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

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The latest officially reported population of Qatar was 2,972,215 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Qatar's population is 3,058,826 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 28.2 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Qatar is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.04% for Qatar vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Qatar has had an average growth rate of +3.11% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Qatar has increased from 973K people to 3.06M (214.4% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Qatar vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Qatar
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Qatar Turkey
2100 6,972,765 64,394,191
2099 6,902,865 65,045,868
2098 6,832,972 65,690,351
2097 6,763,112 66,342,622
2096 6,693,313 66,990,674
2095 6,623,737 67,642,188
2094 6,554,428 68,296,562
2093 6,485,480 68,963,773
2092 6,416,857 69,625,957
2091 6,348,472 70,290,255
2090 6,280,498 70,960,483
2089 6,212,895 71,623,547
2088 6,145,694 72,281,102
2087 6,079,024 72,928,397
2086 6,012,856 73,576,610
2085 5,947,139 74,223,570
2084 5,882,052 74,853,312
2083 5,817,423 75,483,067
2082 5,753,042 76,111,533
2081 5,689,198 76,726,689
2080 5,626,301 77,339,541
2079 5,563,686 77,938,889
2078 5,501,503 78,532,577
2077 5,439,884 79,120,573
2076 5,378,805 79,705,459
2075 5,318,176 80,277,544
2074 5,257,980 80,848,141
2073 5,198,464 81,396,237
2072 5,139,487 81,938,080
2071 5,081,134 82,465,112
2070 5,023,260 82,981,973
2069 4,966,009 83,480,362
2068 4,909,308 83,963,140
2067 4,853,160 84,428,242
2066 4,797,538 84,886,666
2065 4,742,437 85,336,225
2064 4,687,734 85,771,285
2063 4,633,558 86,187,013
2062 4,580,556 86,587,114
2061 4,528,210 86,962,577
2060 4,476,460 87,319,314
2059 4,425,307 87,663,392
2058 4,374,761 87,973,789
2057 4,324,674 88,264,809
2056 4,275,356 88,534,755
2055 4,226,248 88,764,080
2054 4,177,940 88,972,362
2053 4,129,988 89,151,673
2052 4,082,778 89,310,785
2051 4,036,106 89,437,110
2050 3,989,893 89,541,520
2049 3,944,197 89,614,107
2048 3,898,911 89,651,068
2047 3,854,117 89,659,415
2046 3,809,818 89,634,354
2045 3,766,041 89,608,012
2044 3,722,804 89,557,421
2043 3,680,166 89,493,042
2042 3,638,155 89,404,193
2041 3,596,830 89,303,546
2040 3,556,201 89,187,952
2039 3,516,349 89,051,669
2038 3,477,295 88,901,719
2037 3,439,088 88,727,471
2036 3,401,760 88,537,927
2035 3,365,348 88,343,153
2034 3,329,762 88,139,515
2033 3,295,048 87,918,397
2032 3,261,276 87,687,495
2031 3,228,377 87,437,150
2030 3,196,357 87,166,904
2029 3,161,836 86,903,490
2028 3,124,179 86,627,469
2027 3,083,362 86,350,539
2026 3,032,913 86,093,293
2025 2,972,215 85,878,556
2024 2,857,822 85,518,661
2023 2,656,032 85,325,965
2022 2,657,333 84,979,913
2021 2,504,910 84,147,318
2020 2,794,148 83,384,680
2019 2,638,657 82,579,440
2018 2,580,734 81,407,204
2017 2,545,820 80,312,698
2016 2,477,113 79,277,962
2015 2,344,557 78,218,479
2014 2,151,745 77,181,884
2013 1,916,426 76,147,624
2012 1,722,438 75,175,827
2011 1,624,761 74,223,629
2010 1,616,832 73,142,150
2009 1,608,903 72,039,206
2008 1,426,938 71,051,678
2007 1,208,595 70,158,112
2006 972,831 70,045,349
2005 825,408 69,329,557
2004 773,332 68,592,617
2003 744,682 67,831,730
2002 711,205 67,048,795
2001 677,925 66,245,128
2000 644,989 65,425,961
1999 612,500 64,591,923
1998 580,540 63,734,383
1997 550,500 62,852,966
1996 529,019 61,951,134
1995 514,325 61,024,503
1994 499,459 60,033,836
1993 484,545 58,999,167
1992 469,657 57,990,118
1991 454,853 57,009,887
1990 440,175 56,015,628
1989 425,646 54,976,723
1988 411,264 53,909,626
1987 397,005 52,843,670
1986 382,422 51,777,772
1985 365,940 50,687,115
1984 347,878 49,574,069
1983 329,709 48,447,410
1982 311,537 47,322,096
1981 293,553 46,321,190
1980 275,913 45,408,815
1979 258,670 44,510,429
