Qatar — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Qatar, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Qatar was 3.92% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 21.70% in 2007. The lowest was -10.93% in 2021 (about -2.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.40% per year.
Qatar ranks 4 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Qatar sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 82% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 54%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 4 of 23 economies; Syrian Arab Republic (3.77%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 15053% in 2024. That is 34% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2007.
World ranking. Slipped: 2nd of 216 in 1961 → 2nd of 216 in 1970 → 5th of 216 in 1980 → 29th of 216 in 1990 → 3rd of 217 in 2000 → 150th of 217 in 2010 → 1st of 217 in 2020 → 4th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.92% | -3.4 pp |
| 2024 | 7.32% | +7.4 pp |
| 2023 | -0.05% | -6.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.91% | +16.8 pp |
| 2021 | -10.93% | -16.7 pp |
| 2020 | 5.73% | +3.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.22% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 1.36% | -1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 2.74% | -2.8 pp |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -3.1 pp |
| 2015 | 8.58% | -3.0 pp |
| 2014 | 11.58% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 10.67% | +4.8 pp |
| 2012 | 5.84% | +5.3 pp |
| 2011 | 0.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.49% | -11.5 pp |
| 2009 | 12% | -4.6 pp |
| 2008 | 16.61% | -5.1 pp |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +5.3 pp |
| 2006 | 16.43% | +9.9 pp |
| 2005 | 6.52% | +2.7 pp |
| 2004 | 3.78% | -0.8 pp |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 4.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 5.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 5.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 5.31% | +1.3 pp |
| 1997 | 3.98% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 3.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 3.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 3.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 3.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 3.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 3.74% | -0.7 pp |
| 1986 | 4.41% | -0.7 pp |
| 1985 | 5.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 5.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 5.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 5.95% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 6.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 6.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 6.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 7.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 1977 | 7.48% | -0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 7.94% | -0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 8.49% | -0.7 pp |
| 1974 | 9.16% | -0.8 pp |
| 1973 | 9.95% | -1.0 pp |
| 1972 | 10.92% | -1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 12.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 12.16% | +0.6 pp |
| 1969 | 11.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 11.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 12.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 11.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 11.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 12.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 12.12% | +0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 11.76% | +2.1 pp |
| 1961 | 9.71% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s Population growth in 1962?
11.76% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Qatar’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -59.6% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.92%; 2024: 7.32%; 2023: -0.05%; 2022: 5.91%; 2021: -10.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.