BBC: Qatar is world’s fastest growing country
As the world anticipates the birth of its 7 billionth person on Monday, the BBC is running an interactive feature with some fun facts based on statistics from the UN…
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Qatar’s foreign workers ‘overwhelm’ labor market
Qatar’s foreign workers ‘overwhelm’ labor market Despite Qatarization efforts, the country’s workforce remains very much dependent on expat labor, newly released Permanent Population Committee statistics show. Gulfnews reports: Foreign workers…
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Life expectancy rates increase in Qatar from 2004 to 2010
Life expectancy rates increase in Qatar from 2004 to 2010 Qatar’s Permanent Population Committee has released its annual report, with largely positive figures on life expectancy, maternal and infant mortality,…
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Fun fact: Qatar has 33 citizens who are 100 years old and up
Fun fact: Qatar has 33 citizens who are 100 years old and up That’s according to the latest figures from the Qatar Statistics Authority. Another random tidbit: The number of…
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One expat’s take on why she’s glad she gave birth in Qatar
One expat’s take on why she’s glad she gave birth in Qatar There are a lot of pregnant people in Qatar, a country where some 50 to 60 babies are…
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Qatar population reaches all-time high in January
The population of Qatar exceeded 1.76 million people at the end of January, a new all-time high for the rapidly developing country, according to newly released Qatar Statistics Authority figures.…
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‘We are busting at the seams’
Hamad Medical Corp. struggles to cope with influx in number of babies born.
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Qatar gets more crowded in 2011, surpassing 1.7 million mark
Qatar gets more crowded in 2011, surpassing 1.7 million mark Qatar saw an influx of some 70,000 people last year, bringing its population up from 1.63 million at the end…
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Qatar population crosses record 1.7 million
Qatar population crosses record 1.7 million The Peninsula reports: Qatar’s population has gone up by an incredible 128 percent in seven years since 2004, and has crossed the 1.7 million-mark…
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