Population ages 0-14 in Qatar
Qatar: Population ages 0-14 was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Qatar, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Qatar is 15.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Qatar peaked at 44.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2016.
Qatar ranks 180th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.2% | — |
| 1961 | 42.5% | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 40.5% | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 38.7% | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 37.2% | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 36.2% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 35.3% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 34.7% | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 35.1% | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 36.9% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 37.4% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 36.7% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 34.6% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 33.3% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 31.0% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 29.2% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 28.6% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 27.6% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 26.8% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 26.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7% | 33.9% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.0% | 31.0% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 27.0% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 24.1% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 14.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Qatar?
- Population ages 0-14 in Qatar was 15.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for population ages 0-14?
- Qatar ranks 180th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.