🇶🇦 Population of Qatar

2,716,391
Current Population of Qatar
20,954
Net population growth this year
234.45
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Qatar reached 2,716,391, of which 1,964,435 people are male and 751,956 female. The country has a population density of 234.4546 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.771% for the year. According to the latest data, Qatar is set to increase its population size by 20,387 people next year. Making the total population count of Qatar 2,737,061 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Qatar (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Qatar grown from 24,288 people to 2,716,391. An increase of the population size by 11084.09% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 24,288 12,127 12,161 777 2.0964 3.199%
1951 25,093 12,523 12,571 833 2.1658 3.32%
1952 25,934 12,940 12,995 849 2.2384 3.274%
1953 26,798 13,377 13,421 878 2.313 3.277%
1954 27,705 13,831 13,874 936 2.3912 3.379%
1955 28,668 14,313 14,354 990 2.4744 3.454%
1956 29,712 14,847 14,864 1,097 2.5644 3.693%
1957 30,880 15,456 15,424 1,239 2.6652 4.013%
1958 32,246 16,186 16,059 1,495 2.7832 4.637%
1959 33,973 17,144 16,830 1,958 2.9322 5.765%
1960 36,385 18,541 17,844 2,865 3.1404 7.878%
1961 40,111 20,777 19,334 4,587 3.462 11.448%
1962 45,123 23,818 21,304 5,437 3.8946 12.064%
1963 50,950 27,351 23,599 6,218 4.3975 12.219%
1964 57,531 31,334 26,197 6,943 4.9655 12.083%
1965 64,842 35,746 29,096 7,681 5.5966 11.86%
1966 73,102 40,722 32,380 8,838 6.3095 12.105%
1967 82,517 46,399 36,118 9,992 7.1221 12.124%
1968 93,022 52,728 40,294 11,018 8.0288 11.858%
1969 104,517 59,638 44,880 11,972 9.021 11.467%
1970 118,007 68,845 49,162 15,008 10.1853 12.735%
1971 133,096 80,122 52,974 15,171 11.4877 11.411%
1972 148,338 91,492 56,846 15,312 12.8032 10.332%
1973 163,734 102,954 60,779 15,480 14.1321 9.461%
1974 179,299 114,515 64,784 15,651 15.4755 8.735%
1975 195,043 126,169 68,874 15,836 16.8344 8.124%
1976 210,990 137,936 73,054 16,059 18.2108 7.615%
1977 227,177 149,840 77,336 16,312 19.6078 7.184%
1978 243,624 161,893 81,730 16,581 21.0274 6.809%
1979 260,368 174,109 86,259 16,908 22.4726 6.496%
1980 277,450 186,499 90,952 17,257 23.947 6.222%
1981 294,886 199,074 95,812 17,615 25.452 5.975%
1982 312,608 211,799 100,809 17,828 26.9815 5.705%
1983 330,454 224,580 105,874 17,865 28.5219 5.408%
1984 348,241 237,319 110,922 17,708 30.0571 5.086%
1985 365,868 249,973 115,896 17,547 31.5785 4.797%
1986 382,328 261,208 121,120 15,372 32.9991 4.021%
1987 397,391 270,694 126,696 14,754 34.2992 3.713%
1988 412,142 279,822 132,321 14,749 35.5725 3.579%
1989 426,896 288,974 137,922 14,757 36.8458 3.457%
1990 441,675 298,156 143,518 14,801 38.1214 3.351%
1991 456,486 307,372 149,114 14,821 39.3997 3.247%
1992 471,293 316,590 154,702 14,793 40.6778 3.139%
1993 486,040 325,762 160,278 14,703 41.9507 3.025%
1994 500,682 334,865 165,818 14,581 43.2144 2.912%
1995 515,133 343,842 171,291 14,319 44.4616 2.78%
1996 529,266 352,599 176,667 13,947 45.6815 2.635%
1997 550,591 366,945 183,646 28,704 47.5221 5.214%
1998 580,997 388,277 192,720 32,109 50.1465 5.528%
1999 613,302 410,964 202,338 32,500 52.9347 5.3%
2000 645,937 433,815 212,122 32,770 55.7515 5.074%
2001 678,831 456,796 222,035 33,018 58.5906 4.865%
2002 713,186 480,524 232,662 35,691 61.5558 5.005%
2003 748,526 504,789 243,737 34,989 64.606 4.675%
2004 777,944 522,706 255,237 23,847 67.1451 3.066%
2005 848,710 579,378 269,332 117,686 73.2531 13.889%
2006 1,015,060 727,596 287,464 215,014 87.6109 21.262%
2007 1,231,893 921,361 310,533 218,653 106.326 17.796%
2008 1,444,277 1,103,898 340,380 206,115 124.6571 14.295%
2009 1,610,274 1,233,563 376,711 125,879 138.9845 7.821%
2010 1,713,504 1,297,966 415,537 80,579 147.8943 4.703%
2011 1,804,171 1,350,880 453,291 100,757 155.72 5.586%
2012 1,905,660 1,415,197 490,463 102,220 164.4795 5.365%
2013 2,035,501 1,507,300 528,200 157,461 175.6862 7.74%
2014 2,214,464 1,651,832 562,633 200,467 191.1328 9.059%
2015 2,414,573 1,817,181 597,391 199,749 208.4043 8.277%
2016 2,595,166 1,955,530 639,636 161,438 223.9915 6.223%
2017 2,711,754 2,031,540 680,214 71,739 234.0544 2.646%
2018 2,766,732 2,054,594 712,137 38,216 238.7996 1.381%
2019 2,807,235 2,055,936 751,300 42,790 242.2954 1.524%
2020 2,760,385 2,005,391 754,994 -136,490 238.2518 -4.946%
2021 2,688,235 1,953,675 734,561 -7,810 232.0244 -0.291%
2022 2,695,122 1,954,233 740,890 21,584 232.6189 0.801%
2023 2,716,391 1,964,435 751,956 20,954 234.4546 0.771%

