Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Population growth
Qatar
3.9%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
4.6%
in 2025
Qatar rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd
Population growth over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 4.6% against 3.9% in Qatar, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 3.8% | 7.9% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 5.1% | 4.1% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.7% | 0.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 4.2% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 4.5% | 5.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 2.2% | 2.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 4.6% against 3.9% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.7%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population growth?
- Qatar ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
- 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.