Demographics of Qatar
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 20 Mar 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Qatar is projected at 2.74 million, compared to 2.72 million in 2023. It ranks 142nd in the world by population and 44th in Asia. The population growth rate for 2024 is projected at 0.74 percent, which is the 120th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 1.97 million males and 763k females in Qatar. The percentage of the female population is 27.87% compared to 72.13% male population. Qatar has 1.21 million more males than females, which is the 10th highest in the world. The Sex Ratio in Qatar in 2024 is 258.85 males per 100 females. Qatar has the lowest female-to-male ratio in the world.
There will be 23k births in Qatar in 2024. That is 64 per day, which is ranked 153th. The crude birth rate is 8.57 per 1000 people. There will be 3k deaths in Qatar in 2024. That is 8 per day, which is ranked 176th. The crude death rate is 1.12 per 1000 people.
2.97 million people are living in urban areas, which is 99.39 % of Qatar's population. Qatar is ranked 14th in terms of urbanization.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
---|---|---|
1950 | 24,288 | 3.20 |
1955 | 28,668 | 3.45 |
1960 | 36,385 | 7.88 |
1965 | 64,843 | 11.86 |
1970 | 118,007 | 12.73 |
1975 | 195,043 | 8.12 |
1980 | 277,450 | 6.22 |
1985 | 365,868 | 4.80 |
1990 | 441,675 | 3.35 |
1995 | 515,133 | 2.78 |
2000 | 645,937 | 5.07 |
2005 | 848,710 | 13.89 |
2010 | 1,713,504 | 4.70 |
2015 | 2,414,573 | 8.28 |
2020 | 2,760,385 | -4.95 |
2021 | 2,688,235 | -0.29 |
2022 | 2,695,122 | 0.80 |
2023 | 2,716,391 | 0.77 |
2024 | 2,737,061 | 0.74 |
- Population
- Growth
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 372 | 1,167 | 15.323 | 48.004 |
1955 | 386 | 1,346 | 13.481 | 46.959 |
1960 | 400 | 1,671 | 11.243 | 46.935 |
1965 | 551 | 3,151 | 8.843 | 50.527 |
1970 | 745 | 5,366 | 6.596 | 47.523 |
1975 | 802 | 6,570 | 4.217 | 34.560 |
1980 | 887 | 8,472 | 3.249 | 31.042 |
1985 | 948 | 9,856 | 2.618 | 27.224 |
1990 | 985 | 10,766 | 2.241 | 24.502 |
1995 | 1,180 | 10,611 | 2.301 | 20.692 |
2000 | 1,447 | 12,183 | 2.278 | 19.180 |
2005 | 1,648 | 12,728 | 2.073 | 16.005 |
2010 | 2,124 | 18,161 | 1.263 | 10.803 |
2015 | 2,399 | 24,016 | 1.032 | 10.328 |
2020 | 3,465 | 30,968 | 1.219 | 10.895 |
2021 | 3,542 | 26,529 | 1.311 | 9.816 |
2022 | 2,910 | 24,497 | 1.080 | 9.091 |
2023 | 2,978 | 23,932 | 1.096 | 8.811 |
2024 | 3,053 | 23,445 | 1.115 | 8.566 |
- Total
- Crude
Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||
1950 | 20,133 | 4,870 | 80.520 |
1955 | 29,779 | 6,087 | 83.030 |
1960 | 40,407 | 6,977 | 85.275 |
1965 | 64,100 | 9,533 | 87.054 |
1970 | 96,760 | 12,754 | 88.354 |
1975 | 146,177 | 18,236 | 88.909 |
1980 | 199,973 | 23,802 | 89.363 |
1985 | 334,343 | 36,738 | 90.100 |
1990 | 442,074 | 34,371 | 92.786 |
1995 | 487,771 | 25,684 | 94.998 |
2000 | 570,417 | 21,850 | 96.311 |
2005 | 842,340 | 22,523 | 97.396 |
2010 | 1,752,996 | 26,680 | 98.501 |
2015 | 2,455,353 | 26,186 | 98.945 |
2020 | 2,770,452 | 21,355 | 99.235 |
2021 | 2,819,901 | 20,497 | 99.278 |
2022 | 2,869,229 | 19,707 | 99.318 |
2023 | 2,918,180 | 18,979 | 99.354 |
2024 | 2,965,657 | 18,301 | 99.387 |
- Population
- Urbanization
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 65,832 | 63,228 | 129,060 | 4.72 | 104.118 |
05-09 | 76,288 | 73,212 | 149,500 | 5.46 | 104.201 |
10-14 | 74,174 | 71,082 | 145,256 | 5.31 | 104.350 |
15-19 | 57,734 | 57,771 | 115,505 | 4.22 | 99.936 |
20-24 | 68,695 | 36,623 | 105,317 | 3.85 | 187.573 |
25-29 | 246,129 | 48,278 | 294,406 | 10.76 | 509.816 |
30-34 | 334,332 | 90,805 | 425,137 | 15.53 | 368.187 |
35-39 | 335,981 | 98,651 | 434,632 | 15.88 | 340.575 |
40-44 | 269,791 | 80,274 | 350,065 | 12.79 | 336.088 |
45-49 | 184,035 | 55,222 | 239,256 | 8.74 | 333.264 |
50-54 | 122,154 | 34,147 | 156,301 | 5.71 | 357.730 |
55-59 | 69,314 | 22,061 | 91,375 | 3.34 | 314.192 |
60-64 | 39,975 | 14,195 | 54,170 | 1.98 | 281.613 |
65-69 | 17,628 | 8,059 | 25,687 | 0.94 | 218.737 |
70-74 | 6,569 | 4,332 | 10,902 | 0.40 | 151.639 |
75-79 | 3,326 | 2,502 | 5,829 | 0.21 | 132.934 |
80-84 | 1,331 | 1,300 | 2,631 | 0.10 | 102.385 |
85-89 | 793 | 720 | 1,513 | 0.06 | 110.139 |
90-94 | 214 | 236 | 451 | 0.02 | 90.678 |
95-99 | 29 | 37 | 67 | 0.00 | 78.378 |
100+ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 | 50.000 |
Total | 1,974,325 | 762,737 | 2,737,063 | 258.847 |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio