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Qatar
Social Trends 1998-2010
October, 2011

Qatar: Social Trends 1998-2010 October, 2011
Content
Subject
Introduction
Population
Housing
Health services
Fertility and Births
Deaths
Marriage and Divorce
Education
Training
Labor Force
Income
Consumer spending
Media, Culture and Tourism
Empowerment of women
Judiciary, Security and Safety
Disabled
Environment
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Introduction
Comprehensive development in any society depends on accurate and reliable statistical
information and data, which helps in determining the characteristics of the society and delineating
its aspirations. It serves as a solid and new foundation for information from which planned and
organizational operations as well as decision-making emanate.
In this context, QSA issues the first report on “Qatar: social trends 1998-2010” This report is a
review of many of the Qatari society’s characteristics, created in diagram and digital forms. Every
effort has been made to make this report easy to understand and read. QSA’s database of statistics
is the main source of information used in this report.
Hamad bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani
QSA President
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Note:
Population Projections are reviewed every two years, due to the economic changes witnessed
by Qatar, which affect size of population, accordingly, rates and indicators that use population
as denominator in calculation differ from those published earlier.
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POPULATION
Population Growth
According to mid-year population estimates, there
were more than 1.5 million inhabitants in the
middle of 2010, a population increase of more than
one million since 1998.
As for the year to year annual population growth
rate, it ranged between 4.6% and 5.5% during the
period 1999-2003, and then rose to 11.8% in 2004
reaching 18.9% in 2008 (the highest annual
population growth rate); then this increase declined
to 13.1% in 2009, and to 4.7% in 2010, reaching,
accordingly, the related rates earmarked at the
start of the millennium.
The increase in population growth was attributed to
the economic boom that the State experienced in
recent years.
Age Composition
The Percentage of working-age
population (15-64 years old) increased
from 70.8% in 1998 to 85.5% in 2010.
However, the percentage of (0-14 year
old) age group, decreased from 27.7%
in 1998 to 13.7% in 2010. The same occurred to
the percentage of the 65+ year old age group
declining from 1.4% in 1998 to 0.8% in 2010.
Increase in
working-age
population
The reasons for population structure changes were
attributed to the recruitment of large number of
expatriate workers, which came as a result of the
economic boom that centered totally in the 15-64
year old age group.
Rate
%
Year
Population
(,000)
Annual Growth
Rate
1998 561
1999 587 4.6
2000 614 4.6
2001 643 4.8
2002 676 5.2
2003 714 5.5
2004 798 11.8
2005 906 13.5
2006 1,043 15.1
2007 1,218 16.8
2008 1,448 18.9
2009 1,639 13.1
2010 1,715 4.7
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Population by Geographical Distribution
More than three quarters of the
population are settling in Doha
and Al-Rayyan municipalities
during 2010 .
The lowest populated municipality
was the Al-Shamal where only
0.5% of the total population were
residing.
More than three
quarters of the
population were in
Doha and Al Rayyan
municipalities
Population Pyramid (,000)
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HOUSING
Residential Units
The number of residential units was estimated at
around 211 thousand buildings, according to the
2010 Population and Housing Census. The
percent of villas reached 24% of the total
residential buildings, while apartment percents
were 37% of the total number of buildings.
However, public and Arab houses, amounted to
12% of the total residential units. Other buildings,
such as (additional buildings, chalets, subunits/establishments…
etc) amounted for 15% of
the total occupied houses.
Housing Tenure
The percentage of privately-owned
houses reached 21% of the total
houses tenure, while that of the
privately-rented houses reached 58%.
Public and company housings tenures
amounted to 9% each.
Qatari families
owned their
homes
In parallel, it is understood that 73% of villas and
public houses tenures are Qatari and Non-Qatari
families, while 61% of those leaving in independent
rooms are from labor gatherings.
Better Services for a Better Future
The percent of houses connected to public
facilities network increased in 2010 over 1997 by
14 percentage points for water, 2 percentage
points for electricity and 17 percentage points for
sewer.
Completed Residential Buildings Connected to
Public Utilities
Year Water Electricity Sewerage
1997 83% 97%
63%
2004 88% 99%
73%
2010 97% 99%
80%
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HEALTH SERVICES
Qatar had made significant progress in the field of
preventive and curative health services, as it was
provided free of charge to citizens and residents.
This is because it has a belief that a healthy
society is capable of carrying the burden of the
future strongly and effectively.
There was a noted increase in the number of
government hospitals and in the setting up of
private hospitals in recent years.
Doctors per 1000 Population
There was an increase in this ratio- up from 2.1 per
1000 population in 1998 to 3.3 in 2009.
Nurses per 1000 Population
This ratio rose during the period 2000-2005
reaching 6.4 per 1000 population, and then it
started to decline gradually, reaching 6.2 in 2010.
This decline is attributable to the population
increase in recent years in a large manner.
Vaccinations Coverage during the First Year of
Life
Taking care of children, especially in the first years
of life, is one of the most important types of social
care and protection. Medical care is another type
of that, which includes mother and births care.
Health authorities give importance to vaccinations
during the first year of life. Data indicated a marked
increase in coverage percentages, which were not
less than 95% in all basic vaccinations in 2010.
