Qatar Population

Population now

3,122,275

World: 132nd
Asia: 40th

Male:	2,316,168	(74.19 %)
Female:	806,108	(25.81 %)

Births in 2025:	26,539
Deaths in 2025:	5,151

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	80.23 years
Female:	82.83 years
Total:	81.09 years
Median Age:	32.64 years

Birth Rate:	8.45
Death Rate:	1.64
Growth Rate:	4.15 %
Fertility Rate:	1.73

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	47k	27k	21k	1.3	3.51%	42.38	9.40	6.97	61.09	59.21	63.34	18.42	85.28%	4.14
1961	51k	29k	22k	1.34	3.70%	41.74	8.89	6.97	61.85	60.05	64.02	18.43	85.69%	4.50
1962	56k	33k	23k	1.4	3.90%	41.15	8.39	6.98	62.61	60.89	64.71	18.57	86.10%	4.92
1963	62k	37k	25k	1.45	4.14%	40.60	7.90	6.98	63.37	61.73	65.39	18.80	86.50%	5.40
1964	68k	41k	27k	1.51	4.40%	40.08	7.42	6.99	64.12	62.56	66.07	19.11	86.78%	5.91
1965	74k	45k	29k	1.55	4.68%	39.57	6.97	6.99	64.87	63.38	66.74	19.45	87.05%	6.44
1966	80k	49k	31k	1.6	4.95%	39.00	6.55	6.99	65.59	64.17	67.41	19.57	87.32%	6.98
1967	86k	53k	33k	1.63	5.23%	38.37	6.16	6.98	66.28	64.92	68.06	19.81	87.59%	7.55
1968	93k	58k	35k	1.67	5.48%	37.66	5.81	6.97	66.94	65.62	68.69	20.14	87.85%	8.15
1969	101k	64k	37k	1.71	5.72%	36.90	5.49	6.95	67.57	66.28	69.30	20.54	88.10%	8.82
1970	110k	70k	40k	1.76	5.94%	36.16	5.21	6.91	68.16	66.88	69.88	20.97	88.35%	9.58
1971	119k	77k	42k	1.83	6.17%	35.54	4.96	6.86	68.71	67.46	70.42	21.02	88.60%	10.44
1972	131k	86k	45k	1.91	6.42%	35.09	4.73	6.78	69.25	68.00	70.95	21.22	88.68%	11.41
1973	142k	94k	48k	1.97	6.71%	34.86	4.52	6.69	69.76	68.53	71.44	21.52	88.76%	12.43
1974	154k	102k	51k	2	7.06%	34.82	4.32	6.58	70.25	69.05	71.91	21.86	88.83%	13.43
1975	164k	109k	55k	1.98	7.46%	34.94	4.13	6.46	70.73	69.55	72.36	22.19	88.91%	14.37
1976	174k	114k	60k	1.92	7.92%	35.16	3.94	6.33	71.20	70.05	72.77	22.06	88.99%	15.19
1977	182k	118k	64k	1.83	8.41%	35.38	3.76	6.20	71.64	70.53	73.16	22.00	89.06%	15.94
1978	192k	122k	70k	1.75	8.89%	35.49	3.59	6.07	72.07	70.98	73.53	22.04	89.14%	16.78
1979	205k	129k	76k	1.7	9.39%	35.43	3.41	5.94	72.48	71.41	73.88	22.17	89.21%	17.94
1980	224k	141k	83k	1.7	9.80%	35.11	3.25	5.81	72.87	71.82	74.20	22.38	89.36%	19.55
1981	248k	158k	90k	1.75	10.15%	34.45	3.09	5.66	73.24	72.21	74.51	22.94	89.51%	21.68
1982	277k	179k	98k	1.82	10.43%	33.49	2.93	5.50	73.59	72.58	74.80	23.65	89.66%	24.24
1983	309k	203k	107k	1.9	10.56%	32.25	2.79	5.32	73.92	72.93	75.09	24.41	89.81%	27.04
1984	341k	226k	115k	1.97	10.58%	30.79	2.66	5.13	74.24	73.27	75.36	25.14	89.96%	29.84
1985	371k	248k	123k	2.02	10.49%	29.19	2.54	4.93	74.54	73.59	75.62	25.89	90.10%	32.43
1986	398k	267k	131k	2.04	10.34%	27.56	2.43	4.72	74.82	73.89	75.88	26.14	90.40%	34.78
1987	422k	284k	139k	2.05	10.12%	26.01	2.34	4.52	75.09	74.18	76.14	26.46	91.06%	36.91
1988	444k	298k	146k	2.04	9.89%	24.61	2.26	4.33	75.35	74.45	76.39	26.85	91.67%	38.79
1989	462k	310k	152k	2.04	9.70%	23.44	2.19	4.16	75.59	74.71	76.64	27.27	92.25%	40.37
