Qatar vs Small states: Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate
Qatar
5.55 % change on previous year
in 2025
Small states
3.28 % change on previous year
in 2025
Qatar rank
25th
Small states rank
25th
Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate over time
- Qatar
- Small states
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5.55 % change on previous year against 3.28 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 2.27 % change on previous year.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 25th and Small states ranks 25th of 217 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.56 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 5.86 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1970s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1980s | 2.49 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 1990s | 5.48 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | 3.49 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2000s | 6.68 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2010s | 8.1 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | Qatar |
| 2020s | 8.8 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | 5.68 % change on previous year | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate, Qatar or Small states?
- Qatar, at 5.55 % change on previous year against 3.28 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate between Qatar and Small states?
- 2.27 % change on previous year, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Small states?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Small states rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate?
- Qatar ranks 25th and Small states ranks 25th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 65 and above, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.