Rural population, male in Qatar
Qatar: Rural population, male was 0.6% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Rural population, male in Qatar, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.6% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Qatar peaked at 6.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2015.
Qatar ranks 189th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.7% | — |
| 1985 | 6.5% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | -33.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 2 |
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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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,266 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,280 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Qatar?
- Rural population, male in Qatar was 0.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- How does Qatar rank for rural population, male?
- Qatar ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.