1978 241,808 43,645,306
1977 225,285 42,773,298
1976 209,052 41,899,984
1975 193,087 41,053,126
1974 177,362 40,210,234
1973 161,841 39,329,533
1972 146,506 38,430,221
1971 131,346 37,518,611
1970 116,350 36,638,465
1969 103,025 35,787,774
1968 91,749 34,921,684
1967 81,439 34,050,421
1966 72,192 33,177,672
1965 64,065 32,345,220
1964 56,867 31,543,072
1963 50,380 30,726,841
1962 44,630 29,916,147
1961 39,680 29,119,238
1960 36,010 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 581,713 people (a 23.5% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Qatar's population will grow by 30.4% to 3,989,893 people with a rank change from 137th to 134th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.97M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Qatar
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Qatar Turkey
2100 1.01% -1%
2099 1.02% -0.98%
2098 1.03% -0.98%
2097 1.04% -0.97%
2096 1.05% -0.96%
2095 1.06% -0.96%
2094 1.06% -0.97%
2093 1.07% -0.95%
2092 1.08% -0.95%
2091 1.08% -0.94%
2090 1.09% -0.93%
2089 1.09% -0.91%
2088 1.1% -0.89%
2087 1.1% -0.88%
2086 1.11% -0.87%
2085 1.11% -0.84%
2084 1.11% -0.83%
2083 1.12% -0.83%
2082 1.12% -0.8%
2081 1.12% -0.79%
2080 1.13% -0.77%
2079 1.13% -0.76%
2078 1.13% -0.74%
2077 1.14% -0.73%
2076 1.14% -0.71%
2075 1.14% -0.71%
2074 1.14% -0.67%
2073 1.15% -0.66%
2072 1.15% -0.64%
2071 1.15% -0.62%
2070 1.15% -0.6%
2069 1.15% -0.57%
2068 1.16% -0.55%
2067 1.16% -0.54%
2066 1.16% -0.53%
2065 1.17% -0.51%
2064 1.17% -0.48%
2063 1.16% -0.46%
2062 1.16% -0.43%
2061 1.16% -0.41%
2060 1.16% -0.39%
2059 1.16% -0.35%
2058 1.16% -0.33%
2057 1.15% -0.3%
2056 1.16% -0.26%
2055 1.16% -0.23%
2054 1.16% -0.2%
2053 1.16% -0.18%
2052 1.16% -0.14%
2051 1.16% -0.12%
2050 1.16% -0.08%
2049 1.16% -0.04%
2048 1.16% -0.009%
2047 1.16% 0.03%
2046 1.16% 0.03%
2045 1.16% 0.06%
2044 1.16% 0.07%
2043 1.15% 0.1%
2042 1.15% 0.11%
2041 1.14% 0.13%
2040 1.13% 0.15%
2039 1.12% 0.17%
2038 1.11% 0.2%
2037 1.1% 0.21%
2036 1.08% 0.22%
2035 1.07% 0.23%
2034 1.05% 0.25%
2033 1.04% 0.26%
2032 1.02% 0.29%
2031 1% 0.31%
2030 1.09% 0.3%
2029 1.21% 0.32%
2028 1.32% 0.32%
2027 1.66% 0.3%
2026 2.04% 0.25%
2025 4% 0.42%
2024 7.6% 0.23%
2023 -0.05% 0.41%
2022 6.08% 0.99%
2021 -10.4% 0.91%
2020 5.89% 0.98%
2019 2.24% 1.44%
2018 1.37% 1.36%
2017 2.77% 1.31%
2016 5.65% 1.35%
2015 8.96% 1.34%
2014 12.3% 1.36%
2013 11.3% 1.29%
2012 6.01% 1.28%
2011 0.49% 1.48%
2010 0.49% 1.53%
2009 12.8% 1.39%
2008 18.1% 1.27%
2007 24.2% 0.16%
2006 17.9% 1.03%
2005 6.73% 1.07%
2004 3.85% 1.12%
2003 4.71% 1.17%
2002 4.91% 1.21%
2001 5.11% 1.25%
2000 5.3% 1.29%
1999 5.51% 1.35%
1998 5.46% 1.4%
1997 4.06% 1.46%
1996 2.86% 1.52%
1995 2.98% 1.65%
1994 3.08% 1.75%
1993 3.17% 1.74%
1992 3.25% 1.72%
1991 3.33% 1.77%
1990 3.41% 1.89%
1989 3.5% 1.98%
1988 3.59% 2.02%
1987 3.81% 2.06%
1986 4.5% 2.15%
1985 5.19% 2.25%
1984 5.51% 2.33%
1983 5.83% 2.38%
1982 6.13% 2.16%
1981 6.39% 2.01%
1980 6.67% 2.02%
1979 6.97% 1.98%
1978 7.33% 2.04%
1977 7.77% 2.08%
1976 8.27% 2.06%
1975 8.87% 2.1%
1974 9.59% 2.24%
1973 10.5% 2.34%
1972 11.5% 2.43%
1971 12.9% 2.4%
1970 12.9% 2.38%
1969 12.3% 2.48%
1968 12.7% 2.56%
1967 12.8% 2.63%
1966 12.7% 2.57%
1965 12.7% 2.54%
1964 12.9% 2.66%
1963 12.9% 2.71%
1962 12.5% 2.74%
1961 10.2% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Qatar grew by 4%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Qatar Turkey
Current population
3058826
86225430
Population rank 137/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
4.61 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
19.3 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
2.92 hours
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +313 +986
Annual growth/decline +114,393 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +4% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 4/197 138/197
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +36,288 -258,205
