Qatar Population Pyramid 1997
Qatar in 1997
As of 1997, Qatar counted 550,500 inhabitants. That is 38.7% more than in 1987, when the population stood at 397,006.
The median age was 29.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 34.9 children under 15 and 1.7 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 550,501 | 29.9 | |
| Bahrain | 624,005 | 25.5 | |
| Cyprus | 897,568 | 31.0 | |
| Kuwait | 1,787,683 | 25.5 | |
| Oman | 2,190,721 | 20.2 |