Year
Rate
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Rate
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Government
Hospitals
Private
Hospitals
Healthcare
Centers
1998 3 0 25
2000 3 1 25
2002 3 2 23
2004 4 4 23
2006 5 4 23
2008 5 4 23
2010 5 4 22
2.1
Doctors per Thousands of Population
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
4.1
Nurses per Thousands of Population
3.3
6.2
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vaccination coverage during the first year of life, 2010
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Immunization & vaccination type
Rate
BCG 97
Polio drops 96
Triple 95
Viral hepatitis (B) 95
Measles, mumps and rubella 98
Haemophilus influenza 95
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FERTILITY AND BIRTHS
Births
Although the number of births increased during the
period (2000-2010), the crude birth rate (the number
of live births per 1000 population in a given year)
tended to fall gradually, reaching 19.3 in 1998. This
decrease continued until it reached 11.2 in 2010; it is
attributable to the population increase in Qatar
during these years.
Sex ratio at birth (the number of live birth males per
100 live birth females in a given year) was 98.4% for
Qataris and 107.2% for non-Qataris in 2010.
The rate of twin live births per year was 3 in every
100 deliveries; this rate is almost stable from several
years ago.
Deliveries under Medical Supervision
Statistics show that the State had achieved almost
100% of deliveries under special and professional
supervision, which is one of the most important
factors of safe maternity.
Crude Birth Rate
Rate
25.0
20.0 19.3
15.0
11.2
10.0
5.0
0.0
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Rate
3.5
3.3
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
Total Fertality Rate (per women)
2.0
Total Fertility Rate per Woman
Indicator of total fertility for women fell during the
period 1998.-2009 from 3.3 in 1998 to 2.0 in 2010,
due to the changes that had occurred to the factors
that affect the fertility level. The most important
factors are as follows: increased age at first
marriage, increased educational level of Qatari
women, and more women integrated the labor force.
Gross Reproduction Rate per Woman
This rate measures the total
number of female births born per
woman to a cohort of women.
Gross replacement rate per
women in Qatar was 1.6 in 1998.
This rate had declined and it
reached 1.0 in 2010.
Gross
replacement
rate per
woman has
declined
0.5
0.0
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Gross Reproduction Rate (per women)
1.6
1.0
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
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Mean Age of Women at Childbearing
As indicated by age patterns of childbearing, the
mean age of women at childbearing is between 29
and 30 years in Qatar.
Low Weight Births
This indicator is deemed to be a measure of fetal
malnutrition before birth. It reflects the economic,
social and health status of mothers. Statistics on
newborn and low weight births for the period 1998-
2010 show fluctuations in the index; the
percentage decreased during 1998 and 2000, rose
suddenly during 2001 and 2002, declined again in
2003 returning to an upward path until 2006, and
then fell again reaching 7.2% in 2009, while we
notice a raise up to 7.6% in 2010. This is due to
the demographic changes that the State had
witnessed.
Rate
12.0
Year Qataris
Non-
Qataris
Total
2000 30.9 28.0 29.2
2001 31.0 28.1 29.2
2002 31.4 28.5 29.7
2003 31.5 29.9 31.2
2004 31.2 28.6 29.6
2005 30.1 28.9 29.8
2006 31.1 29.2 30.0
2007 30.6 30.1 30.2
2008 31.0 29.7 30.2
2009 31.1 29.7 30.2
2010 31.1 29.5 30.1
Low Weight Births
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
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DEATHS
Mortality Rate
In 2009, there were 2008 deaths, of which 684
34.1% were registered among Qataris and 1,324
65.9% among non-Qataris. As to the crude death
rate, it fell remarkably during the period 1998 -
2010, down from 2.1 per 1000 population in 1998
to 1.23 in 2009, and to 1.1 in 2010.
Infant and Neonatal Deaths
Infant mortality rate measures the number of infant
deaths under one year of age in relation to total
births. According to infant mortality statistics, Qatar
had made notable progress in reducing infant
mortality rates, down from 13.1 deaths per 1000 live
births in 1998 to 7.1 in 2009 and firmly to 6.8 in
2010.
Neonatal morality rate refers to the number of infant
deaths during the first 28 days of life in a given year
for every 1000 live births in the same year. This rate
fell from 5.5 deaths per 1000 live births in 1998 to
3.5 in 2009, to reach 2.97 in 2010, due to improving
maternal health care during pregnancy.
Causes of Death
During the period 2002-2010, the Vehicle accidents
have accounted for
highest proportion of deaths
most of the deaths
caused by tumors was seen 12.7% resulting from
in 2002; in subsequent years, there external causes
was a gradual decline in the rate of
deaths from tumors to reach
10.9%, in 2010. This decrease is
positively viewed. Endocrine, nutritional and
metabolic diseases accounted for 5.8% of all deaths
in 2008; this percentage that fell to 6.3% in 2010 is
lower than the corresponding ones of other years.
As for circulatory system diseases, the proportion of
deaths declined from 27.0% in 2002 to 14.9% in the
year 2010.
As for respiratory diseases, deaths decreased from
4.7% in 2002 to 3.9% in 2010. The rate of deaths
Rate
Rate
Cause of death 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Tumors 12.7 11.8 9.7 10.1 10.9
Endocrine,
nutritional and
metabolic
6.8 5.9 7.1 5.8 6.3
diseases
Circulatory
system diseases
27.0 22.0 19.6 16.0 14.9
Respiratory
system diseases
4.7 7.4 3.8 1.8 3.9
External causes
of death
18.8 24.1 29.3 25.1 20.4
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from external causes dropped from 29.3% in 2006 to
20.4% in 2010.
