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