,475,414 people1970: 2,596,192 people1972: 2,733,544 people1974: 2,887,700 people1976: 3,029,400 people1978: 3,164,273 people1980: 3,274,500 people1982: 3,381,474 people1984: 3,488,776 people1986: 3,615,986 people1988: 3,747,639 people1990: 3,852,800 people1992: 3,906,474 people1994: 3,988,274 people1996: 4,046,200 people1998: 4,072,600 people2000: 4,115,417 people2002: 4,185,217 people2004: 4,342,904 people2006: 4,467,456 people2008: 4,650,150 people2010: 4,824,586 people2012: 5,001,842 people2014: 5,209,197 people2016: 5,440,710 people2018: 5,683,974 people2020: 5,883,630 people2022: 5,926,668 people2024: 5,976,185 people2025: 6,008,542 people
Change over the period: +4.14M (+220.78%) Average annual rate: 1.81 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Azerbaijan 6.01M people
World 4.75B people
Europe & Central Asia 691M people
Western Asia computed 240M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 6.01M +32,357 +0.54%
2024 5.98M +35,354 +0.6%
2023 5.94M +14,163 +0.24%
2022 5.93M +9,669 +0.16%
2021 5.92M +33,369 +0.57%
2020 5.88M +56,432 +0.97%
2019 5.83M +143,224 +2.52%
2018 5.68M +123,029 +2.21%
2017 5.56M +120,235 +2.21%
2016 5.44M +118,418 +2.22%
2015 5.32M +113,095 +2.17%
2014 5.21M +106,976 +2.1%
2013 5.1M +100,379 +2.01%
2012 5M +93,459 +1.9%
2011 4.91M +83,797 +1.74%
2010 4.82M +70,396 +1.48%
2009 4.75M +104,040 +2.24%
2008 4.65M +116,807 +2.58%
2007 4.53M +65,887 +1.47%
2006 4.47M +61,495 +1.4%
2005 4.41M +63,057 +1.45%
2004 4.34M +83,750 +1.97%
2003 4.26M +73,937 +1.77%
2002 4.19M +35,650 +0.86%
2001 4.15M +34,150 +0.83%
2000 4.12M +44,354 +1.09%
1999 4.07M −1,537 −0.04%
1998 4.07M +2,426 +0.06%
1997 4.07M +23,974 +0.59%
1996 4.05M +26,126 +0.65%
1995 4.02M +31,800 +0.8%
1994 3.99M +38,574 +0.98%
1993 3.95M +43,226 +1.11%
1992 3.91M +35,127 +0.91%
1991 3.87M +18,547 +0.48%
1990 3.85M +22,693 +0.59%
1989 3.83M +82,468 +2.2%
1988 3.75M +68,162 +1.85%
1987 3.68M +63,491 +1.76%
1986 3.62M +66,073 +1.86%
1985 3.55M +61,137 +1.75%
1984 3.49M +55,376 +1.61%
1983 3.43M +51,926 +1.54%
1982 3.38M +52,800 +1.59%
1981 3.33M +54,174 +1.65%
1980 3.27M +73,621 +2.3%
1979 3.2M +36,606 +1.16%
1978 3.16M +67,500 +2.18%
1977 3.1M +67,373 +2.22%
1976 3.03M +72,126 +2.44%
1975 2.96M +69,574 +2.41%
1974 2.89M +72,100 +2.56%
1973 2.82M +82,056 +3%
1972 2.73M +73,068 +2.75%
1971 2.66M +64,284 +2.48%
1970 2.6M +65,603 +2.59%
1969 2.53M +55,175 +2.23%
1968 2.48M +64,826 +2.69%
1967 2.41M +76,402 +3.27%
1966 2.33M +63,041 +2.78%
1965 2.27M +72,451 +3.3%
1964 2.2M +72,531 +3.41%
1963 2.13M +83,383 +4.08%
1962 2.04M +60,584 +3.06%
1961 1.98M +109,096 +5.82%
1960 1.87M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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