Qatar’s population hits an all-time high
Have you been feeling that the city has become more crowded all of a sudden? It is not just a feeling and there’re solid numbers to back it up.
Qatar’s population touched an all-time high of 2.58 million on May 31, according to preliminary figures released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics on its website.
There were 1,956,424 males and 631,140 females in the country, totalling 2,587,564. This was 28,297 more than the population on April 30, which also was a record figure.
The latest figure does not include Qataris and expatriates with residency permits who were outside the country on May 31.
The growth in Qatar’s population between May 31 last year and this year has been 212,704. The population increase between May 31 last year and May 31, 2014, was 413,529.
Between May 31, 2014 and May 31, 2013 Qatar’s population went up by 624,440.
Courtesy: gulf-times.com
It's obvious. Even on QL the number of scammers has increased dramatically!
Lets see this again in Dec 2016, after many people have left Qatar during Summer times and for good as well!
I noticed it at the corniche last night :O(
Can't say I've noticed.