Which has higher population in largest city, Azerbaijan or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 2.55 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Tunisia?

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 Tunisia: Population in largest city

Azerbaijan

2.50 million

in 2025

Tunisia

2.55 million

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

74th

Tunisia rank

73rd

Population in largest city over time

Azerbaijan
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.55 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 48,530.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 73rd of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.12 million	654,028	467,253	Azerbaijan
1970s	1.41 million	882,474	532,518	Azerbaijan
1980s	1.65 million	1.22 million	430,243	Azerbaijan
1990s	1.76 million	1.65 million	108,821	Azerbaijan
2000s	1.88 million	1.86 million	16,684	Azerbaijan
2010s	2.19 million	2.17 million	25,131	Azerbaijan
2020s	2.42 million	2.46 million	38,690	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Azerbaijan or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 2.55 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Azerbaijan and Tunisia?: 48,530, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Tunisia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Tunisia rank globally for population in largest city?: Azerbaijan ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 73rd 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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About this data

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.