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Population in Qatar compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Qatar was 2,857,822 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Qatar's population is 2,999,260 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Qatar's population is 2.18 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Qatar is ranked the 136th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Qatar vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Qatar has had an average growth rate of +3.86% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Qatar has increased from 973K people to 3M (208.3% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Qatar vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Qatar
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Qatar Trinidad
2100 6,864,512 820,139
2099 6,795,697 827,732
2098 6,726,889 835,344
2097 6,658,115 843,011
2096 6,589,399 850,741
2095 6,520,903 858,556
2094 6,452,670 866,373
2093 6,384,792 874,273
2092 6,317,235 882,213
2091 6,249,912 890,266
2090 6,182,993 898,378
2089 6,116,439 906,601
2088 6,050,282 914,872
2087 5,984,646 923,272
2086 5,919,506 931,804
2085 5,854,810 940,463
2084 5,790,733 949,270
2083 5,727,107 958,273
2082 5,663,726 967,427
2081 5,600,872 976,795
2080 5,538,952 986,272
2079 5,477,309 995,976
2078 5,416,092 1,005,824
2077 5,355,430 1,015,872
2076 5,295,298 1,026,025
2075 5,235,611 1,036,315
2074 5,176,349 1,046,695
2073 5,117,758 1,057,138
2072 5,059,696 1,067,706
2071 5,002,249 1,078,279
2070 4,945,273 1,088,883
2069 4,888,911 1,099,489
2068 4,833,090 1,110,059
2067 4,777,814 1,120,501
2066 4,723,056 1,130,882
2065 4,668,810 1,141,203
2064 4,614,957 1,151,388
2063 4,561,622 1,161,394
2062 4,509,442 1,171,232
2061 4,457,910 1,180,918
2060 4,406,963 1,190,417
2059 4,356,604 1,199,770
2058 4,306,842 1,208,904
2057 4,257,533 1,217,922
2056 4,208,980 1,226,725
2055 4,160,635 1,235,387
2054 4,113,078 1,243,896
2053 4,065,870 1,252,160
2052 4,019,393 1,260,260
2051 3,973,445 1,268,194
2050 3,927,949 1,275,900
2049 3,882,963 1,283,457
2048 3,838,380 1,290,793
2047 3,794,282 1,297,947
2046 3,750,671 1,304,843
2045 3,707,573 1,311,560
2044 3,665,008 1,318,015
2043 3,623,031 1,324,249
2042 3,581,673 1,330,180
2041 3,540,989 1,335,843
2040 3,500,991 1,341,188
2039 3,461,758 1,346,239
2038 3,423,310 1,350,921
2037 3,385,696 1,355,297
2036 3,348,948 1,359,322
2035 3,313,100 1,362,986
2034 3,278,067 1,366,278
2033 3,243,892 1,369,125
2032 3,210,644 1,371,607
2031 3,178,257 1,373,561
2030 3,146,733 1,375,038
2029 3,112,748 1,376,018
2028 3,075,676 1,376,314
2027 3,035,492 1,375,856
2026 2,985,826 1,374,464
2025 2,926,071 1,372,016
2024 2,857,822 1,368,333
2023 2,656,032 1,367,510
2022 2,657,333 1,365,805
2021 2,504,910 1,367,558
2020 2,794,148 1,366,725
2019 2,638,657 1,363,985
2018 2,580,734 1,359,193
2017 2,545,820 1,356,633
2016 2,477,113 1,353,895
2015 2,344,557 1,349,667
2014 2,151,745 1,345,343
2013 1,916,426 1,340,557
2012 1,722,438 1,335,194
2011 1,624,761 1,328,019
2010 1,616,832 1,317,714
2009 1,608,903 1,310,106
2008 1,426,938 1,308,587
2007 1,208,595 1,303,188
2006 972,831 1,297,944
2005 825,408 1,294,494
2004 773,332 1,345,380
2003 744,682 1,338,709
2002 711,205 1,332,011
2001 677,925 1,325,567
2000 644,989 1,319,774
1999 612,500 1,314,708
1998 580,540 1,310,225
1997 550,500 1,305,836
1996 529,019 1,300,928
1995 514,325 1,295,169
1994 499,459 1,288,341
1993 484,545 1,280,466
1992 469,657 1,271,674
1991 454,853 1,262,171
1990 440,175 1,252,208
1989 425,646 1,241,600
