Azerbaijan vs Libya: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Azerbaijan
-0.4%
in 2020
Libya
-0.4%
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
121st
Libya rank
122nd
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Azerbaijan
- Libya
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports -0.4% against -0.4% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Libya ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Libya ranks 122nd of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -1.4% | 2.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Libya |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Libya |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Azerbaijan or Libya?
- Azerbaijan, at -0.4% against -0.4% in Libya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Azerbaijan and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Libya?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Azerbaijan and Libya rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Azerbaijan ranks 121st and Libya ranks 122nd of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.