Which has higher rural population, Azerbaijan or Croatia?

Croatia, at 42.2% against 41.4% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Croatia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Croatia: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Azerbaijan

41.4%

in 2025

Croatia

42.2%

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

85th

Croatia rank

84th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Azerbaijan
Croatia

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 42.2% against 41.4% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 85th and Croatia ranks 84th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Croatia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Croatia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50.6%	65.3%	14.7%	Croatia
1970s	48.3%	56.3%	8.0%	Croatia
1980s	46.6%	49.4%	2.8%	Croatia
1990s	47.6%	45.0%	2.6%	Azerbaijan
2000s	47.8%	44.5%	3.4%	Azerbaijan
2010s	44.8%	44.4%	0.4%	Azerbaijan
2020s	41.5%	42.9%	1.3%	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Azerbaijan or Croatia?: Croatia, at 42.2% against 41.4% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Azerbaijan and Croatia?: 0.8%, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Croatia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Croatia rank globally for rural population?: Azerbaijan ranks 85th and Croatia ranks 84th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.