1990	476k	319k	157k	2.02	9.57%	22.51	2.13	4.01	75.82	74.95	76.88	27.73	92.79%	41.64
1991	487k	325k	162k	2.01	9.44%	21.83	2.09	3.89	76.04	75.17	77.11	27.66	93.29%	42.61
1992	495k	330k	165k	1.99	9.35%	21.32	2.06	3.80	76.24	75.37	77.34	27.61	93.76%	43.32
1993	501k	333k	168k	1.98	9.26%	20.94	2.04	3.71	76.43	75.55	77.55	27.63	94.20%	43.85
1994	507k	335k	172k	1.96	9.17%	20.64	2.03	3.65	76.60	75.72	77.76	27.75	94.61%	44.33
1995	513k	338k	175k	1.93	9.09%	20.39	2.02	3.59	76.76	75.87	77.96	27.97	95.00%	44.89
1996	523k	343k	179k	1.91	9.04%	20.19	2.01	3.53	76.91	76.01	78.16	28.25	95.36%	45.69
1997	535k	351k	184k	1.9	9.01%	20.01	2.00	3.47	77.05	76.15	78.34	28.57	95.66%	46.81
1998	552k	361k	190k	1.9	8.96%	19.83	1.99	3.41	77.19	76.27	78.53	28.92	95.89%	48.23
1999	570k	373k	197k	1.89	8.95%	19.60	1.97	3.33	77.33	76.40	78.72	29.23	96.11%	49.88
2000	592k	386k	206k	1.87	8.93%	19.27	1.94	3.24	77.47	76.53	78.90	29.52	96.31%	51.80
2001	615k	399k	216k	1.84	8.88%	18.77	1.90	3.12	77.61	76.66	79.09	29.12	96.51%	53.77
2002	641k	413k	228k	1.81	8.84%	18.11	1.84	3.00	77.76	76.79	79.27	28.98	96.69%	56.03
2003	682k	440k	242k	1.82	8.82%	17.29	1.76	2.86	77.92	76.93	79.46	29.12	96.87%	59.61
2004	753k	494k	259k	1.9	8.72%	16.33	1.68	2.71	78.08	77.07	79.65	29.49	97.09%	65.87
2005	865k	585k	281k	2.08	8.62%	15.30	1.59	2.57	78.25	77.22	79.83	30.03	97.40%	75.67
2006	1M	717k	306k	2.34	8.51%	14.26	1.50	2.43	78.43	77.37	80.02	29.29	97.67%	89.42
2007	1M	883k	335k	2.64	8.43%	13.29	1.41	2.31	78.60	77.51	80.20	29.21	97.92%	106.54
2008	1M	1M	367k	2.91	8.36%	12.45	1.33	2.21	78.78	77.66	80.38	29.48	98.14%	125.62
2009	2M	1M	401k	3.12	8.34%	11.77	1.26	2.13	78.95	77.80	80.56	29.97	98.34%	144.70
2010	2M	1M	437k	3.25	8.30%	11.25	1.21	2.07	79.11	77.93	80.73	30.61	98.50%	162.31
2011	2M	2M	474k	3.29	8.30%	10.88	1.17	2.03	79.26	78.06	80.89	30.38	98.60%	178.01
2012	2M	2M	512k	3.29	8.23%	10.61	1.15	2.00	79.40	78.19	81.05	30.26	98.70%	192.02
2013	2M	2M	550k	3.25	8.20%	10.40	1.13	1.97	79.53	78.31	81.20	30.22	98.79%	204.30
2014	2M	2M	585k	3.21	8.04%	10.21	1.13	1.95	79.65	78.43	81.34	30.28	98.87%	215.02
2015	3M	2M	615k	3.17	7.88%	10.03	1.13	1.93	79.76	78.56	81.48	30.46	98.95%	224.33
2016	3M	2M	641k	3.14	7.57%	9.86	1.15	1.91	79.87	78.69	81.61	30.62	99.02%	232.09
2017	3M	2M	663k	3.11	7.29%	9.70	1.17	1.89	79.98	78.83	81.74	30.78	99.08%	238.24
2018	3M	2M	681k	3.08	6.95%	9.54	1.20	1.87	80.10	78.98	81.88	30.92	99.14%	243.22
2019	3M	2M	699k	3.05	6.57%	9.39	1.24	1.85	80.23	79.14	82.01	31.08	99.19%	247.62
2020	3M	2M	716k	3.02	6.16%	9.23	1.29	1.83	80.36	79.31	82.15	31.26	99.24%	251.91
2021	3M	2M	734k	2.99	6.16%	9.23	1.29	1.83	80.36	79.31	82.15	31.58	99.28%	256.23
2022	3M	2M	752k	2.96	6.16%	9.23	1.29	1.83	80.36	79.31	82.15	31.88	99.32%	260.56
2023	3M	2M	770k	2.93	4.84%	8.76	1.50	1.77	80.80	79.86	82.56	32.17	99.35%	264.84
2024	3M	2M	788k	2.9	4.48%	8.61	1.57	1.75	80.94	80.05	82.69	32.40	99.39%	268.95
2025	3M	2M	806k	2.87	4.15%	8.45	1.64	1.73	81.09	80.23	82.83	32.64	99.42%	272.97

