Fertility Rate: Qatar
Qatar's fertility rate is currently 1.717 births per woman as of 2024. # Qatar Fertility Rate Qatar's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.717 births per woman
-0.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.531 births per woman
Low (2021)
1.605 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Qatar
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Qatar
Analysis# Qatar Fertility Rate
Qatar's fertility rate stands at 1.717 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 6.531. The country has experienced a 73.7% decrease over this 64-year period, reflecting fundamental shifts in family structure, women's participation in the workforce, and access to family planning. Current levels remain slightly above the all-time low of 1.605 recorded in 2021.
The past decade reveals a sustained downward trajectory interrupted by minor fluctuations. After hitting its recent low in 2021, the rate ticked upward to 1.739 in 2022 before settling at 1.729 in 2023 and 1.717 in 2024. This stabilization around 1.7 births per woman suggests Qatar's fertility rate may be approaching equilibrium, consistent with patterns seen in other high-income Gulf states experiencing demographic transition.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.717 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 2023 | 1.729 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 2022 | 1.739 births per woman | +8.35% |
| 2021 | 1.605 births per woman | -4.18% |
| 2020 | 1.675 births per woman | -3.24% |
| 2019 | 1.731 births per woman | -1.42% |
| 2018 | 1.756 births per woman | -4.25% |
| 2017 | 1.834 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 2016 | 1.856 births per woman | -6.07% |
| 2015 | 1.976 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 2014 | 2.03 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 2013 | 2.032 births per woman | -0.39% |
| 2012 | 2.04 births per woman | -1.45% |
| 2011 | 2.07 births per woman | -3.14% |
| 2010 | 2.137 births per woman | -5.19% |
| 2009 | 2.254 births per woman | -4.85% |
| 2008 | 2.369 births per woman | -2.83% |
| 2007 | 2.438 births per woman | -2.83% |
| 2006 | 2.509 births per woman | -4.78% |
| 2005 | 2.635 births per woman | -5.69% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.794 births per woman | -4.48% |
| 2003 | 2.925 births per woman | -2.86% |
| 2002 | 3.011 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 2001 | 3.08 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 2000 | 3.073 births per woman | -1.41% |
| 1999 | 3.117 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1998 | 3.211 births per woman | -3.49% |
| 1997 | 3.327 births per woman | -3.40% |
| 1996 | 3.444 births per woman | -3.18% |
| 1995 | 3.557 births per woman | -2.95% |
| 1994 | 3.665 births per woman | -2.66% |
| 1993 | 3.765 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 1992 | 3.852 births per woman | -3.41% |
| 1991 | 3.988 births per woman | -5.72% |
| 1990 | 4.23 births per woman | -4.13% |
| 1989 | 4.412 births per woman | -2.28% |
| 1988 | 4.515 births per woman | -0.53% |
| 1987 | 4.539 births per woman | -0.57% |
| 1986 | 4.565 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 1985 | 4.642 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 1984 | 4.756 births per woman | -2.90% |
| 1983 | 4.898 births per woman | -2.89% |
| 1982 | 5.044 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1981 | 5.196 births per woman | -2.50% |
| 1980 | 5.329 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1979 | 5.461 births per woman | -2.08% |
| 1978 | 5.577 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1977 | 5.691 births per woman | -1.57% |
| 1976 | 5.782 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1975 | 5.861 births per woman | -1.25% |
| 1974 | 5.935 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 1973 | 6.008 births per woman | -1.07% |
| 1972 | 6.073 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1971 | 6.145 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 1970 | 6.228 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1969 | 6.311 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 1968 | 6.392 births per woman | -1.08% |
| 1967 | 6.462 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 1966 | 6.521 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1965 | 6.527 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1964 | 6.525 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1963 | 6.527 births per woman | -0.05% |
| 1962 | 6.53 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1961 | 6.526 births per woman | -0.08% |
| 1960 | 6.531 births per woman | — |
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