Qatar Population Pyramid 1980
Qatar in 1980
In 1980, Qatar had a total population of 275,913 people. A decade earlier, in 1970, the population was 116,350; it has grown by 137.1% since.
The median age was 23.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 43.7 children under 15 and 1.9 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Qatar was 1.73 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 82.4 years in 2023: 83.4 for women and 81.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,302,083 immigrants live in Qatar, 75.5% of the population.
| India | 736,955 |
| Bangladesh | 274,697 |
| Nepal | 266,580 |
| Pakistan | 247,227 |
| Egypt | 192,680 |
19,821 people born in Qatar live in other countries.
| State of Palestine | 9,325 |
| Australia | 2,716 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,500 |
| Libya | 1,594 |
| Greece | 1,193 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 275,914 | 23.5 | |
| Bahrain | 358,979 | 21.8 | |
| Cyprus | 683,076 | 27.7 | |
| Oman | 1,001,248 | 16.4 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,015,700 | 26.2 |





