Population in Qatar compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Qatar and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Qatar	Sierra Leone	Qatar	Sierra Leone
1960	36,010	2,268,356	-	-
1961	39,680	2,304,227	10.2%	1.58%
1962	44,630	2,342,242	12.5%	1.65%
1963	50,380	2,382,258	12.9%	1.71%
1964	56,867	2,424,390	12.9%	1.77%
1965	64,065	2,468,666	12.7%	1.83%
1966	72,192	2,514,638	12.7%	1.86%
1967	81,439	2,562,384	12.8%	1.9%
1968	91,749	2,611,532	12.7%	1.92%
1969	103,025	2,661,365	12.3%	1.91%
1970	116,350	2,712,286	12.9%	1.91%
1971	131,346	2,763,222	12.9%	1.88%
1972	146,506	2,814,388	11.5%	1.85%
1973	161,841	2,866,955	10.5%	1.87%
1974	177,362	2,920,459	9.59%	1.87%
1975	193,087	2,974,657	8.87%	1.86%
1976	209,052	3,028,820	8.27%	1.82%
1977	225,285	3,085,354	7.77%	1.87%
1978	241,808	3,145,517	7.33%	1.95%
1979	258,670	3,207,499	6.97%	1.97%
1980	275,913	3,272,089	6.67%	2.01%
1981	293,553	3,338,940	6.39%	2.04%
1982	311,537	3,408,183	6.13%	2.07%
1983	329,709	3,481,646	5.83%	2.16%
1984	347,878	3,558,758	5.51%	2.21%
1985	365,940	3,638,438	5.19%	2.24%
1986	382,422	3,728,380	4.5%	2.47%
1987	397,005	3,829,718	3.81%	2.72%
1988	411,264	3,934,517	3.59%	2.74%
1989	425,646	4,034,037	3.5%	2.53%
1990	440,175	4,196,828	3.41%	4.04%
1991	454,853	4,246,267	3.33%	1.18%
1992	469,657	4,166,366	3.25%	-1.88%
1993	484,545	4,157,130	3.17%	-0.22%
1994	499,459	4,173,105	3.08%	0.38%
1995	514,325	4,179,179	2.98%	0.15%
1996	529,019	4,199,210	2.86%	0.48%
1997	550,500	4,253,716	4.06%	1.3%
1998	580,540	4,295,785	5.46%	0.99%
1999	612,500	4,318,043	5.51%	0.52%
2000	644,989	4,423,611	5.3%	2.44%
2001	677,925	4,692,716	5.11%	6.08%
2002	711,205	4,971,435	4.91%	5.94%
2003	744,682	5,177,687	4.71%	4.15%
2004	773,332	5,355,717	3.85%	3.44%
2005	825,408	5,501,712	6.73%	2.73%
2006	972,831	5,624,466	17.9%	2.23%
2007	1,208,595	5,749,352	24.2%	2.22%
2008	1,426,938	5,894,722	18.1%	2.53%
2009	1,608,903	6,055,646	12.8%	2.73%
2010	1,616,832	6,222,714	0.49%	2.76%
2011	1,624,761	6,387,251	0.49%	2.64%
2012	1,722,438	6,551,080	6.01%	2.56%
2013	1,916,426	6,714,051	11.3%	2.49%
2014	2,151,745	6,876,385	12.3%	2.42%
2015	2,344,557	7,037,655	8.96%	2.35%
2016	2,477,113	7,205,328	5.65%	2.38%
2017	2,545,820	7,379,299	2.77%	2.41%
2018	2,580,734	7,554,563	1.37%	2.38%
2019	2,638,657	7,731,991	2.24%	2.35%
2020	2,794,148	7,912,558	5.89%	2.34%
2021	2,504,910	8,094,602	-10.4%	2.3%
2022	2,657,333	8,276,807	6.08%	2.25%
2023	2,656,032	8,460,512	-0.05%	2.22%
2024	2,857,822	8,642,022	7.6%	2.15%
2025	2,921,065	8,819,789	2.21%	2.06%
2026	2,975,134	8,996,743	1.85%	2.01%
2027	3,019,526	9,174,695	1.49%	1.98%
2028	3,057,695	9,349,021	1.26%	1.9%
2029	3,092,803	9,520,811	1.15%	1.84%
2030	3,125,174	9,694,851	1.05%	1.83%
2031	3,156,754	9,870,295	1.01%	1.81%
2032	3,189,188	10,047,193	1.03%	1.79%
2033	3,222,500	10,221,006	1.04%	1.73%
2034	3,256,691	10,391,485	1.06%	1.67%
2035	3,291,711	10,563,163	1.08%	1.65%
2036	3,327,585	10,734,341	1.09%	1.62%
2037	3,364,333	10,902,263	1.1%	1.56%
2038	3,401,906	11,066,143	1.12%	1.5%
2039	3,440,293	11,230,060	1.13%	1.48%
2040	3,479,439	11,398,391	1.14%	1.5%
2041	3,519,302	11,566,213	1.15%	1.47%
2042	3,559,840	11,728,787	1.15%	1.41%
2043	3,601,019	11,887,934	1.16%	1.36%
2044	3,642,784	12,049,424	1.16%	1.36%
2045	3,685,111	12,208,872	1.16%	1.32%
2046	3,727,959	12,363,446	1.16%	1.27%
2047	3,771,287	12,512,739	1.16%	1.21%
2048	3,815,108	12,659,609	1.16%	1.17%
2049	3,859,368	12,805,136	1.16%	1.15%
2050	3,904,074	12,948,320	1.16%	1.12%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 498,506 (a 20.1% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.