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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 14% (2004 census)
Population:
1,951,591 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 12.5% (male 124,303/female 120,568)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
14.4% (male 207,942/female 73,555)
25-54 years:
68.9% (male 1,105,087/female 240,000)
55-64 years:
3.3% (male 49,965/female 14,668)
65 years and over:
0.8% (male 9,312/female 6,191) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 32.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
33.2 years
female:
27.8 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
4.93% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
10.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
1.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 224
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
40.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 96% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
DOHA (capital) 427,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
4.15 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.5 male(s)/female
total population:
3.29 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.81 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 164
male:
7.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
6.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.09 years
country comparison to the world: 55
male:
76.11 years
female:
80.12 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.93 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.757 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.4 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
