Qatar birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Qatar chart

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 below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Qatar	World
1960	6.53	4.69
1961	6.53	4.56
1962	6.53	5.02
1963	6.53	5.31
1964	6.53	5.13
1965	6.53	5.08
1966	6.52	4.97
1967	6.46	4.87
1968	6.39	4.98
1969	6.31	4.88
1970	6.23	4.84
1971	6.15	4.69
1972	6.07	4.55
1973	6.01	4.42
1974	5.94	4.26
1975	5.86	4.07
1976	5.78	3.97
1977	5.69	3.84
1978	5.58	3.77
1979	5.46	3.76
1980	5.33	3.73
1981	5.2	3.71
1982	5.04	3.72
1983	4.9	3.59
1984	4.76	3.57
1985	4.64	3.53
1986	4.57	3.51
1987	4.54	3.48
1988	4.51	3.39
1989	4.41	3.35
1990	4.23	3.31
1991	3.99	3.13
1992	3.85	3.04
1993	3.77	2.97
1994	3.67	2.92
1995	3.56	2.87
1996	3.44	2.82
1997	3.33	2.78
1998	3.21	2.75
1999	3.12	2.72
2000	3.07	2.73
2001	3.08	2.69
2002	3.01	2.66
2003	2.93	2.64
2004	2.79	2.63
2005	2.64	2.61
2006	2.51	2.61
2007	2.44	2.6
2008	2.37	2.6
2009	2.25	2.59
2010	2.14	2.57
2011	2.07	2.55
2012	2.04	2.56
2013	2.03	2.53
2014	2.03	2.52
2015	1.98	2.49
2016	1.86	2.49
2017	1.83	2.46
2018	1.76	2.39
2019	1.73	2.35
2020	1.68	2.28
2021	1.61	2.25
2022	1.74	2.22
2023	1.73	2.2
2024	1.72	2.19
2025	1.7	2.18
2026	1.69	2.18
2027	1.68	2.17
2028	1.67	2.16
2029	1.66	2.15
2030	1.66	2.14
2031	1.65	2.13
2032	1.64	2.12
2033	1.64	2.12
2034	1.64	2.11
2035	1.63	2.1
2036	1.63	2.09
2037	1.63	2.09
2038	1.63	2.08
2039	1.63	2.08
2040	1.63	2.08
2041	1.63	2.07
2042	1.63	2.07
2043	1.63	2.07
2044	1.63	2.07
2045	1.63	2.06
2046	1.63	2.06
2047	1.63	2.06
2048	1.63	2.05
2049	1.62	2.05
2050	1.62	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.03% were to women under 20 years old, 35.4% to women ages 20-29, and 63.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 6.06%, 57.1%, and 36.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Qatar by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Qatar	World
1960	44.2%	37.4%
1961	42.5%	37.5%
1962	40.5%	37.6%
1963	38.7%	37.8%
1964	37.2%	38%
1965	36.2%	38%
1966	35.3%	38%
1967	34.7%	38%
1968	34.2%	37.9%
1969	33.9%	37.8%
1970	35.1%	37.7%
1971	36.9%	37.6%
1972	37.5%	37.5%
1973	37.4%	37.3%
1974	36.7%	37.2%
1975	35.7%	37.1%
1976	34.6%	36.9%
1977	33.3%	36.7%
1978	32.1%	36.3%
1979	31%	35.9%
1980	30%	35.5%
1981	29.2%	35.2%
1982	28.6%	34.9%
1983	28.1%	34.6%
1984	27.6%	34.3%
1985	27.2%	34%
1986	27%	33.8%
1987	27.2%	33.6%
1988	27.2%	33.4%
1989	27.1%	33.2%
1990	27%	33%
1991	26.8%	32.9%
1992	26.6%	32.7%
1993	26.4%	32.5%
1994	26.2%	32.3%
1995	26.1%	32.1%
1996	25.9%	31.8%
1997	25.5%	31.5%
1998	24.8%	31.1%
1999	24.1%	30.8%
2000	23.5%	30.4%
2001	23%	30%
2002	22.5%	29.6%
2003	22.2%	29.2%
2004	22.2%	28.8%
2005	22.5%	28.5%
2006	20.2%	28.1%
2007	16.4%	27.9%
2008	14.6%	27.6%
2009	14%	27.5%
2010	13.9%	27.3%
2011	14.2%	27.1%
2012	14.5%	27%
2013	14.6%	26.9%
2014	14.4%	26.8%
2015	13.9%	26.6%
2016	13.7%	26.5%
2017	13.7%	26.4%
2018	14%	26.2%
2019	14.6%	26%
2020	15.4%	25.8%
2021	15.5%	25.6%
2022	15.2%	25.3%
2023	15.2%	25%
2024	15.1%	24.7%
2025	15%	24.4%
2026	15%	24.1%
2027	15%	23.8%
2028	15.1%	23.4%
2029	15.2%	23.1%
2030	15.3%	22.8%
2031	15.4%	22.6%
2032	15.5%	22.3%
2033	15.6%	22.1%
2034	15.7%	21.9%
2035	15.9%	21.7%
2036	16.1%	21.6%
2037	16.2%	21.5%
2038	16.4%	21.4%
2039	16.5%	21.3%
2040	16.7%	21.2%
2041	16.8%	21.1%
2042	17%	21%
2043	17.1%	21%
2044	17.3%	20.9%
2045	17.4%	20.8%
2046	17.5%	20.7%
2047	17.6%	20.7%
2048	17.7%	20.6%
2049	17.7%	20.5%
2050	17.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Qatar was 44.2% in 1960, 26.4% in 1993, and 15.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Qatar, excluding migration, has been +0.92% annually. On average, 23,200 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Qatar
1960	1,220
1961	1,357
1962	1,589
1963	1,854
1964	2,150
1965	2,472
1966	2,811
1967	3,167
1968	3,547
1969	3,941
1970	4,346
1971	4,433
1972	4,581
1973	4,780
1974	5,015
1975	5,289
1976	5,598
1977	5,925
1978	6,246
1979	6,579
1980	6,894
1981	7,202
1982	7,489
1983	7,765
1984	7,997
1985	8,212
1986	8,439
1987	8,806
1988	9,198
1989	9,407
1990	9,388
1991	9,182
1992	9,189
1993	9,250
1994	9,257
1995	9,186
1996	9,049
1997	8,846
1998	9,055
1999	9,431
2000	9,974
2001	10,683
2002	11,062
2003	11,291
2004	11,242
2005	11,392
2006	10,225
2007	11,351
2008	14,062
2009	15,595
2010	16,225
2011	16,543
2012	17,681
2013	19,669
2014	21,699
2015	22,568
2016	22,416
2017	23,244
2018	23,340
2019	24,112
2020	25,128
2021	21,297
2022	24,360
2023	23,845

