Qatar Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Qatar is 2,999,260 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 2,857,822 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 973K people to 3M (208.3% growth in 20 years).
Qatar is projected to reach 6.86M people in 2100.
Qatar is ranked 136/197 by population and was ranked 156th in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Qatar has had an average growth rate of 10.4% per year.
Qatar accounts for 0.04% of the world's population.

Qatar population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	6,864,512	1.01%
2099	6,795,697	1.02%
2098	6,726,889	1.03%
2097	6,658,115	1.04%
2096	6,589,399	1.05%
2095	6,520,903	1.06%
2094	6,452,670	1.06%
2093	6,384,792	1.07%
2092	6,317,235	1.08%
2091	6,249,912	1.08%
2090	6,182,993	1.09%
2089	6,116,439	1.09%
2088	6,050,282	1.1%
2087	5,984,646	1.1%
2086	5,919,506	1.11%
2085	5,854,810	1.11%
2084	5,790,733	1.11%
2083	5,727,107	1.12%
2082	5,663,726	1.12%
2081	5,600,872	1.12%
2080	5,538,952	1.13%
2079	5,477,309	1.13%
2078	5,416,092	1.13%
2077	5,355,430	1.14%
2076	5,295,298	1.14%
2075	5,235,611	1.14%
2074	5,176,349	1.14%
2073	5,117,758	1.15%
2072	5,059,696	1.15%
2071	5,002,249	1.15%
2070	4,945,273	1.15%
2069	4,888,911	1.15%
2068	4,833,090	1.16%
2067	4,777,814	1.16%
2066	4,723,056	1.16%
2065	4,668,810	1.17%
2064	4,614,957	1.17%
2063	4,561,622	1.16%
2062	4,509,442	1.16%
2061	4,457,910	1.16%
2060	4,406,963	1.16%
2059	4,356,604	1.16%
2058	4,306,842	1.16%
2057	4,257,533	1.15%
2056	4,208,980	1.16%
2055	4,160,635	1.16%
2054	4,113,078	1.16%
2053	4,065,870	1.16%
2052	4,019,393	1.16%
2051	3,973,445	1.16%
2050	3,927,949	1.16%
2049	3,882,963	1.16%
2048	3,838,380	1.16%
2047	3,794,282	1.16%
2046	3,750,671	1.16%
2045	3,707,573	1.16%
2044	3,665,008	1.16%
2043	3,623,031	1.15%
2042	3,581,673	1.15%
2041	3,540,989	1.14%
2040	3,500,991	1.13%
2039	3,461,758	1.12%
2038	3,423,310	1.11%
2037	3,385,696	1.1%
2036	3,348,948	1.08%
2035	3,313,100	1.07%
2034	3,278,067	1.05%
2033	3,243,892	1.04%
2032	3,210,644	1.02%
2031	3,178,257	1%
2030	3,146,733	1.09%
2029	3,112,748	1.21%
2028	3,075,676	1.32%
2027	3,035,492	1.66%
2026	2,985,826	2.04%
2025	2,926,071	2.39%
2024	2,857,822	7.6%
2023	2,656,032	-0.05%
2022	2,657,333	6.08%
2021	2,504,910	-10.4%
2020	2,794,148	5.89%
2019	2,638,657	2.24%
2018	2,580,734	1.37%
2017	2,545,820	2.77%
2016	2,477,113	5.65%
2015	2,344,557	8.96%
2014	2,151,745	12.3%
2013	1,916,426	11.3%
2012	1,722,438	6.01%
2011	1,624,761	0.49%
2010	1,616,832	0.49%
2009	1,608,903	12.8%
2008	1,426,938	18.1%
2007	1,208,595	24.2%
2006	972,831	17.9%
2005	825,408	6.73%
2004	773,332	3.85%
2003	744,682	4.71%
2002	711,205	4.91%
2001	677,925	5.11%
2000	644,989	5.3%
1999	612,500	5.51%
1998	580,540	5.46%
1997	550,500	4.06%
1996	529,019	2.86%
1995	514,325	2.98%
1994	499,459	3.08%
1993	484,545	3.17%
1992	469,657	3.25%
1991	454,853	3.33%
1990	440,175	3.41%
1989	425,646	3.5%
1988	411,264	3.59%
1987	397,005	3.81%
1986	382,422	4.5%
1985	365,940	5.19%
1984	347,878	5.51%
1983	329,709	5.83%
1982	311,537	6.13%
1981	293,553	6.39%
1980	275,913	6.67%
1979	258,670	6.97%
1978	241,808	7.33%
1977	225,285	7.77%
1976	209,052	8.27%
1975	193,087	8.87%
1974	177,362	9.59%
1973	161,841	10.5%
1972	146,506	11.5%
1971	131,346	12.9%
1970	116,350	12.9%
1969	103,025	12.3%
1968	91,749	12.7%
1967	81,439	12.8%
1966	72,192	12.7%
1965	64,065	12.7%
1964	56,867	12.9%
1963	50,380	12.9%
1962	44,630	12.5%
1961	39,680	10.2%
1960	36,010	-

