Qatar People:
Population:
863,051 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.7% (male:104,453; female:100,295)
15-64 years: 72.9% (male:437,118; female:191,830)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male:21,599; female:7,756) (2005)
Median age:
total: 31.57 years
male: 36.87 years
female: 22.33 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.61% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
15.54 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.61 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
15.17 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 2.28 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 2.78 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.88 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 18.61 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 21.95 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 15.11 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 73.67 years (2005 est.)
male: 71.15 years
female: 76.32 years
Total fertility rate:
2.87 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.09% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari
Ethnic groups:
Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%
Religions:
Muslim 95%
Languages:
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 89.1%
female: 88.6% (2004)
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