Qatar vs Upper middle income: Population ages 15-64
Qatar
83.3%
in 2025
Upper middle income
68.5%
in 2025
Qatar rank
1st
Upper middle income rank
4th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Qatar
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 83.3% against 68.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Qatar ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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 | 59.4% | 55.0% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 63.2% | 55.8% | 7.4% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 60.5% | 10.5% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 63.7% | 9.2% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 67.9% | 10.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 69.2% | 15.6% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 68.3% | 15.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Qatar or Upper middle income?
- Qatar, at 83.3% against 68.5% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Qatar and Upper middle income?
- 14.8%, 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 population ages 15-64?
- Qatar ranks 1st and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% 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
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.