Qatar - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Qatar was 2,859,020 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,859,020 in 2020 and a minimum value of 40,406 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 40,406
1961 44,069
1962 48,446
1963 53,389
1964 58,630
1965 64,099
1966 69,727
1967 75,587
1968 81,880
1969 88,878
1970 96,766
1971 105,800
1972 115,729
1973 126,193
1974 136,467
1975 146,090
1976 154,581
1977 162,373
1978 171,092
1979 183,034
1980 199,835
1981 221,980
1982 248,572
1983 277,785
1984 306,995
1985 334,168
1986 359,556
1987 384,397
1988 406,663
1989 425,893
1990 441,917
1991 454,657
1992 464,505
1993 472,408
1994 479,735
1995 487,764
1996 498,265
1997 512,082
1998 528,886
1999 548,266
2000 570,611
2001 593,524
2002 619,672
2003 660,437
2004 731,410
2005 842,875
2006 998,885
2007 1,193,061
2008 1,409,934
2009 1,627,406
2010 1,828,503
2011 2,007,401
2012 2,167,463
2013 2,308,190
2014 2,431,364
2015 2,538,640
2016 2,628,233
2017 2,699,605
2018 2,757,620
2019 2,809,075
2020 2,859,020

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Qatar was 99.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 99.24 in 2020, while its lowest value was 85.28 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 85.28
1961 85.69
1962 86.10
1963 86.50
1964 86.78
1965 87.05
1966 87.32
1967 87.59
1968 87.85
1969 88.10
1970 88.35
1971 88.60
1972 88.68
1973 88.76
1974 88.83
1975 88.91
1976 88.99
1977 89.06
1978 89.14
1979 89.21
1980 89.36
1981 89.51
1982 89.66
1983 89.81
1984 89.96
1985 90.10
1986 90.40
1987 91.06
1988 91.67
1989 92.25
1990 92.79
1991 93.29
1992 93.76
1993 94.20
1994 94.61
1995 95.00
1996 95.36
1997 95.66
1998 95.89
1999 96.11
2000 96.31
2001 96.51
2002 96.69
2003 96.87
2004 97.09
2005 97.40
2006 97.67
2007 97.92
2008 98.14
2009 98.34
2010 98.50
2011 98.60
2012 98.70
2013 98.79
2014 98.87
2015 98.95
2016 99.02
2017 99.08
2018 99.14
2019 99.19
2020 99.24

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization