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Qatar

Population

3,189,718

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
136th
Share of world
0.04%
Annual change
+57,6702.43%

Population of Qatar

05M10M15M20M25M95% prediction interval20263.2M2050 projection4.2M↑ 31% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 3,189,718. 2050 projection: 4,164,460.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Qatar. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20263,173,5592.43%136
20253,115,8892.14%137
20202,803,3750.20%141
20192,797,9211.33%141
20182,761,1422.01%142
20172,706,7094.13%142
20152,427,3317.27%142
20101,709,22915.67%151
2005825,4085.06%162
2000644,9894.63%164

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Doha is home to 1,177,142 people, 37.09% of Qatar's population.

City population1M500K200K
Doha 1.2MAr-Rayyan 1.1MDoha Industrial Area 261.9KUmm Salal Mohammed 202.1KAl Daayen / Al Kheesa 123.2KAl-Wukair 105.1KAl-Wakrah 102.4KRawdat Rashed 100.7KAl Khor 86.4KAl Shahaniya 49.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Doha1.2M37.09%
2Ar-Rayyan1.1M34.02%
3Doha Industrial Area261.9K8.25%
4Umm Salal Mohammed202.1K6.37%
5Al Daayen / Al Kheesa123.2K3.88%
6Al-Wukair105.1K3.31%
7Al-Wakrah102.4K3.23%
8Rawdat Rashed100.7K3.17%
9Al Khor86.4K2.72%
10Al Shahaniya49.8K1.57%

Qatar by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Qatar is home to an estimated 3,189,718 people, the 136th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Qatar has a net population change of approximately 143 people per day, driven by 84 births, 9 deaths, and net immigration of 68 people.
Share of world
Qatar makes up 0.04% of the world's population and 0.06% of Asia's.
Density
276.2 people per km² of land (715.4 per mi²), ranking 55th among countries and territories.
Urban living
99.36% of people live in urban areas.

Qatar Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 4100+ years, female: 795–99 years, male: 4995–99 years, female: 6990–94 years, male: 24290–94 years, female: 29185–89 years, male: 72985–89 years, female: 70380–84 years, male: 1,52680–84 years, female: 1,28375–79 years, male: 3,84275–79 years, female: 3,07470–74 years, male: 7,57870–74 years, female: 5,97765–69 years, male: 19,32565–69 years, female: 9,97160–64 years, male: 38,45560–64 years, female: 15,96955–59 years, male: 73,33255–59 years, female: 24,89350–54 years, male: 132,39350–54 years, female: 36,99445–49 years, male: 198,27445–49 years, female: 61,89140–44 years, male: 293,06940–44 years, female: 89,20535–39 years, male: 388,23335–39 years, female: 117,94430–34 years, male: 377,93230–34 years, female: 114,25225–29 years, male: 265,89825–29 years, female: 85,29020–24 years, male: 136,73920–24 years, female: 62,27715–19 years, male: 71,26015–19 years, female: 58,70410–14 years, male: 73,08510–14 years, female: 70,7625–9 years, male: 86,3205–9 years, female: 82,3400–4 years, male: 81,8590–4 years, female: 81,535100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K300K300K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

34.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.8 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

70.90%

Female

29.10%

Life expectancy 82.1Life expectancy 83.7

Ethnicity

88.4%

non-Qatari

  • non-Qatari88.4%
  • Qatari11.6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2015 est.

Religion

65.5%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim65.5%
  • Hindu15.5%
  • Christian13.8%
  • Buddhist3.8%
  • unaffiliated0.9%
  • Other0.7%
  • folk religion0.1%
  • Jewish0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

folk religion: less than 0.1%

Jewish: less than 0.1%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Qatar United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Qatar Open Data Portal
  5. National Planning Council