Azerbaijan vs Georgia
Azerbaijan vs Georgia: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 58.6% in Azerbaijan and 61.2% in Georgia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Georgia, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Azerbaijan.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Georgia has been higher since 1983, when it overtook Azerbaijan.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 141 and Georgia ranked 131 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Azerbaijan at 59.4% and Georgia at 62.2% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Azerbaijan | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.6 | 61.2 |
| 2024 | 58.6 | 61.1 |
| 2023 | 58.5 | 60.8 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 60 |
| 2021 | 58.4 | 59.4 |
| 2020 | 58.3 | 59 |
| 2019 | 58.1 | 58.6 |
| 2018 | 57.2 | 58.3 |
| 2017 | 56.4 | 58 |
| 2016 | 55.8 | 57.7 |
| 2015 | 55.2 | 57.4 |
| 2014 | 54.6 | 57 |
| 2013 | 54.2 | 56.6 |
| 2012 | 53.8 | 56.2 |
| 2011 | 53.5 | 55.7 |
| 2010 | 53.3 | 55.2 |
| 2009 | 53.1 | 54.7 |
| 2008 | 53.1 | 54.2 |
| 2007 | 52.8 | 53.8 |
| 2006 | 52.7 | 53.4 |
| 2005 | 52.5 | 53 |
| 2004 | 52.3 | 52.7 |
| 2003 | 51.7 | 52.5 |
| 2002 | 51.2 | 52.4 |
| 2001 | 51.2 | 52.4 |
| 2000 | 51.1 | 52.5 |
| 1999 | 51 | 52.7 |
| 1998 | 51.5 | 52.9 |
| 1997 | 51.9 | 53.1 |
| 1996 | 52.1 | 53.4 |
| 1995 | 52.3 | 53.7 |
| 1994 | 52.5 | 54 |
| 1993 | 52.7 | 54.3 |
| 1992 | 52.9 | 54.6 |
| 1991 | 53.2 | 54.9 |
| 1990 | 53.7 | 55.1 |
| 1989 | 54.1 | 55.3 |
| 1988 | 53.7 | 55.4 |
| 1987 | 53.5 | 54.9 |
| 1986 | 53.4 | 54.4 |
| 1985 | 53.2 | 54 |
| 1984 | 53.1 | 53.7 |
| 1983 | 53.2 | 53.3 |
| 1982 | 53.2 | 53 |
| 1981 | 53.2 | 52.6 |
| 1980 | 53.2 | 52.3 |
| 1979 | 52.7 | 52 |
| 1978 | 53 | 51.5 |
| 1977 | 52.7 | 51 |
| 1976 | 52.4 | 50.8 |
| 1975 | 52 | 50.2 |
| 1974 | 51.6 | 49.5 |
| 1973 | 51.3 | 49 |
| 1972 | 50.7 | 48.6 |
| 1971 | 50.4 | 48.3 |
| 1970 | 50.2 | 48 |
| 1969 | 50 | 47.6 |
| 1968 | 50 | 47.2 |
| 1967 | 49.9 | 46.8 |
| 1966 | 49.6 | 46.3 |
| 1965 | 49.7 | 45.8 |
| 1964 | 49.5 | 45.2 |
| 1963 | 49.5 | 44.7 |
| 1962 | 49 | 44.4 |
| 1961 | 49 | 43.6 |
| 1960 | 48.1 | 42.6 |
| 1959 | 47.9 | 42.5 |
| 1958 | 47.6 | 42.1 |
| 1957 | 47.8 | 41.3 |
| 1956 | 47.9 | 40.3 |
| 1955 | 48.4 | 39.8 |
| 1954 | 48.2 | 39.2 |
| 1953 | 45.7 | 38.4 |
| 1952 | 45.1 | 37.7 |
| 1951 | 45 | 36.7 |
| 1950 | 43.8 | 35.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Azerbaijan | Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.7 | 61.3 |
| 2027 | 58.8 | 61.4 |
| 2028 | 58.8 | 61.5 |
| 2029 | 58.9 | 61.6 |
| 2030 | 58.9 | 61.6 |
| 2031 | 59 | 61.7 |
| 2032 | 59 | 61.8 |
| 2033 | 59 | 61.8 |
| 2034 | 59.1 | 61.9 |
| 2035 | 59.1 | 61.9 |
| 2036 | 59.2 | 62 |
| 2037 | 59.2 | 62 |
| 2038 | 59.2 | 62.1 |
| 2039 | 59.2 | 62.1 |
| 2040 | 59.3 | 62.1 |
| 2041 | 59.3 | 62.1 |
| 2042 | 59.3 | 62.2 |
| 2043 | 59.3 | 62.2 |
| 2044 | 59.3 | 62.2 |
| 2045 | 59.3 | 62.2 |
| 2046 | 59.4 | 62.2 |
| 2047 | 59.4 | 62.2 |
| 2048 | 59.4 | 62.2 |
| 2049 | 59.4 | 62.2 |
| 2050 | 59.4 | 62.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Azerbaijan vs Georgia
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Georgia: 74.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Georgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Georgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Georgia: 69.1% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Georgia: 2.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Georgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Georgia: 3.81 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Georgia: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Georgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Georgia: 36.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Georgia: 15.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Georgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Georgia: 1.75% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Georgia: $637M in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Georgia: $173 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Georgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Georgia: 26,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Georgia: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Georgia: 1.39% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Georgia: 15 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Georgia: 7 million TIV in 2017