The latest officially reported population of Qatar was 2,857,822 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Qatar's population is 2,964,497 people compared to 7,713,465 in Turkmenistan.
Population statistics:
- Turkmenistan's population is 2.6 times bigger than Qatar's.
- Qatar is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.04% for Qatar vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
- For the last 10 years, Qatar has had an average growth rate of +3.86% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
- Since 2005, the population of Qatar has increased from 825K people to 2.96M (259.2% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.05M to 7.71M (52.7% growth).
- Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.82M people compared to the peak of 10.3M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.
Qatar vs Turkmenistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
2964497
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7713465
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| Population rank | 137/197 | 104/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +46,105 | +14,646 |
| Daily growth/decline | +553 | +356 |
| Annual growth/decline | +201,790 | +130,060 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +7.6% | +1.77% |
| Population growth rate rank | 1/197 | 64/197 |
Qatar and Turkmenistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 36,010 | 1,643,457 | - | - |
| 1961 | 39,680 | 1,695,400 | 10.2% | 3.16% |
| 1962 | 44,630 | 1,749,214 | 12.5% | 3.17% |
| 1963 | 50,380 | 1,804,272 | 12.9% | 3.15% |
| 1964 | 56,867 | 1,859,997 | 12.9% | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 64,065 | 1,915,916 | 12.7% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 72,192 | 1,971,737 | 12.7% | 2.91% |
| 1967 | 81,439 | 2,027,403 | 12.8% | 2.82% |
| 1968 | 91,749 | 2,083,069 | 12.7% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 103,025 | 2,139,024 | 12.3% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 116,350 | 2,195,616 | 12.9% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 131,346 | 2,253,119 | 12.9% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 146,506 | 2,311,430 | 11.5% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 161,841 | 2,370,919 | 10.5% | 2.57% |
| 1974 | 177,362 | 2,432,028 | 9.59% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 193,087 | 2,494,570 | 8.87% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 209,052 | 2,558,521 | 8.27% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 225,285 | 2,623,948 | 7.77% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 241,808 | 2,691,088 | 7.33% | 2.56% |
| 1979 | 258,670 | 2,760,358 | 6.97% | 2.57% |
| 1980 | 275,913 | 2,832,203 | 6.67% | 2.6% |
| 1981 | 293,553 | 2,907,187 | 6.39% | 2.65% |
| 1982 | 311,537 | 2,985,557 | 6.13% | 2.7% |
| 1983 | 329,709 | 3,067,534 | 5.83% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 347,878 | 3,154,079 | 5.51% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 365,940 | 3,247,534 | 5.19% | 2.96% |
| 1986 | 382,422 | 3,347,809 | 4.5% | 3.09% |
| 1987 | 397,005 | 3,452,731 | 3.81% | 3.13% |
| 1988 | 411,264 | 3,559,363 | 3.59% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 425,646 | 3,662,459 | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 440,175 | 3,760,562 | 3.41% | 2.68% |
| 1991 | 454,853 | 3,855,894 | 3.33% | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 469,657 | 3,944,689 | 3.25% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 484,545 | 4,032,407 | 3.17% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 499,459 | 4,116,662 | 3.08% | 2.09% |
| 1995 | 514,325 | 4,191,203 | 2.98% | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 529,019 | 4,263,819 | 2.86% | 1.73% |
| 1997 | 550,500 | 4,336,730 | 4.06% | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 580,540 | 4,410,507 | 5.46% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | 612,500 | 4,492,170 | 5.51% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | 644,989 | 4,582,677 | 5.3% | 2.01% |
| 2001 | 677,925 | 4,675,409 | 5.11% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 711,205 | 4,769,465 | 4.91% | 2.01% |
