Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Qatar in numbers

Qatar is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Doha. Its population was 2.97 million in 2025, ranking 138 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$72,525 in 2025.

Population2.97 million2025
GDPUS$215.6 billion2025
GDP per personUS$72,5252025
Life expectancy82.52024
Area11,6372024
Urban share99.4%2025

People

Population

2.97 million
2025 · +361% since 2000 · Rank 138 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

3.92%
2025 · 5.17% in 2000 · Rank 4 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

248.7
2024 · +348% since 2000 · Rank 56 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

99.4%
2025 · 96.3% in 2000 · Rank 13 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

15.0%
2025 · 23.5% in 2000 · Rank 179 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

1.7%
2025 · 1.2% in 2000 · Rank 217 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.72
2024 · -44% since 2000 · Rank 126 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

82.5
2024 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 27 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

5.9
2024 · -53% since 2000 · Rank 147 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$1,804
2023 · +226% since 2000 · Rank 44 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 30 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

98.1%
2024 · 4.9% in 2000 · Rank 11 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

97.6%
2024 · 94.4% in 2001 · Rank 120 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$215.6 billion
2025 · +1,114% since 2000 · Rank 56 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$72,525
2025 · +163% since 2000 · Rank 18 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$128,883
2025 · +41% since 2000 · Rank 5 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.90%
2025 · 8.03% in 2000 · Rank 120 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

1.27%
2024 · 1.65% in 2000 · Rank 139 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

0.1%
2025 · 0.9% in 2000 · Rank 187 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

68.6%
2022 · 67.3% in 2000 · Rank 31 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.6%
2025 · 0.3% in 2011 · Rank 134 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

11,637
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 161 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

0.1%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 206 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

47.33
2024 · -4% since 2000 · Rank 2 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanon

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Qatar. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.