Qatar: cities by population
Qatar has a population of 3,173,559 (UN estimate, 2026), with Doha as its capital. The 21 largest of its 21 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+392%
since 2000 (644,989)
+31%
projected by 2050 (4,164,461)
274
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Qatar
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doha | Baladiyat ad Dawhah | 344,939 |
| 2 | Ar Rayyān | Baladiyat ar Rayyan | 272,465 |
| 3 | Lusail | Al Daayen | 198,600 |
| 4 | Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin | Al Daayen | 54,339 |
| 5 | Umm Ghuwaylīnah | Al-Shahaniya | 39,457 |
| 6 | Umm Şalāl Muḩammad | Umm Salal | 29,391 |
| 7 | Mu‘aydhir Rawḑat Rāshid | Baladiyat ar Rayyan | 27,569 |
| 8 | Al Wakrah | Al Wakrah | 26,436 |
| 9 | Nu‘ayjah | Baladiyat ad Dawhah | 19,975 |
| 10 | Al Khawr | Al Khor | 18,923 |
| 11 | Ash Shīḩānīyah | Al-Shahaniya | 8,380 |
| 12 | Dukhān | Al-Shahaniya | 7,250 |
| 13 | Musay‘īd | Al Wakrah | 5,769 |
| 14 | Madīnat ash Shamāl | Madinat ash Shamal | 5,267 |
| 15 | Al Wukayr | Al Wakrah | 5,146 |
| 16 | Ar Ruways | Madinat ash Shamal | 3,334 |
| 17 | Umm Bāb | Baladiyat ar Rayyan | 2,500 |
| 18 | Al Ghuwayrīyah | Al Khor | 2,332 |
| 19 | Al Jumaylīyah | Al-Shahaniya | 1,788 |
| 20 | Fuwayriţ | Madinat ash Shamal | 1,333 |
| 21 | Abū Samrah | Baladiyat ar Rayyan | 938 |
Twenty years earlier: Qatar in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 768,464.
Common questions
What is the population of Qatar?
Qatar has a population of 3,173,559, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 4,164,461 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Qatar?
Doha.