Population:
833,285 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.8% (male 93,805/female 88,040)
15-64 years: 76.8% (male 454,714/female 185,004)
65 years and over: 1.4% (male 6,792/female 4,930) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 30.8 years
male: 32.8 years
female: 25.4 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.957% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
15.61 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
2.46 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
-3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 96% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.46 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.38 male(s)/female
total population: 2 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.35 years
male: 73.66 years
female: 77.14 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.45 children born/woman (2009 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%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

Religions:
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)

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 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
3.3% of GDP (2005)