Namibia vs Qatar: Has the population peaked?

Namibia

2.96 million people

in 2023

Qatar

2.98 million people

in 2023

Namibia rank

139th

Qatar rank

138th

Has the population peaked? over time

Qatar currently reports 2.98 million people against 2.96 million people in Namibia, a difference of 15,990 people.

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

Namibia ranks 139th and Qatar ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Has the population peaked?
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, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.