Basic Country Facts

People Population: 547,761 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 30% (male 82,147; female 83,552) 15-64 years: 68% (male 263,107; female 109,177) 65 years and over: 2% (male 6,609; female 3,169) (July 1996 est.) Population growth rate: 2.39% (1996 est.) Birth rate: 21.03 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death rate: 3.6 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net migration rate: 6.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 0.96 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 2.41 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 2.09 male(s)/female all ages: 1.8 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant mortality rate: 19.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.35 years male: 70.75 years female: 75.84 years (1996 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.28 children born/woman (1996 est.) Nationality: noun: Qatari(s) adjective: Qatari Ethnic divisions: Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14% Religions: Muslim 95% Languages: Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 79.4% male: 79.2% female: 79.9%