Population in Qatar
The population of Qatar was 2,972,215 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Qatar, 2025
2,972,215
Change from 2024
+4.0%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
138th of 217
Population in Qatar over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Qatar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,972,215 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 2,857,822 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 2,656,032 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 2,657,333 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 2,504,910 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 2,794,148 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 2,638,657 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 2,580,734 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 2,545,820 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 2,477,113 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 2,344,557 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 2,151,745 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 1,916,426 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 1,722,438 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 1,624,761 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,616,832 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,608,903 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,426,938 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,208,595 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 972,831 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 825,408 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 773,332 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 744,682 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 711,205 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 677,925 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.0% from 2,857,822 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2,344,557 people, the figure has changed by +26.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Qatar has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Qatar
All statistics for Qatar
Population growth
3.92%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,979,082 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
33.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.73 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.24%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
1.7%
2025 · World Bank