| 2003 | 744,682 | 4,863,865 | 4.71% | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 773,332 | 4,958,093 | 3.85% | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 825,408 | 5,052,257 | 6.73% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 972,831 | 5,147,105 | 17.9% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 1,208,595 | 5,244,046 | 24.2% | 1.88% |
| 2008 | 1,426,938 | 5,345,029 | 18.1% | 1.93% |
| 2009 | 1,608,903 | 5,451,592 | 12.8% | 1.99% |
| 2010 | 1,616,832 | 5,564,356 | 0.49% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 1,624,761 | 5,683,417 | 0.49% | 2.14% |
| 2012 | 1,722,438 | 5,808,546 | 6.01% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,916,426 | 5,939,341 | 11.3% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 2,151,745 | 6,075,283 | 12.3% | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 2,344,557 | 6,215,770 | 8.96% | 2.31% |
| 2016 | 2,477,113 | 6,360,041 | 5.65% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 2,545,820 | 6,507,061 | 2.77% | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 2,580,734 | 6,655,524 | 1.37% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 2,638,657 | 6,803,944 | 2.24% | 2.23% |
| 2020 | 2,794,148 | 6,949,912 | 5.89% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 2,504,910 | 7,092,043 | -10.4% | 2.05% |
| 2022 | 2,657,333 | 7,230,193 | 6.08% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | 2,656,032 | 7,364,438 | -0.05% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 2,857,822 | 7,494,498 | 7.6% | 1.77% |
| 2025 | 2,921,065 | 7,618,855 | 2.21% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 2,975,134 | 7,736,635 | 1.85% | 1.55% |
| 2027 | 3,019,526 | 7,847,563 | 1.49% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 3,057,695 | 7,951,300 | 1.26% | 1.32% |
| 2029 | 3,092,803 | 8,047,445 | 1.15% | 1.21% |
| 2030 | 3,125,174 | 8,135,732 | 1.05% | 1.1% |
| 2031 | 3,156,754 | 8,218,959 | 1.01% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 3,189,188 | 8,300,260 | 1.03% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 3,222,500 | 8,380,356 | 1.04% | 0.96% |
| 2034 | 3,256,691 | 8,459,731 | 1.06% | 0.95% |
| 2035 | 3,291,711 | 8,538,678 | 1.08% | 0.93% |
| 2036 | 3,327,585 | 8,617,567 | 1.09% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 3,364,333 | 8,696,458 | 1.1% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 3,401,906 | 8,775,204 | 1.12% | 0.91% |
| 2039 | 3,440,293 | 8,853,842 | 1.13% | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 3,479,439 | 8,932,237 | 1.14% | 0.89% |
| 2041 | 3,519,302 | 9,010,272 | 1.15% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 3,559,840 | 9,087,668 | 1.15% | 0.86% |
| 2043 | 3,601,019 | 9,164,056 | 1.16% | 0.84% |
| 2044 | 3,642,784 | 9,239,278 | 1.16% | 0.82% |
| 2045 | 3,685,111 | 9,312,825 | 1.16% | 0.8% |
| 2046 | 3,727,959 | 9,384,188 | 1.16% | 0.77% |
| 2047 | 3,771,287 | 9,452,893 | 1.16% | 0.73% |
| 2048 | 3,815,108 | 9,518,558 | 1.16% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | 3,859,368 | 9,580,906 | 1.16% | 0.66% |
| 2050 | 3,904,074 | 9,639,711 | 1.16% | 0.61% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Qatar increased by 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,163,513 people (a 23% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Qatar gained 619,940 (a 26.4% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,497,695 (a 24.1% growth).
Qatar was ranked 159th most populous country in 2005 and is 137th in 2025. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2005 and ranked 104th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Qatar's population will grow by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people with a rank change from 137th to 134th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 25% to 9,639,711 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
| Turkmenabat | 231K |
| Dasoguz | 227K |
| Mary | 126K |
| Anau | 29.6K |
| Baherden | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Qatar and Turkmenistan
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| Life expectancy | 82.7 years | 70.3 years |
| Average age | 33.3 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 34.5 years | 27.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 71.3:28.7 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.73 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 644 ppl/mi² | 41.3 ppl/mi² |
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