Geography - note:
strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum
deposits
People Qatar
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 est.)
Median age:
total: 31.57 years
male: 36.87 years
female: 22.33 years (2005 est.)
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
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.28 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1.88 male(s)/female (2005 est.)