Azerbaijan vs Russia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Azerbaijan
24.4%
in 2025
Russia
23.9%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
53rd
Russia rank
56th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Azerbaijan
- Russia
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 24.4% against 23.9% in Russia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 53rd and Russia ranks 56th of 121 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 16.2% | 8.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 18.3% | 6.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 19.3% | 5.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 19.5% | 3.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.8% | 1.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.5% | 0.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.7% | 0.1% | Azerbaijan |
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 Russia?
- Azerbaijan, at 24.4% against 23.9% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 0.5%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Russia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Russia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Azerbaijan ranks 53rd and Russia ranks 56th 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.