Traffic accidents mortality
Statistical data show that the numbers of traffic
accidents deaths have fluctuated between high and
low during the period (1998-2010). The number of
deceased by traffic accidents reached 228 deaths in
2010.
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MARRIAGES AND DIVORCES
Crude Marriage Rate
This rate refers to the number of
marriages in the reference year per
1000 population at midyear. As for
the crude marriage rate, it declined
from 3.3 per 1000 population in
1998 to 2.2 in 2008 then to 1.9 in
2009, reaching 1.7 in 2010.
General Marriage Rate (15 Years and over)
It represents the number of marriages per 1000
population aged 15 years and over. Statistics show
that the general marriage rate for Qataris during
the period 1998-2006, had risen for both males
and females culminating, accordingly, in 2006 with
a rate of 34.9 for males and 32.2 for females; there
was nevertheless a rapid decline in the rate after
2006 during which this rate dropped to 24.2 for
males and 23.5 for females in 2010.
Mean Age at First Marriage for Qataris
Marriage rates correlated with spouses’ ages at
first marriage. The mean age of marriage was
relatively stable for Qataris, at a range of 26-27
years for males and 23-24 years for females during
the period 1998-2010.
Marriages of Qataris by Kinship
The graph, which shows the number of Qatari
consanguineous marriage
contracts in 2010, indicates
that the proportion of
consanguineous marriages
remained high, in spite of the
campaigns launched to raise
awareness about the risks of
consanguineous marriage.
Consanguineous marriages from first degree
There has been a
gradual increase in
the number of
marriages .
The proportion of
consanguineous marriage
is still high among Qatari
(47%), in spite of the
related awareness-raising
campaigns that have been
launched
relatives reached about 26% of marriages, while
marriages from second degree relatives were 21%.
Non-consanguineous marriages constituted 53%
of the total marriages in 2010.
Rate
Rate
Rate
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Divorces
Divorce cases jumped among Qataris and non-
Qataris from 458 in 1998 to 1,172 in 2010. Crude
divorce rate (number of divorce cases during the
reference year per 1000 population in mid- year)
was 0.7 in 2010.
General Divorce Rate
General divorce rate increased among 1000
Qataris (15 years and over) during the period 1998
– 2010.
It rose from 8.0 per 1000 population in 1998 to
11.4 in 2010 for Qatari males.
As for females, the general divorce rate recorded
9.5 in 2010, after it has been 7.6 in 1998.
Divorces by Number of Children (Qataris)
In 2010 the majority of divorces were between
couples with no children 55% of the total. This is
attributed to divorces before consummation,
followed by couples with one child 15%, and
couples with two children 10%. More children had
often led to fewer divorces, as registered divorces
between couples with three children were 6%,
those with four children made up 5%, and those
with five children formed 3%.
Rate
Rate
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EDUCATION
Illiteracy
Comprehensive educational plans for
literacy and the spread of compulsory
education resulted in a significant
reduction in the illiteracy rate in 2010
3.7%; specifically, the illiteracy rate
Illiteracy rate
slipped to 3.7%
in 2010
for the 15-24 year old age group declined for both sexes,
to 1.7% for females and 3.7% for males.
A greater proportion of men 81.4% than women 18.6%
had enrolled in adult education centers.
Levels of Education
There were 194,000 students in 2009/2010. In 2009/2010
the gross enrollment rate in primary and secondary levels
of education was 100.5%, 98.4% for males and 102.8%
for females.
Nurseries and Kindergartens
In 2010 the total number of kindergartens was 146 of
which 15 were for boys and 18 for girls, and there were
113 mixed kindergartens. Arab kindergartens constituted
24.6% of total kindergartens. There was an increase in
the numbers of foreign kindergartens and children
enrolled compared to what it had been in recent years.
In terms of the number of children enrolled in
kindergartens, it reached 18024, out of whom 86.3%
were in foreign kindergartens. There were about 3
students per teacher. Students were placed in classes of
approximately 22 pupils each. In 2010 student ratio
female/male was 87 per 100.
Primary Level
The number of primary schools reached 200 of which 66
were for boys, 66 for girls and 73 were mixed schools.
Primary enrollments were larger than preparatory and
secondary. In 2010 there were 89,000 students enrolled
in primary schools, accounting for 49.2% of total
enrollments in all levels of education. There were more or
less 12 students per teacher. Students were placed in
classes of approximately 24 pupils each. In 2010 student
ratio female/male was 95.2 per 100.
Net enrollment rate in primary education climbed to
94.0% for females and 91.2% for males in 2010; this
indicator reflected no challenge encouraging attendance
No.
No.
No.
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in primary education in the State; rather it reflected the
interest in making it universal.
Preparatory and Secondary Levels
Over the last four years, there was a significant increase
in the number of students enrolled in preparatory and
secondary schools. The number of enrolled students was
69,000; this accounted for 35.5% of total enrollments in
all levels of education in 2010. There were 10 students
per teacher. Students were placed in classes of roughly
23 pupils each. Student ratio female/male was 104 per
100. The number of preparatory and secondary schools
totaled 232; this includes 67 schools for boys, 67 for girls
and 98 mixed schools. Gross enrollment rate in
preparatory and secondary education was 98.1%, 97%
for boys and 99.4% for girls in 2010.
