Which has higher population in the largest city, Azerbaijan or IDA & IBRD total?

Azerbaijan, at 41.5% against 15.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and IDA & IBRD total?

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 the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs IDA & IBRD total: Population in the largest city

Azerbaijan

41.5%

in 2025

IDA & IBRD total

15.4%

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

35th

IDA & IBRD total rank

32nd

Population in the largest city over time

Azerbaijan
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 41.5% against 15.4% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 26.1%.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 2.7 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 35th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd of 153 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50.5%	17.0%	33.6%	Azerbaijan
1970s	48.6%	17.5%	31.0%	Azerbaijan
1980s	46.8%	16.7%	30.1%	Azerbaijan
1990s	44.2%	16.1%	28.2%	Azerbaijan
2000s	42.8%	15.2%	27.6%	Azerbaijan
2010s	41.5%	14.8%	26.7%	Azerbaijan
2020s	40.7%	15.1%	25.6%	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Azerbaijan or IDA & IBRD total?: Azerbaijan, at 41.5% against 15.4% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Azerbaijan and IDA & IBRD total?: 26.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and IDA & IBRD total?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for population in the largest city?: Azerbaijan ranks 35th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 32nd 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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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.