Urban Population: Qatar
Qatar's urban population is currently 99.3% as of 2024. # Qatar Urban Population Qatar's urban population reached 99.
Current (2024)
99.3%
+0.0% y/y
Peak (2024)
99.3%
Low (1960)
65.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Qatar
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Qatar
Analysis# Qatar Urban Population
Qatar's urban population reached 99.322% in 2024, matching its all-time peak and representing one of the world's highest urbanization rates. This figure marks a dramatic 52.8-point increase from 1960, when only 65% of Qatar's population lived in urban areas. The country has transformed from a predominantly rural nation to almost entirely urbanized over six decades.
The acceleration intensified from 2015 onward, with urban population rising from 98.938% to the current 99.322% in just nine years. Annual growth has slowed considerably in recent years, averaging roughly 0.04 percentage points annually since 2020, indicating Qatar is approaching its practical urbanization ceiling. The trajectory suggests the country has entered a stabilization phase, with minimal room for further urban population growth.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.04% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.04% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.04% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.04% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.04% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.05% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.05% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.05% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.04% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.07% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.09% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.11% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.12% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.16% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.22% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.27% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.29% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.29% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.26% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.22% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +0.20% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +0.18% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.18% |
| 2000 | 96.3% | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 96.1% | +0.21% |
| 1998 | 95.9% | +0.25% |
| 1997 | 95.7% | +0.29% |
| 1996 | 95.4% | +0.33% |
| 1995 | 95.1% | +0.37% |
| 1994 | 94.7% | +0.41% |
| 1993 | 94.3% | +0.46% |
| 1992 | 93.9% | +0.50% |
| 1991 | 93.4% | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 92.9% | +0.60% |
| 1989 | 92.4% | +0.66% |
| 1988 | 91.8% | +0.71% |
| 1987 | 91.1% | +0.76% |
| 1986 | 90.4% | +0.97% |
| 1985 | 89.6% | +1.39% |
| 1984 | 88.3% | +1.66% |
| 1983 | 86.9% | +1.74% |
| 1982 | 85.4% | +1.61% |
| 1981 | 84.0% | +1.27% |
| 1980 | 83.0% | +0.94% |
| 1979 | 82.2% | +0.82% |
| 1978 | 81.6% | +0.72% |
| 1977 | 81.0% | +0.66% |
| 1976 | 80.4% | +0.62% |
| 1975 | 80.0% | +0.62% |
| 1974 | 79.5% | +0.65% |
| 1973 | 78.9% | +0.72% |
| 1972 | 78.4% | +0.82% |
| 1971 | 77.7% | +0.96% |
| 1970 | 77.0% | +1.08% |
| 1969 | 76.2% | +1.16% |
| 1968 | 75.3% | +1.27% |
| 1967 | 74.4% | +1.39% |
| 1966 | 73.3% | +1.53% |
| 1965 | 72.2% | +1.70% |
| 1964 | 71.0% | +1.89% |
| 1963 | 69.7% | +2.10% |
| 1962 | 68.3% | +2.35% |
| 1961 | 66.7% | +2.63% |
| 1960 | 65.0% | — |
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