Population in Qatar compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Qatar and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
1960	36,010	2,435,403	-	-
1961	39,680	2,526,347	10.2%	3.73%
1962	44,630	2,620,910	12.5%	3.74%
1963	50,380	2,719,341	12.9%	3.76%
1964	56,867	2,821,968	12.9%	3.77%
1965	64,065	2,928,771	12.7%	3.78%
1966	72,192	3,039,887	12.7%	3.79%
1967	81,439	3,157,242	12.8%	3.86%
1968	91,749	3,282,711	12.7%	3.97%
1969	103,025	3,417,114	12.3%	4.09%
1970	116,350	3,562,470	12.9%	4.25%
1971	131,346	3,724,031	12.9%	4.54%
1972	146,506	3,905,722	11.5%	4.88%
1973	161,841	4,106,344	10.5%	5.14%
1974	177,362	4,323,632	9.59%	5.29%
1975	193,087	4,556,287	8.87%	5.38%
1976	209,052	4,807,933	8.27%	5.52%
1977	225,285	5,083,048	7.77%	5.72%
1978	241,808	5,381,902	7.33%	5.88%
1979	258,670	5,703,698	6.97%	5.98%
1980	275,913	6,047,997	6.67%	6.04%
1981	293,553	6,420,551	6.39%	6.16%
1982	311,537	6,824,486	6.13%	6.29%
1983	329,709	7,252,941	5.83%	6.28%
1984	347,878	7,697,307	5.51%	6.13%
1985	365,940	8,151,779	5.19%	5.9%
1986	382,422	8,628,639	4.5%	5.85%
1987	397,005	9,130,194	3.81%	5.81%
1988	411,264	9,629,165	3.59%	5.47%
1989	425,646	10,128,394	3.5%	5.18%
1990	440,175	10,640,691	3.41%	5.06%
1991	454,853	11,160,744	3.33%	4.89%
1992	469,657	11,686,676	3.25%	4.71%
1993	484,545	12,215,862	3.17%	4.53%
1994	499,459	12,750,040	3.08%	4.37%
1995	514,325	13,289,245	2.98%	4.23%
1996	529,019	13,831,009	2.86%	4.08%
1997	550,500	14,374,943	4.06%	3.93%
1998	580,540	14,922,185	5.46%	3.81%
1999	612,500	15,472,075	5.51%	3.69%
2000	644,989	16,177,722	5.3%	4.56%
2001	677,925	17,041,397	5.11%	5.34%
2002	711,205	17,910,910	4.91%	5.1%
2003	744,682	18,786,767	4.71%	4.89%
2004	773,332	19,669,480	3.85%	4.7%
2005	825,408	20,559,890	6.73%	4.53%
2006	972,831	21,459,144	17.9%	4.37%
2007	1,208,595	22,368,313	24.2%	4.24%
2008	1,426,938	23,287,877	18.1%	4.11%
2009	1,608,903	24,217,654	12.8%	3.99%
2010	1,616,832	23,978,487	0.49%	-0.99%
2011	1,624,761	25,091,867	0.49%	4.64%
2012	1,722,438	26,168,861	6.01%	4.29%
2013	1,916,426	27,624,004	11.3%	5.56%
2014	2,151,745	28,309,273	12.3%	2.48%
2015	2,344,557	29,816,382	8.96%	5.32%
2016	2,477,113	30,954,198	5.65%	3.82%
2017	2,545,820	30,977,355	2.77%	0.07%
2018	2,580,734	30,196,281	1.37%	-2.52%
2019	2,638,657	30,063,799	2.24%	-0.44%
2020	2,794,148	31,552,510	5.89%	4.95%
2021	2,504,910	30,784,383	-10.4%	-2.43%
2022	2,657,333	32,175,224	6.08%	4.52%
2023	2,656,032	33,702,731	-0.05%	4.75%
2024	2,857,822	35,300,280	7.6%	4.74%
2025	2,921,065	35,927,625	2.21%	1.78%
2026	2,975,134	36,550,694	1.85%	1.73%
2027	3,019,526	37,167,513	1.49%	1.69%
2028	3,057,695	37,775,810	1.26%	1.64%
2029	3,092,803	38,364,377	1.15%	1.56%
2030	3,125,174	38,918,375	1.05%	1.44%
2031	3,156,754	39,450,880	1.01%	1.37%
2032	3,189,188	39,983,934	1.03%	1.35%
2033	3,222,500	40,517,599	1.04%	1.33%
2034	3,256,691	41,052,423	1.06%	1.32%
2035	3,291,711	41,588,429	1.08%	1.31%
2036	3,327,585	42,125,184	1.09%	1.29%
2037	3,364,333	42,661,908	1.1%	1.27%
2038	3,401,906	43,198,420	1.12%	1.26%
2039	3,440,293	43,734,316	1.13%	1.24%
2040	3,479,439	44,269,571	1.14%	1.22%
2041	3,519,302	44,804,338	1.15%	1.21%
2042	3,559,840	45,338,111	1.15%	1.19%
2043	3,601,019	45,870,896	1.16%	1.18%
2044	3,642,784	46,403,116	1.16%	1.16%
2045	3,685,111	46,934,822	1.16%	1.15%
2046	3,727,959	47,465,267	1.16%	1.13%
2047	3,771,287	47,993,976	1.16%	1.11%
2048	3,815,108	48,521,364	1.16%	1.1%
2049	3,859,368	49,047,461	1.16%	1.08%
2050	3,904,074	49,572,202	1.16%	1.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 498,506 (a 20.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Qatar's population will grow by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people with a rank change from 137th to 134th. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.