Municipalities
The population of the municipalities of Qatar by census years.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1986-03-16 | Population Census (C) 1997-03-01 | Population Census (C) 2004-03-16 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-20 | Population Census (C) 2015-04-20 | Population Census (C) 2020-12-31 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | QAT | قطر | 11,637 | 369,079 | 522,023 | 744,029 | 1,699,435 | 2,404,776 | 2,846,118 | → | ||
| Ad-Dawḥah [Doha] | DWH | الدوحة | 222 | 234,753 | 296,195 | 412,701 | 796,947 | 956,457 | 1,186,023 | 22200 | → | |
| Aḍ-Ḍ'āyan [Al Daayen] | DAY | الضعاين | 300 | 2,408 | 3,476 | 7,978 | 43,176 | 54,339 | 100,083 | 30000 | → | |
| Al-Khawr & Adh-Dhakhīrah [Al Khor] | KDH | الخور والذخيرة | 1,617 | 9,968 | 19,053 | 32,963 | 193,983 | 202,031 | 140,453 | 161700 | → | |
| Al-Wakrah | WKR | الوكرة | 2,559 | 21,273 | 29,960 | 43,384 | 141,222 | 299,037 | 265,102 | 255900 | → | |
| Ar-Rayyān | RYN | الريان | 2,450 | 74,048 | 134,515 | 194,057 | 392,661 | 605,712 | 826,786 | 245000 | → | |
| Ash-Shaḥāniyah [Al Shahaniya] | SNY | الشيحانية | 3,308 | 12,841 | 19,328 | 23,445 | 62,962 | 187,571 | 161,240 | 330800 | → | |
| Ash-Shamāl | SML | الشمال | 863 | 4,339 | 3,561 | 4,088 | 7,975 | 8,794 | 16,730 | 86300 | → | |
| Umm Ṣalāl | UMM | ام صلال | 318 | 9,448 | 15,935 | 25,413 | 60,509 | 90,835 | 149,701 | 31800 | → |
- 2015 figures are result of a "general simplified census". Population figures before 2010 are computed by taking the population of included zones; because of boundary changes slight discrepancies are possible.
- Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2020-12-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ad-Dawḥah | DWH | 872,048 |
| 2 | Ar-Rayyān | RYN | 799,933 |
| 3 | Ad-Dawḥah al-Minṭaqat aṣ-Ṣinā'yah | DWH | 313,754 |
| 4 | Umm Ṣalāl Muḥammad | UMM | 149,701 |
| 5 | Al-Wukaīr | WKR | 134,481 |
| 6 | Al-Wakrah | WKR | 94,272 |
| 7 | Al-Khawr | KDH | 91,585 |
| 8 | Aḍ-Ḍ'āyan / Al-Khīsah | DAY | 91,247 |
| 9 | Rawḍat Rāshid | SNY | 74,576 |
Contents: Cities & Localities
The population of all Qatari cities and localities with more than 1,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1986-03-16 | Population Census (C) 1997-03-01 | Population Census (C) 2004-03-16 | Population Census (C) 2010-04-20 | Population Census (C) 2015-04-20 | Population Census (C) 2020-12-31 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abū Nakhlah [Abu Nakhla] | ابو نخلة | RYN | 347 | 1,469 | 6,287 | 11,333 | 12,483 | 19,982 | 16295 | → | |
| Abū Samrah [Abu Samra] | ابو سمرة | RYN | 594 | 683 | 786 | 1,065 | 984 | 3,260 | 94838 | → | |
| Abū Ẓalūf / Az-Zubārah [Abu Dhalouf / Al Zubara] | ابو ظلوف / الزبارة | SML | 663 | 621 | 579 | 1,009 | 1,660 | 2,635 | 42765 | → | |
| Ad-Dawḥah [Doha] | الدوحة | DWH | 217,294 | 264,009 | 339,847 | 521,283 | 587,055 | 872,048 | 18902 | ||
