Qatar

Population in Qatar

Population in Qatar: 24,280 people in 1950 and 2.98 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
2.98 million people
Since 1950
+2.95 million people
Rank, 2023
138 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
7.27 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in QatarPopulation in Qatar: 24,280 people in 1950 and 2.98 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 7.27 million people in 2100, between 414,700 people and 22.3 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 7.27 million people in 2100, between 414,700 people and 22.3 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 14,090 people.

Every year

people · UN

YearQatarWorld
20232.98 million8.09 billion
20222.89 million8.02 billion
20212.82 million7.95 billion
20202.8 million7.89 billion
20192.8 million7.81 billion
20182.76 million7.73 billion
20172.71 million7.65 billion
20162.6 million7.56 billion
20152.43 million7.47 billion
20142.22 million7.38 billion
20132.03 million7.29 billion
20121.91 million7.2 billion
20111.81 million7.11 billion
20101.71 million7.02 billion
20091.59 million6.93 billion
20081.43 million6.84 billion
20071.21 million6.76 billion
2006972,8006.67 billion
2005825,4006.59 billion
2004773,3006.5 billion
2003744,7006.42 billion
2002711,2006.34 billion
2001677,9006.26 billion
2000645,0006.17 billion
1999612,5006.09 billion
1998580,5006.01 billion
1997550,5005.93 billion
1996529,0005.84 billion
1995514,3005.76 billion
1994499,5005.68 billion
1993484,5005.59 billion
1992469,7005.51 billion
1991454,9005.42 billion
1990440,2005.33 billion
1989425,6005.23 billion
1988411,3005.14 billion
1987397,0005.05 billion
1986382,4004.96 billion
1985365,9004.87 billion
1984347,9004.78 billion
1983329,7004.7 billion
1982311,5004.61 billion
1981293,6004.53 billion
1980275,9004.45 billion
1979258,7004.37 billion
1978241,8004.29 billion
1977225,3004.22 billion
1976209,1004.14 billion
1975193,1004.07 billion
1974177,4004 billion
1973161,8003.92 billion
1972146,5003.85 billion
1971131,3003.77 billion
1970116,4003.7 billion
1969103,0003.62 billion
196891,7503.55 billion
196781,4403.47 billion
196672,1903.4 billion
196564,0703.34 billion
196456,8703.26 billion
196350,3803.19 billion
196244,6303.12 billion
196139,6803.07 billion
196036,0103.02 billion
195933,6602.97 billion
195831,9702.91 billion
195730,6402.85 billion
195629,5202.8 billion
195528,5402.74 billion
195427,6202.69 billion
195326,7402.63 billion
195225,8902.58 billion
195125,0702.54 billion
195024,2802.49 billion
194923,570–
194823,120–
194722,920–
194622,730–
194522,540–
194422,350–
194322,160–
194221,970–
194121,790–
194021,600–
193921,420–
193821,240–
193721,060–
193620,880–
193520,710–
193420,530–
193320,360–
193220,190–
193120,020–
193019,850–
192919,680–
192819,520–
192719,350–
192619,190–
192519,030–
192418,870–
192318,710–
192218,550–
192118,400–
192018,240–
191918,090–
191817,940–
191717,780–
191617,650–
191517,520–
191417,390–
191317,260–
191217,130–
191117,020–
191016,910–
190916,810–
190816,710–
190716,630–
190616,550–
190516,470–
190416,380–
190316,300–
190216,220–
190116,140–
190016,060–
189915,980–
189815,900–
189715,820–
189615,740–
189515,670–
189415,590–
189315,510–
189215,430–
189115,360–
189015,280–
188915,200–
188815,130–
188715,050–
188614,980–
188514,900–
188414,830–
188314,760–
188214,680–
188114,610–
188014,540–
187914,460–
187814,390–
187714,320–
187614,250–
187514,180–
187414,110–
187314,040–
187213,970–
187113,910–
187013,880–
186913,860–
186813,850–
186713,870–
186613,880–
186513,890–
186413,910–
186313,920–
186213,930–
186113,950–
186013,960–
185913,970–
185813,990–
185714,000–
185614,010–
185514,030–
185414,040–
185314,050–
185214,070–
185114,080–
185014,090–
184914,090–
184814,090–
184714,090–
184614,090–
184514,090–
184414,090–
184314,090–
184214,090–
184114,090–
184014,090–
183914,090–
183814,090–
183714,090–
183614,090–
183514,090–
183414,090–
183314,090–
183214,090–
183114,090–
183014,090–
182914,090–
182814,090–
182714,090–
182614,090–
182514,090–
182414,090–
182314,090–
182214,090–
182114,090–
182014,090–
181914,090–
181814,090–
181714,090–
181614,090–
181514,090–
181414,090–
181314,090–
181214,090–
181114,090–
181014,090–
180914,090–
180814,090–
180714,090–
