Population density in Qatar

Qatar: Population density was 632.92 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
632.92 people per km²
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
22nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
632.92 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.0464 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Qatar, 1000–2100

0200400600100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Qatar is 632.92 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Qatar peaked at 632.92 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.0464 people per km², in 1000.

That places Qatar 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Qatar, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.0464 people per km²
1100 0.048 people per km² +3.6%
1200 0.0497 people per km² +3.4%
1300 0.0513 people per km² +3.3%
1400 0.0532 people per km² +3.6%
1500 0.055 people per km² +3.4%
1600 0.0569 people per km² +3.5%
1700 0.0588 people per km² +3.4%
1710 0.0618 people per km² +5.0%
1720 0.0649 people per km² +5.1%
1730 0.0681 people per km² +5.0%
1740 0.0715 people per km² +5.0%
1750 0.0751 people per km² +5.0%
1760 0.0789 people per km² +5.0%
1770 0.0829 people per km² +5.1%
1780 0.0869 people per km² +4.9%
1790 0.0913 people per km² +5.0%
1800 1.23 people per km² +1243.4%
1801 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1802 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1803 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1804 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1805 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1806 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1807 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1808 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1809 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1810 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1811 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1812 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1813 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1814 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1815 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1816 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1817 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1818 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1819 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1820 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1821 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1822 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1823 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1824 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1825 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1826 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1827 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1828 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1829 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1830 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1831 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1832 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1833 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1834 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1835 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1836 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1837 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1838 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1839 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1840 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1841 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1842 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1843 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1844 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1845 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1846 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1847 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1848 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1849 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1850 1.23 people per km² +0.0%
1851 1.23 people per km² -0.1%
