Urban population, male in Qatar
Qatar: Urban population, male was 75.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
75.9%
World rank
1st
of 192 countries
All-time high
75.9%
in 2015
All-time low
56.2%
in 1980
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Urban population, male in Qatar, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 75.9% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Qatar peaked at 75.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 1980.
Qatar ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Urban population, male in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.2% | — |
| 1985 | 60.4% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 62.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.3% | 56.2% | 60.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 62.1% | 62.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 62.7% | 64.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 74.7% | 75.9% | 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 urban population, male in Qatar?
- Urban population, male in Qatar was 75.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 1980.
- How does Qatar rank for urban population, male?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.