Azerbaijan vs Cyprus: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Azerbaijan
61.2%
in 2025
Cyprus
62.0%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
114th
Cyprus rank
111th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Azerbaijan
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 62.0% against 61.2% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cyprus ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 114th and Cyprus ranks 111th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 33 and Cyprus in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1720s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1730s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1740s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1750s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1760s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 1780s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 1790s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 1800s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1810s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1820s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1830s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1850s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 2.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 5.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 7.0% | 3.8% | 3.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 8.8% | 4.7% | 4.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 11.0% | 5.9% | 5.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 13.8% | 7.4% | 6.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 17.2% | 9.2% | 8.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 21.5% | 11.6% | 10.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 26.9% | 14.4% | 12.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 33.6% | 18.0% | 15.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 44.9% | 25.4% | 19.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 48.6% | 30.5% | 18.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 35.6% | 16.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 46.5% | 6.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 47.5% | 5.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 51.7% | 0.1% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 59.0% | 4.0% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 61.4% | 1.4% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Azerbaijan or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 62.0% against 61.2% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Azerbaijan and Cyprus?
- 0.8%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Cyprus?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Cyprus rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 114th and Cyprus ranks 111th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.