Low income vs Qatar: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Low income
2.7%
in 2025
Qatar
3.9%
in 2025
Low income rank
1st
Qatar rank
4th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Low income
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 3.9% against 2.7% in Low income, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Low income ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Low income averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 11.7% | 9.2% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 9.2% | 6.6% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 9.7% | 6.8% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Low income or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 3.9% against 2.7% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Low income and Qatar?
- 1.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Qatar rank globally for population growth?
- Low income ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.