Qatar birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Qatar has a birth rate of 9.91 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.73 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Qatar was 6.53 children per woman — 3.78 times higher than in 2023.

Qatar birth rate statistics:

Qatar is ranked 147/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 79/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.4, a change from 28.6 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 182.4 in 1960 to 5.69 in 2023.
18.2% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 21.8% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Qatar by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.73	118
2022	1.74	117
2021	1.61	140
2020	1.68	130
2019	1.73	126
2018	1.76	125
2017	1.83	121
2016	1.86	126
2015	1.98	120
2014	2.03	118
2013	2.03	117
2012	2.04	118
2011	2.07	115
2010	2.14	114
2009	2.25	107
2008	2.37	105
2007	2.44	100
2006	2.51	97
2005	2.64	93
2004	2.79	83
2003	2.93	82
2002	3.01	81
2001	3.08	81
2000	3.07	84
1999	3.12	85
1998	3.21	84
1997	3.33	84
1996	3.44	84
1995	3.56	85
1994	3.67	85
1993	3.77	88
1992	3.85	89
1991	3.99	88
1990	4.23	86
1989	4.41	84
1988	4.51	84
1987	4.54	85
1986	4.57	86
1985	4.64	87
1984	4.76	86
1983	4.9	85
1982	5.04	83
1981	5.2	82
1980	5.33	82
1979	5.46	81
1978	5.58	81
1977	5.69	78
1976	5.78	78
1975	5.86	77
1974	5.94	77
1973	6.01	78
1972	6.07	80
1971	6.15	79
1970	6.23	78
1969	6.31	75
1968	6.39	74
1967	6.46	72
1966	6.52	67
1965	6.53	69
1964	6.53	70
1963	6.53	70
1962	6.53	70
1961	6.53	70
1960	6.53	70

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Qatar was 1.73 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2011. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.77 — a 54.1% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	23,845	26,315	2,470
2022	24,360	26,836	2,476
2021	21,297	23,934	2,637
2020	25,128	28,070	2,942
2019	24,112	26,331	2,219
2018	23,340	25,603	2,263
2017	23,244	25,537	2,293
2016	22,416	24,694	2,278
2015	22,568	24,842	2,274
2014	21,699	23,951	2,252
2013	19,669	21,784	2,115
2012	17,681	19,630	1,949
2011	16,543	18,408	1,865
2010	16,225	18,145	1,920
2009	15,595	17,665	2,070
2008	14,062	16,018	1,956
2007	11,351	13,032	1,681
2006	10,225	11,646	1,421
2005	11,392	12,740	1,348
2004	11,242	12,573	1,331
2003	11,291	12,600	1,309
2002	11,062	12,340	1,278
2001	10,683	11,924	1,241
2000	9,974	11,169	1,195
1999	9,431	10,580	1,149
1998	9,055	10,158	1,103
1997	8,846	9,909	1,063
1996	9,049	10,097	1,048
1995	9,186	10,218	1,032
1994	9,257	10,271	1,014
1993	9,250	10,248	998
1992	9,189	10,172	983
1991	9,182	10,154	972
1990	9,388	10,355	967
1989	9,407	10,369	962
1988	9,198	10,155	957
1987	8,806	9,757	951
1986	8,439	9,384	945
1985	8,212	9,161	949
1984	7,997	8,950	953
1983	7,765	8,719	954
1982	7,489	8,440	951
1981	7,202	8,146	944
1980	6,894	7,829	935
1979	6,579	7,502	923
1978	6,246	7,155	909
1977	5,925	6,820	895
1976	5,598	6,478	880
1975	5,289	6,155	866
1974	5,015	5,867	852
1973	4,780	5,620	840
1972	4,581	5,409	828
1971	4,433	5,251	818
1970	4,346	5,152	806
1969	3,941	4,700	759
1968	3,547	4,259	712
1967	3,167	3,833	666
1966	2,811	3,433	622
1965	2,472	3,051	579
1964	2,150	2,687	537
1963	1,854	2,350	496
1962	1,589	2,047	458
1961	1,357	1,782	425
1960	1,220	1,630	410

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Qatar (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +0.92% annually. On average, 23,200 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.9% — 23,845 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Qatar ranks 106/196 for absolute natural population change and 99/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Qatar compared to other countries

