Azerbaijan vs Turkmenistan: Number of people living in the capital city
Azerbaijan
1.98 million people
in 2100
Turkmenistan
2.00 million people
in 2100
Azerbaijan rank
86th
Turkmenistan rank
85th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Azerbaijan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.00 million people against 1.98 million people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 11,590 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 85th of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 8 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.96 million people | 1.15 million people | 803,305 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2030s | 2.04 million people | 1.40 million people | 643,960 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2040s | 2.13 million people | 1.63 million people | 497,935 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2050s | 2.14 million people | 1.79 million people | 353,620 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2060s | 2.14 million people | 1.91 million people | 223,285 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2070s | 2.11 million people | 1.98 million people | 126,645 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2080s | 2.06 million people | 2.01 million people | 51,570 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2090s | 2.02 million people | 2.01 million people | 4,715 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2100s | 1.98 million people | 2.00 million people | 11,590 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.00 million people against 1.98 million people in Azerbaijan as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 11,590 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Azerbaijan ranks 86th and Turkmenistan ranks 85th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.