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Qatar records 400% annual increase in visitors

This is what the latest issue of the ‘Qatar Monthly Statistics’ bulletin by the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) reveals about March. Qatar welcomed around 389,000 inbound visitors overall in…

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Culture
Life

Tailored home: people born and raised in Qatar reflect on their experiences

Doha News speaks to non-Qatari nationals who are born and raised in Qatar on their concept of ‘home’ in the Gulf nation. The diaspora community in Qatar is a deeply…

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News

Qatar’s population hits an all-time high

The Gulf nation has marked a significant rise in population during the last decade. Qatar’s total population almost hit the 3 million mark at the end of September, the highest…

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News

Qatar’s population sees 13.2% increase ahead of World Cup 2022

As Qatar gears up to host more than one million fans by the end of this year, its population has appeared to rise. Qatar’s population has increased by 13.2% in…

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News

Qatar records 67.5% increase in total population in last decade

Age group 30-34 saw the highest increase in population in 2020 Census. Qatar’s total population has seen a rise of approximately 1,147,000 in the last decade, or 67.5%, according to…

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Nearly half of school staff vaccinated: health ministry

The vaccination drive is set to expand in Qatar as more shots arrive in the country. More than 45% of teachers and administrators working in public and private schools have…

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Marriages, divorces and more: Qatar’s January statistics reveal all

Among the statistics, marriage, divorce, population, consumer price index and other numbers are revealed. Qatar‘s Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) released its monthly statistics to detail, the number of marriages,…

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News

Final phase of Qatar Census to kicks off

The census will resume online starting from 1 December 2020 after being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. After a long suspension due to COVID-19, the Planning and Statistics Authority…

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News

Qatar’s population fell last month, but still its busiest July yet

There were 2,471,919 people inside of Qatar at the end of last month, new government statistics show. That’s down 73,901 from June, setting a new low for the year.

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