Population in Qatar compared to Switzerland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Qatar and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Qatar	Switzerland	Qatar	Switzerland
1960	36,010	5,327,827	-	-
1961	39,680	5,434,294	10.2%	2%
1962	44,630	5,573,815	12.5%	2.57%
1963	50,380	5,694,247	12.9%	2.16%
1964	56,867	5,789,228	12.9%	1.67%
1965	64,065	5,856,472	12.7%	1.16%
1966	72,192	5,918,002	12.7%	1.05%
1967	81,439	5,991,785	12.8%	1.25%
1968	91,749	6,067,714	12.7%	1.27%
1969	103,025	6,136,387	12.3%	1.13%
1970	116,350	6,180,877	12.9%	0.73%
1971	131,346	6,213,399	12.9%	0.53%
1972	146,506	6,260,956	11.5%	0.77%
1973	161,841	6,307,347	10.5%	0.74%
1974	177,362	6,341,405	9.59%	0.54%
1975	193,087	6,338,632	8.87%	-0.04%
1976	209,052	6,302,504	8.27%	-0.57%
1977	225,285	6,281,174	7.77%	-0.34%
1978	241,808	6,281,738	7.33%	0.009%
1979	258,670	6,294,365	6.97%	0.2%
1980	275,913	6,319,408	6.67%	0.4%
1981	293,553	6,354,074	6.39%	0.55%
1982	311,537	6,391,309	6.13%	0.59%
1983	329,709	6,418,773	5.83%	0.43%
1984	347,878	6,441,865	5.51%	0.36%
1985	365,940	6,470,365	5.19%	0.44%
1986	382,422	6,504,124	4.5%	0.52%
1987	397,005	6,545,106	3.81%	0.63%
1988	411,264	6,593,386	3.59%	0.74%
1989	425,646	6,646,912	3.5%	0.81%
1990	440,175	6,715,519	3.41%	1.03%
1991	454,853	6,799,978	3.33%	1.26%
1992	469,657	6,875,364	3.25%	1.11%
1993	484,545	6,938,265	3.17%	0.91%
1994	499,459	6,993,795	3.08%	0.8%
1995	514,325	7,040,687	2.98%	0.67%
1996	529,019	7,071,850	2.86%	0.44%
1997	550,500	7,088,906	4.06%	0.24%
1998	580,540	7,110,001	5.46%	0.3%
1999	612,500	7,143,991	5.51%	0.48%
2000	644,989	7,184,250	5.3%	0.56%
2001	677,925	7,229,854	5.11%	0.63%
2002	711,205	7,284,753	4.91%	0.76%
2003	744,682	7,339,001	4.71%	0.74%
2004	773,332	7,389,625	3.85%	0.69%
2005	825,408	7,437,115	6.73%	0.64%
2006	972,831	7,483,934	17.9%	0.63%
2007	1,208,595	7,551,117	24.2%	0.9%
2008	1,426,938	7,647,675	18.1%	1.28%
2009	1,608,903	7,743,831	12.8%	1.26%
2010	1,616,832	7,824,909	0.49%	1.05%
2011	1,624,761	7,912,398	0.49%	1.12%
2012	1,722,438	7,996,861	6.01%	1.07%
2013	1,916,426	8,089,346	11.3%	1.16%
2014	2,151,745	8,188,649	12.3%	1.23%
2015	2,344,557	8,282,396	8.96%	1.14%
2016	2,477,113	8,373,338	5.65%	1.1%
2017	2,545,820	8,451,840	2.77%	0.94%
2018	2,580,734	8,514,329	1.37%	0.74%
2019	2,638,657	8,575,280	2.24%	0.72%
2020	2,794,148	8,638,167	5.89%	0.73%
2021	2,504,910	8,704,546	-10.4%	0.77%
2022	2,657,333	8,777,088	6.08%	0.83%
2023	2,656,032	8,888,822	-0.05%	1.27%
2024	2,857,822	9,005,582	7.6%	1.31%
2025	2,921,065	9,051,441	2.21%	0.51%
2026	2,975,134	9,092,200	1.85%	0.45%
2027	3,019,526	9,128,649	1.49%	0.4%
2028	3,057,695	9,161,558	1.26%	0.36%
2029	3,092,803	9,190,268	1.15%	0.31%
2030	3,125,174	9,215,844	1.05%	0.28%
2031	3,156,754	9,239,801	1.01%	0.26%
2032	3,189,188	9,260,664	1.03%	0.23%
2033	3,222,500	9,278,524	1.04%	0.19%
2034	3,256,691	9,295,500	1.06%	0.18%
2035	3,291,711	9,310,659	1.08%	0.16%
2036	3,327,585	9,323,296	1.09%	0.14%
2037	3,364,333	9,334,565	1.1%	0.12%
2038	3,401,906	9,344,395	1.12%	0.11%
2039	3,440,293	9,353,187	1.13%	0.09%
2040	3,479,439	9,363,095	1.14%	0.11%
2041	3,519,302	9,372,148	1.15%	0.1%
2042	3,559,840	9,380,579	1.15%	0.09%
2043	3,601,019	9,389,228	1.16%	0.09%
2044	3,642,784	9,396,409	1.16%	0.08%
2045	3,685,111	9,402,783	1.16%	0.07%
2046	3,727,959	9,408,721	1.16%	0.06%
2047	3,771,287	9,415,274	1.16%	0.07%
2048	3,815,108	9,422,270	1.16%	0.07%
2049	3,859,368	9,427,479	1.16%	0.06%
2050	3,904,074	9,430,133	1.16%	0.03%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 498,506 (a 20.1% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 719,260 (a 8.59% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.71% to 9,430,133 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.