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Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Qatar

Qatar: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 82.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
82.37 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 236 countries
All-time high
82.94 years
in 2019
All-time low
50.76 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Qatar, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Qatar stood at 82.37 years.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Qatar peaked at 82.94 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.76 years, in 1950.

Qatar ranks 30th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Qatar, year by year

Year years Change
1950 50.76 years —
1951 51.46 years +1.4%
1952 52.14 years +1.3%
1953 52.83 years +1.3%
1954 53.52 years +1.3%
1955 54.21 years +1.3%
1956 54.91 years +1.3%
1957 55.61 years +1.3%
1958 56.33 years +1.3%
1959 57.05 years +1.3%
1960 57.77 years +1.3%
1961 58.5 years +1.3%
1962 59.23 years +1.2%
1963 59.96 years +1.2%
1964 60.7 years +1.2%
1965 61.44 years +1.2%
1966 62.17 years +1.2%
1967 62.88 years +1.1%
1968 63.58 years +1.1%
1969 64.25 years +1.1%
1970 64.89 years +1.0%
1971 65.49 years +0.9%
1972 66.07 years +0.9%
1973 66.63 years +0.8%
1974 67.17 years +0.8%
1975 67.68 years +0.8%
1976 68.17 years +0.7%
1977 68.64 years +0.7%
1978 69.08 years +0.6%
1979 69.51 years +0.6%
1980 69.92 years +0.6%
1981 70.31 years +0.6%
1982 70.7 years +0.6%
1983 71.09 years +0.5%
1984 71.47 years +0.5%
1985 71.83 years +0.5%
1986 72.18 years +0.5%
1987 72.52 years +0.5%
1988 72.84 years +0.4%
1989 73.13 years +0.4%
1990 73.41 years +0.4%
1991 73.65 years +0.3%
1992 73.88 years +0.3%
1993 74.07 years +0.3%
1994 74.25 years +0.2%
1995 74.4 years +0.2%
1996 74.56 years +0.2%
1997 74.71 years +0.2%
1998 74.87 years +0.2%
1999 75.05 years +0.2%
2000 75.25 years +0.3%
2001 75.49 years +0.3%
2002 75.77 years +0.4%
2003 76.1 years +0.4%
2004 76.48 years +0.5%
2005 76.91 years +0.6%
2006 77.32 years +0.5%
2007 77.74 years +0.5%
2008 78.26 years +0.7%
2009 78.84 years +0.7%
2010 79.44 years +0.8%
2011 79.99 years +0.7%
2012 80.5 years +0.6%
2013 80.97 years +0.6%
2014 81.39 years +0.5%
2015 81.78 years +0.5%
2016 82.15 years +0.4%
2017 82.46 years +0.4%
2018 82.71 years +0.3%
2019 82.94 years +0.3%
2020 80.41 years -3.1%
2021 81.08 years +0.8%
2022 81.86 years +1.0%
2023 82.37 years +0.6%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 82.37 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 82.37 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 53.88 years 50.76 years 57.05 years 10
1960s 61.05 years 57.77 years 64.25 years 10
1970s 67.33 years 64.89 years 69.51 years 10
1980s 71.6 years 69.92 years 73.13 years 10
1990s 74.28 years 73.41 years 75.05 years 10
2000s 76.82 years 75.25 years 78.84 years 10
2010s 81.44 years 79.44 years 82.94 years 10
2020s 81.43 years 80.41 years 82.37 years 4

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 27 Martinique 82.56 years compare
  2. 28 Ireland 82.41 years compare
  3. 29 Israel 82.41 years compare
  4. 31 Portugal 82.36 years compare
  5. 32 Bermuda 82.31 years compare
  6. 33 Luxembourg 82.23 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Qatar?
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Qatar was 82.37 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 82.94 years in 2019.
What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 50.76 years in 1950.
How does Qatar rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
Qatar ranks 30th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.