	Qatar	Rank
Fertility rate	1.73	118/196
Birth rate	9.91	147/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+23,845	106/196
Natural population change rate	+0.9%	99/196
Population growth	+7.6%	1/197
Average age at childbearing	30.4 years	54/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	5.28	160/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	81	120/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	39.6	60/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	18.2%	195/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	34.3%	114/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	100%	10/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.004%	177/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.37%	143/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.49%	148/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	0.6%	147/192
Life expectancy	82.8 years	23/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	35.5	5.28	81	39.6
2025	35.4	5.44	81.2	40.1
2024	35.4	5.62	81.6	40.6
2023	39	5.86	82.4	42.6
2022	39	5.87	83.6	44.1
2021	38.1	5.05	76.5	41.2
2020	36.1	6.35	81.1	43.6
2019	39.6	7.26	82.6	45.9
2018	41.3	8.1	83.5	46.7
2017	42.6	8.96	86.1	48.9
2016	42.5	9.58	87.4	49.7
2015	44.4	10.8	93.2	53.1
2014	45.2	11.3	98.5	52.8
2013	46.5	12.2	98.6	51.9
2012	49.1	13.8	98.6	52.1
2011	50.2	14.2	98.1	53.8
2010	48.3	14.9	100.7	55.1
2009	45.2	15	107.1	56.9
2008	47.1	15.3	113.9	58.3
2007	42.8	14.8	119	56.3
2006	42	14.5	124.5	56.5
2005	48.7	15.9	135	60
2004	50.9	17.6	145.3	62.2
2003	54	19.1	151.7	64.8
2002	55.2	20.7	154.1	67.4
2001	55.7	20	155.5	69.9
2000	54.6	20.1	156.8	69
1999	54.2	21.5	164.5	67.5
1998	54.6	22.2	174.7	67.9
1997	55.8	23.2	182.7	70.8
1996	59.2	26.3	189.5	73.9
1995	61.9	30	195	76.6
1994	64.4	35.2	199.6	78.9
1993	66.5	39.3	203.5	81.1
1992	68.5	42.9	208.1	82.9
1991	71.1	47.8	217.1	84.3
1990	75.4	54	231.9	88
1989	78.6	60.3	244.5	90.4
1988	80.3	61.7	253.4	91.6
1987	80.7	58.9	257.6	92.6
1986	81.2	59.4	254.3	96.6
1985	82.8	61.5	258.8	97.6
1984	84.5	66	262.9	99.3
1983	86.1	69.5	264.1	103.9
1982	87.5	73	265.3	107.8
1981	88.7	80.2	268.1	109.5
1980	89.7	87.4	273.9	108.9
1979	90.4	96.2	279.6	108.1
1978	90.7	105	284.4	107.2
1977	91.2	114.5	288.7	106.8
1976	91.4	122.2	291	106.8
1975	91.7	130.5	292.2	106.8
1974	92.6	138.6	293.1	107.3
1973	94.1	148.2	293.2	107.7
1972	96.5	157.1	293.1	108.6
1971	100.2	160.7	296.2	109.6
1970	105.6	164.1	300	111
1969	105.1	168.1	304	110.5
1968	105.9	172.4	309	109.7
1967	106.1	176	313	108.3
1966	105.8	178.6	316	106.4
1965	104.4	179.6	317	103.3
1964	101.6	179.8	317	99.4
1963	98.7	181.9	319	96.1
1962	95	182.7	320	91.9
1961	91.1	183.6	320	88.9
1960	90.1	185	320	86.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Qatar by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 1% will be to women under age 20, 37.3% to women ages 20-29, and 61.7% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 6.06%, 57.1%, and 36.9%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Qatar	World
2100	18.4%	16.5%
2099	18.4%	16.6%
2098	18.4%	16.6%
2097	18.4%	16.7%
2096	18.4%	16.8%
2095	18.4%	16.8%
2094	18.4%	16.9%
2093	18.4%	17%
2092	18.4%	17%
2091	18.4%	17.1%
2090	18.4%	17.2%
2089	18.4%	17.2%
2088	18.4%	17.3%
2087	18.4%	17.4%
2086	18.4%	17.4%
2085	18.4%	17.5%
2084	18.4%	17.5%
2083	18.4%	17.6%
2082	18.4%	17.7%
2081	18.4%	17.7%
2080	18.4%	17.8%
2079	18.4%	17.8%
2078	18.4%	17.9%
2077	18.4%	17.9%
2076	18.4%	18%
2075	18.4%	18%
2074	18.3%	18.1%
2073	18.3%	18.2%
2072	18.3%	18.2%
2071	18.3%	18.3%
2070	18.2%	18.3%
2069	18.2%	18.4%
2068	18.2%	18.5%
2067	18.1%	18.6%
2066	18.1%	18.6%
2065	18.1%	18.7%
2064	18.1%	18.8%
2063	18.1%	18.9%
2062	18%	19.1%
2061	18%	19.2%
2060	18%	19.3%
2059	18%	19.4%
2058	18%	19.5%
2057	18%	19.6%
2056	18%	19.8%
2055	18%	19.9%
