The population of Qatar is expected to grow by 49,000 in 2019 and reach 2,792,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 40,000 people yearly. On average there are 26,609 births and 4,540 deaths in Qatar per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.80 percent per year. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 227.3 in 2017.
| Current population | 2,778,586 people at present (Friday 20th of September 2019) | |
| Median Age | 32.0 years |
| Life expectancy | 79.1 years | |
| Population density | 236.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,744,000 | 49,000 (1.8%) | 40,000 | 32.0 | 1.85 | 236 | 2,730,000 (99.5%) |
| 2018 | 2,695,000 | 56,000 (2.1%) | 40,000 | 31.8 | 1.87 | 232 | 2,680,000 (99.4%) |
| 2017 | 2,639,000 | 69,196 (2.6%) | 40,000 | 31.6 | 1.89 | 227 | 2,623,000 (99.4%) |
| 2016 | 2,569,804 | 88,265 (3.4%) | 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 2018 the population of Qatar was 2,695,000 and the average age increased from 22.9 in 1960 to 31.8. Urban population has increased from 570,418 (96.3%) in 2000 to 2,730,000 (99.5%) in the current year. The population density of Qatar has changed from 19.3 in 1980 to 227.3 in 2017.
| 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 1.82% (56,000 residents, including 4,174 deaths). The demographics of Qatar constitutes of 693,000 women and 2,051,000 men, which means there are 2,960 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 18.1% of population (496,938) is 19 or younger, 80.3% of population (2,203,432) is between age 20 and 64 and 1.6% of population (43,081) is over 65.