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Qatar: area, population and density
Qatar has 11,490 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 2,972,215; calculated population density is 259 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Qatar ranks 158th of 196 by land area, 137th by population and 41st by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 11,490 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 2,972,215World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 259 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Qatar in the country comparison set
Qatar has 11,490 sq km of land area and a population value of 2,972,215 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 158th by land area, 137th by population, and 41st by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Qatar first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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