Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Population growth
Qatar
3.9%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4.7%
in 2025
Qatar rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
Population growth over time
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 4.7% against 3.9% in Qatar, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 6.7% | 5.0% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 13.4% | 4.2% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 6.7% | 1.8% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 6.0% | 2.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 2.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.4% | 1.5% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.3% | 1.3% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 4.7% against 3.9% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.8%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population growth?
- Qatar ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st 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.