Share of the population that is female in Qatar
Qatar: Share of the population that is female was 28.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Qatar, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Qatar stood at 28.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Qatar peaked at 49.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2008.
That places Qatar 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.6% | 42.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.6% | 32.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 30.2% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 23.8% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.9% | 28.9% | 6 |
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More gender data for Qatar
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 15,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 16,469 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Qatar?
- Share of the population that is female in Qatar was 28.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for share of the population that is female?
- Qatar ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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