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Posted On: 4 October 2022 10:16 am
Updated On: 4 October 2022 11:05 am

Qatar's population nears 3 million as of September 2022; highest number ever recorded

Vrinda Abilash
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Qatars population nears 3 million mark september 2022

The Planning and Statistics Authority of Qatar on 2 October 2022 has announced in a tweet that the population within Qatar at the end of September 2022 reached (2,985,000) people.

It does not include:

  • Qatari nationals who were outside the State boundaries on 30 September 2022.
  • Non-Qataris with residency permits who were outside the state's boundaries on 30 September​ 2022.

As of 4 October 2022, the official website states the population of Qatar as 2,985,029 (total population inside the State of Qatar, September 2022).

As per the Planning and Statistics Authority of Qatar, this was with a monthly increase of 1.6% over last August and an annual increase of 13.2% over September 2021.

The latest data comprises 2,167,885 males and 817,144 females, including Qataris and non-Qataris within Qatar. The official figures for August 2022 are 2,937,800 and for July 2022 are 2,658,311.

The population archive for the past 6 months is as follows:

Month/Year Males Females Total
Sep-22 2167885 817144 2985029
Aug-22 2136084 801716 2937800
Jul-22 1995118 663193 2658311
Jun-22 1984812 672521 2657333
May-22 2065451 787435 2852886
Apr-22 2008241 765357 2773598

Source: Planning and Statistics Authority of Qatar
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