The population of Qatar is expected to grow by 45,000 in 2025 and reach 3,071,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 21,000 people yearly. On average there are 26,779 births and 6,131 deaths in Qatar per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.68 percent per year. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 253.0 in 2023.
| Current population | 3,042,463 people at present (Sunday 27th of April 2025) | |
| Median Age | 33.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 80.0 years | |
| Population density | 260.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,029,000 | 45,000 (1.5%) | 21,000 | 33.6 | 1.74 | 261 | 3,018,000 (99.7%) |
| 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 2024 the population of Qatar was 2,984,000 and the average age increased from 22.9 in 1960 to 33.3. Urban population has increased from 570,418 (96.3%) in 2000 to 3,018,000 (99.7%) in the current year. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 253.0 in 2023.
| 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 800,000 women and 2,229,000 men, which means there are 2,786 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 18.1% of population (546,735) is 19 or younger, 79.1% of population (2,396,848) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.8% of population (85,418) is over 65.