Qatar vs Upper middle income: Urban population (% of total population)
Qatar
99.4%
in 2025
Upper middle income
68.2%
in 2025
Qatar rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Qatar
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 99.4% against 68.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.2% | 26.6% | 44.6% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 79.7% | 29.2% | 50.5% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 35.3% | 52.9% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 41.8% | 53.0% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 51.3% | 46.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 61.1% | 37.8% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 67.2% | 32.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Qatar or Upper middle income?
- Qatar, at 99.4% against 68.2% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Qatar and Upper middle income?
- 31.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Upper middle income rank globally for urban population?
- Qatar ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.