At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Qatar
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 33.2 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2024MajorTertiary enrolment reached a record high of 43.0 % in 2024 (series since 1971).
- Record high2025MajorPopulation reached a record high of 3.0M people in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2024MajorCO₂ emissions reached a record high of 125.8 Mt in 2024 (series since 1949).
- Sharp rise2023MajorCereal yield rose 62.6 % to 18,275 kg/ha in 2023 (largest rise since 2018).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 27,535 in 2000 to US$ 72,525 in 2025 (+163.4 % in current US dollars).
Unemployment of 0.1 % in 2025 is below the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median of 8.7 %.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 0.0 % in 2010 to 4.1 % in 2025 (+4.1 points).
GDP grew 1.8 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
99.4 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 96.3 % in 2000.
Life expectancy of 82.5 years ranks 5th of 23 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (2024).
Trade is worth 100.2 % of GDP (2022), above the world median of 88.0 %.
98.1 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 69.0 % in 2010.
With a median age of 33.2 years, Qatar ranks 95th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Life expectancy gained 7.3 years since 2000, from 75.2 years to 82.5 years in 2024.
Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, Qatar ranks 1st of 19 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 128,883, 2025).
The fertility rate fell from 3.07 births/woman in 2000 to 1.72 births/woman in 2024.
Qatar's population grew 360.8 % between 2000 and 2025, from 644,989 people to 3.0M people.
CO₂ emissions of 41.27 t per person are 13.8× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
Borders: Saudi Arabia
Languages: Arabic
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 3.40 points to 3.92 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseWomen in parliament rose 1.7 points to 6.1 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropLending interest rate fell 1.4 points to 4.8 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 9,817 people to 36,288 people in 2025.
- Sharp dropServices exports fell 19.3 % to US$ 24.4B in 2025.
- Sharp riseFDI inflows rose 1.2 points to 1.4 % in 2025.
- 2024
- Sharp risePopulation growth rose 7.37 points to 7.32 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity generation rose 14.4 % to 2.15 TWh in 2024.
- Sharp riseDeath rate, crude rose 13.0 % to 1.1 per 1,000 in 2024.
- ReversalPopulation growth turned positive in 2024 (7.32 %).
- Sharp dropLabour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) fell 1.5 points to 61.8 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseNet migration rose 6,110 people to 46,105 people in 2024.
- Record highCO₂ emissions from oil set a new high of 19.4 Mt in 2024, the first since 2006.
- 2023
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 5.96 points to -0.05 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity generation rose 218.6 % to 1.88 TWh in 2023.
- Sharp dropGas electricity share fell 2.2 points to 96.4 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropMaternal mortality ratio fell 50.0 % to 4.0 per 100,000 in 2023.
- Sharp riseCereal yield rose 62.6 % to 18,275 kg/ha in 2023.
- Sharp dropFossil fuel electricity share fell 2.2 points to 96.4 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseLow-carbon electricity share rose 2.2 points to 3.6 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 2.3 points to 3.3 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 40,009 people to 39,995 people in 2023.
- Sharp riseLending interest rate rose 1.9 points to 6.4 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropNet barter terms of trade index fell 100.4 to 137.1 in 2023.
- ReversalPopulation growth turned negative in 2023 (-0.05 %).
- ReversalInflation, GDP deflator turned negative in 2023 (-10.7 %).
- Record highShare of global CO₂ emissions set a new high of 0.31 % in 2023, the first since 2017.
- Record highPrimary energy consumption set a new high of 620 TWh in 2023, the first since 2015.
- Record highAlcohol set a new high of 1.3 L in 2023, the first since 2006.
- Record highNurses and midwives set a new high of 8.49 per 1,000 in 2023, the first since 2018.
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