Statements that can be derived from Qatar's population data

  • Qatar has a population of 2,716,391 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Qatar's population is equivalent to 0.03% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Qatar's population will grow with 20,954 people.
  • In 2023, 0 more people will immigrate to Qatar than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Qatar is 33.83 years.
  • In Qatar there are 234.45 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 4.81 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Qatar.
  • In Qatar, 1,964,435 of the total population are male, and 751,956 are female.

Future Population of Qatar (2023 - 2100)

Qatar's population is set to incease in the future from 2,716,391 people to 4,379,295 people. An increase of the population size by 17930.69% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 2,716,391 1,964,435 751,956 20,954 234.4546 0.771%
2024 2,737,061 1,974,325 762,736 20,387 236.2387 0.745%
2025 2,757,220 1,983,943 773,278 19,931 237.9786 0.723%
2026 2,776,990 1,993,349 783,641 19,608 239.685 0.706%
2027 2,796,538 2,002,626 793,912 19,488 241.3722 0.697%
2028 2,816,020 2,011,853 804,167 19,476 243.0537 0.692%
2029 2,835,556 2,021,091 814,464 19,595 244.7398 0.691%
2030 2,855,291 2,030,407 824,884 19,876 246.4432 0.696%
2031 2,875,390 2,039,879 835,510 20,321 248.1779 0.707%
2032 2,896,022 2,049,596 846,426 20,944 249.9587 0.723%
2033 2,917,304 2,059,612 857,692 21,620 251.7956 0.741%
2034 2,939,367 2,069,992 869,376 22,507 253.6999 0.766%
2035 2,962,241 2,080,746 881,494 23,240 255.6742 0.785%
2036 2,985,916 2,091,867 894,049 24,111 257.7176 0.807%
2037 3,010,424 2,103,365 907,059 24,904 259.8329 0.827%
2038 3,035,693 2,115,198 920,496 25,634 262.0139 0.844%
2039 3,061,640 2,127,321 934,319 26,261 264.2535 0.858%
2040 3,088,149 2,139,672 948,477 26,756 266.5414 0.866%
2041 3,115,115 2,152,187 962,928 27,175 268.8689 0.872%
2042 3,142,502 2,164,846 977,657 27,600 271.2327 0.878%
2043 3,170,142 2,177,558 992,584 27,681 273.6184 0.873%
2044 3,197,862 2,190,230 1,007,633 27,758 276.0109 0.868%
2045 3,225,544 2,202,787 1,022,756 27,605 278.4001 0.856%
2046 3,253,042 2,215,156 1,037,886 27,392 280.7735 0.842%
2047 3,280,240 2,227,273 1,052,967 27,004 283.121 0.823%
2048 3,306,947 2,239,029 1,067,918 26,410 285.4261 0.799%
2049 3,333,052 2,250,361 1,082,691 25,801 287.6793 0.774%
2050 3,358,454 2,261,211 1,097,244 25,003 289.8718 0.744%
2051 3,383,160 2,271,577 1,111,582 24,407 292.0041 0.721%
2052 3,407,143 2,281,436 1,125,706 23,560 294.0741 0.691%
2053 3,430,288 2,290,727 1,139,562 22,731 296.0719 0.663%
2054 3,452,648 2,299,468 1,153,179 21,988 298.0017 0.637%
