Qatar: People & Society#
| Population | 2,258,283 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Qatari(s) adjective: Qatari |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14% |
| Languages | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language |
| Religions | Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other (includes mainly Hindu and other Indian religions) 14% (2004 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 12.57% (male 143,859/female 140,027) 15-24 years: 12.62% (male 206,775/female 78,271) 25-54 years: 70.45% (male 1,321,973/female 269,072) 55-64 years: 3.41% (male 59,418/female 17,578) 65 years and over: 0.94% (male 13,610/female 7,700) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 20.1% youth dependency ratio: 18.6% elderly dependency ratio: 1.4% potential support ratio: 70.4% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 33 years male: 24.1 years female: 28.1 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.64% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 9.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 1.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 18.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula |
| Urbanization | urban population: 99.2% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 6.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | DOHA (capital) 718,000 (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 2.64 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 4.91 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 3.38 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.71 male(s)/female total population: 3.41 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 13 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.2 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78.7 years male: 76.7 years female: 80.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 38% (2012) |
| Health expenditures | 2.2% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 7.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.2 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 98% of population rural: 98% of population total: 98% of population unimproved: urban: 2% of population rural: 2% of population total: 2% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 41% (2014) |
| Education expenditures | 3.5% of GDP (2014) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.3% male: 97.4% female: 96.8% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2011) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 1.1% male: 0.4% female: 6.2% (2013 est.) |