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Urban population share in Qatar

Urban population share in Qatar was 99.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202599.4%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank13th of 215Countries ranked
Series high99.42025
Series low651960

Urban population share in Qatar, 1960 to 2025

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60708090100196019701980199020002010202020251960: 65 %1961: 66.7 %1962: 68.3 %1963: 69.7 %1964: 71 %1965: 72.2 %1966: 73.3 %1967: 74.4 %1968: 75.3 %1969: 76.2 %1970: 77 %1971: 77.7 %1972: 78.4 %1973: 78.9 %1974: 79.5 %1975: 79.9 %1976: 80.4 %1977: 81 %1978: 81.6 %1979: 82.2 %1980: 83 %1981: 84 %1982: 85.4 %1983: 86.9 %1984: 88.3 %1985: 89.6 %1986: 90.4 %1987: 91.1 %1988: 91.8 %1989: 92.4 %1990: 92.9 %1991: 93.4 %1992: 93.9 %1993: 94.3 %1994: 94.7 %1995: 95.1 %1996: 95.4 %1997: 95.7 %1998: 95.9 %1999: 96.1 %2000: 96.3 %2001: 96.5 %2002: 96.6 %2003: 96.8 %2004: 97 %2005: 97.3 %2006: 97.6 %2007: 97.9 %2008: 98.1 %2009: 98.3 %2010: 98.5 %2011: 98.6 %2012: 98.7 %2013: 98.8 %2014: 98.9 %2015: 98.9 %2016: 99 %2017: 99 %2018: 99.1 %2019: 99.1 %2020: 99.2 %2021: 99.2 %2022: 99.2 %2023: 99.3 %2024: 99.3 %2025: 99.4 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202599.4
202499.3
202399.3
202299.2
202199.2
202099.2
201999.1
201899.1
201799
201699
201598.9
201498.9
201398.8
201298.7
201198.6
201098.5
200998.3
200898.1
200797.9
200697.6
200597.3
200497
200396.8
200296.6
200196.5
200096.3
199996.1
199895.9
199795.7
199695.4
199595.1
199494.7
199394.3
199293.9
199193.4
199092.9
198992.4
198891.8
198791.1
198690.4
198589.6
198488.3
198386.9
198285.4
198184
198083
197982.2
197881.6
197781
197680.4
197579.9
197479.5
197378.9
197278.4
197177.7
197077
196976.2
196875.3
196774.4
196673.3
196572.2
196471
196369.7
196268.3
196166.7
196065

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Qatar?

Urban population share in Qatar was 99.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Qatar?

99.4% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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