Qatar People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
2,508,182 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari
Ethnic groups
non-Qatari 88.4%, Qatari 11.6% (2015 est.)
Languages
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
Muslim 65.2%, Christian 13.7%, Hindu 15.9%, Buddhist 3.8%, folk religion
Age structure
0-14 years: 12.84% (male 158,702/female 155,211)
15-24 years: 11.78% (male 203,703/female 84,323)
25-54 years: 70.66% (male 1,439,364/female 287,575)
55-64 years: 3.53% (male 66,561/female 19,600)
65 years and over: 1.19% (male 19,067/female 10,068) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 20.7
youth dependency ratio: 16.1
elderly dependency ratio: 2
potential support ratio: 50.1 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 33.7 years
male: 35 years
female: 28.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
1.04% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
9.33 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
1.42 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula
Urbanization
urban population: 99.3% of total population (2022)
rate of urbanization: 1.66% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
Ar-Rayyan 779,000, 652,000 DOHA (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 2.26 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 5.45 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 3.42 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female
total population: 3.36 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 6.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.81 years
male: 77.7 years
female: 81.96 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.9 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
37.5% (2012)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 99.6% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0.4% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
2.9% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density
1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.2% (2021 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
35.1% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 0.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.07 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 11.8% (2020 est.)
male: 21.7% (2020 est.)
female: 1.9% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
3.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.5%
male: 92.4%
female: 94.7% (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 13 years
male: 12 years
female: 15 years (2021)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 0.5%
male: 0.2%
female: 1.7% (2020 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Qatar on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Qatar 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Qatar 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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