2,866,279
Qatar Population (1950 – 2020)
196019601970197019801980199019902000200020102010….750,000750,0001,500,0001,500,0002,250,0002,250,000Qatar PopulationQatar Population

Date Qatar Population
1950 25,003
1951 27,499
1952 29,876
1953 32,063
1954 34,044
1955 35,866
1956 37,622
1957 39,449
1958 41,546
1959 44,126
1960 47,384
1961 51,421
1962 56,262
1963 61,716
1964 67,566
1965 73,633
1966 79,846
1967 86,302
1968 93,211
1969 100,883
1970 109,514
1971 119,414
1972 130,500
1973 142,186
1974 153,621
1975 164,320
1976 173,721
1977 182,318
1978 191,951
1979 205,171
1980 223,632
1981 247,988
1982 277,226
1983 309,306
1984 341,272
1985 370,890
1986 397,740
1987 422,148
1988 443,605
1989 461,690
1990 476,278
1991 487,353
1992 495,395
1993 501,479
1994 507,041
1995 513,442
1996 522,531
1997 535,321
1998 551,562
1999 570,489
2000 592,468
2001 615,012
2002 640,868
2003 681,788
2004 753,334
2005 865,416
2006 1,022,711
2007 1,218,434
2008 1,436,665
2009 1,654,950
2010 1,856,327
2011 2,035,871
2012 2,196,073
2013 2,336,574
2014 2,459,198
2015 2,565,710
2016 2,654,374
2017 2,724,728
2018 2,781,682
2019 2,832,067
2020 2,881,053
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
196019601970197019801980199019902000200020102010….5510101515Yearly Growth Rate (%)Yearly Growth Rate (%)

Date Yearly Growth Rate (%)
1951 9.98
1952 8.64
1953 7.32
1954 6.18
1955 5.35
1956 4.9
1957 4.86
1958 5.32
1959 6.21
1960 7.38
1961 8.52
1962 9.41
1963 9.69
1964 9.48
1965 8.98
1966 8.44
1967 8.09
1968 8.01
1969 8.23
1970 8.56
1971 9.04
1972 9.28
1973 8.95
1974 8.04
1975 6.96
1976 5.72
1977 4.95
1978 5.28
1979 6.89
1980 9
1981 10.89
1982 11.79
1983 11.57
1984 10.33
1985 8.68
1986 7.24
1987 6.14
1988 5.08
1989 4.08
1990 3.16
1991 2.33
1992 1.65
1993 1.23
1994 1.11
1995 1.26
1996 1.77
1997 2.45
1998 3.03
1999 3.43
2000 3.85
2001 3.81
2002 4.2
2003 6.39
2004 10.49
2005 14.88
2006 18.18
2007 19.14
2008 17.91
2009 15.19
2010 12.17
2011 9.67
2012 7.87
2013 6.4
2014 5.25
2015 4.33
2016 3.46
2017 2.65
2018 2.09
2019 1.81
2020 1.73
  • The current population of Qatar is 2,865,998 as of Thursday, March 12, 2020, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Qatar 2020 population is estimated at 2,881,053 people at mid year according to UN data.
  • Qatar population is equivalent to 0.04% of the total world population.
  • Qatar ranks number 139 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Qatar is 248 per Km2 (643 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 11,610 Km2 (4,483 sq. miles)
  • 96.2 % of the population is urban (2,770,452 people in 2020)
  • The median age in Qatar is 32.3 years.

Population of Qatar (2020 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population Country’s Share of
World Pop		 World Population Qatar
Global Rank
2020 2,881,053 1.73 % 48,986 40,000 32.3 1.88 248 96.2 % 2,770,452 0.04 % 7,794,798,739 139
2019 2,832,067 1.81 % 50,385 40,000 31.6 1.98 244 96.1 % 2,721,608 0.04 % 7,713,468,100 141
2018 2,781,682 2.09 % 56,954 40,000 31.6 1.98 240 96.0 % 2,671,546 0.04 % 7,631,091,040 142
2017 2,724,728 2.65 % 70,354 40,000 31.6 1.98 235 96.0 % 2,614,873 0.04 % 7,547,858,925 142
2016 2,654,374 3.46 % 88,664 40,000 31.6 1.98 229 95.9 % 2,544,480 0.04 % 7,464,022,049 142
2015 2,565,710 6.69 % 141,877 120,970 31.5 2.00 221 95.7 % 2,455,353 0.03 % 7,379,797,139 142
2010 1,856,327 16.49 % 198,182 182,920 31.6 2.23 160 94.4 % 1,752,996 0.03 % 6,956,823,603 148
2005 865,416 7.87 % 54,590 42,783 31.0 2.95 75 97.3 % 842,340 0.01 % 6,541,907,027 158
2000 592,468 2.90 % 15,805 5,901 30.5 3.46 51 96.3 % 570,417 0.01 % 6,143,493,823 164
1995 513,442 1.51 % 7,433 -2,026 29.0 3.74 44 95.0 % 487,771 0.01 % 5,744,212,979 164
1990 476,278 5.13 % 21,078 11,503 28.7 4.40 41 92.8 % 442,074 0.01 % 5,327,231,061 164
1985 370,890 10.65 % 29,452 20,419 26.9 5.45 32 90.1 % 334,343 0.01 % 4,870,921,740 164
1980 223,632 6.36 % 11,862 5,677 23.4 6.10 19 89.4 % 199,973 0.01 % 4,458,003,514 176
1975 164,320 8.45 % 10,961 6,874 23.2 6.75 14 89.0 % 146,177 0.00 % 4,079,480,606 177
1970 109,514 8.26 % 7,176 4,212 22.0 6.97 9 88.4 % 96,760 0.00 % 3,700,437,046 184
1965 73,633 9.22 % 5,250 3,279 20.5 6.97 6 87.1 % 64,100 0.00 % 3,339,583,597 201
1960 47,384 5.73 % 2,304 911 19.4 6.97 4 85.3 % 40,407 0.00 % 3,034,949,748 197
1955 35,866 7.48 % 2,173 1,137 19.4 6.97 3 83.0 % 29,779 0.00 % 2,773,019,936 201
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Qatar Population Forecast

12,000

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population Country’s Share of
World Pop		 World Population Qatar
Global Rank
2020 2,881,053 2.35 % 63,069 40,000 32.3 1.88 248 96.2 % 2,770,452 0.04 % 7,794,798,739 139
2025 3,121,705 1.62 % 48,130 26,000 33.6 1.88 269 96.5 % 3,010,901 0.04 % 8,184,437,460 137
2030 3,326,890 1.28 % 41,037 21,000 35.3 1.88 287 96.7 % 3,216,779 0.04 % 8,548,487,400 136
2035 3,497,397 1.00 % 34,101 17,000 37.1 1.88 301 96.9 % 3,389,037 0.04 % 8,887,524,213 137
2040 3,628,685 0.74 % 26,258 12,000 38.7 1.88 313 97.1 % 3,524,170 0.04 % 9,198,847,240 137
2045 3,746,735 0.64 % 23,610 12,000 40.1 1.88 323 97.4 % 3,648,803 0.04 % 9,481,803,274 133
2050 3,851,131 0.55 % 20,879 41.4 1.88 332 97.7 % 3,762,103 0.04 % 9,735,033,990 134
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Qatar Demographics

 LIFE EXPECTANCY
80.73 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
 INFANT MORTALITY
5.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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 DEATHS UNDER AGE 5
6.7

(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Qatar

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Doha 344,939
2 Ar Rayyan 272,465
3 Umm Salal Muhammad 29,391
4 Al Wakrah 26,436
5 Al Khawr 18,923

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