Armenia vs Azerbaijan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Armenia
68.57 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Azerbaijan
73.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Armenia rank
93rd
Azerbaijan rank
90th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 73.04 people per square kilometre against 68.57 people per square kilometre in Armenia, a difference of 4.47 people per square kilometre.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Armenia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 93rd and Azerbaijan ranks 90th of 215 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 3 and Azerbaijan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Azerbaijan Difference Ahead
1990s 77.38 people per square kilometre 48.67 people per square kilometre 28.71 people per square kilometre Armenia
2000s 68.53 people per square kilometre 54.17 people per square kilometre 14.36 people per square kilometre Armenia
2010s 66.17 people per square kilometre 64.61 people per square kilometre 1.56 people per square kilometre Armenia
2020s 67.23 people per square kilometre 72.48 people per square kilometre 5.26 people per square kilometre Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre, Armenia or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan, at 73.04 people per square kilometre against 68.57 people per square kilometre in Armenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
4.47 people per square kilometre, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Azerbaijan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Armenia and Azerbaijan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Armenia ranks 93rd and Azerbaijan ranks 90th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.