Population density rose 7.34% to 176 km per capita in Qatar in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Qatar reached an all time high of 187 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 4.42 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Qatar's main peers, population density in Bahrain amounted to 1,729 km per capita, 75.0 km per capita in Iran, 13.2 km per capita in Saudi Arabia and 110 km per capita in United Arab Emirates in 2015.
Qatar has been ranked 45th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 43 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bahrain | km per capita | 1,568 | 1,647 | 1,701 | 1,734 | 1,753 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | km per capita | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 75.0 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | km per capita | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | km per capita | 66.6 | 68.1 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 72.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | km per capita | 160 | 168 | 175 | 182 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | km per capita | 8.60 | 9.06 | 9.77 | 10.7 | 11.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | km per capita | 221 | 225 | 229 | 232 | 236 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | km per capita | 135 | 151 | 165 | 177 | 187 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | km per capita | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | km per capita | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | km per capita | 92.3 | 101 | 107 | 110 | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | km per capita | 42.1 | 43.1 | 44.1 | 45.2 | 46.2 |
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