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Population density: Azerbaijan vs Vatican compared

Updated on by Georank team

Azerbaijan has a population density of 324 people per square mile compared to 5,493 people in the Vatican. Azerbaijan has 91,362 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. Azerbaijan and the Vatican rank 76th and 3rd by population density, 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 all countries' land area, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, making the population density in Azerbaijan 94.1% lower than in the Vatican.

Population density by year

Azerbaijan
Vatican

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Azerbaijan Vatican
2026 324 5,493
2025 322 5,460
2024 320 5,362
2023 318 5,460
2022 318 5,602
2021 318 5,723
2020 316 5,810
2019 314 5,886
2018 311 -
2017 309 5,886
2016 306 -
2015 302 5,886
2014 298.8 4,956
2013 295.1 4,939
2012 291.3 4,921
2011 287.4 4,897
2010 283.7 4,880
2009 280.5 4,862
2008 274.7 4,850
2007 269 4,833
2006 265.9 5,486
2005 262.9 5,421
2004 260.2 5,421
2003 258 5,362
2002 256.2 5,298
2001 254.3 5,239
2000 252.4 5,180
1999 250 5,180
1998 246.6 5,195
1997 244 5,217
1996 241.6 5,254
1995 239.2 5,306
1994 236.4 5,373
1993 233.3 5,388
1992 229.8 5,388
1991 - 5,395
1990 - 5,403
1989 - 5,418
1988 - 5,433
1987 - 5,418
1986 - 5,455
1985 - 5,462
1984 - 5,492
1983 - 5,507
1982 - 5,522
1981 - 5,522
1980 - 5,500
1979 - 5,492
1978 - 5,470
1977 - 5,448
1976 - 5,448
1975 - 5,448
1974 - 5,470
1973 - 5,477
1972 - 5,507
1971 - 5,559
1970 - 5,633
1969 - 5,797
1968 - 6,176
1967 - 6,317
1966 - 6,867
1965 - 6,830
1964 - 6,815
1963 - 6,815
1962 - 6,808
1961 - 6,837
1960 - 6,837

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1992–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Azerbaijan increased by 21.7%, compared to a 0.13% growth in the Vatican.

In 2006, Azerbaijan ranked 77th by population density and is 76th now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2006 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.

Densely populated cities

Azerbaijan
City Population
Baku 2.3M
Sumqayit 341K
Ganja 331K
Sirvan 86.5K
Shaki 68.4K
Yevlakh 59K
Lankaran 51.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2012–2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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