Qatar Population Clock
Qatar has an estimated population of about 2.97 million, which makes it the 113th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing very rapidly, at 3.92% a year.
The capital is Doha.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Qatar's population is changing
Qatar records about 78 births and 9 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 69 people per day, or about 25,202 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 36,288 over the reported period, with more people arriving than leaving. That is equivalent to about 144% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Qatar would take roughly 18 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 2.48 million to 2.97 million — a gain of 495,102, or 20.0%.
Where people live in Qatar
With about 231 people per square kilometre, Qatar is densely populated, roughly 3.7× the world average of 62. That ranks 25th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Dominican Republic and Switzerland.
Qatar covers about 11,490 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 2.97 million into that density figure.
About 99.4% of people live in urban areas, making Qatar almost entirely urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 2.95 million town and city dwellers and 19,042 living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Qatar
Qatar has a broadly balanced age structure: about 15.0% are under 15 and 1.7% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 8.8 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 1.72 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 82.5 years, roughly 9.0 years above the global average of 73.5.
Qatar at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.97 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #113 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 3.92% | 2025 |
| Population density | 231 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 11,490 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 99.4% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.72 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 15.0% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 1.7% | 2025 |
| Net migration | 36,288 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 78 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 9 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank