Qatar Demographics Profile 2008

Population

928,635 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 22.8% (male 108,063/female 103,887)
15-64 years: 72.9% (male 463,942/female 213,137)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 29,515/female 10,091) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 32.1 years
male: 37.5 years
female: 23.4 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

2.279% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

15.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

4.94 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

12.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1.84 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 16.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.38 years
male: 71.82 years
female: 77.07 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.7 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.09% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari

Ethnic groups

Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

Religions

Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)

Languages

Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2004 census)