| Ad-Dawḥah al-Minṭaqat aṣ-Ṣinā'yah [Doha Industrial Area] | الدوحة المنطقة الصناعية | DWH | 8,704 | 23,454 | 62,612 | 260,726 | 364,710 | 313,754 | 3210 | → | |
| Aḍ-Ḍ'āyan / Al-Khīsah [Al Daayen / Al Kheesa] | الضعاين / الخيسة | DAY | 2,408 | 3,411 | 7,711 | 43,176 | 53,001 | 91,247 | 24918 | → | |
| Adh-Dhakhīrah [Al Thakhira] | الذخيرة | KDH | 1,932 | 7,534 | 10,524 | 129,773 | 100,118 | 42,662 | 60584 | → | |
| Al-Ghuwaīriyah [Al Ghuwariyah] | الغويرية | KDH | 1,629 | 1,716 | 2,159 | 4,834 | 5,744 | 6,206 | 63646 | → | |
| Al-Jumayliyah [Al Jemailiya] | الجميلية | SNY | 1,636 | 1,303 | 1,367 | 1,706 | 1,685 | 2,573 | 62448 | → | |
| Al-Kar'ānah [Al Karaana] | الكرعانة | RYN | 744 | 1,031 | 1,072 | 1,567 | 2,614 | 3,375 | 55099 | → | |
| Al-Kharārah | الخرارة | WKR | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,478 | 6,458 | 90309 | → | |
| Al-Khawr [Al Khor] | الخور | KDH | 6,407 | 9,803 | 20,280 | 60,575 | 96,169 | 91,585 | 37437 | → | |
| Al-'Uṭūriyah [Al Utouriya] | العطورية | SNY | 761 | 915 | 939 | 1,060 | 1,232 | 1,608 | 66601 | → | |
| Al-Wakrah | الوكرة | WKR | 12,092 | 19,009 | 26,579 | 58,965 | 87,970 | 94,272 | 6328 | → | |
| Al-Wukaīr [Al Wukair] | الوكير | WKR | 2,570 | 3,177 | 4,083 | 20,615 | 165,214 | 134,481 | 20675 | → | |
| An-Naṣrāniyah [Al Nasraniya] | النصرانية | SNY | 443 | 490 | 593 | 1,043 | 1,308 | 3,331 | 42320 | → | |
| Ar-Rayyān | الريان | RYN | 86,915 | 137,999 | 195,581 | 392,428 | 589,531 | 799,933 | 36675 | ||
| Ash-Shaḥāniyah [Al Shahaniya] | الشيحانية | SNY | 4,654 | 6,852 | 8,380 | 35,393 | 138,509 | 67,181 | 28094 | → | |
| Dukhān | دخان | SNY | 3,341 | 5,299 | 6,117 | 11,520 | 13,274 | 10,202 | 36502 | → | |
| Fuwayriṭ | فويرط | SML | ... | 484 | 558 | 771 | 1,727 | 1,510 | 26599 | → | |
| Lūsaīl | لوسيل | DAY | ... | 65 | 216 | 1,213 | 1,338 | 8,836 | 5112 | → | |
| Madīnat ash-Shamāl (- Ar-Ruways) | مدينه الشمال / الرويس | SML | 2,712 | 2,456 | 2,951 | 4,996 | 5,407 | 12,585 | 16689 | → | |
| Minṭaqat 58 [Zone 58] | منطقة 58 | DWH | 459 | 1,281 | 706 | 494 | 4,692 | 221 | 82 | → | |
| Musaī'īd (Umm Sa'īd) [Mesaieed] | مسيعيد | WKR | 6,094 | 7,424 | 12,611 | 35,150 | 37,548 | 29,330 | 11130 | → | |
| Rawḍat Rāshid [Rawdat Rashed] | روضة راشد | SNY | 970 | 2,640 | 4,762 | 6,046 | 26,258 | 74,576 | 44987 | → | |
| Shaqrā [Shagra] | شقرا | WKR | 22 | 33 | 54 | 3,874 | 4,714 | 385 | 50682 | → | |
| Umm Bāb | ام باب | SNY | 1,036 | 1,829 | 1,287 | 6,194 | 5,305 | 1,769 | 49832 | → | |
| Umm Ṣalāl Muḥammad (- Al-Kahrīṭiyāt) [Umm Salal Mohammed] | ام صلال محمد / الخريطيات | UMM | 9,448 | 15,935 | 25,413 | 60,509 | 90,835 | 149,701 | 31783 | → |
- Cities and localities are composed of zones by »City Population«; because of boundary changes slight discrepancies are possible.
- Qatar Planning and Statistics Authority (web).