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Qatar

Qatar / QA

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Qatar in numbers.

Area11,490 kmยฒWorld # 161 โ†’Population3MWorld # 138 โ†’Population density258.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 48 โ†’Life expectancy82.5 yearsWorld # 27 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 72,525World # 17 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Qatar across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area11,490 kmยฒWorld # 161 / 2023 โ†’Population3MWorld # 138 / 2025 โ†’Population density258.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 48 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,971World # 51 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth3.9%World # 4 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.7World # 126 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 164 / 2024 โ†’Death rate1.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 214 / 2024 โ†’Median age33.2 yearsWorld # 111 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+1.7%World # 215 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415%World # 178 / 2025 โ†’Urban population99.4%World # 13 / 2025 โ†’Net migration36.3KWorld # 25 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate12.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 7 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share76.7%World # 1 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy82.5 yearsWorld # 27 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy66.2 yearsWorld # 45 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 60 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate12.5%World # 112 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 72,525World # 17 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 215.6BWorld # 56 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 128,883World # 5 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.9%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1.3%World # 147 / 2024 โ†’Unemployment0.1%World # 186 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment0.6%World # 185 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,435 hours/yearWorld # 7 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.1World # 82 / 2017 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.2%World # 134 / 2020 โ†’Researchers per million people947.8 per million peopleWorld # 60 / 2021 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 55 / 2021 โ†’Patent applications per million people15.8 per million peopleWorld # 66 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,251 kcal/dayWorld # 59 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person71.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 61 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production21 tWorld # 124 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0%World # 210 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person19,963 kWh/personWorld # 4 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person41.3 tWorld # 1 / 2024 โ†’Internet use98.1%World # 12 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions153.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 29 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 183 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 149 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)6.5%World # 7 / 2022 โ†’Women in parliament6.1%World # 178 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals582KWorld # 120 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 14.3BWorld # 12 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 65.2%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal637 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyQatari RialQARDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country