Demographics & population — Qatar
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Qatar: 2,444,174
Immigration rules and fees change frequently — confirm current requirements on official government or embassy websites.
Population overview
- Population
2,444,174
- Population Growth Rate
4.19%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
DOHA (capital) 567,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
33.31
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
- Nationality Noun
Qatari(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
89%
- Literacy - male
89.1%
- Literacy - female
88.6%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
2.5%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
7
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
2.76
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.2
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
1.9%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
33.2%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved