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Qatar

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Key demographics

Population
3.2M
Density
227.8/km²
HDI
0.886 (Very High)
Life expectancy (2024)
82.5 yrs
Fertility rate (2024)
1.72
Urban population (2025)
99.4%
Literacy rate (2014)
97.8%
Labor force (2025)
88.1%
Sources: REST Countries v4, World Bank, OWID

Population structure

0-14 youth (%) 15.0
15-64 working (%) 83.3
65+ elderly (%) 1.7
Dependency ratio
20%
Profile
Mature
Urban population (2025)
99.4%
Birth rate (2024)
9.5 /1000
Death rate (2024)
1.1 /1000
Largest city (2025)
28.2%
Fertility rate (2024)
1.72
Infant mortality (2024)
4.8 /1000
Slum population (2022)
0.0%
Tourism (2020)
582.0K
Source: World Bank

Languages and culture

Languages
LanguageNative name
Arabicالعربية
Religions
ReligionPercentage
Islam 65.5%
Hinduism 15.1%
Christianity 14.2%
Buddhism 3.3%
Other 1.9%
Ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Arab 49.0%
South asia 43.0%
Others 7.0%
Demonym (male)
Qatari
Demonym (female)
Qatari
National anthem
As Salam al Amiri

Healthcare

Life expectancy (2024)
82.5 yrs
HALE (2021)
66.2 yrs
Health spending (2023)
2.5% of GDP
Infant mortality (2024)
4.8/1000
UHC index (2023)
84/100
Hospital beds (2022)
1.3/1000
Physicians (2023)
3.02/1000
Nurses (2023)
8.49/1000
Health spending per capita (2023)
$1,804
Out-of-pocket (2023)
7.4%
Source: World Bank, WHO

Education and technology

Literacy rate (2014)
97.8%
Education spending (2020)
3.2% of GDP
Learning outcomes (2020)
427
Internet users (2024)
98.1%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
153.6/100
Broadband (2024)
11.8/100
Secure servers (2024)
445/1M
Source: World Bank, OWID

Broadband connectivity

Broadband per 100 (2024)
11.8
Source: ITU / World Bank via OWID. Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people.

Geography and practical

Area
11,586 km²
Capital
Doha
Continent
Asia
Region
Asia
Subregion
Western Asia
Landlocked
No
Driving side
Right
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Calling codes
+974
TLD
.qa
Borders

National symbols

Coat of Arms of Qatar
Flag
The flag of Qatar has a maroon field, on the hoist side of which is a white vertical band that spans about one-third the width of the field and is separated from the rest of the field by nine adjoining fly-side pointing white isosceles triangles that serve as a serrated line.
National anthem
As Salam al Amiri

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