2055 3,474,252 2,307,672 1,166,581 21,221 299.8664 0.611%
2056 3,495,046 2,315,301 1,179,745 20,366 301.6611 0.583%
2057 3,515,031 2,322,357 1,192,674 19,604 303.3861 0.558%
2058 3,534,368 2,328,920 1,205,448 19,071 305.0551 0.54%
2059 3,553,080 2,335,001 1,218,080 18,353 306.6702 0.517%
2060 3,571,133 2,340,580 1,230,552 17,751 308.2282 0.497%
2061 3,588,690 2,345,737 1,242,953 17,364 309.7437 0.484%
2062 3,605,886 2,350,546 1,255,341 17,029 311.2279 0.472%
2063 3,622,689 2,354,996 1,267,694 16,576 312.6781 0.458%
2064 3,639,150 2,359,116 1,280,034 16,344 314.0989 0.449%
2065 3,655,407 2,362,979 1,292,428 16,170 315.5021 0.442%
2066 3,671,484 2,366,615 1,304,870 15,984 316.8897 0.435%
2067 3,687,314 2,370,009 1,317,304 15,675 318.256 0.425%
2068 3,702,977 2,373,209 1,329,767 15,651 319.6078 0.423%
2069 3,718,617 2,376,302 1,342,315 15,631 320.9578 0.42%
2070 3,734,300 2,379,351 1,354,948 15,733 322.3114 0.421%
2071 3,750,046 2,382,386 1,367,660 15,761 323.6705 0.42%
2072 3,765,838 2,385,417 1,380,421 15,823 325.0335 0.42%
2073 3,781,771 2,388,524 1,393,247 16,043 326.4087 0.424%
2074 3,797,910 2,391,760 1,406,150 16,234 327.8017 0.427%
2075 3,814,244 2,395,153 1,419,091 16,434 329.2115 0.431%
2076 3,830,793 2,398,736 1,432,057 16,664 330.6398 0.435%
2077 3,847,552 2,402,528 1,445,024 16,855 332.0864 0.438%
2078 3,864,556 2,406,574 1,457,983 17,152 333.5539 0.444%
2079 3,881,973 2,410,976 1,470,997 17,682 335.0572 0.455%
2080 3,899,916 2,415,814 1,484,102 18,204 336.6059 0.467%
2081 3,918,389 2,421,114 1,497,275 18,742 338.2003 0.478%
2082 3,937,494 2,426,938 1,510,556 19,468 339.8493 0.494%
2083 3,957,278 2,433,321 1,523,957 20,100 341.5569 0.508%
2084 3,977,692 2,440,242 1,537,449 20,727 343.3188 0.521%
2085 3,998,784 2,447,729 1,551,054 21,457 345.1393 0.537%
2086 4,020,576 2,455,796 1,564,780 22,129 347.0202 0.55%
2087 4,043,148 2,464,480 1,578,667 23,013 348.9684 0.569%
2088 4,066,555 2,473,804 1,592,751 23,802 350.9887 0.585%
2089 4,090,700 2,483,708 1,606,993 24,488 353.0727 0.599%
2090 4,115,421 2,494,106 1,621,315 24,956 355.2065 0.606%
2091 4,140,624 2,504,943 1,635,680 25,447 357.3816 0.615%
2092 4,166,350 2,516,238 1,650,113 26,007 359.6021 0.624%
2093 4,192,499 2,527,926 1,664,573 26,290 361.8591 0.627%
2094 4,218,902 2,539,911 1,678,991 26,516 364.1379 0.629%
2095 4,245,574 2,552,192 1,693,381 26,827 366.44 0.632%
2096 4,272,386 2,564,700 1,707,687 26,799 368.7542 0.627%
2097 4,299,284 2,577,402 1,721,882 26,996 371.0758 0.628%
2098 4,326,112 2,590,214 1,735,898 26,659 373.3913 0.616%
2099 4,352,780 2,603,084 1,749,696 26,678 375.6931 0.613%
2100 4,379,295 2,616,006 1,763,289 26,352 377.9816 0.602%

