Urban area over the long-term in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Urban area over the long-term was 1,594 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1,594 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
77th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1,594 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025

Urban area over the long-term in Azerbaijan, 1000–2025

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Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 1,594 km² per grid cell for urban area over the long-term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Azerbaijan peaked at 1,594 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 km² per grid cell, in 1000.

Azerbaijan ranks 77th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 0.0005 km² per grid cell 1
1100s 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0024 km² per grid cell 0.0024 km² per grid cell 1
1200s 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.0097 km² per grid cell 0.0097 km² per grid cell 1
1300s 0.0363 km² per grid cell 0.0363 km² per grid cell 0.0363 km² per grid cell 1
1400s 0.0872 km² per grid cell 0.0872 km² per grid cell 0.0872 km² per grid cell 1
1500s 0.327 km² per grid cell 0.327 km² per grid cell 0.327 km² per grid cell 1
1600s 1.18 km² per grid cell 1.18 km² per grid cell 1.18 km² per grid cell 1
1700s 4.12 km² per grid cell 4.12 km² per grid cell 4.12 km² per grid cell 1
1710s 2.71 km² per grid cell 2.71 km² per grid cell 2.71 km² per grid cell 1
1720s 2.94 km² per grid cell 2.94 km² per grid cell 2.94 km² per grid cell 1
1730s 3.18 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell 3.18 km² per grid cell 1
1740s 3.45 km² per grid cell 3.45 km² per grid cell 3.45 km² per grid cell 1
1750s 3.74 km² per grid cell 3.74 km² per grid cell 3.74 km² per grid cell 1
1760s 4.05 km² per grid cell 4.05 km² per grid cell 4.05 km² per grid cell 1
1770s 4.39 km² per grid cell 4.39 km² per grid cell 4.39 km² per grid cell 1
1780s 4.5 km² per grid cell 4.5 km² per grid cell 4.5 km² per grid cell 1
1790s 6.09 km² per grid cell 6.09 km² per grid cell 6.09 km² per grid cell 1
1800s 8.24 km² per grid cell 8.24 km² per grid cell 8.24 km² per grid cell 1
1810s 11.16 km² per grid cell 11.16 km² per grid cell 11.16 km² per grid cell 1
1820s 15.12 km² per grid cell 15.12 km² per grid cell 15.12 km² per grid cell 1
1830s 20.47 km² per grid cell 20.47 km² per grid cell 20.47 km² per grid cell 1
1840s 27.72 km² per grid cell 27.72 km² per grid cell 27.72 km² per grid cell 1
1850s 37.53 km² per grid cell 37.53 km² per grid cell 37.53 km² per grid cell 1
1860s 50.79 km² per grid cell 50.79 km² per grid cell 50.79 km² per grid cell 1
1870s 68.58 km² per grid cell 68.58 km² per grid cell 68.58 km² per grid cell 1
1880s 91.86 km² per grid cell 91.86 km² per grid cell 91.86 km² per grid cell 1
1890s 120.25 km² per grid cell 120.25 km² per grid cell 120.25 km² per grid cell 1
1900s 149.71 km² per grid cell 149.71 km² per grid cell 149.71 km² per grid cell 1
1910s 172.4 km² per grid cell 172.4 km² per grid cell 172.4 km² per grid cell 1
1920s 184.26 km² per grid cell 184.26 km² per grid cell 184.26 km² per grid cell 1
1930s 191.66 km² per grid cell 191.66 km² per grid cell 191.66 km² per grid cell 1
1940s 206.63 km² per grid cell 206.63 km² per grid cell 206.63 km² per grid cell 1
1950s 285.87 km² per grid cell 242.3 km² per grid cell 339.94 km² per grid cell 10
1960s 418.4 km² per grid cell 352.97 km² per grid cell 483.62 km² per grid cell 10
1970s 569.11 km² per grid cell 498.8 km² per grid cell 634.98 km² per grid cell 10
1980s 722.53 km² per grid cell 649.21 km² per grid cell 800.3 km² per grid cell 10
1990s 865.87 km² per grid cell 812.83 km² per grid cell 908.89 km² per grid cell 10
2000s 1,005 km² per grid cell 921.22 km² per grid cell 1,096 km² per grid cell 10
2010s 1,268 km² per grid cell 1,118 km² per grid cell 1,425 km² per grid cell 10
2020s 1,527 km² per grid cell 1,461 km² per grid cell 1,594 km² per grid cell 6

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 74 Cameroon 1,647 km² per grid cell compare
  2. 75 Syria 1,606 km² per grid cell compare
  3. 76 Israel 1,604 km² per grid cell compare
  4. 78 Belarus 1,590 km² per grid cell compare
  5. 79 Kenya 1,567 km² per grid cell compare
  6. 80 Mozambique 1,550 km² per grid cell compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban area over the long-term in Azerbaijan?
Urban area over the long-term in Azerbaijan was 1,594 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 1,594 km² per grid cell in 2025.
What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 km² per grid cell in 1000.
How does Azerbaijan rank for urban area over the long-term?
Azerbaijan ranks 77th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.