Which has higher rural population, Dominica or Qatar?

Qatar, at 19,042 against 17,136 in Dominica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Qatar?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominica vs Qatar: Rural population

Dominica

17,136

in 2025

Qatar

19,042

in 2025

Dominica rank

190th

Qatar rank

189th

Rural population over time

Dominica
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 19,042 against 17,136 in Dominica, a difference of 1,906.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominica ahead.

Dominica ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 189th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	39,164	17,682	21,481	Dominica
1970s	41,714	37,122	4,591	Dominica
1980s	32,778	39,954	7,176	Qatar
1990s	24,418	26,461	2,043	Qatar
2000s	23,180	24,298	1,119	Qatar
2010s	20,962	23,580	2,618	Qatar
2020s	18,076	20,152	2,076	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Dominica or Qatar?: Qatar, at 19,042 against 17,136 in Dominica as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Dominica and Qatar?: 1,906, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Qatar?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Qatar rank globally for rural population?: Dominica ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 189th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.