1988 411,264 1,230,069
1987 397,005 1,217,364
1986 382,422 1,203,124
1985 365,940 1,187,366
1984 347,878 1,172,984
1983 329,709 1,160,534
1982 311,537 1,147,927
1981 293,553 1,135,132
1980 275,913 1,121,744
1979 258,670 1,107,639
1978 241,808 1,093,380
1977 225,285 1,079,554
1976 209,052 1,066,311
1975 193,087 1,053,469
1974 177,362 1,040,761
1973 161,841 1,027,851
1972 146,506 1,014,921
1971 131,346 1,002,585
1970 116,350 991,471
1969 103,025 980,706
1968 91,749 969,006
1967 81,439 956,418
1966 72,192 942,937
1965 64,065 928,425
1964 56,867 912,963
1963 50,380 896,804
1962 44,630 880,194
1961 39,680 863,144
1960 36,010 844,943

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 522,147 people (a 21.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 136th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Qatar's population will grow by 31% to 3,927,949 people with a rank change from 136th to 134th. The population of Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.86M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Qatar
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Qatar Trinidad
2100 1.01% -0.92%
2099 1.02% -0.91%
2098 1.03% -0.91%
2097 1.04% -0.91%
2096 1.05% -0.91%
2095 1.06% -0.9%
2094 1.06% -0.9%
2093 1.07% -0.9%
2092 1.08% -0.9%
2091 1.08% -0.9%
2090 1.09% -0.91%
2089 1.09% -0.9%
2088 1.1% -0.91%
2087 1.1% -0.92%
2086 1.11% -0.92%
2085 1.11% -0.93%
2084 1.11% -0.94%
2083 1.12% -0.95%
2082 1.12% -0.96%
2081 1.12% -0.96%
2080 1.13% -0.97%
2079 1.13% -0.98%
2078 1.13% -0.99%
2077 1.14% -0.99%
2076 1.14% -0.99%
2075 1.14% -0.99%
2074 1.14% -0.99%
2073 1.15% -0.99%
2072 1.15% -0.98%
2071 1.15% -0.97%
2070 1.15% -0.96%
2069 1.15% -0.95%
2068 1.16% -0.93%
2067 1.16% -0.92%
2066 1.16% -0.9%
2065 1.17% -0.88%
2064 1.17% -0.86%
2063 1.16% -0.84%
2062 1.16% -0.82%
2061 1.16% -0.8%
2060 1.16% -0.78%
2059 1.16% -0.76%
2058 1.16% -0.74%
2057 1.15% -0.72%
2056 1.16% -0.7%
2055 1.16% -0.68%
2054 1.16% -0.66%
2053 1.16% -0.64%
2052 1.16% -0.63%
2051 1.16% -0.6%
2050 1.16% -0.59%
2049 1.16% -0.57%
2048 1.16% -0.55%
2047 1.16% -0.53%
2046 1.16% -0.51%
2045 1.16% -0.49%
2044 1.16% -0.47%
2043 1.15% -0.45%
2042 1.15% -0.42%
2041 1.14% -0.4%
2040 1.13% -0.38%
2039 1.12% -0.35%
2038 1.11% -0.32%
2037 1.1% -0.3%
2036 1.08% -0.27%
2035 1.07% -0.24%
2034 1.05% -0.21%
2033 1.04% -0.18%
2032 1.02% -0.14%
2031 1% -0.11%
2030 1.09% -0.07%
2029 1.21% -0.02%
2028 1.32% 0.03%
2027 1.66% 0.1%
2026 2.04% 0.18%
2025 2.39% 0.27%
2024 7.6% 0.06%
2023 -0.05% 0.12%
2022 6.08% -0.13%
2021 -10.4% 0.06%
2020 5.89% 0.2%
2019 2.24% 0.35%
2018 1.37% 0.19%
2017 2.77% 0.2%
2016 5.65% 0.31%
2015 8.96% 0.32%
2014 12.3% 0.36%
2013 11.3% 0.4%
2012 6.01% 0.54%
2011 0.49% 0.78%
2010 0.49% 0.58%
2009 12.8% 0.12%
2008 18.1% 0.41%
2007 24.2% 0.4%
2006 17.9% 0.27%
2005 6.73% -3.78%
2004 3.85% 0.5%
2003 4.71% 0.5%
2002 4.91% 0.49%
2001 5.11% 0.44%
2000 5.3% 0.39%
1999 5.51% 0.34%
1998 5.46% 0.34%
1997 4.06% 0.38%
1996 2.86% 0.44%
1995 2.98% 0.53%
1994 3.08% 0.62%
1993 3.17% 0.69%
1992 3.25% 0.75%
1991 3.33% 0.8%
1990 3.41% 0.85%
1989 3.5% 0.94%
1988 3.59% 1.04%
1987 3.81% 1.18%
1986 4.5% 1.33%
1985 5.19% 1.23%
1984 5.51% 1.07%
1983 5.83% 1.1%
1982 6.13% 1.13%
1981 6.39% 1.19%
1980 6.67% 1.27%
1979 6.97% 1.3%
1978 7.33% 1.28%
1977 7.77% 1.24%
1976 8.27% 1.22%
1975 8.87% 1.22%
1974 9.59% 1.26%
1973 10.5% 1.27%
1972 11.5% 1.23%
1971 12.9% 1.12%
1970 12.9% 1.1%
1969 12.3% 1.21%
1968 12.7% 1.32%
1967 12.8% 1.43%
1966 12.7% 1.56%
1965 12.7% 1.69%
1964 12.9% 1.8%
1963 12.9% 1.89%
1962 12.5% 1.98%
