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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 (includes mainly Hindu and other Indian religions) 14% (2004 est.)

Population:
2,123,160 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 12.5% (male 134,477/female 130,640)
15-24 years: 13.4% (male 208,278/female 75,889)
25-54 years: 69.9% (male 1,228,151/female 256,099)
55-64 years: 3.4% (male 55,386/female 16,156)
65 years and over: 0.8% (male 11,226/female 6,858) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 17.1 %
youth dependency ratio: 16 %
elderly dependency ratio: 1.1 %
potential support ratio: 87.4 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 32.6 years
male: 33.6 years
female: 28 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
3.58% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
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Birth rate:
9.95 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 194
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Death rate:
1.53 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 225
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Net migration rate:
27.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 2
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Urbanization:
urban population: 98.8% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
DOHA (capital) 567,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 2.75 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 4.8 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 3.37 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.5 male(s)/female
total population: 3.29 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
7 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 166
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.42 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 165
male: 6.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.38 years
country comparison to the world: 53
male: 76.4 years
female: 80.4 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.92 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
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Health expenditures:
1.9% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 190
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Physicians density:
2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
1.2 beds/1,000 population (2009)
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Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
0% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
fewer than 200 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
33.2% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 16
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 154
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.3%
male: 96.5%
female: 95.4% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 14 years
female: 14 years (2005)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 1.3%
country comparison to the world: 146
male: 0.4%
female: 8.9% (2011)