Urban population in Qatar in 2025 — 2,953,173 people. Ranked 125 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12,516.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.95M | +114,727 | +4.04% |
| 2024 | 2.84M | +201,444 | +7.64% |
| 2023 | 2.64M | −241 | −0.01% |
| 2022 | 2.64M | +152,287 | +6.13% |
| 2021 | 2.48M | −285,771 | −10.31% |
| 2020 | 2.77M | +155,312 | +5.94% |
| 2019 | 2.62M | +58,538 | +2.29% |
| 2018 | 2.56M | +35,726 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 2.52M | +69,168 | +2.82% |
| 2016 | 2.45M | +132,320 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.32M | +191,552 | +9% |
| 2014 | 2.13M | +233,997 | +12.35% |
| 2013 | 1.89M | +193,330 | +11.37% |
| 2012 | 1.7M | +98,281 | +6.13% |
| 2011 | 1.6M | +9,816 | +0.62% |
| 2010 | 1.59M | +10,339 | +0.65% |
| 2009 | 1.58M | +182,101 | +13% |
| 2008 | 1.4M | +217,440 | +18.38% |
| 2007 | 1.18M | +233,492 | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 949,315 | +146,179 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 803,136 | +52,638 | +7.01% |
| 2004 | 750,498 | +29,414 | +4.08% |
| 2003 | 721,084 | +33,758 | +4.91% |
| 2002 | 687,326 | +33,349 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 653,977 | +32,890 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 621,087 | +32,406 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 588,681 | +31,906 | +5.73% |
| 1998 | 556,775 | +30,132 | +5.72% |
| 1997 | 526,643 | +22,020 | +4.36% |
| 1996 | 504,623 | +15,635 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 488,988 | +15,887 | +3.36% |
| 1994 | 473,101 | +16,011 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 457,090 | +16,056 | +3.64% |
| 1992 | 441,034 | +16,037 | +3.77% |
| 1991 | 424,997 | +15,970 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 409,027 | +15,871 | +4.04% |
| 1989 | 393,156 | +15,765 | +4.18% |
| 1988 | 377,391 | +15,669 | +4.33% |
| 1987 | 361,722 | +15,924 | +4.61% |
| 1986 | 345,798 | +18,082 | +5.52% |
| 1985 | 327,716 | +20,441 | +6.65% |
| 1984 | 307,275 | +20,801 | +7.26% |
| 1983 | 286,474 | +20,412 | +7.67% |
| 1982 | 266,062 | +19,332 | +7.84% |
| 1981 | 246,730 | +17,722 | +7.74% |
| 1980 | 229,008 | +16,321 | +7.67% |
| 1979 | 212,687 | +15,477 | +7.85% |
| 1978 | 197,210 | +14,790 | +8.11% |
| 1977 | 182,420 | +14,246 | +8.47% |
| 1976 | 168,174 | +13,801 | +8.94% |
| 1975 | 154,373 | +13,446 | +9.54% |
| 1974 | 140,927 | +13,165 | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 127,762 | +12,932 | +11.26% |
| 1972 | 114,830 | +12,721 | +12.46% |
| 1971 | 102,109 | +12,519 | +13.97% |
| 1970 | 89,590 | +11,109 | +14.16% |
| 1969 | 78,481 | +9,394 | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 69,087 | +8,531 | +14.09% |
| 1967 | 60,556 | +7,611 | +14.38% |
| 1966 | 52,945 | +6,668 | +14.41% |
| 1965 | 46,277 | +5,885 | +14.57% |
| 1964 | 40,392 | +5,269 | +15% |
| 1963 | 35,123 | +4,650 | +15.26% |
| 1962 | 30,473 | +4,002 | +15.12% |
| 1961 | 26,471 | +3,064 | +13.09% |
| 1960 | 23,407 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
