Life Expectancy at Birth in Qatar
Qatar: Life Expectancy at Birth was 82.52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.52
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 216 countries
All-time high
82.94
in 2019
All-time low
57.77
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Qatar, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Qatar stood at 82.52.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Qatar peaked at 82.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.77, in 1960.
Qatar ranks 27th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.77 | — |
| 1961 | 58.5 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 59.23 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 59.96 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 60.7 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 61.44 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 62.17 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 62.88 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 63.58 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 64.25 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 64.89 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 65.49 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 66.07 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 66.63 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 67.17 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 67.68 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 68.17 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 68.64 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.08 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 69.51 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 69.92 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 70.31 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 70.7 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 71.09 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 71.47 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 71.83 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 72.18 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 72.52 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 72.84 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 73.13 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 73.41 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.65 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 73.88 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.07 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.25 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 74.4 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.56 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.71 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.87 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.05 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.25 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.49 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.77 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.1 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.48 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.91 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 77.32 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 77.74 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.26 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.84 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 79.44 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.99 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 80.5 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.97 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 81.39 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.78 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.15 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 82.46 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.71 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.94 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.41 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 81.08 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 81.86 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.37 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.52 | +0.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 82.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 82.52 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.28, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.05 | 57.77 | 64.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.33 | 64.89 | 69.51 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6 | 69.92 | 73.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.28 | 73.41 | 75.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.82 | 75.25 | 78.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.44 | 79.44 | 82.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.65 | 80.41 | 82.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More gender data for Qatar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 510.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9268 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Qatar?
- Life expectancy at birth in Qatar was 82.52 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 82.94 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.77 in 1960.
- How does Qatar rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Qatar ranks 27th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.