Qatar Population (LIVE)

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Qatar Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Qatar is 3,096,507 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Qatar 2025 population is estimated at 3,115,889 people at mid-year.
  • Qatar population is equivalent to 0.038% of the total world population.
  • Qatar ranks number 137 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Qatar is 268 per Km² (695 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 11,610 Km² (4,483 sq. miles).
  • 96.63% of the population is urban (3,010,901 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Qatar is 33.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Qatar (2025 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
2025 3,115,889 2.21% 67,466 36,288 33.5 1.7 268 96.6% 3,010,901 0.038% 8,231,613,070 137
2024 3,048,423 2.33% 69,341 46,105 33.5 1.72 263 97.3% 2,965,657 0.037% 8,161,972,572 137
2023 2,979,082 2.99% 86,627 39,995 33.2 1.73 257 98% 2,918,180 0.037% 8,091,734,930 138
2022 2,892,455 1.58% 44,540 80,004 32.5 1.74 249 99.2% 2,869,229 0.036% 8,021,407,192 138
2020 2,803,375 2.92% 75,209 −50,433 31.6 1.68 241 98.8% 2,770,452 0.036% 7,887,001,292 141
2015 2,427,331 7.27% 143,620 177,467 30.1 1.98 209 0.032% 7,470,491,872 142
2010 1,709,229 15.67% 176,764 90,620 30.2 2.14 147 0.024% 7,021,732,148 150
2005 825,408 5.06% 36,084 68,993 29.9 2.63 71 0.013% 6,586,970,132 161
2000 644,989 4.63% 26,133 22,769 28.9 3.07 56 88.4% 570,417 0.010% 6,171,702,993 163
1995 514,325 3.16% 14,830 5,634 28.2 3.56 44 94.8% 487,771 0.0089% 5,758,878,982 165
1990 440,175 3.76% 14,847 5,216 26.9 4.23 38 0.0083% 5,327,803,110 166
1985 365,940 5.81% 18,005 9,797 26.1 4.64 32 91.4% 334,343 0.0075% 4,868,943,465 168
1980 275,913 7.4% 16,565 10,540 22.5 5.33 24 72.5% 199,973 0.0062% 4,447,606,236 172
1975 193,087 10.66% 15,347 10,549 20 5.86 17 75.7% 146,177 0.0047% 4,070,735,277 177
1970 116,350 12.68% 10,457 10,579 22.8 6.23 10 83.2% 96,760 0.0031% 3,694,683,794 182
1965 64,065 12.21% 5,611 5,083 21.6 6.53 6 0.0019% 3,334,533,703 191
1960 36,010 4.76% 1,495 1,586 17 6.53 3 0.0012% 3,015,470,894 200
1955 28,536 3.28% 851 26 16.6 6.54 2 0.0010% 2,740,213,792 202

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Qatar Population Forecast

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
2030 3,333,610 1.36% 43,544 2,386 33.1 1.66 287 96.5% 3,216,779 0.039% 8,569,124,911 136
2035 3,511,258 1.04% 35,530 2,493 32.3 1.64 302 96.5% 3,389,037 0.040% 8,885,210,181 135
2040 3,711,503 1.12% 40,049 2,593 32.2 1.63 320 95% 3,524,170 0.040% 9,177,190,203 135
2045 3,930,896 1.16% 43,879 2,719 32.3 1.63 339 92.8% 3,648,803 0.042% 9,439,639,668 134
2050 4,164,461 1.16% 46,713 2,815 32.3 1.62 359 90.3% 3,762,103 0.043% 9,664,378,587 134

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Qatar Demographics

Life Expectancy
82.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
5.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
6.6

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Qatar Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Qatar delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Qatar (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.