Azerbaijan vs Somalia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Azerbaijan
2.50 million
in 2025
Somalia
2.85 million
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
78th
Somalia rank
75th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Azerbaijan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.85 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan, a difference of 349,920.
That makes Somalia'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 78th and Somalia ranks 75th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 million | 146,495 | 974,786 | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 1.41 million | 406,670 | 1.01 million | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 1.65 million | 734,915 | 916,902 | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 1.76 million | 1.14 million | 626,857 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 1.88 million | 1.28 million | 598,472 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 2.19 million | 1.75 million | 439,868 | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.56 million | 140,803 | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.85 million against 2.50 million in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Azerbaijan and Somalia?
- 349,920, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Somalia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Somalia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Azerbaijan ranks 78th and Somalia ranks 75th 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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About this data
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.