Demographics of Qatar

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date20 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.

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  • Population
  • Growth rate

Qatar population

Year Population Growth (%)
195024,2883.20
195528,6683.45
196036,3857.88
196564,84311.86
1970118,00712.73
1975195,0438.12
1980277,4506.22
1985365,8684.80
1990441,6753.35
1995515,1332.78
2000645,9375.07
2005848,71013.89
20101,713,5044.70
20152,414,5738.28
20202,760,385-4.95
20212,688,235-0.29
20222,695,1220.80
20232,716,3910.77
20242,737,0610.74
  • Total
  • Crude

Qatar death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19503721,16715.32348.004
19553861,34613.48146.959
19604001,67111.24346.935
19655513,1518.84350.527
19707455,3666.59647.523
19758026,5704.21734.560
19808878,4723.24931.042
19859489,8562.61827.224
199098510,7662.24124.502
19951,18010,6112.30120.692
20001,44712,1832.27819.180
20051,64812,7282.07316.005
20102,12418,1611.26310.803
20152,39924,0161.03210.328
20203,46530,9681.21910.895
20213,54226,5291.3119.816
20222,91024,4971.0809.091
20232,97823,9321.0968.811
20243,05323,4451.1158.566
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Qatar

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195020,1334,87080.520
195529,7796,08783.030
196040,4076,97785.275
196564,1009,53387.054
197096,76012,75488.354
1975146,17718,23688.909
1980199,97323,80289.363
1985334,34336,73890.100
1990442,07434,37192.786
1995487,77125,68494.998
2000570,41721,85096.311
2005842,34022,52397.396
20101,752,99626,68098.501
20152,455,35326,18698.945
20202,770,45221,35599.235
20212,819,90120,49799.278
20222,869,22919,70799.318
20232,918,18018,97999.354
20242,965,65718,30199.387
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  • Gender ratio

Qatar population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
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