Demographics of Qatar

Population pyramid 2016

Natives of the Arabian Peninsula, many Qataris are descended from a number of migratory Arab tribes that came to Qatar in the 18th century from mainly the neighboring areas of Nejd and Al-Hasa. Some are descended from Omani tribes. Qatar has about 2.6 million inhabitants as of early 2017, the majority of whom (about 92%) live in Doha, the capital.[1] Foreign workers amount to around 88% of the population, with Indians being the largest community numbering around 691,000. As of an unofficial 2017 report, there were a further 350,000 Nepalis, 280,000 Bangladeshis, 260,000 Filipinos, 200,000 Egyptians, 145,000 Sri Lankans and 125,000 Pakistanis among many other nationalities.[2][3] The treatment of these foreign workers has been heavily criticized in recent years, with living conditions suggested to be exploitative and abusive.[4]

The Qataris are mainly Sunni Muslims. Islam is the official religion, and Islamic jurisprudence is the basis of Qatar's legal system. A significant minority of the population is Hindu. Arabic is the official language and English is the lingua franca of business. Hindi and Urdu are also widely spoken, especially by the South Asian foreign workers.[5] Education is compulsory and free for all residents 6–16 years old. Qatar has an increasingly high literacy rate.

Ethnicity

Ethnic groups in Qatar (2004)[6]
Ethnic groups
Arab
 
 40%
Indian
 
 18%
Other
 
 14%
Iranian
 
 10%
Pakistani
 
 8.5%

Qataris can be divided into three ethnic groups: Bedouins, Hadar, and Africans-origin. Bedouins are descended from the nomads of the Arabian Peninsula. The Hadar are mostly descended from Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and are occasionally referred to as "Irani-Qataris".

Population

By nationality

As of 2011-2014 report by International Organization for Migration, 176,748 Nepali Citizens of Madhesi ethnicity lived in Qatar as migrant workers.[9][10][11] As of 2012, about 7,000 Turkish nationals live in Qatar.[12]

As of 2016, about 1,000 Colombian nationals and descendants live in Qatar.

Vital statistics

UN estimates[13]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-19551 00001 00047.513.833.76.97126
1955-19602 00001 00044.311.333.06.97110
1960-19652 0001 0002 00041.08.832.16.9790
1965-19704 0001 0003 00038.66.831.86.9771
1970-19755 0001 0004 00034.85.229.66.7753
1975-19807 0001 0006 00035.74.031.76.1138
1980-198510 0001 0009 00033.23.130.15.4528
1985-199011 0001 00010 00025.42.522.94.5023
1990-199511 0001 00010 00022.82.220.64.0118
1995-200010 0001 0009 00019.22.117.13.3014
2000-200513 0001 00012 00018.81.916.93.0111
2005-201018 0002 00016 00014.11.612.52.409
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Registered births and deaths[14][15]

Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) TFR
1970 108 3 6164643 152 33.44.329.1
1971 118 3 9214913 430 33.24.229.0
1972 129 4 0385633 475 31.24.426.8
1973 141 4 3676603 707 31.04.726.3
1974 152 4 5626883 874 30.04.525.5
1975 163 4 5596003 959 28.03.724.3
1976 172 4 8936094 284 28.43.524.9
1977 181 5 3136864 627 29.43.825.6
1978 190 5 9776455 332 31.43.428.0
1979 203 6 0577095 348 29.83.526.3
1980 222 6 7506626 088 30.53.027.5
1981 246 7 1927256 467 29.33.026.3
1982 275 8 0327897 243 29.22.926.3
1983 307 8 2618037 458 26.92.624.3
1984 338 8 6136427 971 25.51.923.6
1985 368 9 2257948 431 25.12.222.9
1986 395 9 9427849 158 25.22.023.2
1987 420 9 9197889 131 23.61.921.7
1988 442 10 8428619 981 24.51.922.6
1989 460 10 90884710 061 23.71.821.9
1990 474 11 02287110 151 23.31.821.5
1991 483 9 7568838 873 20.21.818.4
1992 488 10 4599449 515 21.41.919.5
1993 491 10 8229139 909 22.01.920.1
1994 495 10 5619649 597 21.31.919.4
1995 501 10 3711 0009 371 20.72.018.7
1996 512 10 3171 0159 302 20.12.018.1
1997 529 10 4471 0609 387 19.82.017.8
1998 549 10 7811 1579 624 19.62.117.5
1999 570 10 8461 1489 698 19.02.017.0
2000 591 11 4381 17310 265 19.42.017.4
2001 608 12 3551 21011 145 20.32.018.3
2002 624 12 3881 22011 168 19.82.017.8
2003 654 13 0261 31111 715 19.92.017.9
2004 715 13 5891 34112 248 19.01.917.1
2005 821 13 5141 54511 969 16.51.914.6
2006 978 14 2041 75012 454 14.51.812.7
2007 1 178 15 6951 77613 919 13.31.511.8
2008 1 448 17 4801 94215 538 12.11.310.8
2009 1 639 18 3512 00816 343 11.21.210.02,282
2010 1 715 19 5041 97017 534 11.41.110.32,076
2011 1 733 20 8021 94918 853 12.01.110.92,118
2012 21 4232 03119 392 11.71.110.6
2013
2014 25 4432 36623 007 11.51.110.4
2015 26 6222 31724 305
2016 24 8952 33922 556 9.50.98.6
2017 25 9062 29423 612 9.50.88.7

Life expectancy

Period Life expectancy in
Years		 Period Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955 55.2 1985–1990 74.5
1955–1960 59.2 1990–1995 75.3
1960–1965 62.9 1995–2000 76.0
1965–1970 66.6 2000–2005 76.6
1970–1975 69.7 2005–2010 76.9
1975–1980 71.8 2010–2015 77.6
1980–1985 73.4

Source: UN World Population Prospects[16]

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise indicated.

