Azerbaijan vs Puerto Rico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Azerbaijan
2.50 million
in 2025
Puerto Rico
2.43 million
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
78th
Puerto Rico rank
79th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 2.50 million against 2.43 million in Puerto Rico, a difference of 62,820.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 1.12 million 729,657 391,624 Azerbaijan
1970s 1.41 million 1.06 million 358,653 Azerbaijan
1980s 1.65 million 1.70 million 44,551 Puerto Rico
1990s 1.76 million 2.41 million 647,101 Puerto Rico
2000s 1.88 million 2.49 million 619,003 Puerto Rico
2010s 2.19 million 2.46 million 271,923 Puerto Rico
2020s 2.42 million 2.44 million 23,327 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Azerbaijan or Puerto Rico?
Azerbaijan, at 2.50 million against 2.43 million in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Azerbaijan and Puerto Rico?
62,820, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Puerto Rico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Azerbaijan ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 79th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.