Azerbaijan vs Finland: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Azerbaijan
2.15 million people
in 2020
Finland
2.16 million people
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
100th
Finland rank
99th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Azerbaijan
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2.16 million people against 2.15 million people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 18,120 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 100th and Finland ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.39 million people | 2.10 million people | 707,960 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.57 million people | 2.21 million people | 639,235 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.71 million people | 2.26 million people | 551,240 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 1.86 million people | 2.29 million people | 429,675 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 1.99 million people | 2.27 million people | 285,710 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 2.04 million people | 2.23 million people | 188,370 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.13 million people | 2.19 million people | 54,145 people | Finland |
| 2020s | 2.15 million people | 2.16 million people | 18,120 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Azerbaijan or Finland?
- Finland, at 2.16 million people against 2.15 million people in Azerbaijan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Azerbaijan and Finland?
- 18,120 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Finland?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Azerbaijan and Finland rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 100th and Finland ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.