Municipalities
The population of the municipalities of Qatar by census years.
| Name | Abbr. | Native | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1997-03-01 | Population Census (C) 2004-03-16 | Population Census (Cf) 2010-04-20 | Population Census (C) 2015-04-20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | QAT | قطر | 11,586 | 522,023 | 744,029 | 1,699,435 | 2,404,776 | ||
| Ad-Dawḥah [Doha] | DWH | الدوحة | 243 | 293,000 | 412,237 | 796,947 | 956,457 | 24300 | |
| Aḍ-Ḍ'āyan [Al Daayen] | DAY | الضعاين | 249 | 3,000 | 7,711 | 43,176 | 54,339 | 24900 | |
| Al-Khawr & Adh-Dhakhīrah [Al Khor] | KDH | الخور والذخيرة | 1,546 | 18,600 | 32,136 | 193,983 | 202,031 | 154600 | |
| Al-Wakrah | WKR | الوكرة | 2,518 | 31,923 | 44,115 | 141,222 | 299,037 | 251800 | |
| Ar-Rayyān | RYN | الريان | 2,511 | 136,000 | 194,057 | 392,661 | 605,712 | 251100 | |
| Ash-Shaḥāniyah [Al Shahaniya] | SNY | الشحانيه | 3,299 | 19,328 | 23,445 | 62,962 | 187,571 | 329900 | |
| Ash-Shamāl | SML | الشمال | 901 | 4,059 | 4,915 | 7,975 | 8,794 | 90100 | |
| Umm Ṣalāl | UMM | ام صلال | 318 | 15,935 | 25,413 | 60,509 | 90,835 | 31800 |
- 2015 figures are result of a "general simplified census". The 2015 total consists of 587,795 females and 1,816,981 males. The total population is estimated to be 2,659,261 on March 31, 2017.
- Statistics Authority Qatar (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2015-04-20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ar-Rayyān | RYN | 589,531 |
| 2 | Ad-Dawḥah | DWH | 587,055 |
| 3 | Ad-Dawḥah al-Minṭaqat aṣ-Ṣinā'yah | DWH | 364,710 |
| 4 | Al-Wukayr | WKR | 165,214 |
| 5 | Ash-Shaḥāniyah | SNY | 138,509 |
| 6 | Adh-Dhakhīrah | KDH | 100,118 |
| 7 | Al-Khawr | KDH | 96,169 |
| 8 | Umm Ṣalāl Muḥammad | UMM | 90,835 |
| 9 | Al-Wakrah | WKR | 87,970 |
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 (Cf) 2010-04-20 | Population Census (C) 2015-04-20 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abū Nakhlah [Abu Nakhla] | ابو نخلة | RYN | ... | 1,469 | 6,287 | 11,333 | 12,483 | 16046 | |
| Abū Samrah [Abu Samra] | ابوسمره | RYN | 594 | 683 | 786 | 1,065 | 984 | 80191 | |
| Abū Ẓalūf / Az-Zubārah [Abu Dhalouf] | ابوظلوف / الزباره | SML | ... | 621 | 579 | 1,009 | 1,660 | 42735 | |
| Ad-Dawḥah [Doha] | الدوحة | DWH | 217,294 | 264,009 | 339,847 | 521,283 | 587,055 | 18642 | |
| Ad-Dawḥah al-Minṭaqat aṣ-Ṣinā'yah [Doha Industrial Area] | الدوحة المنطقة الصناعية | DWH | ... | 23,454 | 62,612 | 260,726 | 364,710 | 3210 | |
| Aḍ-Ḍ'āyan / Al-Khīsah [Al Daayen / Al Kheesa] | الضعاين / الخيسه | DAY | ... | ... | 7,495 | 41,963 | 53,001 | 23906 | |
| Adh-Dhakhīrah [Al Thakhira] | الذخيره | KDH | 1,891 | 7,863 | 13,511 | 128,574 | 100,118 | 61079 | |
| Al-Ghuwayriyah [Al Ghuwairiya] | الغويريه | KDH | 1,629 | 1,716 | 2,159 | 4,834 | 5,744 | 62860 | |
| Al-Jumayliyah [Al Jemailiya] | الجميليه | SNY | 1,636 | 1,303 | 1,367 | 1,706 | 1,685 | 62339 | |
| Al-Khawr [Al Khor] | الخور | KDH | ... | 9,930 | 16,466 | 60,575 | 96,169 | 37393 | |
| Al-Kir'ānah [Al Karaana] | الكرعانة | RYN | 744 | 1,031 | 1,072 | 1,567 | 2,614 | 55431 | |
| Al-Uṭūriyah [Al Utouriya] | العطورية | SNY | 761 | 915 | 939 | 1,060 | 1,232 | 66215 | |
| Al-Wakrah | الوكره | WKR | 13,159 | 20,205 | 26,993 | 79,457 | 87,970 | 7581 | |
| Al-Wukayr [Al Wukair] | الوكير | WKR | 4,141 | 3,948 | 4,400 | 22,459 | 165,214 | 20337 | |
| An-Naṣrāniyah [Al Nasraniya] | النصرانيه | SNY | 443 | 490 | 593 | 1,043 | 1,308 | 42328 | |
| Ar-Rayyān | الريان | RYN | 86,915 | 137,999 | 195,581 | 392,428 | 589,531 | 36687 | |
| Ash-Shaḥāniyah [Al Shahaniya] | الشحانيه | SNY | 4,654 | 6,852 | 8,380 | 35,393 | 138,509 | 28715 | |
| Dukhān | دخان | SNY | 3,341 | 5,299 | 6,117 | 11,520 | 13,274 | 36507 | |
| Fuwayriṭ (- Al-Jassāsiyah) | فويرط / الجساسيه | SML | ... | 982 | 1,385 | 1,970 | 1,727 | 26603 | |
| Lūsaīl | لوسيل | DAY | ... | 65 | 216 | 1,213 | 1,338 | 5115 | |
| Madīnat ash-Shamāl (- Ar-Ruways) | مدينه الشمال / الرويس | SML | ... | 2,456 | 2,951 | 4,996 | 5,407 | 16667 | |
| Minṭaqat 58 [Zone 58] | منطقة 58 | DWH | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,692 | 82 | |
| Musay'īd (Umm Sa'īd) [Mesaieed] | مسيعيد - المدينة | WKR | 6,094 | 7,424 | 12,611 | 35,150 | 37,548 | 13320 | |
| Rawḍat Rāshid [Rawdat Rashed] | روضه راشد | SNY | 970 | 2,640 | 4,762 | 6,046 | 26,258 | 45416 | |
| Shaqrā [Shagra] | شقرا | WKR | ... | 33 | 54 | 3,874 | 4,714 | 49715 | |
| Umm Bāb | ام باب | SNY | 1,036 | 1,829 | 1,287 | 6,194 | 5,305 | 49400 | |
| Umm Ṣalāl Muḥammad (- Al-Kahrīṭiyāt) [Umm Salal Mohammed] | ام صلال محمد / الخريطيات | UMM | 9,448 | 15,935 | 25,413 | 60,509 | 90,835 | 31846 |
- Cities and localities are composed of zones by »City Population«.
- Statistics Authority Qatar (web).