Azerbaijan vs Qatar: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Azerbaijan
1.93 million people
in 2020
Qatar
1.98 million people
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
88th
Qatar rank
85th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Azerbaijan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.98 million people against 1.93 million people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 48,670 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 85th of 182 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.53 million people | 0 people | 1.53 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 1.57 million people | 0 people | 1.57 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 1.63 million people | 0 people | 1.63 million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 1.85 million people | 1.35 million people | 497,230 people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 1.93 million people | 1.98 million people | 48,670 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Azerbaijan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.98 million people against 1.93 million people in Azerbaijan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Azerbaijan and Qatar?
- 48,670 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Qatar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Azerbaijan and Qatar rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 85th of 182 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 cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.