Qatar vs Spain: Annual change in population

Qatar

86,620 people

in 2023

Spain

83,197 people

in 2023

Qatar rank

92nd

Spain rank

95th

Annual change in population over time

Qatar currently reports 86,620 people against 83,197 people in Spain, a difference of 3,423 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.

Qatar ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.