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Population Pyramid of Qatar2024

Total population
3.0M
Median age
34.5
Peak year
2100
Peak population
7.3M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 24K · median age 18.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 276K · median age 23.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 645K · median age 29.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 3.0M · median age 34.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 4.2M · median age 33.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 7.3M · median age 34.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Qatar presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 34.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 15.1% of the population; people 65 and older account for 1.7%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Qatar's peak population in 2100.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.0 million with median age 18.6. Projected 2100 values are 7.3 million and median age 34.7.

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