Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: World population growth
Qatar
1.0%
in 2100
United Arab Emirates
0.9%
in 2100
Qatar rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th
World population growth over time
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 10 and United Arab Emirates in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1800s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.4% | Qatar |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 1950s | 3.7% | 5.8% | 2.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 11.5% | 7.2% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 13.0% | 4.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 6.5% | 1.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 6.1% | 2.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.0% | 2.7% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.2% | 2.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2030s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2040s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2050s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2060s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2080s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2090s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2100s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
- Qatar, at 1.0% against 0.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for world population growth?
- Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.