# Population density in Qatar

Population density in Qatar was 248.7 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `qa`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/qatar
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/qatar.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=qa

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 248.7 |
| 2023 | 231.2 |
| 2022 | 231.3 |
| 2021 | 218 |
| 2020 | 243.2 |
| 2019 | 229.6 |
| 2018 | 224.6 |
| 2017 | 221.6 |
| 2016 | 215.6 |
| 2015 | 204.1 |
| 2014 | 187.3 |
| 2013 | 165.1 |
| 2012 | 148.4 |
| 2011 | 139.9 |
| 2010 | 139.3 |
| 2009 | 138.6 |
| 2008 | 122.9 |
| 2007 | 104.1 |
| 2006 | 83.8 |
| 2005 | 71.1 |
| 2004 | 66.6 |
| 2003 | 64.1 |
| 2002 | 61.3 |
| 2001 | 58.4 |
| 2000 | 55.6 |
| 1999 | 52.8 |
| 1998 | 50 |
| 1997 | 47.4 |
| 1996 | 45.6 |
| 1995 | 44.3 |
| 1994 | 43 |
| 1993 | 41.7 |
| 1992 | 40.5 |
| 1991 | 39.2 |
| 1990 | 37.9 |
| 1989 | 36.7 |
| 1988 | 35.4 |
| 1987 | 34.2 |
| 1986 | 32.9 |
| 1985 | 31.5 |
| 1984 | 30 |
| 1983 | 28.4 |
| 1982 | 26.8 |
| 1981 | 25.3 |
| 1980 | 23.8 |
| 1979 | 22.3 |
| 1978 | 20.8 |
| 1977 | 19.4 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1975 | 16.6 |
| 1974 | 15.3 |
| 1973 | 13.9 |
| 1972 | 12.6 |
| 1971 | 11.3 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1969 | 8.9 |
| 1968 | 7.9 |
| 1967 | 7 |
| 1966 | 6.2 |
| 1965 | 5.5 |
| 1964 | 4.9 |
| 1963 | 4.3 |
| 1962 | 3.8 |
| 1961 | 3.4 |