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Population: 697 126 (July 1998 est.)
note: includes 516 508 non-nationals (July 1997 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27% (male 97 317; female 93 532)
15-64 years: 71% (male 353 700; female 138 564)
65 years and over: 2% (male 9 731; female 4 282) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.82% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 16.97 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 3.53 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 24.76 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.55 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.27 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 18.09 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.89 years
male: 71.38 years
female: 76.54 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.5 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Qatari(s)
adjective: Qatari
Ethnic groups: Arab 40% Pakistani 18% Indian 18% Iranian 10% other 14%
Religions: Muslim 95%
Languages: Arabic (official) English commonly used as a second language
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 79.2%
female: 79.9% (1995 est.)
