Azerbaijan vs British Virgin Islands: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Azerbaijan
58.6%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands
57.4%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
150th
British Virgin Islands rank
152nd
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Azerbaijan
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 58.6% against 57.4% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 150th and British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd of 238 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.7% | 11.4% | 35.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 49.4% | 13.8% | 35.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 51.7% | 18.9% | 32.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 29.7% | 23.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 40.6% | 11.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 43.6% | 8.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 49.2% | 6.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 55.2% | 3.2% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Azerbaijan or British Virgin Islands?
- Azerbaijan, at 58.6% against 57.4% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Azerbaijan and British Virgin Islands?
- 1.2%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and British Virgin Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and British Virgin Islands rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Azerbaijan ranks 150th and British Virgin Islands ranks 152nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.