Which has higher population in largest city, Azerbaijan or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.80 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in largest city between Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic?

303,460, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic?

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 vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population in largest city

Azerbaijan

2.50 million

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

2.80 million

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

74th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

71st

Population in largest city over time

Azerbaijan
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.80 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 303,460.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.12 million	717,128	404,154	Azerbaijan
1970s	1.41 million	1.11 million	308,399	Azerbaijan
1980s	1.65 million	1.53 million	121,757	Azerbaijan
1990s	1.76 million	1.87 million	111,581	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	1.88 million	2.57 million	697,670	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	2.19 million	2.36 million	166,056	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	2.42 million	2.57 million	149,735	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Azerbaijan or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.80 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 303,460, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population in largest city?: Azerbaijan ranks 74th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 71st 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: 20 August 2026

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