This article is about the demographic features of the population of Qatar, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Natives of the Arabian Peninsula, many Qataris are descended from a number of migratory tribes that came to Qatar in the 18th century to escape the harsh conditions of the neighboring areas of Nejd and Al-Hasa. Some are descended from Omani tribes. Qatar has over 900,000 people, the majority of whom (about 90%) live in Doha, the capital. Foreign workers with temporary residence status make up about four-fifths of the population. Most of them are South Asians, Egyptians, Palestinians, Jordanians, Iranians and Somalis. About 5,000 U.S. citizens resided there as of 2001.
For centuries, the main sources of wealth were pearling, fishing, and trade. At one time, Qataris owned nearly one-third of the Persian Gulf fishing fleet. With the Great Depression and the introduction of Japan's cultured-pearl industry, pearling in Qatar declined drastically.
The Qataris are mainly Sunni Muslims. Islam is the official religion, and Islamic jurisprudence is the basis of Qatar's legal system. Arabic is the official language and English is the lingua franca of business. Education is compulsory and free for all residents 6–16 years old. Qatar has an increasingly high literacy rate.
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 est. | 22,000[1] |
| 1939 est. | 28,000[1] |
| late 1960s | 70,000[2] |
| 1986 | 369,079 |
| 1997 | 522,023[3] |
| 2000 | 744,483 |
| 2001 | 769,152 |
| 2002 | 793,341 |
| 2003 | 817,052 |
| 2004 | 840,290 |
| 2005 | 863,051 |
| 2006 | 885,359 |
| 2007 | 1,207,229 |
| 2008 | 1,524,789 |
| 2009 | 1,309,000[4] |
| 2010 | 1,696,563 |
| 2011 | 1,692,262 |
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
1.6 Million (2010 June)
0–14 years: 21.8% (male 92,896/female 87,201) 15–64 years: 76.8% (male 451,127/female 182,330) 65 years and over: 1.4% (male 6,545/female 4,690) (2008 est.)
1.093% (2008 est.)
9.56% - World Bank (2009 est.)
0.96% - CIA World FactBook (2009 est.)
2.11% - 2005 - 2010 List by the United Nations
15.69 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
2.47 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
-2.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 2.47 male(s)/female
65 years and over: Qatari men to women is 1.3 male(s) / female or including foreigners 1.4 male(s)/female
total population: 2.00 male(s)/female (2008 est.) (the reasoning is because of high immigration of male workers to Qatar)
total: 13.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.99 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
total population: 75.19 years
male: 73.5 years
female: 76.98 years (2008 est.)
2.45 children born/woman (2009 est.) (Qataris: 3.9, Foreign nationals: 2)
noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari
Arab 40%, Pakistani 83,000, Iranian 270,000, other 14%
Islam 71% - 77.5%, Christian 8.5% - 10.3%, Hindu 7.2% - 12.7%, Buddhist 5%, other 1% [5][6][7][8]
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language, Urdu, Persian, Hindi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2008 est.)
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[9]
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.[10]
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