Universities and Colleges
In the last few years, a remarkable
development in higher education was
achieved through the setting up of
several international universities,
which offered many specializations in
different fields. This led to an increase
Female
students went
on to higher
education
in the number of students at universities. In 2010there
were 14,000 students, accounting for 7.2% of total
enrollment in all educational levels. The annual growth
rate went up during 2009 and 2010, reaching 6%. In
2010 Qatari female students made up 55.2% of total
female enrollments at private universities within the State,
while Qatari male students represented 61.9% of total
male enrollments.
Female students tended to complete their bachelors’
degrees, unlike male students who often entered the
labor force right after high school. In 2010 female
students constituted 63.0% of total students enrolled at
universities within the State; this is reflected in the
percentage of female graduates as they amounted to
62.3% of total graduates.
No.
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
University Students by Sex
Males
Females
1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
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Overseas Scholarships
The total number of students being
awarded overseas scholarships
increased by 61.5% during 2009 and
2010; they were 155 students of
whom 113 were males and 42 were
females; most of them were
conferred scholarships for pursuing a
college education 76.8%, 16.1% for
master's degree, 1.9% for doctorate.
Female students
were more
interested in
getting local
scholarships
rather than
overseas ones
The majority of these students aimed mainly the field of
engineering and a great number of them headed to the
United States of America. In 2010, there was a decline in
the number of female students being offered overseas
scholarships 27.1% and Field a of rise study in the number of those
being awarded 64 local Management scholarship and 68.1%.
Economics
Females being offered overseas scholarships accounted
46
Arts and
for 45.8% of total graduates sciences in 2010. Among graduates,
there were 3473.5% bachelor's Engineering degree holders, 7.2%
master’s degree 4 holders, Law and 15% political doctoral degree holders in
2010.
sciences
مجال الدراسة
االدارة واالقتصاد
اآلداب والعلىم
الهندسة
القانىن والعلىم السياسية
Students being offered overseas scholarships
(By country and field of study), 2010
Country
USA
UK
France
Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
Singapore
Spain
Japan
Australia
Others
Field of study
Management and Economics
Arts and sciences
Engineering
Law and political sciences
Arts
Number of students
78
68
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
79
34
33
5
4
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TRAINING
Training is no more a traditional concept limited to
organizing traditional training courses and
awarding certificates; it had become a strategic
option in the investment system and human
resources development. Therefore, governmental
and private training centers were established. The
total number of trainees at those centers amounted
to 69,000 in 2010
Ttraining at Governmental Centers and Institutes
There were 29,000 trainees in 2010. Qatari males
amounted to 31% of all trainees, while Qatari
females represented 23%. As to the percentage of
non-Qatari trainees, it was 30% for males, whereas
16% for females. There were 846 programs
implemented by training centers.
Ttraining at Private Centers
In 2010 the number of trainees at private centers,
who were classified according to the type of
training, totaled 18,000 trainees. Trainees were
more interested in living language training rather
than any other type of training (41% of total
training types).
No.
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LABOR FORCE
Economically Active Population
Economically active population had
increased in size over the years; it
increased by about 4 folds during the
period 2001-2011. This development
was remarkable over the past few
years. The annual growth rate
reached 1% during the period 2009 – 2011. This
growth is attributed to the economic boom that the
State witnessed in recent years, due to the increase in
government revenues and their impact on raising the
value of GDP in all economic activities.
Labor Force Participation Rate
This rate reached 86.7% in 2011.
Labor force participation rate for all
Qataris reached 48.7% of the total
manpower; while it reached 34.1%
for Qatari females. The highest rate
of participation in labor force was that
of the 25-29 year old age group,
whereby it reached 93%.
Labor Force by Sector
Labor force was concentrated in the
private sector 74.9%. As to other
sectors, such as government
corporations and companies, as well
as the mixed sector, they constituted
11.5%, and 3.1% of labor force,
respectively. In terms of the
composition of employment within sectors by
Labor Force had
increased in 4
times over 2001
Labor force
participation rate
for all Qataris
was 48.7% of
total Qatari labor
force 2011
More Qataris
worked for
government
departments in
2011
nationality, figures show that non-Qataris employment
constituted 99.3% of labor force in the private sector,
while Qatari employment made up 0.7%. Qataris
comprised 44% of labor force in government entities,
whereas non-Qataris comprised 56%. In general, The
distribution of Qatari labor force by sectors in 2011
shows that 86% of Qataris work for government
departments (66.1% are males and 33.9% are
females), while the mixed sector, government
corporations and companies, is formed by 73.4%
Qatari males and 26.6% Qatari females. Finally the
private sector accounts 62.9% Qatari males for 37.1%
Qatari females.
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Occupations
Craft occupations were the highest
among all occupations, where
36.9% of labor force practice.
Qataris represent 0.2% of them,
followed by ordinary occupations
23.2% and Qataris represent 1.3%
of them. Economically active Qataris
concentrate in clerical occupations
with 32% of labor force.
Most of employed Qataris males and females work in
clerical occupations 33.2% and 29.5% successively.
