Which has higher population in largest city, Azerbaijan, Republic of or Lebanon?

Azerbaijan, Republic of, at 2.50 million against 2.38 million in Lebanon as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Azerbaijan, Republic of and Lebanon?

117,170, with Azerbaijan, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan, Republic of and Lebanon?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan, Republic of vs Lebanon: Population in largest city

Azerbaijan, Republic of

2.50 million

in 2025

Lebanon

2.38 million

in 2025

Azerbaijan, Republic of rank

74th

Lebanon rank

77th

Population in largest city over time

Azerbaijan, Republic of
Lebanon

How they compare

Azerbaijan, Republic of currently reports 2.50 million against 2.38 million in Lebanon, a difference of 117,170.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan, Republic of ahead.

Azerbaijan, Republic of ranks 74th and Lebanon ranks 77th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan, Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan, Republic of	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.12 million	716,964	404,317	Azerbaijan, Republic of
1970s	1.41 million	1.34 million	79,716	Azerbaijan, Republic of
1980s	1.65 million	1.58 million	75,066	Azerbaijan, Republic of
1990s	1.76 million	1.28 million	479,508	Azerbaijan, Republic of
2000s	1.88 million	1.75 million	128,126	Azerbaijan, Republic of
2010s	2.19 million	2.20 million	12,165	Lebanon
2020s	2.42 million	2.42 million	1,823	Azerbaijan, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Azerbaijan, Republic of or Lebanon?: Azerbaijan, Republic of, at 2.50 million against 2.38 million in Lebanon as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Azerbaijan, Republic of and Lebanon?: 117,170, with Azerbaijan, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan, Republic of and Lebanon?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan, Republic of and Lebanon rank globally for population in largest city?: Azerbaijan, Republic of ranks 74th and Lebanon ranks 77th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.