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

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Qatar has a population of 3M as of 2026, compared to 2.48M in 2016, 973K in 2006, and 529K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.11% per year. Qatar is ranked 40th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Qatar will have 3,750,671 people (25.1% growth) with a rank change from 136th to 134th.

By the year 2100, Qatar's population is projected to grow by 128.9% from its current level to 6.86M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	36,288
2024	-	-	46,105
2023	63,840	23,845	39,995
2022	104,364	24,360	80,004
2021	45,798	21,297	24,501
2020	-25,305	25,128	-50,433
2019	34,669	24,112	10,557
2018	35,805	23,340	12,465
2017	69,963	23,244	46,719
2016	142,141	22,416	119,725
2015	200,035	22,568	177,467
2014	216,411	21,699	194,712
2013	153,189	19,669	133,520
2012	94,772	17,681	77,091
2011	93,771	16,543	77,228
2010	106,845	16,225	90,620
2009	138,812	15,595	123,217
2008	179,634	14,062	165,572
2007	257,054	11,351	245,703
2006	214,461	10,225	204,236
2005	80,385	11,392	68,993
2004	23,773	11,242	12,531
2003	33,525	11,291	22,234
2002	33,418	11,062	22,356
2001	33,139	10,683	22,456
2000	32,743	9,974	22,769
1999	32,246	9,431	22,815
1998	31,673	9,055	22,618
1997	28,393	8,846	19,547
1996	14,566	9,049	5,517
1995	14,820	9,186	5,634
1994	14,917	9,257	5,660
1993	14,920	9,250	5,670
1992	14,859	9,189	5,670
1991	14,744	9,182	5,562
1990	14,604	9,388	5,216
1989	14,452	9,407	5,045
1988	14,316	9,198	5,118
1987	14,211	8,806	5,405
1986	14,951	8,439	6,512
1985	18,009	8,212	9,797
1984	18,110	7,997	10,113
1983	18,227	7,765	10,462
1982	18,123	7,489	10,634
1981	17,846	7,202	10,644
1980	17,434	6,894	10,540
1979	17,045	6,579	10,466
1978	16,680	6,246	10,434
1977	16,370	5,925	10,445
1976	16,092	5,598	10,494
1975	15,838	5,289	10,549
1974	15,618	5,015	10,603
1973	15,421	4,780	10,641
1972	15,244	4,581	10,663
1971	15,077	4,433	10,644
1970	14,925	4,346	10,579
1969	11,731	3,941	7,790
1968	10,813	3,547	7,266
1967	9,804	3,167	6,637
1966	8,691	2,811	5,880
1965	7,555	2,472	5,083
1964	6,836	2,150	4,686
1963	6,137	1,854	4,283
1962	5,362	1,589	3,773
1961	4,543	1,357	3,186
1960	2,806	1,220	1,586

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Qatar is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people).

As of 2024, 2,337,000 residents or 76.7% of the population were not native-born in Qatar, compared to 1,409,000 and 82.4% in 2010.

Qatar population clock

	Qatar	Rank
Current population	2999260	136/197
Percent of world population	0.04%	136/197
One net population change	2.6 minutes	63/197
One birth every	20 minutes	146/196
One death every	3.55 hours	171/196
Daily growth/decline	+553	63/197
Annual growth/decline	+201,790	63/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+7.6%	1/197
One migration net change every	14.5 minutes	26/196
Annual migration change	+36,288	26/196
Foreign-born residents	2,337,000	31/195
Foreign-born share of population	76.7%	1/195

Qatar population statistics

	Qatar	World
Life expectancy	82.8 years	73.8 years
Average age	33.3 years	33.8 years
Median age	34.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	71.3:28.7	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	1.73 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	673 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Qatar.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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