Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh: Population in the largest city
Azerbaijan
41.5%
in 2025
Bangladesh
42.2%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
35th
Bangladesh rank
34th
Population in the largest city over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 42.2% against 41.5% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 35th and Bangladesh ranks 34th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Bangladesh in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 22.3% | 28.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 48.6% | 28.2% | 20.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 26.5% | 20.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 31.3% | 13.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 33.5% | 9.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.2% | 4.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 41.7% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Azerbaijan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 42.2% against 41.5% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
- 0.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bangladesh rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Azerbaijan ranks 35th and Bangladesh ranks 34th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.