1852 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1853 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1854 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1855 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1856 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1857 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1858 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1859 1.22 people per km² -0.1%
1860 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1861 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1862 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1863 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1864 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1865 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1866 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1867 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1868 1.21 people per km² -0.1%
1869 1.21 people per km² +0.0%
1870 1.21 people per km² +0.1%
1871 1.21 people per km² +0.3%
1872 1.22 people per km² +0.4%
1873 1.22 people per km² +0.5%
1874 1.23 people per km² +0.5%
1875 1.23 people per km² +0.5%
1876 1.24 people per km² +0.5%
1877 1.25 people per km² +0.5%
1878 1.25 people per km² +0.5%
1879 1.26 people per km² +0.5%
1880 1.27 people per km² +0.5%
1881 1.27 people per km² +0.5%
1882 1.28 people per km² +0.5%
1883 1.28 people per km² +0.5%
1884 1.29 people per km² +0.5%
1885 1.3 people per km² +0.5%
1886 1.3 people per km² +0.5%
1887 1.31 people per km² +0.5%
1888 1.32 people per km² +0.5%
1889 1.32 people per km² +0.5%
1890 1.33 people per km² +0.5%
1891 1.34 people per km² +0.5%
1892 1.34 people per km² +0.5%
1893 1.35 people per km² +0.5%
1894 1.36 people per km² +0.5%
1895 1.36 people per km² +0.5%
1896 1.37 people per km² +0.5%
1897 1.38 people per km² +0.5%
1898 1.38 people per km² +0.5%
1899 1.39 people per km² +0.5%
1900 1.4 people per km² +0.5%
1901 1.4 people per km² +0.5%
1902 1.41 people per km² +0.5%
1903 1.42 people per km² +0.5%
1904 1.43 people per km² +0.5%
1905 1.43 people per km² +0.5%
1906 1.44 people per km² +0.5%
1907 1.45 people per km² +0.5%
1908 1.45 people per km² +0.5%
1909 1.46 people per km² +0.6%
1910 1.47 people per km² +0.6%
1911 1.48 people per km² +0.7%
1912 1.49 people per km² +0.7%
1913 1.5 people per km² +0.7%
1914 1.51 people per km² +0.7%
1915 1.52 people per km² +0.7%
1916 1.54 people per km² +0.7%
1917 1.55 people per km² +0.7%
1918 1.56 people per km² +0.8%
1919 1.57 people per km² +0.9%
1920 1.59 people per km² +0.8%
1921 1.6 people per km² +0.8%
1922 1.61 people per km² +0.8%
1923 1.63 people per km² +0.9%
1924 1.64 people per km² +0.8%
1925 1.66 people per km² +0.8%
1926 1.67 people per km² +0.9%
1927 1.68 people per km² +0.8%
1928 1.7 people per km² +0.8%
1929 1.71 people per km² +0.9%
1930 1.73 people per km² +0.8%
1931 1.74 people per km² +0.8%
1932 1.76 people per km² +0.8%
1933 1.77 people per km² +0.9%
1934 1.79 people per km² +0.8%
1935 1.8 people per km² +0.8%
1936 1.82 people per km² +0.9%
1937 1.83 people per km² +0.8%
1938 1.85 people per km² +0.8%
1939 1.86 people per km² +0.9%
1940 1.88 people per km² +0.8%
1941 1.9 people per km² +0.8%
1942 1.91 people per km² +0.8%
1943 1.93 people per km² +0.9%
1944 1.94 people per km² +0.8%
1945 1.96 people per km² +0.9%
1946 1.98 people per km² +0.8%
1947 1.99 people per km² +0.8%
1948 2.01 people per km² +0.9%
1949 2.05 people per km² +1.9%
1950 2.12 people per km² +3.1%
1951 2.18 people per km² +3.2%
1952 2.26 people per km² +3.3%
1953 2.33 people per km² +3.3%
1954 2.41 people per km² +3.3%
1955 2.49 people per km² +3.3%
1956 2.57 people per km² +3.5%
1957 2.67 people per km² +3.7%
1958 2.78 people per km² +4.4%
1959 2.93 people per km² +5.3%
1960 3.14 people per km² +7.0%
1961 3.46 people per km² +10.2%
1962 3.89 people per km² +12.5%
1963 4.39 people per km² +12.9%
1964 4.95 people per km² +12.9%
1965 5.58 people per km² +12.7%
1966 6.28 people per km² +12.7%
1967 7.09 people per km² +12.8%
1968 7.99 people per km² +12.7%
1969 8.97 people per km² +12.3%
1970 10.13 people per km² +12.9%
1971 11.43 people per km² +12.9%
1972 12.75 people per km² +11.5%
1973 14.09 people per km² +10.5%
1974 15.44 people per km² +9.6%
1975 16.81 people per km² +8.9%
1976 18.2 people per km² +8.3%
1977 19.61 people per km² +7.8%