Average Wages and Hours of Work
Average monthly wage decreased to QR 7,000. The
average male wage became QR 7,882, while the
average female wage became QR 6,094; therefore
the average female wage was 72% of male wage in
2011.
The highest average of working hours was 59 hours,
as reported within the household activities, and the
lowest average wages was QR 2,407. Identically, the
lowest average of working hours was 41 hours in the
activities (finances - arts and entertainments –
organizations and authorities not subject to national
jurisdictions) with an average rate fluctuating between
QR 14,000 and QR 17,000.
Unemployment
Total unemployment rate dropped, from 3.9% in 2001
to 0.6% in 2011. It reached 3.3% for females and
0.1% for males.
More than half of the Qataris
unemployed are amongst high school
and diploma holders, especially
amongst Qatari females, where
unemployment reached 6.6%. The
unemployment rate for Qatari women with primary
school certificate was 37.1%.
.
29.5% of Qataris
females worked in
craft occupations
in 2011
Total
unemployment
rate slipped from
2001 to 0.6% in
2011
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INCOME
Sources of Income
Median income for Qatari
Wages and salaries
households was QR 41,500 in
were the principal
source of income
2007, due to the economic and
for non-Qatari
social growth that the State
households
experienced. Wages and salaries
were the source of 56.7% of Qatari
household income in 2007, compared to 72.9% in
2001. Private projects of Qataris contributed 33%
of the income, in contrast with 18% in 2001.
Current transfers from government constituted 6%
of the income, in contrast to 0.5% in 2001; these
transfers were in the form of: periodic social
assistance, government grants, assistance for
widows, divorced women as well as the disabled,
and pensions. As to the financial investments in
shares, they comprised 3.7% of the Qatari
household income in 2007, compared to 0.8% in
2001.
Wages and salaries were the conventional source
of income for non-Qatari households; it
represented 95.9% of their income in 2007,
compared to 97% in 2001. Projects of non-Qataris
contributed 3.5% of their income in 2007,
compared with 1.9% in 2001.
Income Groups
Monthly income was more than QR Monthly income
was more than
10,000 for 99% of Qatari
QR10,000 for 99%
households and over QR 40,000
of Qatari
for 43.5% of them. On the other
households
hand it was more than QR 5,000
for 88.5% of non-Qatari households and over QR
10,000 for 62.6% of them in 2007.
Earners
65.5% of non-Qatari
Of Qatari households, 74.9% had households had one
earner
more than one earner, 37.3% had
two, while 25.1% had one. On the
other hand of non-Qatari households, 65.5% had
one earner, whereas 34.5% had more than one in
2007.
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CONSUMER SPENDING
Average Expenditure on Basic Goods and
Services
Results of household income and
expenditure surveys reveal that there
was a significant increase in average
household expenditure and a shift in
the pattern of expenditure during the
period 2001-2007. Average monthly
household expenditure for Qatari
households increased by 82.2%, from
There was a
roughly 82%
increase in the
average
household
expenditure for
Qataris
22,400 to 40,800. Among Qatari households, housing took
up the biggest share (29.3% of total expenditure per
month), in contrast to 17.6% in 2001, followed by transport
expenditure 13.8%, and different goods as well as services
expenditure 13.3% ; culture, recreation and transport were
the sectors where the proportion of Qatari households’
expenditure increased (4.6% in 2007 compared to 2.4% in
2001), when it decreased for food and drinks (11.2% in
2007 compared with 17.5% in 2001). This drop was one of
the most important measures for raising standards of
living.
Besides, there was a 45.9% increase
in the average monthly household
expenditure for non-Qataris, from
9,100 to 13,300. The largest
expenditure of the average household
was housing; it took 31% of total
expenditure, in contrast to 21.7% in
2001, followed by transport (14.2%),
An average of 31
% spent on
housing for non-
Qatari
households
and food and beverages took 13.8%, in contrast with 19%
in 2001.
Expenditure Categories
As a result of rising incomes and improved living
standards, Qatari households moved from the lower
expenditure categories to the upper ones. Qatari
households in the expenditure category of below QR5,000
per month were 0.1% in 2007, compared to 1.3% in 2001;
while household categories that spent over QR50,000 a
month constituted 21.2% of Qatari households in 2007,
compared with 6.6% in 2001.
The expenditure level of expatriate households went up,
but relatively less than that of Qatari households.
Expenditure category of less than QR 5,000 a month made
up 13.6% of expatriate households, in contrast to 25.6% in
2001; whereas the category of higher than QR 40,000 a
month comprised 3.3%, in contrast with 0.4% in 2001.
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MEDIA, CULTURE AND TOURISM
Cinema
Cultural media including the cinema
play a key role in enhancing the level
of civilization of the society. There
was a gradual rise in the number of
cinema audience since the year 2000
to the year 2002 when they reached
687,000 spectators declining, then to 522,000 in 2004.
The year 2010 recorded an increase of cinema audience,
when the number of spectators became 1.5 million
people.
However, the proportion of cinema halls, developed
clearly during the period (2000 – 2010), increasing,
accordingly, from 7 related halls in 2000 to 38 in 2010.
Newspapers and Magazines
Newspapers and magazines are the daily feeding
seeds of readers thinking through the provision of
different kind of information about political,
economic and social events.
