Azerbaijan vs Egypt: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Azerbaijan
24.4%
in 2025
Egypt
24.4%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
53rd
Egypt rank
52nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Azerbaijan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 24.4% against 24.4% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 53rd and Egypt ranks 52nd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 20.8% | 4.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 22.3% | 2.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 22.2% | 2.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 23.6% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 23.8% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 24.2% | 0.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Azerbaijan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 24.4% against 24.4% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Azerbaijan and Egypt?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Egypt?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Egypt rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Azerbaijan ranks 53rd and Egypt ranks 52nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.