Urban population in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Urban population was 6.01 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Azerbaijan, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Azerbaijan is 6.01 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Azerbaijan peaked at 6.01 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million, in 1960.
That places Azerbaijan 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 million | 1.87 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.91 million | 2.60 million | 3.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 million | 3.27 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.98 million | 3.85 million | 4.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 million | 4.12 million | 4.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 million | 4.82 million | 5.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 million | 5.88 million | 6.01 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Azerbaijan
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 10.25 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 58.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 24.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 13.03 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 160.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 22.1% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 12.0% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Azerbaijan?
- Urban population in Azerbaijan was 6.01 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million in 1960.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for urban population?
- Azerbaijan ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.