Qatar — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Qatar had an estimated population of 768,464 in 2005, with 27 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Qatar today — population now 3,173,559, against 768,464 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 768,464 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 825,408 | 3,173,559 | +284% |
The two sources differ by 7% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ad-Dawh̨ah | 700,036 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doha | Doha | 344,939 | 344,939 now |
| 2 | ar-Rayyān | ar-Rayyān | 272,465 | 272,465 now |
| 3 | Umm Şalāl | Umm Şalāl | 29,391 | — |
| 4 | al-Wakrah | al-Wakrah | 26,436 | 26,436 now |
| 5 | Khor | Khor | 18,923 | — |
| 6 | ađ-Đaẖīrah | Khor | 14,922 | — |
| 7 | aš-Šah̨h̨āniyah | ar-Rayyān | 11,553 | — |
| 8 | Musayʿīd | Musayʿīd | 10,106 | 5,769 now |
| 9 | Duẖān | al-Jumaylīyah | 7,250 | — |
| 10 | al-Wukayr | al-Wakrah | 5,146 | 5,146 now |
| 11 | al-H̱īsah | Umm Şalāl | 4,544 | — |
| 12 | Rawd̨at Rāšid | Jariyān al-Bāţnah | 3,620 | — |
| 13 | ar-Ruways | aš-Šamāl | 3,334 | 3,334 now |
| 14 | Umm Bāb | al-Jumaylīyah | 2,500 | 2,500 now |
| 15 | Abū Naẖlah | ar-Rayyān | 2,488 | — |
| 16 | al-Ġuwayrīyah | al-Ġuwayrīyah | 2,332 | — |
| 17 | al-Jūmaylīyah | al-Jumaylīyah | 1,788 | 1,788 now |
| 18 | al-Kirʿānah | Jariyān al-Bāţnah | 1,414 | — |
| 19 | Fuwayriţ | aš-Šamāl | 1,333 | 1,333 now |
| 20 | al-ʿAţūriyah | al-Jumaylīyah | 1,251 | — |
| 21 | Abū Samrah | Jariyān al-Bāţnah | 938 | 938 now |
| 22 | az-Zubārah | aš-Šamāl | 843 | — |
| 23 | an-Naşrāniyah | al-Jumaylīyah | 670 | — |
| 24 | Sawdā Naṯīl | Jariyān al-Bāţnah | 229 | — |
| 25 | al-H̱arrārah | Jariyān al-Bāţnah | 179 | — |
| 26 | H̱awr al-ʿUdayd | Jariyān al-Bāţnah | 125 | — |
| 27 | Shaqrā | al-Wakrah | 43 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doha | 344,939 |
| 2 | ar-Rayyān | 286,514 |
| 3 | Umm Şalāl | 33,909 |
| 4 | Khor | 33,690 |
| 5 | al-Wakrah | 31,546 |
| 6 | al-Jumaylīyah | 13,424 |
| 7 | Musayʿīd | 10,106 |
| 8 | Jariyān al-Bāţnah | 6,494 |
| 9 | aš-Šamāl | 5,510 |
| 10 | al-Ġuwayrīyah | 2,332 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.