Azerbaijan has a population density of 320 people per square mile compared to 1,009 people in Belgium. Azerbaijan has 91,362 sq ft of land per person vs 27,812 sq ft in Belgium. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Azerbaijan and Belgium are ranked 76th and 23rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Azerbaijan has 0.13% of the world's population and 0.06% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.15% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Belgium, hence the population density in Azerbaijan is 68.3% lower than in Belgium.
Population density comparison
Azerbaijan
|
Belgium
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 320 ppl/mi² | 1,009 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 76/197 | 23/197 |
| Population |
10308499
|
11909960
|
| Land area | 31,911 sq mi | 11,774 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 87,195 sq ft | 27,637 sq ft |
| Rural population | 42% | 1.78% |
| Urban population | 58% | 98.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 22.5% | 10.5% |
Azerbaijan vs Belgium:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Azerbaijan increased by 22.9%, compared to a 13.4% growth in Belgium.
In 2004, Azerbaijan ranked 76th for population density and is in 76th place still. Belgium was 20th in 2004 and ranks 23rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Azerbaijan
|
Belgium
|
|
| 2024 | 320 | 1,009 |
| 2023 | 318 | 1,001 |
| 2022 | 318 | 992 |
| 2021 | 318 | 984 |
| 2020 | 316 | 980 |
| 2019 | 314 | 976 |
| 2018 | 311 | 971 |
| 2017 | 309 | 971 |
| 2016 | 306 | 968 |
| 2015 | 302 | 963 |
| 2014 | 298.8 | 957 |
| 2013 | 295.1 | 953 |
| 2012 | 291.3 | 948 |
| 2011 | 287.4 | 943 |
| 2010 | 283.7 | 930 |
| 2009 | 280.5 | 922 |
| 2008 | 274.7 | 914 |
| 2007 | 269 | 907 |
| 2006 | 265.9 | 901 |
| 2005 | 262.9 | 895 |
| 2004 | 260.2 | 890 |
| 2003 | 258 | 886 |
| 2002 | 256.2 | 882 |
| 2001 | 254.3 | 878 |
| 2000 | 252.4 | 875 |
| 1999 | 250 | - |
| 1998 | 246.6 | - |
| 1997 | 244 | - |
| 1996 | 241.6 | - |
| 1995 | 239.2 | - |
| 1994 | 236.4 | - |
| 1993 | 233.3 | - |
| 1992 | 229.8 | - |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Azerbaijan
|
Belgium
|
|
| 2024 | 58% | 98.2% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | 98.2% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | 98.2% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | 98.1% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | 98.1% |
| 2019 | 56% | 98% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | 98% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | 98% |
| 2016 | 55% | 97.9% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | 97.9% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | 97.8% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | 97.8% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | 97.7% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | 97.7% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | 97.7% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | 97.6% |
| 2008 | 53% | 97.6% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | 97.5% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | 97.5% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | 97.4% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | 97.4% |
| 2003 | 52% | 97.3% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | 97.2% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | 97.2% |
| 2000 | 51.4% | 97.1% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | 97.1% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | 97% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | 96.9% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | 96.9% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | 96.8% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | 96.7% |
| 1993 | 52.8% | 96.6% |
| 1992 | 53.1% | 96.5% |
| 1991 | 53.4% | 96.5% |
| 1990 | 53.7% | 96.4% |
| 1989 | 54.1% | 96.3% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | 96.2% |
| 1987 | 53.9% | 96.1% |
| 1986 | 53.7% | 96% |
| 1985 | 53.5% | 95.9% |
| 1984 | 53.3% | 95.8% |
| 1983 | 53.1% | 95.7% |
| 1982 | 53% | 95.6% |
| 1981 | 52.9% | 95.5% |
| 1980 | 52.8% | 95.4% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | 95.2% |
| 1978 | 52.5% | 95% |
| 1977 | 52.3% | 94.8% |
| 1976 | 52.1% | 94.6% |
| 1975 | 51.9% | 94.5% |
| 1974 | 51.7% | 94.4% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | 94.2% |
| 1972 | 50.9% | 94.1% |
| 1971 | 50.5% | 94% |
| 1970 | 50% | 93.8% |
| 1969 | 50% | 93.7% |
| 1968 | 50.3% | 93.6% |
| 1967 | 50.6% | 93.4% |
| 1966 | 50.9% | 93.3% |
| 1965 | 51.2% | 93.1% |
| 1964 | 51.5% | 93% |
| 1963 | 51.8% | 92.8% |
| 1962 | 52.1% | 92.7% |
| 1961 | 52.4% | 92.6% |
| 1960 | 52.7% | 92.5% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 52.2% to 58% in Azerbaijan and from 97.4% to 98.2% in Belgium.
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