Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.595 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Azerbaijan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.595 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.595 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4919 people per person, in 1960.
That places Azerbaijan 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4919 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4976 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4985 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5043 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5025 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5025 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5004 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5025 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5031 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5016 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5031 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5037 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.506 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5109 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5142 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.518 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5249 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5325 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5382 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5373 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5422 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5428 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5431 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5432 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5424 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5426 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5436 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5431 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5456 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5482 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5411 people per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5356 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5309 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5276 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5259 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5255 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5258 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5258 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.522 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5175 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5193 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5205 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5218 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5277 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5344 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5379 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5406 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5435 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5415 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5372 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5383 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5399 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5427 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5469 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5518 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5575 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5639 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5709 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5776 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5863 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5881 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5892 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5932 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5945 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5934 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.595 people per person | +0.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.595 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.595 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5005 people per person | 0.4919 people per person | 0.5043 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5189 people per person | 0.5031 people per person | 0.5382 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5437 people per person | 0.5422 people per person | 0.5482 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5278 people per person | 0.5175 people per person | 0.5411 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5324 people per person | 0.5193 people per person | 0.5435 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5576 people per person | 0.5383 people per person | 0.5863 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5922 people per person | 0.5881 people per person | 0.595 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More population data for Azerbaijan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0077 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7053 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 10,867 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3522 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1954 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 121.25 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 458,644 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Azerbaijan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Azerbaijan was 0.595 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.595 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4919 people per person in 1960.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Azerbaijan ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.