Population in Qatar compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Qatar and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Qatar	Sri Lanka	Qatar	Sri Lanka
1960	36,010	9,661,389	-	-
1961	39,680	9,899,372	10.2%	2.46%
1962	44,630	10,143,754	12.5%	2.47%
1963	50,380	10,395,040	12.9%	2.48%
1964	56,867	10,653,397	12.9%	2.49%
1965	64,065	10,916,965	12.7%	2.47%
1966	72,192	11,183,928	12.7%	2.45%
1967	81,439	11,457,328	12.8%	2.44%
1968	91,749	11,736,088	12.7%	2.43%
1969	103,025	12,013,858	12.3%	2.37%
1970	116,350	12,287,110	12.9%	2.27%
1971	131,346	12,551,910	12.9%	2.16%
1972	146,506	12,809,205	11.5%	2.05%
1973	161,841	13,060,916	10.5%	1.97%
1974	177,362	13,305,693	9.59%	1.87%
1975	193,087	13,548,984	8.87%	1.83%
1976	209,052	13,796,770	8.27%	1.83%
1977	225,285	14,049,371	7.77%	1.83%
1978	241,808	14,310,128	7.33%	1.86%
1979	258,670	14,579,614	6.97%	1.88%
1980	275,913	14,847,974	6.67%	1.84%
1981	293,553	15,099,414	6.39%	1.69%
1982	311,537	15,286,567	6.13%	1.24%
1983	329,709	15,388,794	5.83%	0.67%
1984	347,878	15,441,860	5.51%	0.34%
1985	365,940	15,544,154	5.19%	0.66%
1986	382,422	15,731,256	4.5%	1.2%
1987	397,005	15,916,576	3.81%	1.18%
1988	411,264	16,078,621	3.59%	1.02%
1989	425,646	16,248,557	3.5%	1.06%
1990	440,175	16,352,458	3.41%	0.64%
1991	454,853	16,475,354	3.33%	0.75%
1992	469,657	16,739,284	3.25%	1.6%
1993	484,545	17,025,918	3.17%	1.71%
1994	499,459	17,275,773	3.08%	1.47%
1995	514,325	17,564,068	2.98%	1.67%
1996	529,019	17,905,018	2.86%	1.94%
1997	550,500	18,248,200	4.06%	1.92%
1998	580,540	18,596,003	5.46%	1.91%
1999	612,500	18,944,731	5.51%	1.88%
2000	644,989	19,293,054	5.3%	1.84%
2001	677,925	19,600,362	5.11%	1.59%
2002	711,205	19,805,752	4.91%	1.05%
2003	744,682	19,951,521	4.71%	0.74%
2004	773,332	20,087,605	3.85%	0.68%
2005	825,408	20,216,524	6.73%	0.64%
2006	972,831	20,352,411	17.9%	0.67%
2007	1,208,595	20,492,545	24.2%	0.69%
2008	1,426,938	20,629,378	18.1%	0.67%
2009	1,608,903	20,756,435	12.8%	0.62%
2010	1,616,832	20,879,089	0.49%	0.59%
2011	1,624,761	21,009,048	0.49%	0.62%
2012	1,722,438	21,169,458	6.01%	0.76%
2013	1,916,426	20,585,000	11.3%	-2.76%
2014	2,151,745	20,778,000	12.3%	0.94%
2015	2,344,557	20,970,000	8.96%	0.92%
2016	2,477,113	21,209,000	5.65%	1.14%
2017	2,545,820	21,453,000	2.77%	1.15%
2018	2,580,734	21,670,000	1.37%	1.01%
2019	2,638,657	21,803,000	2.24%	0.61%
2020	2,794,148	21,919,000	5.89%	0.53%
2021	2,504,910	22,156,000	-10.4%	1.08%
2022	2,657,333	22,181,000	6.08%	0.11%
2023	2,656,032	22,037,000	-0.05%	-0.65%
2024	2,857,822	21,916,000	7.6%	-0.55%
2025	2,921,065	22,035,440	2.21%	0.54%
2026	2,975,134	22,148,172	1.85%	0.51%
2027	3,019,526	22,255,601	1.49%	0.49%
2028	3,057,695	22,357,682	1.26%	0.46%
2029	3,092,803	22,453,922	1.15%	0.43%
2030	3,125,174	22,546,245	1.05%	0.41%
2031	3,156,754	22,635,106	1.01%	0.39%
2032	3,189,188	22,720,118	1.03%	0.38%
2033	3,222,500	22,802,043	1.04%	0.36%
2034	3,256,691	22,879,527	1.06%	0.34%
2035	3,291,711	22,952,739	1.08%	0.32%
2036	3,327,585	23,022,027	1.09%	0.3%
2037	3,364,333	23,088,877	1.1%	0.29%
2038	3,401,906	23,152,480	1.12%	0.28%
2039	3,440,293	23,211,633	1.13%	0.26%
2040	3,479,439	23,265,986	1.14%	0.23%
2041	3,519,302	23,315,260	1.15%	0.21%
2042	3,559,840	23,359,578	1.15%	0.19%
2043	3,601,019	23,398,752	1.16%	0.17%
2044	3,642,784	23,433,096	1.16%	0.15%
2045	3,685,111	23,464,943	1.16%	0.14%
2046	3,727,959	23,492,738	1.16%	0.12%
2047	3,771,287	23,512,629	1.16%	0.08%
2048	3,815,108	23,525,953	1.16%	0.06%
2049	3,859,368	23,533,940	1.16%	0.03%
2050	3,904,074	23,538,230	1.16%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 498,506 (a 20.1% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.