Qatar vs United Kingdom: Birth rate

Qatar
9.91 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United Kingdom
10.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Qatar rank
169th
United Kingdom rank
168th

Birth rate over time

  • Qatar
  • United Kingdom
1020304050192219722023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 10.02 births per 1,000 people against 9.91 births per 1,000 people in Qatar, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 169th and United Kingdom ranks 168th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s 46.84 births per 1,000 people 16.02 births per 1,000 people 30.82 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1960s 46.43 births per 1,000 people 17.7 births per 1,000 people 28.73 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1970s 34.07 births per 1,000 people 13.48 births per 1,000 people 20.6 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1980s 25.86 births per 1,000 people 13.21 births per 1,000 people 12.65 births per 1,000 people Qatar
1990s 20.1 births per 1,000 people 12.93 births per 1,000 people 7.17 births per 1,000 people Qatar
2000s 14.58 births per 1,000 people 12.08 births per 1,000 people 2.51 births per 1,000 people Qatar
2010s 10.69 births per 1,000 people 11.94 births per 1,000 people 1.25 births per 1,000 people United Kingdom
2020s 9.9 births per 1,000 people 10.14 births per 1,000 people 0.24 births per 1,000 people United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Qatar or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 10.02 births per 1,000 people against 9.91 births per 1,000 people in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Qatar and United Kingdom?
0.11 births per 1,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Kingdom?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Kingdom rank globally for birth rate?
Qatar ranks 169th and United Kingdom ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.