Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 73.04 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Azerbaijan is 73.04 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Azerbaijan peaked at 73.04 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.09 people per square kilometre, in 1992.
Azerbaijan ranks 90th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 47.09 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 47.52 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 48 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 48.52 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 49.05 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.52 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 49.71 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 49.95 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.6 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 51.1 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.61 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 52.57 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 53.69 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 54.61 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 55.51 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 56.44 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.43 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 58.18 people per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.97 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 59.92 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 61.04 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 62.3 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 63.65 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 65.08 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 66.56 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 68.05 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 69.46 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 71.11 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 71.82 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.27 people per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.79 people per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.04 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 73.04 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.45 people per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 73.04 people per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.24 people per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.67 people per square kilometre | 47.09 people per square kilometre | 49.95 people per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.17 people per square kilometre | 50.6 people per square kilometre | 58.18 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.61 people per square kilometre | 58.97 people per square kilometre | 71.11 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.48 people per square kilometre | 71.82 people per square kilometre | 73.04 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 87 Hungary 74.61 people per square kilometre compare
- 88 Uganda 74.27 people per square kilometre compare
- 89 Togo 73.99 people per square kilometre compare
- 91 Iraq 72.54 people per square kilometre compare
- 92 Portugal 69.69 people per square kilometre compare
- 93 Armenia 68.57 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Azerbaijan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Azerbaijan was 73.04 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.04 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.09 people per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.