Azerbaijan - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Azerbaijan was 5,692,217 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,692,217 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,051,433 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,051,433
1961 2,110,439
1962 2,171,812
1963 2,233,682
1964 2,293,591
1965 2,349,758
1966 2,401,558
1967 2,449,255
1968 2,493,164
1969 2,534,088
1970 2,590,430
1971 2,666,673
1972 2,742,016
1973 2,816,717
1974 2,884,268
1975 2,944,703
1976 3,005,278
1977 3,066,069
1978 3,127,435
1979 3,187,542
1980 3,246,173
1981 3,305,699
1982 3,366,407
1983 3,428,564
1984 3,495,125
1985 3,566,416
1986 3,639,921
1987 3,715,244
1988 3,792,004
1989 3,852,576
1990 3,856,598
1991 3,885,855
1992 3,922,231
1993 3,959,053
1994 3,989,328
1995 4,011,953
1996 4,028,686
1997 4,043,596
1998 4,057,628
1999 4,085,971
2000 4,135,854
2001 4,184,325
2002 4,232,008
2003 4,280,744
2004 4,335,079
2005 4,396,406
2006 4,461,940
2007 4,530,068
2008 4,643,726
2009 4,759,039
2010 4,835,557
2011 4,920,166
2012 5,008,847
2013 5,098,727
2014 5,189,181
2015 5,279,540
2016 5,368,846
2017 5,453,517
2018 5,534,464
2019 5,616,706
2020 5,692,217

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Azerbaijan was 56.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 56.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.96 in 1969.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 52.66
1961 52.36
1962 52.06
1963 51.76
1964 51.46
1965 51.16
1966 50.86
1967 50.56
1968 50.26
1969 49.96
1970 50.01
1971 50.46
1972 50.92
1973 51.37
1974 51.70
1975 51.90
1976 52.10
1977 52.29
1978 52.49
1979 52.66
1980 52.78
1981 52.90
1982 53.02
1983 53.14
1984 53.30
1985 53.50
1986 53.70
1987 53.90
1988 54.09
1989 54.06
1990 53.75
1991 53.44
1992 53.13
1993 52.82
1994 52.52
1995 52.21
1996 51.90
1997 51.59
1998 51.28
1999 51.19
2000 51.39
2001 51.59
2002 51.79
2003 51.99
2004 52.19
2005 52.39
2006 52.59
2007 52.79
2008 52.99
2009 53.19
2010 53.41
2011 53.64
2012 53.88
2013 54.15
2014 54.42
2015 54.71
2016 55.02
2017 55.34
2018 55.68
2019 56.03
2020 56.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization