Demographic
Main article: Demographics of Qatar| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1908 est. | 22,000 |
| 1939 est. | 28,000 |
| late 1960s | 70,000 |
| 1986 | 369,079 |
| 1997 | 522,023 |
| 2000 | 744,483 |
| 2001 | 769,152 |
| 2002 | 793,341 |
| 2003 | 817,052 |
| 2004 | 840,290 |
| 2005 | 863,051 |
| 2006 | 885,359 |
| 2007 | 1,207,229 |
| 2008 | 1,524,789 |
| 2009 | 1,309,000 |
| 2010 | 1,696,563 |
| 2011 | 1,692,262 |
Out of the total population of approximately 1.5 million (May 2008 est.), the make up of ethnic groups is as follows: Qatari (Arab) 20%; other Arab 20%; Indian 20%; Filipino 10%; Nepali 13%; Pakistani 7%; Sri Lankan 5%; other 5%. Arabic, English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil,Telugu, Kannada, Tagalog, Urdu, and Punjabi are the most widely spoken languages..
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