1961 10.2% 2.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Qatar grew by 7.6%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Qatar Trinidad
Current population
2999260
1374840
Population rank 136/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.02%
One net population change
2.6 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
20 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
3.55 hours
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +553 +2
Annual growth/decline +201,790 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +7.6% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 1/197 161/197
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +36,288 +691
Net migration rank 26/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 2,337,000 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 31/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 76.7% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 1/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Qatar
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Qatar Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 36,288 - 691
2024 - 46,105 - 1,334
2023 23,845 39,995 3,200 2,126
2022 24,360 80,004 3,773 4,247
2021 21,297 24,501 2,091 5,749
2020 25,128 -50,433 4,558 427
2019 24,112 10,557 5,647 -19,251
2018 23,340 12,465 5,869 35,502
2017 23,244 46,719 6,779 1,445
2016 22,416 119,725 7,436 -86
2015 22,568 177,467 7,963 -575
2014 21,699 194,712 8,571 -799
2013 19,669 133,520 9,020 -796
2012 17,681 77,091 9,376 -880
2011 16,543 77,228 9,601 -1,410
2010 16,225 90,620 9,698 -2,230
2009 15,595 123,217 9,769 -3,056
2008 14,062 165,572 9,872 -3,624
2007 11,351 245,703 9,939 -3,731
2006 10,225 204,236 9,889 -3,684
2005 11,392 68,993 9,822 -3,595
2004 11,242 12,531 10,149 -3,504
2003 11,291 22,234 10,169 -3,472
2002 11,062 22,356 10,316 -3,613
2001 10,683 22,456 10,438 -4,252
2000 9,974 22,769 10,588 -5,185
1999 9,431 22,815 10,821 -6,103
1998 9,055 22,618 10,964 -6,730
1997 8,846 19,547 11,405 -6,865
1996 9,049 5,517 12,101 -6,827
1995 9,186 5,634 12,971 -6,723
1994 9,257 5,660 14,032 -6,615
1993 9,250 5,670 14,878 -6,554
1992 9,189 5,670 15,910 -6,650
1991 9,182 5,562 16,903 -7,149
1990 9,388 5,216 18,052 -7,878
1989 9,407 5,045 19,636 -8,588
1988 9,198 5,118 21,028 -9,023
1987 8,806 5,405 22,398 -9,002
1986 8,439 6,512 23,705 -8,620
1985 8,212 9,797 24,487 -8,051
1984 7,997 10,113 24,738 -12,413
1983 7,765 10,462 25,118 -12,544
1982 7,489 10,634 25,181 -12,529
1981 7,202 10,644 25,015 -12,086
1980 6,894 10,540 24,557 -10,709
1979 6,579 10,466 23,475 -9,106
1978 6,246 10,434 22,538 -8,397
1977 5,925 10,445 21,660 -8,154
1976 5,598 10,494 20,875 -7,895
1975 5,289 10,549 20,468 -7,768
1974 5,015 10,603 20,412 -7,683
1973 4,780 10,641 20,617 -7,524
1972 4,581 10,663 20,116 -7,346
1971 4,433 10,644 19,400 -7,499
1970 4,346 10,579 19,074 -8,751
1969 3,941 7,790 19,652 -8,449
1968 3,547 7,266 20,849 -8,647
1967 3,167 6,637 21,992 -9,008
1966 2,811 5,880 23,228 -9,254
1965 2,472 5,083 24,349 -9,301
1964 2,150 4,686 25,065 -9,193
1963 1,854 4,283 25,507 -9,067
1962 1,589 3,773 25,763 -8,982
1961 1,357 3,186 25,518 -8,200
1960 1,220 1,586 24,766 -5,671

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Qatar is from natural causes (a gain of 232,009 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 655,712 people). In Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 2,337,000 residents or 76.7% of the population were not native-born in Qatar, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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