Namibia vs Qatar: Population
Namibia
2.96 million people
in 2023
Qatar
2.98 million people
in 2023
Namibia rank
140th
Qatar rank
139th
Population over time
- Namibia
- Qatar
How they compare
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 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 140th and Qatar ranks 139th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 39 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 93,535 people | 533 people | 93,002 people | Namibia |
| 1100s | 100,464 people | 552 people | 99,912 people | Namibia |
| 1200s | 107,906 people | 571 people | 107,335 people | Namibia |
| 1300s | 115,899 people | 590 people | 115,309 people | Namibia |
| 1400s | 124,484 people | 611 people | 123,873 people | Namibia |
| 1500s | 133,705 people | 632 people | 133,073 people | Namibia |
| 1600s | 143,609 people | 654 people | 142,955 people | Namibia |
| 1700s | 154,247 people | 676 people | 153,571 people | Namibia |
| 1710s | 161,148 people | 710 people | 160,438 people | Namibia |
| 1720s | 168,386 people | 746 people | 167,640 people | Namibia |
| 1730s | 175,979 people | 783 people | 175,196 people | Namibia |
| 1740s | 183,945 people | 822 people | 183,123 people | Namibia |
| 1750s | 192,304 people | 863 people | 191,441 people | Namibia |
| 1760s | 201,078 people | 906 people | 200,172 people | Namibia |
| 1770s | 210,288 people | 952 people | 209,336 people | Namibia |
| 1780s | 219,958 people | 999 people | 218,959 people | Namibia |
| 1790s | 230,112 people | 1,049 people | 229,063 people | Namibia |
| 1800s | 215,817 people | 14,092 people | 201,725 people | Namibia |
| 1810s | 188,899 people | 14,092 people | 174,807 people | Namibia |
| 1820s | 165,309 people | 14,092 people | 151,217 people | Namibia |
| 1830s | 144,666 people | 14,092 people | 130,574 people | Namibia |
| 1840s | 126,655 people | 14,092 people | 112,563 people | Namibia |
| 1850s | 123,761 people | 14,032 people | 109,729 people | Namibia |
| 1860s | 137,812 people | 13,900 people | 123,912 people | Namibia |
| 1870s | 153,722 people | 14,148 people | 139,573 people | Namibia |
| 1880s | 171,454 people | 14,867 people | 156,587 people | Namibia |
| 1890s | 191,244 people | 15,628 people | 175,616 people | Namibia |
| 1900s | 219,630 people | 16,427 people | 203,203 people | Namibia |
| 1910s | 259,443 people | 17,469 people | 241,975 people | Namibia |
| 1920s | 311,167 people | 18,954 people | 292,212 people | Namibia |
| 1930s | 381,471 people | 20,627 people | 360,844 people | Namibia |
| 1940s | 463,750 people | 22,473 people | 441,278 people | Namibia |
| 1950s | 545,140 people | 28,414 people | 516,726 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 657,040 people | 64,020 people | 593,019 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 865,497 people | 186,144 people | 679,353 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.10 million people | 354,096 people | 744,137 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.58 million people | 513,564 people | 1.06 million people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.95 million people | 957,202 people | 995,477 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.36 million people | 2.30 million people | 59,279 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.85 million people | 2.87 million people | 24,462 people | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Namibia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.98 million people against 2.96 million people in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Namibia and Qatar?
- 15,990 people, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Qatar?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Qatar rank globally for population?
- Namibia ranks 140th and Qatar ranks 139th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.