Maternal mortality chart

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rate chart

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.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Qatar	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	7.07%	15.5%
1970	6.6%	15.2%
1971	6.16%	15.1%
1972	5.77%	14.4%
1973	5.4%	14.1%
1974	5.06%	13.7%
1975	4.75%	13.4%
1976	4.48%	13%
1977	4.24%	12.5%
1978	4.02%	12.1%
1979	3.81%	11.7%
1980	3.62%	11.4%
1981	3.45%	11%
1982	3.29%	10.8%
1983	3.13%	10.6%
1984	2.98%	10.4%
1985	2.82%	10.1%
1986	2.68%	9.81%
1987	2.52%	9.47%
1988	2.37%	9.31%
1989	2.23%	9.02%
1990	2.08%	8.81%
1991	1.94%	8.66%
1992	1.82%	8.46%
1993	1.71%	8.19%
1994	1.61%	7.98%
1995	1.53%	7.76%
1996	1.46%	7.52%
1997	1.4%	7.28%
1998	1.34%	7.05%
1999	1.29%	6.76%
2000	1.25%	6.48%
2001	1.2%	6.21%
2002	1.16%	5.94%
2003	1.12%	5.65%
2004	1.08%	5.43%
2005	1.04%	5.16%
2006	1.01%	4.92%
2007	0.98%	4.7%
2008	0.96%	4.5%
2009	0.93%	4.31%
2010	0.91%	4.11%
2011	0.89%	3.97%
2012	0.87%	3.77%
2013	0.84%	3.61%
2014	0.82%	3.48%
2015	0.79%	3.35%
2016	0.75%	3.23%
2017	0.72%	3.11%
2018	0.69%	2.97%
2019	0.67%	2.86%
2020	0.64%	2.75%
2021	0.63%	2.66%
2022	0.61%	2.59%
2023	0.6%	2.49%