Azerbaijan vs Japan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Azerbaijan
4.56 million people
in 2050
Japan
4.21 million people
in 2050
Azerbaijan rank
79th
Japan rank
81st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Azerbaijan
- Japan
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 4.56 million people against 4.21 million people in Japan, a difference of 353,510 people.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Japan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 79th and Japan ranks 81st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 185,999 people | 5.83 million people | 5.64 million people | Japan |
| 1100s | 278,996 people | 6.16 million people | 5.89 million people | Japan |
| 1200s | 371,985 people | 6.35 million people | 5.97 million people | Japan |
| 1300s | 464,943 people | 7.21 million people | 6.74 million people | Japan |
| 1400s | 371,862 people | 9.12 million people | 8.75 million people | Japan |
| 1500s | 464,483 people | 11.94 million people | 11.48 million people | Japan |
| 1600s | 556,140 people | 16.25 million people | 15.70 million people | Japan |
| 1700s | 644,490 people | 25.36 million people | 24.72 million people | Japan |
| 1710s | 424,526 people | 27.55 million people | 27.13 million people | Japan |
| 1720s | 459,903 people | 27.55 million people | 27.09 million people | Japan |
| 1730s | 498,228 people | 27.55 million people | 27.05 million people | Japan |
| 1740s | 539,747 people | 27.55 million people | 27.01 million people | Japan |
| 1750s | 584,726 people | 27.55 million people | 26.97 million people | Japan |
| 1760s | 633,453 people | 27.36 million people | 26.73 million people | Japan |
| 1770s | 686,241 people | 27.17 million people | 26.48 million people | Japan |
| 1780s | 743,834 people | 26.98 million people | 26.24 million people | Japan |
| 1790s | 803,896 people | 26.79 million people | 25.99 million people | Japan |
| 1800s | 868,283 people | 26.60 million people | 25.73 million people | Japan |
| 1810s | 937,112 people | 27.29 million people | 26.35 million people | Japan |
| 1820s | 1.01 million people | 27.97 million people | 26.96 million people | Japan |
| 1830s | 1.09 million people | 28.64 million people | 27.55 million people | Japan |
| 1840s | 1.17 million people | 29.30 million people | 28.13 million people | Japan |
| 1850s | 1.26 million people | 29.96 million people | 28.70 million people | Japan |
| 1860s | 1.34 million people | 30.95 million people | 29.61 million people | Japan |
| 1870s | 1.43 million people | 31.93 million people | 30.50 million people | Japan |
| 1880s | 1.52 million people | 34.09 million people | 32.56 million people | Japan |
| 1890s | 1.61 million people | 36.97 million people | 35.36 million people | Japan |
| 1900s | 1.69 million people | 35.43 million people | 33.74 million people | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.76 million people | 38.98 million people | 37.22 million people | Japan |
| 1920s | 1.81 million people | 42.25 million people | 40.44 million people | Japan |
| 1930s | 1.82 million people | 46.60 million people | 44.78 million people | Japan |
| 1940s | 1.79 million people | 51.18 million people | 49.39 million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.84 million people | 43.54 million people | 41.71 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.30 million people | 32.78 million people | 30.48 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.73 million people | 28.24 million people | 25.51 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.14 million people | 28.17 million people | 25.03 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.65 million people | 27.66 million people | 24.01 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.10 million people | 19.67 million people | 15.57 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.32 million people | 11.14 million people | 6.81 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 4.30 million people | 9.56 million people | 5.26 million people | Japan |
| 2030s | 4.45 million people | 7.58 million people | 3.13 million people | Japan |
| 2040s | 4.54 million people | 5.43 million people | 886,443 people | Japan |
| 2050s | 4.56 million people | 4.21 million people | 353,510 people | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Azerbaijan or Japan?
- Azerbaijan, at 4.56 million people against 4.21 million people in Japan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Azerbaijan and Japan?
- 353,510 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Japan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Azerbaijan and Japan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Azerbaijan ranks 79th and Japan ranks 81st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.