Azerbaijan vs Liberia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Azerbaijan
2.15 million people
in 2020
Liberia
2.11 million people
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
100th
Liberia rank
101st
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Azerbaijan
- Liberia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 2.15 million people against 2.11 million people in Liberia, a difference of 36,400 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 101st of 236 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.39 million people | 595,597 people | 796,863 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 1.57 million people | 736,343 people | 832,607 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 1.71 million people | 919,561 people | 793,699 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 1.86 million people | 1.14 million people | 714,310 people | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 1.99 million people | 1.01 million people | 971,596 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 2.04 million people | 1.38 million people | 659,710 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.13 million people | 1.93 million people | 200,340 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 2.15 million people | 2.11 million people | 36,400 people | Azerbaijan |
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 Liberia?
- Azerbaijan, at 2.15 million people against 2.11 million people in Liberia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Azerbaijan and Liberia?
- 36,400 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Liberia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Azerbaijan and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Azerbaijan ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 101st 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.