Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Qatar
Qatar: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index was 1.73 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Qatar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. human development index in Qatar stood at 1.73 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. human development index in Qatar peaked at 6.55 live births per woman in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.6 live births per woman, in 2021.
Qatar ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.46 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.79 live births per woman | 4.41 live births per woman | 5.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.62 live births per woman | 3.12 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.74 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Qatar
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.886 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.5896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 67.11 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 40.15 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 82.14 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.9512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. human development index in Qatar?
- Fertility rate vs. human development index in Qatar was 1.73 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 live births per woman in 1952.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 live births per woman in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Qatar ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. human development index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.