1978 21.05 people per km² +7.3%
1979 22.51 people per km² +7.0%
1980 24.01 people per km² +6.7%
1981 25.55 people per km² +6.4%
1982 27.11 people per km² +6.1%
1983 28.7 people per km² +5.8%
1984 30.28 people per km² +5.5%
1985 31.85 people per km² +5.2%
1986 33.28 people per km² +4.5%
1987 34.55 people per km² +3.8%
1988 35.79 people per km² +3.6%
1989 37.05 people per km² +3.5%
1990 38.31 people per km² +3.4%
1991 39.59 people per km² +3.3%
1992 40.88 people per km² +3.3%
1993 42.17 people per km² +3.2%
1994 43.47 people per km² +3.1%
1995 44.76 people per km² +3.0%
1996 46.04 people per km² +2.9%
1997 47.91 people per km² +4.1%
1998 50.53 people per km² +5.5%
1999 53.31 people per km² +5.5%
2000 56.14 people per km² +5.3%
2001 59 people per km² +5.1%
2002 61.9 people per km² +4.9%
2003 64.81 people per km² +4.7%
2004 67.31 people per km² +3.8%
2005 71.84 people per km² +6.7%
2006 84.67 people per km² +17.9%
2007 105.19 people per km² +24.2%
2008 124.19 people per km² +18.1%
2009 138.04 people per km² +11.2%
2010 148.76 people per km² +7.8%
2011 157.61 people per km² +6.0%
2012 165.98 people per km² +5.3%
2013 176.91 people per km² +6.6%
2014 193.07 people per km² +9.1%
2015 211.26 people per km² +9.4%
2016 226.23 people per km² +7.1%
2017 235.57 people per km² +4.1%
2018 240.31 people per km² +2.0%
2019 243.51 people per km² +1.3%
2020 243.98 people per km² +0.2%
2021 245 people per km² +0.4%
2022 251.74 people per km² +2.8%
2023 259.28 people per km² +3.0%
2024 265.31 people per km² +2.3%
2025 271.18 people per km² +2.2%
2026 276.2 people per km² +1.9%
2027 280.32 people per km² +1.5%
2028 283.87 people per km² +1.3%
2029 287.13 people per km² +1.1%
2030 290.13 people per km² +1.0%
2031 293.06 people per km² +1.0%
2032 296.07 people per km² +1.0%
2033 299.17 people per km² +1.0%
2034 302.34 people per km² +1.1%
2035 305.59 people per km² +1.1%
2036 308.92 people per km² +1.1%
2037 312.33 people per km² +1.1%
2038 315.82 people per km² +1.1%
2039 319.39 people per km² +1.1%
2040 323.02 people per km² +1.1%
2041 326.72 people per km² +1.1%
2042 330.49 people per km² +1.2%
2043 334.31 people per km² +1.2%
2044 338.19 people per km² +1.2%
2045 342.12 people per km² +1.2%
2046 346.09 people per km² +1.2%
2047 350.12 people per km² +1.2%
2048 354.18 people per km² +1.2%
2049 358.29 people per km² +1.2%
2050 362.44 people per km² +1.2%
2051 366.64 people per km² +1.2%
2052 370.88 people per km² +1.2%
2053 375.17 people per km² +1.2%
2054 379.52 people per km² +1.2%
2055 383.92 people per km² +1.2%
2056 388.36 people per km² +1.2%
2057 392.86 people per km² +1.2%
2058 397.4 people per km² +1.2%
2059 401.99 people per km² +1.2%
2060 406.64 people per km² +1.2%
2061 411.34 people per km² +1.2%
2062 416.1 people per km² +1.2%
2063 420.94 people per km² +1.2%
2064 425.85 people per km² +1.2%
2065 430.81 people per km² +1.2%
2066 435.81 people per km² +1.2%
2067 440.86 people per km² +1.2%
2068 445.95 people per km² +1.2%
2069 451.1 people per km² +1.2%
2070 456.3 people per km² +1.2%
2071 461.55 people per km² +1.2%
2072 466.85 people per km² +1.1%
2073 472.2 people per km² +1.1%
2074 477.6 people per km² +1.1%
2075 483.06 people per km² +1.1%
2076 488.56 people per km² +1.1%
2077 494.1 people per km² +1.1%
2078 499.69 people per km² +1.1%
2079 505.32 people per km² +1.1%
2080 510.99 people per km² +1.1%
2081 516.72 people per km² +1.1%
2082 522.5 people per km² +1.1%
2083 528.33 people per km² +1.1%
2084 534.19 people per km² +1.1%
2085 540.1 people per km² +1.1%
2086 546.05 people per km² +1.1%
2087 552.05 people per km² +1.1%
2088 558.1 people per km² +1.1%
2089 564.18 people per km² +1.1%
2090 570.3 people per km² +1.1%
2091 576.46 people per km² +1.1%
2092 582.65 people per km² +1.1%
2093 588.86 people per km² +1.1%
2094 595.11 people per km² +1.1%
2095 601.38 people per km² +1.1%
2096 607.67 people per km² +1.0%
2097 613.98 people per km² +1.0%
2098 620.29 people per km² +1.0%
2099 626.6 people per km² +1.0%
2100 632.92 people per km² +1.0%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 632.92 people per km² is above the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 5.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 632.92 people per km² is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 231.84 people per km², 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +1243.4% 0.0913 people per km² 1.23 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.0464 people per km² 0.0464 people per km² 0.0464 people per km² 1