5 daily newspapers issued during
7 daily
the period 2000-2007; were then
newspapers
increased to 7 during the period 2008 were issued in
-2010. As for weekly and monthly
2009
magazines, it rose from 2 in 2007 to
10 in 2008 and, further, declined to 6
in 2010. In 2008 and 2009 weekly
magazines were canceled. Only 1 such magazine
was made available in 2010.
Libraries
Cultural institutions such as theaters, libraries, and
clubs preserve cultural and contemporary heritage.
There were 7 libraries in 2010 in
Qatar. The number of book
borrowers increased from 8,000 in
the year 2000 to 23,000 in 2010.
This rise corresponds totally to book
borrowings, whereby the number of
borrowed books reached 52,000 in
the year 2010.
1.5 million
cinema
spectators were
recorded in 2010
During the past
decade, the
number of
libraries stabilized
No.
No.
Number of Cinema Halls
year
Number of halls
2000 7
2005 9
2010 38
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Theaters
The Qatar National Theatre is one of
the most important theaters where
cultural events, festivals, and
musical shows are offered, in
addition to poetry evenings, arts
heritage, plastic arts and other
activities that are shared with the
Qatar National
Theatre activities
increased rapidly
to 125 events in
2010
public and private sector. However, it was noted
that external participation have increased the
related activities during the past five years, since it
rose from 7 events during the year 2005 to 125
during the year 2010.
No.
Qatar Islamic Museum
The Museum opened in 2008, to receive visitors in
2009 and 2010. It should be noted that during the
year 2010, the month of April recorded the highest
turnout of visitors while the month of August
recorded the lowest one. Similarly in 2009 the less
number of visitors was noted during the month of
April and the highest during the month of
December.
Touristic Nights Occupants
The Qatar tourism sectorwitnessed during the
period 2000-2010 a substantial increase in the
number of touristic nights,
culminating, accordingly, with
1,993,000 tourists in 2008 and then
regressing to 1,723,000 tourists in
2010. As for the number of hotel
guests, it rose remarkably reaching
1,866,000 in 2010. Some guests stayed less than
24 hours in the hotel in 2008.
Touristic nights
were more than
one millions in
2005 and the
following years
Hotel Rooms
The number of hotel rooms rose
from 1905 in the year 2000 to 7,826
in the year 2010. This rise is
attributed to the increasing number
of new constructed hotels of
various levels.
The number of
hotel rooms is
increasing up to
more than 7,800 in
the year 2010.
No.
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
Hotel rooms
7,826
3,000
2,000
1,646
1,000
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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
Candidature of Qatari Women to the Municipal
Council
The first opportunity for Qatari
women and men to exercise their
right of election in the State was in
1999 when they participated as
voters and candidates in the first
session of the Central Municipal
Council elections held in 1999. This
session distinguished by the high
percent of voters to total registered
of both sexes. Qatari females made up 77.4% of
total voters, whereas Qatari males constituted
88.5%. This percentage of voters to registered,
Qatari females
entered
successfully the
Central Municipal
Council as
candidates
however, declined remarkably at the fourth session
of 2011, to 37.7% for Qatari females and 45.5% for
Qatari males. Thus women entered successfully
the Central Municipal Council for the second time.
Furthermore, it is anticipated that there will be an
increase in the number of Qatari female candidates
for elections in the coming sessions.
Election of Qatari Women to the Municipal Council
The total number of Qatari voters
increased to 33,000 voters in 2011. The first election
of Qatari women
Among these, 49.7% were females
to the Municipal
and 50.3% males. There was101
Council was in
Qataris, among whom 4 females,
2003
presented their candidature for the
elections. One female succeeded to
get elected and became a member of the Central
Municipal Council.
%
%
Rate
Qatari Women’s Participation In Government and
Private Corporations
The proportion of female directors in
the mixed sector increased from
6.6% in 2004 to 14.2% in 2010.
Female presence in government
sector increased, also, from 30% to
40.5% during the years 2004 and
2010.
The proportion of
Qatari females
who were project
and business
managers was
18.2% in 2010
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Qatari Women’s Participation in Discipline and
Security Field
Qatari females working as lawyers
represented about 72.2% of total
females working as lawyers and
12.1% of total lawyers in 2010; this
percentage is encouraging as the
first Qatari woman who worked as a
lawyer joined the Qatari bar only in
2000.
Qatari women
working as
lawyers
represented about
72.2% of total
2010 lawyers
Nevertheless, the percentage of women in general
prosecuting occupational posts is 5.9% out of the
total members and assistants of prosecution
occupations. The women percentage is 1.9% out
of the total occupations of judge and related
assistances.
Qatari Women’s Participation in Industrial Activities,
Construction and Communications
The percentage of Qatari women who worked in
the economic activities (mining and quarrying,
manufacturing, electricity and water, construction,
retail trade and personal goods services, and real
estate), rose from 1.9% of total female
economically active Qataris aged 15 years and
over in 2001 to 7.9% in 2010.
