Azerbaijan vs Uzbekistan: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 58.6% in Azerbaijan and 51% in Uzbekistan, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 7.6 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Uzbekistan.
AzerbaijanUzbekistan
Watch it change on the map% of people · UN
Latest figures
% of people · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 58.6 2025 | 55.2 | 141 of 229 | 59.4 2050 |
| Uzbekistan | 51 2025 | 50.7 | 159 of 229 | 60.7 2050 |
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 141 and Uzbekistan ranked 159 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Azerbaijan at 59.4% and Uzbekistan at 60.7% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Azerbaijan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.6 | 51 |
| 2024 | 58.6 | 51 |
| 2023 | 58.5 | 51 |
| 2022 | 58.4 | 51 |
| 2021 | 58.4 | 50.9 |
| 2020 | 58.3 | 50.8 |
| 2019 | 58.1 | 50.6 |
| 2018 | 57.2 | 50.6 |
| 2017 | 56.4 | 50.7 |
| 2016 | 55.8 | 50.7 |
| 2015 | 55.2 | 50.7 |
| 2014 | 54.6 | 50.9 |
| 2013 | 54.2 | 51.1 |
| 2012 | 53.8 | 51.3 |
| 2011 | 53.5 | 51.3 |
| 2010 | 53.3 | 51.3 |
| 2009 | 53.1 | 51.6 |
| 2008 | 53.1 | 51.8 |
| 2007 | 52.8 | 51.7 |
| 2006 | 52.7 | 51.5 |
| 2005 | 52.5 | 51.1 |
| 2004 | 52.3 | 50.6 |
| 2003 | 51.7 | 50 |
| 2002 | 51.2 | 49.3 |
| 2001 | 51.2 | 48.5 |
| 2000 | 51.1 | 47.7 |
| 1999 | 51 | 46.8 |
| 1998 | 51.5 | 46 |
| 1997 | 51.9 | 45.1 |
| 1996 | 52.1 | 44.3 |
| 1995 | 52.3 | 43.5 |
| 1994 | 52.5 | 42.7 |
| 1993 | 52.7 | 42.1 |
| 1992 | 52.9 | 41.5 |
| 1991 | 53.2 | 41.1 |
| 1990 | 53.7 | 40.8 |
| 1989 | 54.1 | 40.6 |
| 1988 | 53.7 | 40.8 |
| 1987 | 53.5 | 40.6 |
| 1986 | 53.4 | 40.5 |
| 1985 | 53.2 | 40.6 |
| 1984 | 53.1 | 41 |
| 1983 | 53.2 | 41.2 |
| 1982 | 53.2 | 41.2 |
| 1981 | 53.2 | 41.2 |
| 1980 | 53.2 | 41.1 |
| 1979 | 52.7 | 40.9 |
| 1978 | 53 | 40.7 |
| 1977 | 52.7 | 39.7 |
| 1976 | 52.4 | 39.3 |
| 1975 | 52 | 38.7 |
| 1974 | 51.6 | 38.2 |
| 1973 | 51.3 | 37.7 |
| 1972 | 50.7 | 37.1 |
| 1971 | 50.4 | 36.7 |
| 1970 | 50.2 | 36.7 |
| 1969 | 50 | 36.6 |
| 1968 | 50 | 36.4 |
| 1967 | 49.9 | 36 |
| 1966 | 49.6 | 35.7 |
| 1965 | 49.7 | 35.5 |
| 1964 | 49.5 | 35.4 |
| 1963 | 49.5 | 35.3 |
| 1962 | 49 | 35.1 |
| 1961 | 49 | 34.9 |
| 1960 | 48.1 | 34.3 |
| 1959 | 47.9 | 33.8 |
| 1958 | 47.6 | 33.3 |
| 1957 | 47.8 | 32.8 |
| 1956 | 47.9 | 32.2 |
| 1955 | 48.4 | 31.6 |
| 1954 | 48.2 | 31 |
| 1953 | 45.7 | 30.4 |
| 1952 | 45.1 | 29.7 |
| 1951 | 45 | 29.1 |
| 1950 | 43.8 | 28.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Azerbaijan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.7 | 51.1 |
| 2027 | 58.8 | 51.1 |
| 2028 | 58.8 | 51.3 |
| 2029 | 58.9 | 51.4 |
| 2030 | 58.9 | 51.6 |
| 2031 | 59 | 51.7 |
| 2032 | 59 | 52 |
| 2033 | 59 | 52.2 |
| 2034 | 59.1 | 52.5 |
| 2035 | 59.1 | 52.8 |
| 2036 | 59.2 | 53.1 |
| 2037 | 59.2 | 53.5 |
| 2038 | 59.2 | 53.9 |
| 2039 | 59.2 | 54.3 |
| 2040 | 59.3 | 54.8 |
| 2041 | 59.3 | 55.2 |
| 2042 | 59.3 | 55.7 |
| 2043 | 59.3 | 56.2 |
| 2044 | 59.3 | 56.8 |
| 2045 | 59.3 | 57.4 |
| 2046 | 59.4 | 58 |
| 2047 | 59.4 | 58.6 |
| 2048 | 59.4 | 59.3 |
| 2049 | 59.4 | 59.9 |
| 2050 | 59.4 | 60.7 |
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.
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