The current population of Qatar is 2,964,497 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 2,857,822 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Qatar is ranked 137/197 by population and was ranked 159th in 2005.
- Qatar accounts for 0.04% of the world's population.
- Qatar is projected to reach 6.82M people in 2100.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 825K people to 2.96M (259.2% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Qatar has had an average growth rate of 13% per year.
Qatar population clock
Qatar
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2964497
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8266870341
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| Population rank | 137/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | N/A |
| One net population change |
2.6 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
20 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
3.55 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +553 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +201,790 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +7.6% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 1/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
11.4 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +46,105 | N/A |
Qatar population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36,010 | - |
| 1961 | 39,680 | 10.2% |
| 1962 | 44,630 | 12.5% |
| 1963 | 50,380 | 12.9% |
| 1964 | 56,867 | 12.9% |
| 1965 | 64,065 | 12.7% |
| 1966 | 72,192 | 12.7% |
| 1967 | 81,439 | 12.8% |
| 1968 | 91,749 | 12.7% |
| 1969 | 103,025 | 12.3% |
| 1970 | 116,350 | 12.9% |
| 1971 | 131,346 | 12.9% |
| 1972 | 146,506 | 11.5% |
| 1973 | 161,841 | 10.5% |
| 1974 | 177,362 | 9.59% |
| 1975 | 193,087 | 8.87% |
| 1976 | 209,052 | 8.27% |
| 1977 | 225,285 | 7.77% |
| 1978 | 241,808 | 7.33% |
| 1979 | 258,670 | 6.97% |
| 1980 | 275,913 | 6.67% |
| 1981 | 293,553 | 6.39% |
| 1982 | 311,537 | 6.13% |
| 1983 | 329,709 | 5.83% |
| 1984 | 347,878 | 5.51% |
| 1985 | 365,940 | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 382,422 | 4.5% |
| 1987 | 397,005 | 3.81% |
| 1988 | 411,264 | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 425,646 | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 440,175 | 3.41% |
| 1991 | 454,853 | 3.33% |
| 1992 | 469,657 | 3.25% |
| 1993 | 484,545 | 3.17% |
| 1994 | 499,459 | 3.08% |
| 1995 | 514,325 | 2.98% |
| 1996 | 529,019 | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 550,500 | 4.06% |
| 1998 | 580,540 | 5.46% |
| 1999 | 612,500 | 5.51% |
| 2000 | 644,989 | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 677,925 | 5.11% |
| 2002 | 711,205 | 4.91% |
| 2003 | 744,682 | 4.71% |
| 2004 | 773,332 | 3.85% |
| 2005 | 825,408 | 6.73% |
| 2006 | 972,831 | 17.9% |
| 2007 | 1,208,595 | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 1,426,938 | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 1,608,903 | 12.8% |
| 2010 | 1,616,832 | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 1,624,761 | 0.49% |
| 2012 | 1,722,438 | 6.01% |
| 2013 | 1,916,426 | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 2,151,745 | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 2,344,557 | 8.96% |
| 2016 | 2,477,113 | 5.65% |
| 2017 | 2,545,820 | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 2,580,734 | 1.37% |
| 2019 | 2,638,657 | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 2,794,148 | 5.89% |
| 2021 | 2,504,910 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 2,657,333 | 6.08% |
| 2023 | 2,656,032 | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 2,857,822 | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 2,921,065 | 2.21% |
| 2026 | 2,975,134 | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 3,019,526 | 1.49% |
| 2028 | 3,057,695 | 1.26% |
| 2029 | 3,092,803 | 1.15% |
| 2030 | 3,125,174 | 1.05% |
| 2031 | 3,156,754 | 1.01% |
| 2032 | 3,189,188 | 1.03% |
| 2033 | 3,222,500 | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 3,256,691 | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 3,291,711 | 1.08% |
| 2036 | 3,327,585 | 1.09% |
| 2037 | 3,364,333 | 1.1% |
| 2038 | 3,401,906 | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 3,440,293 | 1.13% |
| 2040 | 3,479,439 | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 3,519,302 | 1.15% |
| 2042 | 3,559,840 | 1.15% |
| 2043 | 3,601,019 | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 3,642,784 | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 3,685,111 | 1.16% |
| 2046 | 3,727,959 | 1.16% |
| 2047 | 3,771,287 | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 3,815,108 | 1.16% |
| 2049 | 3,859,368 | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 3,904,074 | 1.16% |
Qatar has a population of 2.96M as of 2025, compared to 2.34M in 2015, 825K in 2005, and 514K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.64% 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 2045) Qatar will have 3,685,111 people (24.3% growth) with a rank change from 137th to 134th.
By the year 2100, Qatar's population is projected to grow by 130% to 6.82M people.
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Qatar population statistics
|
Qatar
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.7 years | 73.5 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 | 644 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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