Population Density of Qatar

Today, Qatar has a population density of 234.4546 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 2.0964 people/km² since the 1950 to 234.4546 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Qatar is projected to reach a population density of 377.9816 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Qatar Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Qatar's Population

The population growth rate of Qatar currently stands at 0.771% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.03 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Qatar will decrease to 0.771%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Qatar's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.602% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 3.199%
1960 7.878%
1970 12.735%
1980 6.222%
1990 3.351%
2000 5.074%
2010 4.703%
2020 -4.946%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.696%
2040 0.866%
2050 0.744%
2060 0.497%
2070 0.421%
2080 0.467%
2090 0.606%
2100 0.602%
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Life Expectancy of Qatar

Today, Qatar has an average life expectancy of 81.7322 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 52.7016 years since the 1950 to 81.7322 years in 2023. In the future, Qatar is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 92.1051 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 52,701
1960 58,932
1970 66,532
1980 70,800
1990 73,981
2000 74,827
2010 78,425
2020 79,098
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 82,923
2040 84,487
2050 85,828
2060 87,064
2070 88,315
2080 89,595
2090 90,865
2100 92,105
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Migration to and from Qatar

In 2023 Qatar will see net migrations of 0 people. This means that 0 more people will immigrate to Qatar than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Qatar was 0.

Net Migration for Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 0
1960 1,586
1970 10,398
1980 9,672
1990 5,021
2000 22,039
2010 64,531
2020 -163,999
Year Net Migration
2030 0
2040 0
2050 0
2060 0
2070 0
2080 0
2090 0
2100 0
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Births in Qatar

In 2023, Qatar will see 23,932 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Qatar in 2022, when the country saw 24,497 new borns.

Births Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 1,167
1960 1,671
1970 5,366
1980 8,472
1990 10,766
2000 12,183
2010 18,161
2020 30,968
Year Births
2030 23,585
2040 32,566
2050 34,784
2060 33,886
2070 38,513
2080 41,018
2090 41,629
2100 44,252
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Deaths in Qatar

In 2023, 2,978 people will die in Qatar. That is an increase of Qatar's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 2,910 deaths.

Deaths Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 372
1960 400
1970 745
1980 887
1990 985
2000 1,447
2010 2,124
2020 3,465
Year Births
2030 3,706
2040 5,815
2050 9,789
2060 16,138
2070 22,776
2080 22,811
2090 16,671
2100 17,905
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Median Age in Qatar

The median age of Qatar has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Qatar will reach 35.7741 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.5636
1960 17.0256
1970 22.6171
1980 22.3725
1990 26.7176
2000 28.8081
2010 30.0199
2020 32.0001
Year Median Age
2030 34.8334
2040 34.1851
2050 34.7908
2060 35.3347
2070 34.8382
2080 34.7996
2090 35.2765
2100 35.7741
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Fertility Rate in Qatar

The fertility rate of Qatar has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Qatar will reach 1.6549 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.5521
1960 6.6467
1970 6.4816
1980 5.5137
1990 4.1763
2000 3.2266
2010 2.0874
2020 1.8162
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.7178
2040 1.6733
2050 1.6582
2060 1.6586
2070 1.6521
2080 1.6401
2090 1.6514
2100 1.6549
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Infant Mortality Rate in Qatar

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Qatar while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Qatar has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 124.0432. Today, Qatar has a much better infant mortality rate of 4.8069 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Qatar is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.0964 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Qatar Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 124.0432
1960 89.8636
1970 51.0298
1980 29.8025
1990 17.6005
2000 10.6838
2010 7.8424
2020 4.9003
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 3.8131
2040 2.8481
2050 2.2767
2060 1.9091
2070 1.6286
2080 1.4143
2090 1.2381
2100 1.0964
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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