Qatar Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	3M	2M	823k	2.85	3.75%	8.31	1.75	1.71	81.24	80.41	82.96	33.03	99.44%	276.73
2027	3M	2M	839k	2.82	3.42%	8.18	1.85	1.70	81.39	80.59	83.09	33.39	99.47%	280.41
2028	3M	2M	856k	2.8	3.10%	8.04	1.96	1.68	81.55	80.78	83.23	33.74	99.49%	284.08
2029	3M	2M	872k	2.77	2.84%	7.91	2.06	1.67	81.70	80.96	83.36	34.02	99.51%	287.49
2030	3M	2M	888k	2.75	2.58%	7.77	2.17	1.65	81.85	81.14	83.49	34.30	99.53%	290.90
2031	3M	2M	903k	2.73	2.32%	7.68	2.31	1.64	82.01	81.32	83.62	34.71	99.55%	294.13
2032	3M	2M	918k	2.7	2.11%	7.59	2.44	1.63	82.17	81.50	83.75	35.10	99.57%	297.28
2033	3M	3M	933k	2.68	1.91%	7.51	2.58	1.62	82.32	81.68	83.87	35.44	99.58%	300.25
2034	3M	3M	947k	2.66	1.74%	7.42	2.71	1.61	82.48	81.86	84.00	35.77	99.59%	303.14
2035	3M	3M	961k	2.64	1.57%	7.33	2.85	1.60	82.64	82.04	84.13	36.08	99.60%	305.76
2036	4M	3M	975k	2.62	1.43%	7.30	3.00	1.59	82.79	82.21	84.25	36.43	99.62%	308.30
2037	4M	3M	988k	2.6	1.30%	7.26	3.15	1.59	82.94	82.38	84.38	36.80	99.63%	310.66
2038	4M	3M	1M	2.58	1.19%	7.23	3.30	1.58	83.09	82.55	84.50	37.12	99.63%	312.93
2039	4M	3M	1M	2.55	1.08%	7.19	3.45	1.58	83.24	82.72	84.63	37.40	99.64%	315.12
2040	4M	3M	1M	2.53	0.99%	7.16	3.60	1.57	83.39	82.89	84.75	37.69	99.65%	317.30
2041	4M	3M	1M	2.52	0.91%	7.15	3.75	1.57	83.52	83.04	84.87	38.00	99.65%	319.40
2042	4M	3M	1M	2.5	0.83%	7.14	3.90	1.57	83.66	83.19	84.99	38.30	99.66%	321.50
2043	4M	3M	1M	2.48	0.76%	7.12	4.05	1.56	83.79	83.35	85.11	38.59	99.67%	323.60
2044	4M	3M	1M	2.46	0.69%	7.11	4.20	1.56	83.93	83.50	85.23	38.83	99.67%	325.61
2045	4M	3M	1M	2.44	0.63%	7.10	4.35	1.56	84.06	83.65	85.35	39.08	99.68%	327.62
2046	4M	3M	1M	2.42	0.57%	7.08	4.51	1.56	84.19	83.78	85.47	39.40	99.68%	329.54
2047	4M	3M	1M	2.4	0.52%	7.07	4.66	1.56	84.31	83.91	85.58	39.68	99.69%	331.38
2048	4M	3M	1M	2.38	0.46%	7.05	4.82	1.56	84.44	84.03	85.70	39.95	99.69%	333.22
2049	4M	3M	1M	2.37	0.42%	7.04	4.97	1.56	84.56	84.16	85.81	40.16	99.70%	334.97
2050	4M	3M	1M	2.35	0.37%	7.02	5.13	1.56	84.69	84.29	85.93	40.36	99.70%	336.71

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Ar-Rayyan	779,120	272,465
2	Doha	652,036	344,939

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India1445M

China1425M

Philippines117M

Myanmar [Burma]57M

Saudi Arabia37M

United Arab Emirates10M

Qatar3M