1100s 0.048 people per km² 0.048 people per km² 0.048 people per km² 1
1200s 0.0497 people per km² 0.0497 people per km² 0.0497 people per km² 1
1300s 0.0513 people per km² 0.0513 people per km² 0.0513 people per km² 1
1400s 0.0532 people per km² 0.0532 people per km² 0.0532 people per km² 1
1500s 0.055 people per km² 0.055 people per km² 0.055 people per km² 1
1600s 0.0569 people per km² 0.0569 people per km² 0.0569 people per km² 1
1700s 0.0588 people per km² 0.0588 people per km² 0.0588 people per km² 1
1710s 0.0618 people per km² 0.0618 people per km² 0.0618 people per km² 1
1720s 0.0649 people per km² 0.0649 people per km² 0.0649 people per km² 1
1730s 0.0681 people per km² 0.0681 people per km² 0.0681 people per km² 1
1740s 0.0715 people per km² 0.0715 people per km² 0.0715 people per km² 1
1750s 0.0751 people per km² 0.0751 people per km² 0.0751 people per km² 1
1760s 0.0789 people per km² 0.0789 people per km² 0.0789 people per km² 1
1770s 0.0829 people per km² 0.0829 people per km² 0.0829 people per km² 1
1780s 0.0869 people per km² 0.0869 people per km² 0.0869 people per km² 1
1790s 0.0913 people per km² 0.0913 people per km² 0.0913 people per km² 1
1800s 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1810s 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1820s 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1830s 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1840s 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1850s 1.22 people per km² 1.22 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 10
1860s 1.21 people per km² 1.21 people per km² 1.21 people per km² 10
1870s 1.23 people per km² 1.21 people per km² 1.26 people per km² 10
1880s 1.29 people per km² 1.27 people per km² 1.32 people per km² 10
1890s 1.36 people per km² 1.33 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 10
1900s 1.43 people per km² 1.4 people per km² 1.46 people per km² 10
1910s 1.52 people per km² 1.47 people per km² 1.57 people per km² 10
1920s 1.65 people per km² 1.59 people per km² 1.71 people per km² 10
1930s 1.8 people per km² 1.73 people per km² 1.86 people per km² 10
1940s 1.96 people per km² 1.88 people per km² 2.05 people per km² 10
1950s 2.47 people per km² 2.12 people per km² 2.93 people per km² 10
1960s 5.57 people per km² 3.14 people per km² 8.97 people per km² 10
1970s 16.2 people per km² 10.13 people per km² 22.51 people per km² 10
1980s 30.82 people per km² 24.01 people per km² 37.05 people per km² 10
1990s 44.7 people per km² 38.31 people per km² 53.31 people per km² 10
2000s 83.31 people per km² 56.14 people per km² 138.04 people per km² 10
2010s 199.92 people per km² 148.76 people per km² 243.51 people per km² 10
2020s 266.4 people per km² 243.98 people per km² 287.13 people per km² 10
2030s 304.28 people per km² 290.13 people per km² 319.39 people per km² 10
2040s 340.35 people per km² 323.02 people per km² 358.29 people per km² 10
2050s 381.92 people per km² 362.44 people per km² 401.99 people per km² 10
2060s 428.54 people per km² 406.64 people per km² 451.1 people per km² 10
2070s 480.52 people per km² 456.3 people per km² 505.32 people per km² 10
2080s 537.32 people per km² 510.99 people per km² 564.18 people per km² 10
2090s 598.33 people per km² 570.3 people per km² 626.6 people per km² 10
2100s 632.92 people per km² 632.92 people per km² 632.92 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 19 Lebanon 703.09 people per km² compare
  2. 20 Pakistan 662.88 people per km² compare
  3. 21 Bermuda 660.94 people per km² compare
  4. 23 Malawi 627.29 people per km² compare
  5. 24 Uganda 602.61 people per km² compare
  6. 25 Gambia 563.54 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Qatar?
Population density in Qatar was 632.92 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 632.92 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 people per km² in 1000.
How does Qatar rank for population density?
Qatar ranks 22nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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