Urban population growth in Qatar
The urban population of Qatar changed by 3.96% in 2025.
Qatar, 2025
3.96%
Change from 2024
−3.40percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
22nd of 217
Urban population growth in Qatar over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Qatar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.96% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 7.36% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | -0.01% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 5.95% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -10.89% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 5.77% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.26% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.41% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 2.78% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 5.55% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 8.62% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 11.65% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 10.77% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 5.95% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.61% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 0.65% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 12.23% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 16.88% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 21.99% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 16.72% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 6.78% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.00% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.79% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.97% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 5.16% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.40 percentage points from 7.36% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 8.62%, the figure has changed by −4.66 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Qatar has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
99.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
3.92%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,979,082 people
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Median age estimates and projections
33.2 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.73 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
2.24%
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