Population

  • 2,123,160 (July 2014 est.) Qatar is the 146th most populated nation.[17]
  • 2,314,307 (July 2017 est.) Qatar is the 143th most populated nation.[17]

Age structure

  • 0–14 years: 12.63% (male 148,021/female 144,252)
  • 15-24 years: 12.35% (male 206,055/female 79,859)
  • 25-54 years: 70.59% (male 1,359,383/female 274,334)
  • 55-64 years: 3.42% (male 61,051/female 18,203)
  • 65 years and over: 1% (male 14,932/female 8,217) (2017 est.)

Population growth rate

  • 2.27% (2017 est.)
  • 9.56% – World Bank (2009 est.)
  • 3.58% – CIA World FactBook (2014 est.)
  • 2.11% – 2005–2010 List by the United Nations

Sex ratio[6]

  • At birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
  • 0–14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
  • 15–24 years: 2.64 male(s)/female
  • 25–54 years: 4.91 male(s)/female
  • 55–64 years: 3.38 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over: 1.71 male(s)/female
  • total population: 3.41 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Average life span (Life expectancy at birth)

  • M&F: 78.9 years
  • man:76.8 years
  • woman:81 years (2017 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.08 children's born per 1 female (2010 est.) (Qataris: 3.59 children's/woman, Foreign nationals: 1.75 children's/woman)

Nationality

  • noun:Qatari(s)
  • adjective: Qatari

Ethnic groups

Other sources[18][19]

CountryNumberpercent
India650,00025.00%
Nepal350,000-400,00017.3%
Qatar330,00012.10%
Philippines260,00010.00%
Egypt200,0008.60%
Bangladesh280,00012.10%
Sri Lanka145,2565.60%
Pakistan125,0004.80%
Syria54,0002.20%
Sudan50,0002.10%
Jordan40,0001.72%
Indonesia39,0001.68%
Iran30,0001.3%
UK25,0001.10%
Lebanon25,0001.08%
Ethiopia21,3740.92%
Palestine20,5000.89%

Religions

Languages[6]

  • Arabic (official)
  • English commonly used as a second language
  • Hindi and Urdu commonly used among South Asian immigrants.

Literacy

  • definition: age >15 can both read & write
  • overall population: 97.3%
  • males: 97.4%
  • females: 96.8% (2015 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

  • 35.1% (2016)

Genetics

Y-chromosome DNA

Y-Chromosome DNA Y-DNA represents the male lineage, The Qatari Y-chromosome in large belongs to haplogroup J which comprises two thirds of the total chromosomes[21]

  • J1 ≈58.3%
  • J2 ≈8.3%
  • E* ≈7.0% — E(xE1b1b)
  • R1a ≈6.9%
  • E1b1b ≈5.6%
  • Other Haplogroups ≈13.9%

Mitochondrial DNA

Mitochondrial DNA mtDNA represents the female lineage The Qatari mitochondrial DNA shows much more diversity than the Y-DNA lineages, with more than 35% of the lineages showing African ancestry (East African & Subsaharan) & the rest of the lineages being Eurasian.[22]

  • R0 ~ 22% (14% R0*, 8% H)
  • JT ~ 22% (18% J & 4% T)
  • UK ~ 20% (11% K & 9% U)
  • L3 ~ 10% (East African & Subsaharan lineages)
  • Other lineages ~ 26%


References

  1. ↑ "Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  2. ↑ http://priyadsouza.com/population-of-qatar-by-nationality-in-2017/
  3. ↑ "Population of Qatar by nationality - 2017 report". Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  4. ↑ "QATAR 2015/2016". Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  5. ↑ "Qatar Tourist Guide". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Middle East ::QATAR". CIA The World Factbook.
  7. ↑ Qatar Statistics Authority - Population 2012
  8. ↑ World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision Archived February 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ "Nepalese Migrant workers in Qatar from Terai".
  10. ↑ "Iom International Report claims half of Nepalese migrant workers in foreign are Madhesi people from Terai, mainly to Qatar, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and UAE".
  11. ↑ "Half of madhesi people of Terai are in Qatar".
  12. ↑ "Turkish school in Qatar to help spread Turkish culture" (Archive). Today's Zaman. Wednesday February 29, 2012. Retrieved on September 26, 2015.
  13. ↑ World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  14. ↑ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
  15. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-15. Qatar Information Exchange]
  16. ↑ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  17. 1 2 "The World Factbook". CIA. 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  18. ↑ http://priyadsouza.com/population-of-qatar-by-nationality-in-2017/
  19. ↑ http://www.bq-magazine.com/economy/2013/12/population-qatar-nationality
  20. ↑ CIA Factbook – Qatar
  21. ↑ Cadenas et al. 2007
  22. ↑ Rowold et al. 2007
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