2054	17.9%	20%
2053	17.9%	20.1%
2052	17.9%	20.2%
2051	17.8%	20.3%
2050	17.8%	20.4%
2049	17.7%	20.5%
2048	17.6%	20.6%
2047	17.5%	20.7%
2046	17.4%	20.8%
2045	17.3%	20.9%
2044	17.2%	20.9%
2043	17.1%	21%
2042	16.9%	21.1%
2041	16.8%	21.2%
2040	16.6%	21.2%
2039	16.4%	21.3%
2038	16.3%	21.4%
2037	16.1%	21.5%
2036	16%	21.6%
2035	15.8%	21.8%
2034	15.7%	22%
2033	15.6%	22.2%
2032	15.5%	22.4%
2031	15.4%	22.7%
2030	15.3%	23%
2029	15.2%	23.3%
2028	15.1%	23.6%
2027	15%	23.9%
2026	15%	24.2%
2025	15%	24.6%
2024	15.1%	24.7%
2023	15.2%	25%
2022	15.2%	25.3%
2021	15.5%	25.6%
2020	15.4%	25.8%
2019	14.6%	26%
2018	14%	26.2%
2017	13.7%	26.4%
2016	13.7%	26.5%
2015	13.9%	26.6%
2014	14.4%	26.8%
2013	14.6%	26.9%
2012	14.5%	27%
2011	14.2%	27.1%
2010	13.9%	27.3%
2009	14%	27.5%
2008	14.6%	27.6%
2007	16.4%	27.9%
2006	20.2%	28.1%
2005	22.5%	28.5%
2004	22.2%	28.8%
2003	22.2%	29.2%
2002	22.5%	29.6%
2001	23%	30%
2000	23.5%	30.4%
1999	24.1%	30.8%
1998	24.8%	31.1%
1997	25.5%	31.5%
1996	25.9%	31.8%
1995	26.1%	32.1%
1994	26.2%	32.3%
1993	26.4%	32.5%
1992	26.6%	32.7%
1991	26.8%	32.9%
1990	27%	33%
1989	27.1%	33.2%
1988	27.2%	33.4%
1987	27.2%	33.6%
1986	27%	33.8%
1985	27.2%	34%
1984	27.6%	34.3%
1983	28.1%	34.6%
1982	28.6%	34.9%
1981	29.2%	35.2%
1980	30%	35.5%
1979	31%	35.9%
1978	32.1%	36.3%
1977	33.3%	36.7%
1976	34.6%	36.9%
1975	35.7%	37.1%
1974	36.7%	37.2%
1973	37.4%	37.3%
1972	37.5%	37.5%
1971	36.9%	37.6%
1970	35.1%	37.7%
1969	33.9%	37.8%
1968	34.2%	37.9%
1967	34.7%	38%
1966	35.3%	38%
1965	36.2%	38%
1964	37.2%	38%
1963	38.7%	37.8%
1962	40.5%	37.6%
1961	42.5%	37.5%
1960	44.2%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Qatar was 44.2% in 1960, 26.6% in 1992, and 15.1% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Qatar.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
2023	4	197
2022	8	203
2021	7	242
2020	6	211
2019	5	207
2018	5	211
2017	5	215
2016	5	220
2015	6	228
2014	6	231
2013	6	235
2012	7	239
2011	7	247
2010	8	253
2009	8	258
2008	9	264
2007	9	269
2006	10	276
2005	11	283
2004	11	291
2003	11	301
2002	11	311
2001	12	321
2000	11	328
1999	12	340
1998	12	360
1997	13	358
1996	13	366
1995	13	371
1994	13	382
1993	13	389
1992	13	395
1991	13	395
1990	13	391
1989	14	401
1988	15	414
1987	15	429
1986	16	438
1985	17	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Qatar was 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.004% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 63.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Qatar	World
2023	0.6%	2.49%
2022	0.61%	2.59%
2021	0.63%	2.66%
2020	0.64%	2.75%
2019	0.67%	2.86%
2018	0.69%	2.97%
2017	0.72%	3.11%
2016	0.75%	3.22%
2015	0.79%	3.35%
2014	0.82%	3.48%
2013	0.84%	3.61%
2012	0.87%	3.77%
2011	0.89%	3.97%
2010	0.91%	4.11%
2009	0.93%	4.31%
2008	0.96%	4.5%
2007	0.98%	4.7%
2006	1.01%	4.92%
2005	1.04%	5.16%
2004	1.08%	5.43%
2003	1.12%	5.65%
2002	1.16%	5.94%
2001	1.2%	6.21%
2000	1.25%	6.48%
1999	1.29%	6.75%
1998	1.34%	7.05%
1997	1.4%	7.28%
1996	1.46%	7.52%
1995	1.53%	7.76%
1994	1.61%	7.98%
1993	1.71%	8.19%
1992	1.82%	8.46%
1991	1.94%	8.66%
1990	2.08%	8.81%
1989	2.23%	9.02%
1988	2.37%	9.31%
1987	2.52%	9.47%
1986	2.68%	9.81%
1985	2.82%	10.1%
1984	2.98%	10.4%
1983	3.13%	10.6%
1982	3.29%	10.8%
1981	3.45%	11%
1980	3.62%	11.4%
1979	3.81%	11.7%
1978	4.02%	12.2%
1977	4.24%	12.6%
1976	4.48%	13%
1975	4.75%	13.4%
1974	5.06%	13.8%
1973	5.4%	14.1%
1972	5.77%	14.5%
1971	6.16%	15.1%
1970	6.6%	15.2%
1969	7.07%	15.4%
1968	-	15.6%
1967	-	15.9%
1966	-	16.1%
1965	-	16.4%
1964	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.5%
1962	-	16.7%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Qatar was 6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.6% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 12.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.