%
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JUDICIARY, SECURITY AND SAFETY
Judges and Lawyers
The number of Qatari judges
working in courts was 105 judges in Qatari females
2010. They were distributed in
occupied lawyer
positions for the
courts, according to the following
first time in 2010
percentages: 1.9% of the judges in
the Court of Cassation and 4.8%
judges Deputy President of the Court of Cassation
and President of Court of Appeal. It should be noted
that the first woman integrated the judiciary system in
2010. The number of judge females is currently 2,
occupying simultaneously the posts of judge at the
Court of First Instance, and Judge Assistant. They
represent 1.9% of the total number of Qatari judges in
2010.
In Legal Professions, the number of Qatari lawyers
was 107, representing 69% of total lawyers. The
number of Qatari lawyers' females was 12.1% of total
Qatari working lawyers. The number of Qatari lawyers
under training was 4.
Criminal Lawsuits
There were 56,151 criminal
lawsuits submitted to the courts in
2010. The ratio of males to
females was consecutively 92.3%
and 7.7%. The distribution of
crimes by nationalities shows that
70.2% were committed by non-
Qataris, and 29.8% by Qataris. The 6 highest
There were 56,000
crimes recorded in
2010
percents registered for criminal lawsuits pertained to:
issuing worthless checks 8.9%, traffic violations
12.9%, infringing migration sponsorship rules 8.9%,
stealing 8.7%, assault 6.8%, and environment and
construction violations 5.2%. The proportion of males
among these six crimes, were consecutively 27.9%,
12.9%, 8.9%, 8.7%, 6.9% and 5.2%. The proportion of
non-Qataris in those six crimes was as follows:
23.9%, 10.9% 11.7% 9.8%, 6.8% and 5.4%.
No.
Percentage
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Traffic Violations
There were 432,045 violations in
2010. The leading cause of traffic
violations was the non-use of
security belt for the driver or passenger in the front
seat, 13.9%. This rate was followed closely by that of
excess speed 12.4%.
Road Accidents
Despite raising awareness of the importance of safety
and caution through the mass media, however, the
average number of deaths and injuries from road
accidents continued to rise, especially from 2006
onward. The number of deaths and injured people due
to road accidents was 4,177 accidents in 2010.
Accidents were distributed as 69.6% material
damages, 17.4% slight injuries, 8.2% severe injuries
and 4.7% deaths.
In 2010, dead citizens were constituted of: drivers of
vehicles 39.9%, passengers 27.6%, and pedestrians
32.5%. However, while reconciling cases of road
accidents among concerned parties reached 77.3%,
registered cases against unknown were 22.7% in
2010.
Fire Accidents
In 2010 there were 819 fire
accidents: 50.8% in residential
premises, 22.8% for vehicles, and
6.2% in shops. The majority of these
accidents resulted in minor injuries
at a rate of 76.1%, and serious
injuries at a rate of 14.1%, while the percent of deaths
reached 9.9%,
Rescue and Relief Services
Traffic violations
recorded 432,000
violations in 2010
18.5% of fire
accidents were
caused by a short
circuit
Rescue and relief operations provided by the Civil
Defense Department totaled 396 in 2010. It fluctuated
between minor injuries 73.5%, serious injuries 13.6%
and 12.9% deaths. The three types of services most
often provided were; saving those injured in road
accidents (56.6%), rescuing those trapped behind
closed doors )21.5%), and rescuing those trapped in
lifts ) 12.9%(.
No.
No.
Percentage
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DISABLED
Disabled Qataris (10+) by Educational Status and
Sex
57.4% of males with disabilities were illiterate
compared to 70.4% of females with disabilities in
2007. The proportion of disabled Qataris with a
bachelor's degree or higher was on par for males
and females.
Disabled Qataris(15+)by Employment Status and
Sex *
In 2007 the vast majority of Qataris with disabilities
were outside the labor force (81% of all the
disabled).
Disabled Centers
The number of disabled specialized centers had
increased since 2001.
There were 7 disabled centers in 2001, increased to 9
centers in 2010.
Thus, the number of employees at those centers
increased from 496 in 2001 to 1,249 in 2010.
Disabled Qataris Registered in Some Major
Disabled Centers
The number of registered disabled Qataris increased
in some disabled centers, and decreased in others, on
the other hand, due to merging some of disability
cases in independent schools, and Shafallah Center
attracted most of disabled.
The number of disabled Qataris registered in
Shafallah Center increased from 103 in 2001 to 383 in
2010,(i.e.it was tripled).
On the other hand, number of disabled Qataris
registered in Acoustics Education School dropped
from 55 in 2001 to 19 in 2010, due to the above
mentioned reasons.
Disabled Survey 2007
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No.
Disabled Qataris Registered in Some Major Disabled
Centers
Year
Shafallah
Center
Acoustics
Education
School
Al Noor
Institute
Qatar
Societ
y of
Special
Needs
2001 103 55 89 1,767
2003 160 47 188 1,884
2005 139 43 129 2,032
2007 253 37 139 2,049
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ENVIRONMENT
Substances Depleting the Ozone Layer
The indicator shows an apparent increase in the
use of substances known as Chlorofluorocarbon,
due to the increased development processes in the
State during the period 2000-2010; for instance,
the consumption of fluorocarbons gases rose from
179.30 tons in 2000 to 2026.8 tons in 2010. This
might be explained by the notably high increase in
economic activity rates reached in the State.
Waste
The 2004-2010 data on the amount of waste
indicate that there was a decrease in the amount
of waste sent to landfills of Um Alafa’e and Rawdat
Rashid during the period 2004-2006, a slight
increase in 2007, while this quantity increased
steadily to reach 12.4 million tons in 2010.
