The population of Qatar is expected to grow by 48,000 in 2020 and reach 2,840,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 26,000 people yearly. On average there are 26,644 births and 4,721 deaths in Qatar per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.79 percent per year. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 232.1 in 2018.
| Current population | 2,811,858 people at present (Saturday 30th of May 2020) | |
| Median Age | 32.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 79.2 years | |
| Population density | 240.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2019 the population of Qatar was 2,744,000 and the average age increased from 22.9 in 1960 to 32.0. Urban population has increased from 570,418 (96.3%) in 2000 to 2,779,000 (99.5%) in the current year. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 232.1 in 2018.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,792,000 | 48,000 (1.7%) | 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%) |
Total Qatar population should reach 2,792,000 by 2020 and should increase to 3,773,000 people by year 2050. 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 population growth rate is 1.75% (49,000 residents, including 4,361 deaths). The demographics of Qatar constitutes of 710,000 women and 2,082,000 men, which means there are 2,932 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 17.8% of population (496,697) is 19 or younger, 80.4% of population (2,245,885) is between age 20 and 64 and 1.7% of population (48,581) is over 65.