Qatar People - 2024

Population

2,532,104 (2023 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):
كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)

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Religions

Muslim 65.2%, Christian 13.7%, Hindu 15.9%, Buddhist 3.8%, folk religion

Age structure

0-14 years: 13.08% (male 167,065/female 164,110)

15-64 years: 85.51% (male 1,757,982/female 407,120)

65 years and over: 1.41% (2023 est.) (male 23,544/female 12,283)

2023 population pyramid:

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: 34.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 35.5 years

female: 28.1 years

Population growth rate

0.86% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

9.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

1.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 99.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.66% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

798,000 Ar-Rayyan, 658,000 DOHA (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 4.32 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.92 male(s)/female

total population: 3.34 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

8 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80 years (2023 est.)

male: 77.9 years

female: 82.2 years

Total fertility rate

1.9 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.94 (2023 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

4.2% of GDP (2020)

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.)

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

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

65.8% (2023 est.)

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)