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

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The latest officially reported population of Qatar was 2,972,215 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Qatar's population is 3,058,826 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 22.9 times bigger than Qatar's.
  • Qatar is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.04% for Qatar vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Qatar has had an average growth rate of +3.11% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Qatar has increased from 973K people to 3.06M (214.4% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Qatar vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Qatar
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Qatar United Kingdom
2100 6,972,765 74,517,005
2099 6,902,865 74,647,273
2098 6,832,972 74,766,073
2097 6,763,112 74,879,923
2096 6,693,313 74,991,940
2095 6,623,737 75,102,041
2094 6,554,428 75,198,597
2093 6,485,480 75,296,704
2092 6,416,857 75,390,038
2091 6,348,472 75,480,137
2090 6,280,498 75,566,962
2089 6,212,895 75,649,353
2088 6,145,694 75,721,067
2087 6,079,024 75,791,990
2086 6,012,856 75,859,854
2085 5,947,139 75,918,647
2084 5,882,052 75,969,065
2083 5,817,423 76,018,614
2082 5,753,042 76,059,464
2081 5,689,198 76,086,593
2080 5,626,301 76,118,679
2079 5,563,686 76,147,352
2078 5,501,503 76,165,841
2077 5,439,884 76,183,437
2076 5,378,805 76,185,828
2075 5,318,176 76,198,349
2074 5,257,980 76,209,676
2073 5,198,464 76,218,781
2072 5,139,487 76,211,187
2071 5,081,134 76,200,495
2070 5,023,260 76,190,801
2069 4,966,009 76,184,140
2068 4,909,308 76,183,288
2067 4,853,160 76,175,881
2066 4,797,538 76,168,987
2065 4,742,437 76,168,193
2064 4,687,734 76,165,129
2063 4,633,558 76,165,534
2062 4,580,556 76,158,910
2061 4,528,210 76,156,587
2060 4,476,460 76,157,104
2059 4,425,307 76,157,593
2058 4,374,761 76,139,384
2057 4,324,674 76,119,478
2056 4,275,356 76,086,799
2055 4,226,248 76,047,952
2054 4,177,940 75,980,524
2053 4,129,988 75,907,047
2052 4,082,778 75,815,200
2051 4,036,106 75,709,173
2050 3,989,893 75,591,218
2049 3,944,197 75,460,140
2048 3,898,911 75,313,837
2047 3,854,117 75,153,802
2046 3,809,818 74,986,563
2045 3,766,041 74,808,886
2044 3,722,804 74,623,687
2043 3,680,166 74,424,133
2042 3,638,155 74,224,922
2041 3,596,830 74,020,934
2040 3,556,201 73,812,680
2039 3,516,349 73,600,788
2038 3,477,295 73,378,310
2037 3,439,088 73,155,497
2036 3,401,760 72,921,995
2035 3,365,348 72,671,687
2034 3,329,762 72,418,766
2033 3,295,048 72,145,065
2032 3,261,276 71,869,259
2031 3,228,377 71,581,519
2030 3,196,357 71,267,237
2029 3,161,836 70,948,992
2028 3,124,179 70,609,246
2027 3,083,362 70,248,858
2026 3,032,913 69,883,746
2025 2,972,215 69,487,000
2024 2,857,822 69,281,000
2023 2,656,032 68,526,000
2022 2,657,333 67,636,000
2021 2,504,910 66,978,000
2020 2,794,148 66,740,000
2019 2,638,657 66,628,000
2018 2,580,734 66,287,000
2017 2,545,820 65,964,000
2016 2,477,113 65,606,000
2015 2,344,557 65,087,000
2014 2,151,745 64,619,000
2013 1,916,426 64,138,000
2012 1,722,438 63,711,000
2011 1,624,761 63,258,810
2010 1,616,832 62,766,365
2009 1,608,903 62,276,270
2008 1,426,938 61,806,995
2007 1,208,595 61,322,463
2006 972,831 60,846,820
2005 825,408 60,401,206
2004 773,332 59,987,905
2003 744,682 59,647,577
2002 711,205 59,370,479
2001 677,925 59,119,673
2000 644,989 58,892,514
1999 612,500 58,682,466
1998 580,540 58,487,141
1997 550,500 58,316,954
1996 529,019 58,166,950
1995 514,325 58,019,030
1994 499,459 57,865,745
1993 484,545 57,718,614
1992 469,657 57,580,402
1991 454,853 57,424,897
1990 440,175 57,247,586
1989 425,646 57,076,711
1988 411,264 56,928,327
1987 397,005 56,802,050
1986 382,422 56,681,396
1985 365,940 56,550,268
1984 347,878 56,422,072
1983 329,709 56,332,848
1982 311,537 56,313,641
1981 293,553 56,333,829
1980 275,913 56,314,216
1979 258,670 56,246,951
1978 241,808 56,196,504
1977 225,285 56,193,492
1976 209,052 56,211,968
1975 193,087 56,225,800
1974 177,362 56,229,974
1973 161,841 56,194,527
1972 146,506 56,086,065
1971 131,346 55,896,223
1970 116,350 55,663,250
1969 103,025 55,441,750
1968 91,749 55,211,700
1967 81,439 54,943,600
1966 72,192 54,648,500
1965 64,065 54,348,050
1964 56,867 54,000,000
1963 50,380 53,650,000
1962 44,630 53,250,000
1961 39,680 52,800,000
1960 36,010 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Qatar increased by 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Qatar gained 581,713 people (a 23.5% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Qatar was ranked 156th most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.97M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Qatar
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Qatar United Kingdom
2100 1.01% -0.17%
2099 1.02% -0.16%
2098 1.03% -0.15%
2097 1.04% -0.15%
2096 1.05% -0.15%
2095 1.06% -0.13%
2094 1.06% -0.13%
2093 1.07% -0.12%
2092 1.08% -0.12%
2091 1.08% -0.11%
2090 1.09% -0.11%
2089 1.09% -0.09%
2088 1.1% -0.09%
2087 1.1% -0.09%
2086 1.11% -0.08%
2085 1.11% -0.07%
2084 1.11% -0.07%
2083 1.12% -0.05%
2082 1.12% -0.04%
2081 1.12% -0.04%
2080 1.13% -0.04%
2079 1.13% -0.02%
2078 1.13% -0.02%
2077 1.14% -0.003%
2076 1.14% -0.02%
2075 1.14% -0.01%
2074 1.14% -0.01%
2073 1.15% 0.01%
2072 1.15% 0.01%
2071 1.15% 0.01%
2070 1.15% 0.009%
2069 1.15% 0.001%
2068 1.16% 0.01%
2067 1.16% 0.009%
2066 1.16% 0.001%
2065 1.17% 0.004%
2064 1.17% -0%
2063 1.16% 0.009%
2062 1.16% 0.003%
2061 1.16% -0.001%
2060 1.16% -0.001%
2059 1.16% 0.02%
2058 1.16% 0.03%
2057 1.15% 0.04%
2056 1.16% 0.05%
2055 1.16% 0.09%
2054 1.16% 0.1%
2053 1.16% 0.12%
2052 1.16% 0.14%
2051 1.16% 0.16%
2050 1.16% 0.17%
2049 1.16% 0.19%
2048 1.16% 0.21%
2047 1.16% 0.22%
2046 1.16% 0.24%
2045 1.16% 0.25%
2044 1.16% 0.27%
2043 1.15% 0.27%
2042 1.15% 0.28%
2041 1.14% 0.28%
2040 1.13% 0.29%
2039 1.12% 0.3%
2038 1.11% 0.3%
2037 1.1% 0.32%
2036 1.08% 0.34%
2035 1.07% 0.35%
2034 1.05% 0.38%
2033 1.04% 0.38%
2032 1.02% 0.4%
2031 1% 0.44%
2030 1.09% 0.45%
2029 1.21% 0.48%
2028 1.32% 0.51%
2027 1.66% 0.52%
2026 2.04% 0.57%
2025 4% 0.3%
2024 7.6% 1.1%
2023 -0.05% 1.32%
2022 6.08% 0.98%
2021 -10.4% 0.36%
2020 5.89% 0.17%
2019 2.24% 0.51%
2018 1.37% 0.49%
2017 2.77% 0.55%
2016 5.65% 0.8%
2015 8.96% 0.72%
2014 12.3% 0.75%
2013 11.3% 0.67%
2012 6.01% 0.71%
2011 0.49% 0.78%
2010 0.49% 0.79%
2009 12.8% 0.76%
2008 18.1% 0.79%
2007 24.2% 0.78%
2006 17.9% 0.74%
2005 6.73% 0.69%
2004 3.85% 0.57%
2003 4.71% 0.47%
2002 4.91% 0.42%
2001 5.11% 0.39%
2000 5.3% 0.36%
1999 5.51% 0.33%
1998 5.46% 0.29%
1997 4.06% 0.26%
1996 2.86% 0.25%
1995 2.98% 0.26%
1994 3.08% 0.25%
1993 3.17% 0.24%
1992 3.25% 0.27%
1991 3.33% 0.31%
1990 3.41% 0.3%
1989 3.5% 0.26%
1988 3.59% 0.22%
1987 3.81% 0.21%
1986 4.5% 0.23%
1985 5.19% 0.23%
1984 5.51% 0.16%
1983 5.83% 0.03%
1982 6.13% -0.04%
1981 6.39% 0.03%
1980 6.67% 0.12%
1979 6.97% 0.09%
1978 7.33% 0.005%
1977 7.77% -0.03%
1976 8.27% -0.02%
1975 8.87% -0.007%
1974 9.59% 0.06%
1973 10.5% 0.19%
1972 11.5% 0.34%
1971 12.9% 0.42%
1970 12.9% 0.4%
1969 12.3% 0.42%
1968 12.7% 0.49%
1967 12.8% 0.54%
1966 12.7% 0.55%
1965 12.7% 0.64%
1964 12.9% 0.65%
1963 12.9% 0.75%
1962 12.5% 0.85%
1961 10.2% 0.76%

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

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Qatar grew by 4%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Qatar United Kingdom
Current population
3058826
70071289
Population rank 137/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.84%
One net population change
4.61 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
19.3 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
2.92 hours
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +313 +564
Annual growth/decline +114,393 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +4% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 4/197 145/197
One migration net change every
14.5 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +36,288 +389,911
Net migration rank 26/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,337,000 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 31/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 76.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 1/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Qatar
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Qatar United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 36,288 - 389,911
2024 24,214 46,105 13,233 417,114
2023 23,845 39,995 34,606 445,523
2022 24,360 80,004 39,770 487,029
2021 21,297 24,501 30,609 462,967
2020 25,128 -50,433 -4,272 144,221
2019 24,112 10,557 108,338 232,727
2018 23,340 12,465 119,317 259,744
2017 23,244 46,719 145,121 272,311
2016 22,416 119,725 177,136 324,649
2015 22,568 177,467 175,735 347,839
2014 21,699 194,712 206,781 306,091
2013 19,669 133,520 198,827 237,272
2012 17,681 77,091 248,473 172,088
2011 16,543 77,228 259,361 228,773
2010 16,225 90,620 251,066 274,811
2009 15,595 123,217 230,422 249,639
2008 14,062 165,572 216,325 263,390
2007 11,351 245,703 196,232 309,385
2006 10,225 204,236 176,455 288,923
2005 11,392 68,993 144,963 308,279
2004 11,242 12,531 131,974 276,077
2003 11,291 22,234 89,471 211,846
2002 11,062 22,356 65,308 203,577
2001 10,683 22,456 65,032 175,133
2000 9,974 22,769 70,671 153,917
1999 9,431 22,815 64,551 152,653
1998 9,055 22,618 87,730 125,541
1997 8,846 19,547 99,138 59,723
1996 9,049 5,517 98,884 54,964
1995 9,186 5,634 87,028 61,385
1994 9,257 5,660 127,304 45,339
1993 9,250 5,670 103,893 27,403
1992 9,189 5,670 149,709 17,846
1991 9,182 5,562 143,562 27,601
1990 9,388 5,216 154,569 57,132
1989 9,407 5,045 119,861 49,586
1988 9,198 5,118 136,628 13,952
1987 8,806 5,405 136,325 8,266
1986 8,439 6,512 90,690 41,836
1985 8,212 9,797 79,170 83,164
1984 7,997 10,113 84,633 71,107
1983 7,765 10,462 61,966 27,063
1982 7,489 10,634 56,314 -61,152
1981 7,202 10,644 73,234 -83,876
1980 6,894 10,540 95,734 -25,187
1979 6,579 10,466 61,872 11,255
1978 6,246 10,434 16,859 3,783
1977 5,925 10,445 0 -21,636
1976 5,598 10,494 -5,621 -19,135
1975 5,289 10,549 33,735 -40,241
1974 5,015 10,603 67,476 -65,710
1973 4,780 10,641 112,389 -33,840
1972 4,581 10,663 162,650 -1,406
1971 4,433 10,644 257,123 1,175
1970 4,346 10,579 244,918 -15,254
1969 3,941 7,790 260,577 -60,655
1968 3,547 7,266 292,622 -38,852
1967 3,167 6,637 346,145 -39,659
1966 2,811 5,880 333,356 -27,935
1965 2,472 5,083 364,132 -24,955
1964 2,150 4,686 405,000 -23,885
1963 1,854 4,283 337,995 8,271
1962 1,589 3,773 340,800 76,443
1961 1,357 3,186 311,519 52,295
1960 1,220 1,586 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/qatar/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 2,337,000 residents or 76.7% of the population were not native-born in Qatar, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Qatar
City Population
Doha 1.19M
Al Khor 31.5K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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