180614,090–
180514,090–
180414,090–
180314,090–
180214,090–
180114,090–
180014,090–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearQatarWorld
20243.05 million2.94 million–3.13 million8.16 billion
20253.12 million2.82 million–3.38 million8.23 billion
20263.17 million2.7 million–3.64 million8.3 billion
20273.22 million2.6 million–3.92 million8.37 billion
20283.26 million2.53 million–4.2 million8.44 billion
20293.3 million2.48 million–4.46 million8.5 billion
20303.33 million2.42 million–4.71 million8.57 billion
20313.37 million2.39 million–4.98 million8.63 billion
20323.4 million2.39 million–5.29 million8.7 billion
20333.44 million2.41 million–5.57 million8.76 billion
20343.47 million2.43 million–5.84 million8.82 billion
20353.51 million2.45 million–6.11 million8.89 billion
20363.55 million2.48 million–6.37 million8.95 billion
20373.59 million2.49 million–6.64 million9.01 billion
20383.63 million2.5 million–6.91 million9.06 billion
20393.67 million2.52 million–7.17 million9.12 billion
20403.71 million2.53 million–7.45 million9.18 billion
20413.75 million2.53 million–7.75 million9.23 billion
20423.8 million2.54 million–8.05 million9.29 billion
20433.84 million2.55 million–8.35 million9.34 billion
20443.89 million2.55 million–8.59 million9.39 billion
20453.93 million2.55 million–8.86 million9.44 billion
20463.98 million2.54 million–9.14 million9.49 billion
20474.02 million2.51 million–9.36 million9.54 billion
20484.07 million2.5 million–9.62 million9.58 billion
20494.12 million2.49 million–9.84 million9.62 billion
20504.16 million2.47 million–10.1 million9.66 billion
20514.21 million2.43 million–10.3 million9.7 billion
20524.26 million2.39 million–10.6 million9.74 billion
20534.31 million2.34 million–10.9 million9.78 billion
20544.36 million2.3 million–11.1 million9.81 billion
20554.41 million2.26 million–11.3 million9.85 billion
20564.46 million2.22 million–11.6 million9.88 billion
20574.51 million2.18 million–11.9 million9.91 billion
20584.57 million2.14 million–12.2 million9.94 billion
20594.62 million2.09 million–12.6 million9.96 billion
20604.67 million2.04 million–12.8 million9.99 billion
20614.73 million1.99 million–13.1 million10 billion
20624.78 million1.91 million–13.3 million10 billion
20634.84 million1.84 million–13.4 million10.1 billion
20644.89 million1.81 million–13.6 million10.1 billion
20654.95 million1.79 million–13.9 million10.1 billion
20665.01 million1.75 million–14.2 million10.1 billion
20675.07 million1.71 million–14.5 million10.1 billion
20685.12 million1.67 million–14.8 million10.2 billion
20695.18 million1.62 million–15.1 million10.2 billion
20705.24 million1.59 million–15.3 million10.2 billion
20715.3 million1.57 million–15.6 million10.2 billion
20725.36 million1.55 million–15.8 million10.2 billion
20735.43 million1.52 million–16.1 million10.2 billion
20745.49 million1.46 million–16.4 million10.2 billion
20755.55 million1.41 million–16.7 million10.3 billion
20765.61 million1.36 million–17 million10.3 billion
20775.68 million1.3 million–17.2 million10.3 billion
20785.74 million1.23 million–17.4 million10.3 billion
20795.81 million1.17 million–17.5 million10.3 billion
20805.87 million1.13 million–17.8 million10.3 billion
20815.94 million1.1 million–18.1 million10.3 billion
20826 million1.05 million–18.3 million10.3 billion
20836.07 million963,100–18.6 million10.3 billion
20846.14 million898,400–18.8 million10.3 billion
20856.21 million900,300–18.9 million10.3 billion
20866.27 million848,000–19.2 million10.3 billion
20876.34 million761,100–19.5 million10.3 billion
20886.41 million710,800–20 million10.3 billion
20896.48 million700,000–20.1 million10.3 billion
20906.55 million728,400–20.2 million10.3 billion
20916.62 million755,500–20.5 million10.3 billion
20926.7 million715,300–20.7 million10.3 billion
20936.77 million639,200–20.8 million10.3 billion
20946.84 million590,300–21 million10.2 billion
20956.91 million595,000–21.3 million10.2 billion
20966.98 million611,400–21.7 million10.2 billion
20977.06 million568,100–22 million10.2 billion
20987.13 million487,100–22.1 million10.2 billion
20997.2 million419,900–22.1 million10.2 billion
21007.27 million414,700–22.3 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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