Doha municipality accounts for 40% of Qatar population
Doha municipality has the largest chunk of population in the country with 956,460 persons out of a total population of 2,404,776, according the latest simplified census conducted recently.
The last general census was conducted in 2010 and the population was only 1,699,435 persons.
Qatar's population increased by 705,341 persons in five years at an annual increase rate of 7.2% due to the huge number of new expatriate workers.
However, the majority of the population in the country is males with only 587,795 females versus 1,816,981 males, mostly of the young age category.
Around 85% of the population of Qatar falls in the category of 15 - 64 years old.
The number of housing units increased by 58,815 in 2015, compared to the 2010 census with an annual rate of 3.9%.
Similarly, the number of establishments increased by 15,437 compared to 2010 with an annual growth rate of 6.6%.
Most establishments are located in Al Rayyan municipality (36.6% of the overall number), followed by Doha (30.9%), and the lowest at Al Shammal (1.1%).
The Ministry of Statistics and Development Planning (MSDP) released the outcomes of the general simplified census of population, housing and establishments 2015 as part of the celebrations of the World Statistics Day.
Well, that is not surprising that Doha Municipalty accounts high. There are huge numbers of Dohamites because of the financial centers in near vicinity. I would be surprised to see how this figure would be maintained when the Airportkites, Wakralites, and Mesaieedites gets HIA, QEZ1, QEZ3, NHP as a full operational facility.