Population in Nauru compared to Qatar: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Nauru and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nauru	Qatar	Nauru	Qatar
1960	4,607	36,010	-	-
1961	4,774	39,680	3.62%	10.2%
1962	4,979	44,630	4.29%	12.5%
1963	5,226	50,380	4.96%	12.9%
1964	5,515	56,867	5.53%	12.9%
1965	5,832	64,065	5.75%	12.7%
1966	6,043	72,192	3.62%	12.7%
1967	6,135	81,439	1.52%	12.8%
1968	6,328	91,749	3.15%	12.7%
1969	6,581	103,025	4%	12.3%
1970	6,710	116,350	1.96%	12.9%
1971	6,762	131,346	0.77%	12.9%
1972	6,812	146,506	0.74%	11.5%
1973	6,866	161,841	0.79%	10.5%
1974	6,923	177,362	0.83%	9.59%
1975	6,987	193,087	0.92%	8.87%
1976	7,064	209,052	1.1%	8.27%
1977	7,163	225,285	1.4%	7.77%
1978	7,298	241,808	1.88%	7.33%
1979	7,468	258,670	2.33%	6.97%
1980	7,649	275,913	2.42%	6.67%
1981	7,839	293,553	2.48%	6.39%
1982	8,040	311,537	2.56%	6.13%
1983	8,216	329,709	2.19%	5.83%
1984	8,377	347,878	1.96%	5.51%
1985	8,551	365,940	2.08%	5.19%
1986	8,742	382,422	2.23%	4.5%
1987	8,946	397,005	2.33%	3.81%
1988	9,165	411,264	2.45%	3.59%
1989	9,390	425,646	2.45%	3.5%
1990	9,622	440,175	2.47%	3.41%
1991	9,850	454,853	2.37%	3.33%
1992	10,021	469,657	1.74%	3.25%
1993	10,102	484,545	0.81%	3.17%
1994	10,137	499,459	0.35%	3.08%
1995	10,165	514,325	0.28%	2.98%
1996	10,183	529,019	0.18%	2.86%
1997	10,197	550,500	0.14%	4.06%
1998	10,198	580,540	0.01%	5.46%
1999	10,187	612,500	-0.11%	5.51%
2000	10,168	644,989	-0.19%	5.3%
2001	10,130	677,925	-0.37%	5.11%
2002	10,082	711,205	-0.47%	4.91%
2003	10,059	744,682	-0.23%	4.71%
2004	10,060	773,332	0.01%	3.85%
2005	10,049	825,408	-0.11%	6.73%
2006	10,034	972,831	-0.15%	17.9%
2007	10,020	1,208,595	-0.14%	24.2%
2008	10,009	1,426,938	-0.11%	18.1%
2009	10,016	1,608,903	0.07%	12.8%
2010	10,043	1,616,832	0.27%	0.49%
2011	10,098	1,624,761	0.55%	0.49%
2012	10,267	1,722,438	1.67%	6.01%
2013	10,517	1,916,426	2.43%	11.3%
2014	10,742	2,151,745	2.14%	12.3%
2015	10,954	2,344,557	1.97%	8.96%
2016	11,150	2,477,113	1.79%	5.65%
2017	11,324	2,545,820	1.56%	2.77%
2018	11,477	2,580,734	1.35%	1.37%
2019	11,587	2,638,657	0.96%	2.24%
2020	11,643	2,794,148	0.48%	5.89%
2021	11,709	2,504,910	0.57%	-10.4%
2022	11,801	2,657,333	0.79%	6.08%
2023	11,875	2,656,032	0.63%	-0.05%
2024	11,947	2,857,822	0.61%	7.6%
2025	12,030	2,921,065	0.7%	2.21%
2026	12,103	2,975,134	0.61%	1.85%
2027	12,196	3,019,526	0.77%	1.49%
2028	12,296	3,057,695	0.82%	1.26%
2029	12,403	3,092,803	0.87%	1.15%
2030	12,519	3,125,174	0.94%	1.05%
2031	12,645	3,156,754	1%	1.01%
2032	12,785	3,189,188	1.11%	1.03%
2033	12,921	3,222,500	1.06%	1.04%
2034	13,071	3,256,691	1.16%	1.06%
2035	13,230	3,291,711	1.22%	1.08%
2036	13,391	3,327,585	1.21%	1.09%
2037	13,541	3,364,333	1.12%	1.1%
2038	13,697	3,401,906	1.16%	1.12%
2039	13,857	3,440,293	1.17%	1.13%
2040	14,041	3,479,439	1.33%	1.14%
2041	14,220	3,519,302	1.27%	1.15%
2042	14,402	3,559,840	1.28%	1.15%
2043	14,579	3,601,019	1.23%	1.16%
2044	14,754	3,642,784	1.2%	1.16%
2045	14,920	3,685,111	1.13%	1.16%
2046	15,098	3,727,959	1.19%	1.16%
2047	15,268	3,771,287	1.12%	1.16%
2048	15,431	3,815,108	1.07%	1.16%
2049	15,595	3,859,368	1.06%	1.16%
2050	15,751	3,904,074	1%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nauru increased by 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nauru gained 954 (a 8.56% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

Nauru was ranked 196th most populous country in 2006 and is 195th in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Nauru's population will grow by 30.1% to 15,751 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.