Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia
Demographics
| Qatar | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,479,995 (July 2021 est.) | 34,783,757 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 12.84% (male 158,702/female 155,211) 15-24 years: 11.78% (male 203,703/female 84,323) 25-54 years: 70.66% (male 1,439,364/female 287,575) 55-64 years: 3.53% (male 66,561/female 19,600) 65 years and over: 1.19% (male 19,067/female 10,068) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242) 15-24 years: 15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188) 25-54 years: 50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479) 55-64 years: 5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467) 65 years and over: 3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33.7 years male: 35 years female: 28.2 years (2020 est.) | total: 30.8 years male: 33 years female: 27.9 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.23% (2021 est.) | 1.62% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.38 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 1.42 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 5.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 2.42 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 5.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 3.4 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.89 male(s)/female total population: 3.39 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female total population: 1.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.58 years male: 77.47 years female: 81.74 years (2021 est.) | total population: 76.4 years male: 74.81 years female: 78.07 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.9 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Qatari(s) adjective: Qatari | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
| Ethnic groups | non-Qatari 88.4%, Qatari 11.6% (2015 est.) | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | <200 (2020 est.) | 12,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 65.2%, Christian 13.7%, Hindu 15.9%, Buddhist 3.8%, folk religion <.1%, Jewish <.1%, other <1%, unaffiliated <1% (2020 est.) | Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.) note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) | <200 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Arabic (official) major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.5% male: 92.4% female: 94.7% (2017) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.3% male: 97.1% female: 92.7% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 12 years male: 12 years female: 14 years (2019) | total: 17 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | 2.7% of GDP (2019) | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 99.3% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.66% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) | urban population: 84.5% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) | improved: total: 100% of population unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | Ar-Rayyan 750,000, 646,000 DOHA (capital) (2021) | 7.388 million RIYADH (capital), 4.697 million Jeddah, 2.079 million Mecca, 1.518 million Medina, 1.279 million Ad Dammam, 1.279 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 2.5% (2018) | 6.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2018) | 2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 35.1% (2016) | 35.4% (2016) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 37.5% (2012) | 24.6% (2016) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 18.1 youth dependency ratio: 16.1 elderly dependency ratio: 2 potential support ratio: 50.1 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 39.3 youth dependency ratio: 34.4 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
