Share of the population that is female in Qatar
Qatar: Share of the population that is female was 28.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
28.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
215th
of 215 countries
All-time high
49.1%
in 1960
All-time low
23.8%
in 2008
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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.
Share of the population that is female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.1% | — |
| 1961 | 48.3% | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 47.3% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 46.4% | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 45.6% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 44.9% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 44.3% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 43.8% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 41.5% | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 37.8% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 36.5% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 35.4% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 33.7% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 33.0% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 32.5% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 32.0% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 31.2% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 30.9% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 30.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 30.2% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 30.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 28.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 57% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 28.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.3%, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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