Protected Zones
Qatar was keen to set up protected areas in order
to preserve natural wealth; this explained the
significantly higher increase that was found in the
area of protected zones relative to the total area of
the State. The percentage of protected zones
jumped from 0.17% in 2003 to 29.69% in 2010.
This means Qatar has achieved the global
standard, which defines the protected zone as an
area equal to 10% of total State lands, since 2005.
Households With Access to Electricity
This indicator is a measure of the availability of
electrical power necessary to abandon the
traditional fuels, which pollute the environment.
The proportion of households with access to
electricity was 100%.
Electricity generation rose from 9,133.9 million
KWh in 2000 to 16,152million KWh in 2010.
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Other statistics
QSA website, www.qsa.gov.qa, which includes amongst
its topics this book, provides its latest and historical
statistics. Further statistics and analysis related to all
subjects included within this book are also found, in both
Arabic and English languages. In addition, the site
provides news about the Authority and offers periodical
data, such as, figures on Consumer Price Index and
summaries of the most important results of the reports, as
well as surveys, offering by the same, a space for specific
statistical questionnaires.
The main feature of the site is the Flash View of the
population pyramid of the State of Qatar since 1986 to
2009 by age group (zero to 80 and more).
The site shed light on the Millennium Development Goals
and the Statistics Authority National Strategy for the State
of Qatar.
Any file can be downloaded on your PC. In addition the
site can provide a service related to the identification of
vacant posts whereby visitor can apply directly for a job on
the site itself, if he meets the relevant qualifications.
http://www.QSA.gov.qa/QatarCensus/
Ar/Default.aspx
www.QSA.gov.qa
www.GSDP.gov.qa
www.PPC.gov.qa
www.qix.gov.qa
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Publications of Population and Social Statistics
Qatar’s Millennium Development Goals, 2010
This report contains the eight Millennium Development
Goals, and describes each of them separately. It presents
the achievements made by Qatar, the challenges that the
State faced while achieving these eight goals, and the
positive factors that represent a suitable environment for the
achievements of these goals.
Analytical Summary of Labor Force Sample
Survey Results, 2009
This report provides an analytical summary of Labor Force
Sample Survey results. This annual Survey is one of the
most important surveys for the Population and Social
Statistics Department at QSA.
The report is a review of the size, composition and
characteristics of the labor force, and of some important
indicators such as participation as well as unemployment
rates in Qatar in 2009.
Marriage and Divorce in Qatar (Presentation and
Analysis), 2009
This report shows the evolution of marriages and divorces,
in the marriage and divorce rates, the average age at first
marriage, and the characteristics of marriages and divorces
during 2009. This is in order to identify the factors that delay
marriage or encourage it, as well as the ones that affect
divorce rates and its impacts on family cohesion.
Summary of Household Income and Expenditure
Survey, 2006-2007
This report contains the results of Household Income and
Expenditure Survey, which is conducted every five years. It
focuses on consumer spending patterns in the State, trends
in living standards, and the impact of inflation on the
socioeconomic level of the household. A series of this report
has been issued for several years.
Bulletin of Marriages and Divorces, 2009
This bulletin contains data on marriages and divorces of
Muslims that took place and were registered in the State.
Marriages and divorces of Qatari that occurred outside of
Qatar are not included in this bulletin.
These statistics give an idea about the rate and direction of
population growth and demographic behavior of the
community in general.
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Bulletin of Births and Deaths, 2009
This bulletin contains data on births and deaths. It covers
registered vital events of Qatari inside as well as outside of
Qatar, and for non-Qatari in Qatar.
Also these statistics give an idea about the rate and
direction of population growth and demographic behavior of
the community in general.
Analytical Summary of Births and Deaths, 2008
This summary shows the most important indicators available
in the Bulletin of Births and Deaths. It is accompanied by a
simple analysis that makes access to these indicators easy
for researchers.
Other publications
Qatar National Atlas
This Atlas represents a quantum leap in the process of the
analysis of statistical data, and making it available in an
easy-to-use, thematic and geographical format. By using
GIS technology such as Map Marker, users can obtain
statistics according to the geographical distribution in Qatar.
This Atlas is organized into four sections: information about
the Atlas, thematic maps, ortho maps, and map marker.
Statistics Magazine
It is a quarterly magazine published by QSA. Statistics
Magazine contains the latest news on QSA, articles, studies,
workshop reports and the most important survey results. In
every issue, there is an interview with a significant figure. It
includes a section specifically for the latest translated foreign
statistical books, and for announcing new publications of
QSA. Writers from inside and outside Qatar are welcomed to
contribute to enriching the content of the magazine with
articles in this area.
2010 Census Magazine
It is a monthly magazine published by QSA. This magazine
contains the most important news on the census events. In
every issue, there is an interview with a significant figure,
and some census concepts. It highlights the statistical
indicators.
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Qatar Statistics Address
Doha, Qatar
Al Dafna, Doha Tower
Tel: (+974) 4459 4555, Fax: (+974) 4493 3664
Postal Address
PO Box: 7283 Doha,Qatar
Internet
Website: www.qsa.gov.qa
E-mail: icu@qsa.gov.qa
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