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Qatar population, 1950 to 2100

Qatar had about 2.98 million people in 2023, up from roughly 24,000 in 1950. The UN projects 4.16 million by 2050 and 7.27 million by 2100.

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  • Qatar: 0.02M in 1950, 7.27M in 2100 (projected). The latest estimate is 2.98M in 2023.

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Few lines on a population chart start as small as Qatar's. The UN estimates only about 24,000 people in 1950, then roughly 190,000 in 1975, 640,000 in 2000 and about 2.98 million in 2023. Much of that surge is tied to migrant workers arriving for the country's energy and construction economy, which is why the curve looks so unlike its neighbors' slow rises.

The medium projection keeps climbing: about 3.33 million in 2030, 4.16 million in 2050, 5.55 million in 2075 and 7.27 million in 2100, with no peak inside the chart. Qatar's world rank improves from 204th in 1950 to 138th in 2023, then a projected 134th in 2050 and 114th in 2100. Data are from UN World Population Prospects 2024.

The data

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026.

Qatar's population, Millions of people, 1950 to 2100 (UN projections), 1950–2100
Date🇶🇦 Qatar
19500.02M
19510.03M
19520.03M
19530.03M
19540.03M
19550.03M
19560.03M
19570.03M
19580.03M
19590.03M
19600.04M
19610.04M
19620.05M
19630.05M
19640.06M
19650.06M
19660.07M
19670.08M
19680.09M
19690.10M
19700.12M
19710.13M
19720.15M
19730.16M
19740.18M
19750.19M
19760.21M
19770.23M
19780.24M
19790.26M
19800.28M
19810.29M
19820.31M
19830.33M
19840.35M
19850.37M
19860.38M
19870.40M
19880.41M
19890.43M
19900.44M
19910.46M
19920.47M
19930.49M
19940.50M
19950.51M
19960.53M
19970.55M
19980.58M
19990.61M
20000.65M
20010.68M
20020.71M
20030.75M
20040.77M
20050.83M
20060.97M
20071.21M
20081.43M
20091.59M
20101.71M
20111.81M
20121.91M
20132.03M
20142.22M
20152.43M
20162.60M
20172.71M
20182.76M
20192.80M
20202.80M
20212.82M
20222.89M
20232.98M
20243.05M
20253.12M
20263.17M
20273.22M
20283.26M
20293.30M
20303.33M
20313.37M
20323.40M
20333.44M
20343.47M
20353.51M
20363.55M
20373.59M
20383.63M
20393.67M
20403.71M
20413.75M
20423.80M
20433.84M
20443.89M
20453.93M
20463.98M
20474.02M
20484.07M
20494.12M
20504.16M
20514.21M
20524.26M
20534.31M
20544.36M
20554.41M
20564.46M
20574.51M
20584.57M
20594.62M
20604.67M
20614.73M
20624.78M
20634.84M
20644.89M
20654.95M
20665.01M
20675.07M
20685.12M
20695.18M
20705.24M
20715.30M
20725.36M
20735.43M
20745.49M
20755.55M
20765.61M
20775.68M
20785.74M
20795.81M
20805.87M
20815.94M
20826.00M
20836.07M
20846.14M
20856.21M
20866.27M
20876.34M
20886.41M
20896.48M
20906.55M
20916.62M
20926.70M
20936.77M
20946.84M
20956.91M
20966.98M
20977.06M
20987.13M
20997.20M
21007.27M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Qatar?

Qatar's population was about 2.98 million in 2023, the latest UN estimate. That ranked it 138th in the world. Years after 2023 are projections.

How big will Qatar's population be by 2100?

The UN projects about 4.16 million people in 2050 and about 7.27 million in 2100. Under that medium scenario Qatar would rise to 114th in the world. Migration plays a large part in the projection, so it is more uncertain than most.

Where does this data come from?

UN World Population Prospects 2024 via Our World in Data; estimates to 2023, medium-variant projections after, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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