The population of Qatar is expected to grow by 47,000 in 2024 and reach 3,029,000 in 2025. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 26,000 people yearly. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 248.8 in 2022.
Current population | 2,999,411 people at present (Saturday 4th of May 2024) | |
Median Age | 33.3 years |
Population density | 257.0 per km2 |
Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
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2024 | 2,984,000 | 47,000 (1.6%) | 26,000 | 33.3 | 257 | 2,973,000 (99.6%) | |
2023 | 2,937,000 | 48,000 (1.6%) | 26,000 | 33.0 | 253 | 2,926,000 (99.6%) | |
2022 | 2,889,000 | 49,000 (1.7%) | 26,000 | 32.8 | 249 | 2,877,000 (99.6%) | |
2021 | 2,840,000 | 48,000 (1.7%) | 26,000 | 32.5 | 245 | 2,828,000 (99.6%) | |
2020 | 2,792,000 | 48,000 (1.7%) | 26,000 | 32.3 | 1.83 | 241 | 2,779,000 (99.5%) |
2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 32.0 | 1.85 | 236 | 2,730,000 (99.5%) |
2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 31.8 | 1.87 | 232 | 2,680,000 (99.4%) |
2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 31.6 | 1.89 | 227 | 2,623,000 (99.4%) |
2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40,000 | 31.4 | 1.91 | 221 | 2,552,252 (99.3%) |
2015 | 2,481,539 | 107,120 (4.3%) | 40,000 | 31.3 | 1.93 | 214 | 2,462,779 (99.2%) |
2010 | 1,779,676 | 188,896 (10.6%) | 120,400 | 31.5 | 2.07 | 153 | 1,755,739 (98.7%) |
2005 | 864,863 | 106,008 (12.3%) | 168,260 | 30.0 | 2.57 | 74 | 842,800 (97.4%) |
2000 | 592,267 | 22,820 (3.9%) | 42,783 | 29.0 | 3.24 | 51 | 570,418 (96.3%) |
1995 | 513,455 | 6,360 (1.2%) | 5,901 | 27.7 | 3.59 | 44 | 487,772 (95.0%) |
1990 | 476,445 | 14,575 (3.1%) | -2,026 | 27.2 | 4.01 | 41 | 442,074 (92.8%) |
1985 | 371,081 | 29,626 (8.0%) | 11,503 | 25.7 | 4.93 | 32 | 334,344 (90.1%) |
1980 | 223,775 | 18,462 (8.3%) | 20,419 | 23.9 | 5.81 | 19 | 199,972 (89.4%) |
1975 | 164,413 | 10,709 (6.5%) | 5,677 | 24.4 | 6.46 | 14 | 146,178 (88.9%) |
1970 | 109,514 | 8,640 (7.9%) | 6,874 | 23.4 | 6.91 | 9 | 96,760 (88.4%) |
1965 | 73,633 | 6,066 (8.2%) | 4,212 | 22.9 | 6.99 | 6 | 64,100 (87.1%) |
1960 | 47,384 | 4,037 (7.9%) | 3,279 | 22.9 | 6.97 | 4 | 40,407 (85.3%) |
In 2023 the population of Qatar was 2,937,000 and the average age increased from 22.9 in 1960 to 33.0. Urban population has increased from 570,418 (96.3%) in 2000 to 2,973,000 (99.6%) in the current year. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 248.8 in 2022.
Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 26,000 | 32.3 | 1.83 | 241 | 2,779,000 (99.5%) |
2025 | 3,029,000 | 45,000 (1.5%) | 21,000 | 33.6 | 1.74 | 261 | 3,018,000 (99.7%) |
2030 | 3,232,000 | 38,000 (1.2%) | 17,000 | 35.2 | 1.68 | 278 | 3,223,000 (99.7%) |
2035 | 3,402,000 | 30,000 (0.9%) | 12,000 | 36.9 | 1.64 | 293 | 3,395,000 (99.8%) |
2040 | 3,537,000 | 26,000 (0.7%) | 12,000 | 38.5 | 1.62 | 305 | 3,529,000 (99.8%) |
2045 | 3,661,000 | 24,000 (0.7%) | 12,000 | 39.9 | 1.62 | 315 | 3,653,000 (99.8%) |
2050 | 3,773,000 | 21,000 (0.6%) | 12,000 | 41.1 | 1.63 | 325 | 3,766,000 (99.8%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 83.6 (83.0 years for male and 84.4 years for females). Population density will go up to 325.0 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Qatar constitutes of 782,000 women and 2,202,000 men, which means there are 2,816 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 18.3% of population (546,370) is 19 or younger, 79.2% of population (2,362,134) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.6% of population (76,689) is over 65.