Population in Qatar compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Qatar	UAE	Qatar	UAE
1960	36,010	131,334	-	-
1961	39,680	137,989	10.2%	5.07%
1962	44,630	144,946	12.5%	5.04%
1963	50,380	152,211	12.9%	5.01%
1964	56,867	159,692	12.9%	4.91%
1965	64,065	167,103	12.7%	4.64%
1966	72,192	173,976	12.7%	4.11%
1967	81,439	179,700	12.8%	3.29%
1968	91,749	199,416	12.7%	11%
1969	103,025	239,660	12.3%	20.2%
1970	116,350	286,536	12.9%	19.6%
1971	131,346	335,027	12.9%	16.9%
1972	146,506	385,014	11.5%	14.9%
1973	161,841	436,399	10.5%	13.3%
1974	177,362	489,087	9.59%	12.1%
1975	193,087	542,856	8.87%	11%
1976	209,052	615,866	8.27%	13.4%
1977	225,285	710,209	7.77%	15.3%
1978	241,808	809,274	7.33%	13.9%
1979	258,670	912,010	6.97%	12.7%
1980	275,913	1,015,700	6.67%	11.4%
1981	293,553	1,099,855	6.39%	8.29%
1982	311,537	1,166,370	6.13%	6.05%
1983	329,709	1,235,305	5.83%	5.91%
1984	347,878	1,305,996	5.51%	5.72%
1985	365,940	1,377,911	5.19%	5.51%
1986	382,422	1,467,383	4.5%	6.49%
1987	397,005	1,574,244	3.81%	7.28%
1988	411,264	1,681,788	3.59%	6.83%
1989	425,646	1,789,851	3.5%	6.43%
1990	440,175	1,898,220	3.41%	6.05%
1991	454,853	2,006,626	3.33%	5.71%
1992	469,657	2,114,730	3.25%	5.39%
1993	484,545	2,222,093	3.17%	5.08%
1994	499,459	2,328,188	3.08%	4.77%
1995	514,325	2,434,662	2.98%	4.57%
1996	529,019	2,597,564	2.86%	6.69%
1997	550,500	2,817,410	4.06%	8.46%
1998	580,540	3,040,421	5.46%	7.92%
1999	612,500	3,266,009	5.51%	7.42%
2000	644,989	3,493,575	5.3%	6.97%
2001	677,925	3,723,590	5.11%	6.58%
2002	711,205	3,956,826	4.91%	6.26%
2003	744,682	4,192,457	4.71%	5.96%
2004	773,332	4,428,967	3.85%	5.64%
2005	825,408	4,664,790	6.73%	5.32%
2006	972,831	5,009,100	17.9%	7.38%
2007	1,208,595	5,624,635	24.2%	12.3%
2008	1,426,938	6,302,664	18.1%	12.1%
2009	1,608,903	6,707,058	12.8%	6.42%
2010	1,616,832	6,869,838	0.49%	2.43%
2011	1,624,761	7,104,538	0.49%	3.42%
2012	1,722,438	7,391,448	6.01%	4.04%
2013	1,916,426	7,693,031	11.3%	4.08%
2014	2,151,745	8,059,440	12.3%	4.76%
2015	2,344,557	8,505,237	8.96%	5.53%
2016	2,477,113	8,935,095	5.65%	5.05%
2017	2,545,820	9,223,225	2.77%	3.22%
2018	2,580,734	9,346,701	1.37%	1.34%
2019	2,638,657	9,445,785	2.24%	1.06%
2020	2,794,148	9,401,038	5.89%	-0.47%
2021	2,504,910	9,575,152	-10.4%	1.85%
2022	2,657,333	10,074,977	6.08%	5.22%
2023	2,656,032	10,483,751	-0.05%	4.06%
2024	2,857,822	10,986,400	7.6%	4.79%
2025	2,921,065	11,304,093	2.21%	2.89%
2026	2,975,134	11,531,926	1.85%	2.02%
2027	3,019,526	11,712,175	1.49%	1.56%
2028	3,057,695	11,868,257	1.26%	1.33%
2029	3,092,803	12,010,111	1.15%	1.2%
2030	3,125,174	12,145,577	1.05%	1.13%
2031	3,156,754	12,281,573	1.01%	1.12%
2032	3,189,188	12,421,758	1.03%	1.14%
2033	3,222,500	12,565,679	1.04%	1.16%
2034	3,256,691	12,712,942	1.06%	1.17%
2035	3,291,711	12,863,015	1.08%	1.18%
2036	3,327,585	13,015,458	1.09%	1.19%
2037	3,364,333	13,169,969	1.1%	1.19%
2038	3,401,906	13,326,337	1.12%	1.19%
2039	3,440,293	13,484,193	1.13%	1.18%
2040	3,479,439	13,643,197	1.14%	1.18%
2041	3,519,302	13,803,349	1.15%	1.17%
2042	3,559,840	13,964,553	1.15%	1.17%
2043	3,601,019	14,126,724	1.16%	1.16%
2044	3,642,784	14,289,828	1.16%	1.15%
2045	3,685,111	14,453,775	1.16%	1.15%
2046	3,727,959	14,619,554	1.16%	1.15%
2047	3,771,287	14,788,991	1.16%	1.16%
2048	3,815,108	14,961,419	1.16%	1.17%
2049	3,859,368	15,135,496	1.16%	1.16%
2050	3,904,074	15,310,628	1.16%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 498,506 (a 20.1% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.