| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 08 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Qatar is projected at 3.05 million, compared to 2.98 million in 2023. It ranks 137th in the world by population and 43rd in Asia. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 2.36 percent, the 30th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 2.17 million males and 875k females in Qatar. The percentage of the male population is 71.28%, compared to 28.72% of the female population. Qatar has 1.30 million more males than females, the 11th highest in the world. The sex ratio in Qatar in 2024 will be 248.197 males per 100 females. Qatar has the lowest female-to-male ratio in the world.
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 (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 12,123 | 12,161 | 24,283 | 3.15 | 99.688 |
| 1955 | 14,230 | 14,306 | 28,536 | 3.31 | 99.469 |
| 1960 | 18,314 | 17,696 | 36,010 | 7.79 | 103.492 |
| 1965 | 35,306 | 28,759 | 64,065 | 11.81 | 122.765 |
| 1970 | 68,038 | 48,312 | 116,350 | 12.84 | 140.830 |
| 1975 | 126,546 | 66,541 | 193,087 | 8.21 | 190.177 |
| 1980 | 188,816 | 87,097 | 275,913 | 6.32 | 216.788 |
| 1985 | 255,363 | 110,577 | 365,940 | 4.92 | 230.937 |
| 1990 | 302,849 | 137,327 | 440,175 | 3.32 | 220.531 |
| 1995 | 349,272 | 165,054 | 514,325 | 2.88 | 211.611 |
| 2000 | 440,529 | 204,460 | 644,989 | 5.08 | 215.460 |
| 2005 | 563,979 | 261,429 | 825,408 | 9.74 | 215.729 |
| 2010 | 1,289,774 | 419,455 | 1,709,229 | 6.31 | 307.488 |
| 2015 | 1,827,199 | 600,131 | 2,427,331 | 8.28 | 304.467 |
| 2020 | 2,021,502 | 781,874 | 2,803,375 | -0.90 | 258.546 |
| 2021 | 2,021,785 | 793,197 | 2,814,982 | 1.72 | 254.891 |
| 2022 | 2,078,144 | 814,311 | 2,892,455 | 3.68 | 255.203 |
| 2023 | 2,130,528 | 848,554 | 2,979,082 | 2.24 | 251.077 |
| 2024 | 2,172,934 | 875,489 | 3,048,423 | 2.36 | 248.197 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.759 | 17.561 | 6.544 |
| 1955 | 54.207 | 16.583 | 6.538 |
| 1960 | 57.773 | 16.970 | 6.531 |
| 1965 | 61.441 | 21.568 | 6.527 |
| 1970 | 64.889 | 22.757 | 6.228 |
| 1975 | 67.679 | 19.956 | 5.861 |
| 1980 | 69.915 | 22.523 | 5.329 |
| 1985 | 71.831 | 26.087 | 4.642 |
| 1990 | 73.405 | 26.850 | 4.230 |
| 1995 | 74.404 | 28.207 | 3.557 |
| 2000 | 75.250 | 28.922 | 3.073 |
| 2005 | 76.909 | 29.949 | 2.635 |
| 2010 | 79.444 | 30.245 | 2.137 |
| 2015 | 81.785 | 30.144 | 1.976 |
| 2020 | 80.409 | 31.626 | 1.675 |
| 2021 | 81.083 | 31.966 | 1.605 |
| 2022 | 81.857 | 32.458 | 1.739 |
| 2023 | 82.368 | 33.189 | 1.729 |
| 2024 | 82.522 | 33.550 | 1.717 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 399 | 1,170 | 16.444 | 48.176 |
| 1955 | 402 | 1,332 | 14.089 | 46.667 |
| 1960 | 411 | 1,630 | 11.403 | 45.268 |
| 1965 | 580 | 3,051 | 9.047 | 47.630 |
| 1970 | 806 | 5,152 | 6.930 | 44.281 |
| 1975 | 866 | 6,156 | 4.487 | 31.881 |
| 1980 | 935 | 7,830 | 3.390 | 28.377 |
| 1985 | 950 | 9,162 | 2.595 | 25.036 |
| 1990 | 967 | 10,355 | 2.197 | 23.526 |
| 1995 | 1,032 | 10,219 | 2.007 | 19.868 |
| 2000 | 1,196 | 11,170 | 1.854 | 17.318 |
| 2005 | 1,348 | 12,741 | 1.634 | 15.436 |
| 2010 | 2,031 | 19,183 | 1.188 | 11.223 |
| 2015 | 2,354 | 25,720 | 0.970 | 10.596 |
| 2020 | 2,952 | 28,163 | 1.053 | 10.046 |
| 2021 | 2,965 | 26,896 | 1.053 | 9.555 |
| 2022 | 2,695 | 29,212 | 0.932 | 10.099 |
| 2023 | 2,771 | 29,516 | 0.930 | 9.908 |
| 2024 | 3,203 | 29,034 | 1.051 | 9.524 |
| 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 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 79,230 | 76,132 | 155,362 | 5.10 | 104.069 |
| 05-09 | 83,911 | 79,044 | 162,956 | 5.35 | 106.157 |
| 10-14 | 72,031 | 69,073 | 141,103 | 4.63 | 104.282 |
| 15-19 | 65,269 | 55,620 | 120,888 | 3.97 | 117.348 |
| 20-24 | 109,410 | 49,532 | 158,943 | 5.21 | 220.888 |
| 25-29 | 275,517 | 75,767 | 351,284 | 11.52 | 363.637 |
| 30-34 | 365,878 | 114,229 | 480,107 | 15.75 | 320.302 |
| 35-39 | 377,397 | 113,878 | 491,274 | 16.12 | 331.405 |
| 40-44 | 291,041 | 86,847 | 377,889 | 12.40 | 335.119 |
| 45-49 | 188,477 | 58,446 | 246,923 | 8.10 | 322.481 |
| 50-54 | 125,412 | 36,748 | 162,160 | 5.32 | 341.276 |
| 55-59 | 69,919 | 24,174 | 94,094 | 3.09 | 289.232 |
| 60-64 | 38,566 | 15,787 | 54,354 | 1.78 | 244.290 |
| 65-69 | 17,899 | 9,626 | 27,525 | 0.90 | 185.944 |
| 70-74 | 7,125 | 5,516 | 12,641 | 0.41 | 129.170 |
| 75-79 | 3,501 | 2,865 | 6,367 | 0.21 | 122.199 |
| 80-84 | 1,467 | 1,282 | 2,749 | 0.09 | 114.431 |
| 85-89 | 640 | 619 | 1,259 | 0.04 | 103.393 |
| 90-94 | 205 | 247 | 453 | 0.01 | 82.996 |
| 95-99 | 36 | 51 | 87 | 0.00 | 70.588 |
| 100+ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0.00 | 50.000 |
| Total | 2,172,933 | 875,487 | 3,048,423 | 248.197 | |