Net migration rank 26/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,337,000 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 31/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 76.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 1/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Qatar
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Qatar Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 36,288 - -258,205
2024 24,214 46,105 453,249 -275,952
2023 23,845 39,995 426,630 -318,070
2022 24,360 80,004 535,373 -301,544
2021 21,297 24,501 521,713 20,283
2020 25,128 -50,433 608,708 37,934
2019 24,112 10,557 751,472 -15,690
2018 23,340 12,465 830,353 187,570
2017 23,244 46,719 875,408 659,846
2016 22,416 119,725 895,841 352,063
2015 22,568 177,467 930,799 1,063,140
2014 21,699 194,712 957,055 1,033,384
2013 19,669 133,520 921,386 438,618
2012 17,681 77,091 917,145 258,623
2011 16,543 77,228 875,839 68,849
2010 16,225 90,620 892,334 55,532
2009 15,595 123,217 900,491 24,276
2008 14,062 165,572 868,749 47,915
2007 11,351 245,703 876,626 -186,402
2006 10,225 204,236 897,351 -190,194
2005 11,392 68,993 898,650 -174,177
2004 11,242 12,531 896,025 -146,574
2003 11,291 22,234 893,683 -121,383
2002 11,062 22,356 922,927 -129,444
2001 10,683 22,456 980,560 -166,759
2000 9,974 22,769 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 9,431 22,815 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 9,055 22,618 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 8,846 19,547 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 9,049 5,517 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 9,186 5,634 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 9,257 5,660 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 9,250 5,670 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 9,189 5,670 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 9,182 5,562 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 9,388 5,216 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 9,407 5,045 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 9,198 5,118 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 8,806 5,405 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 8,439 6,512 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 8,212 9,797 1,098,846 8,960
1984 7,997 10,113 1,096,529 21,787
1983 7,765 10,462 1,095,106 39,871
1982 7,489 10,634 1,091,863 23,728
1981 7,202 10,644 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 6,894 10,540 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 6,579 10,466 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 6,246 10,434 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 5,925 10,445 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 5,598 10,494 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 5,289 10,549 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 5,015 10,603 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 4,780 10,641 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 4,581 10,663 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 4,433 10,644 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 4,346 10,579 991,950 -150,924
1969 3,941 7,790 970,958 -110,578
1968 3,547 7,266 950,778 -78,973
1967 3,167 6,637 936,727 -65,993
1966 2,811 5,880 925,790 -50,999
1965 2,472 5,083 904,016 -113,911
1964 2,150 4,686 884,152 -69,978
1963 1,854 4,283 862,626 -44,317
1962 1,589 3,773 837,473 -34,353
1961 1,357 3,186 816,911 -26,187
1960 1,220 1,586 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/turkey | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 31.6% of the population change in Qatar is from natural causes (a gain of 234,524 people) and 68.4% is from migration (a gain of 507,105 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 2,337,000 residents or 76.7% of the population were not native-born in Qatar, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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