Qatar: Population aged 15 and above by type of household and residence (private household, labour camps, etc.), sex and administrative region (2020)

	Households			Labour camps			Institutions			Total
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
Doha	291,168	267,368	558,536	587,336	37,431	624,767	2,650	70	2,720	881,154	304,869	1,186,023
Al Rayyan	278,200	270,312	548,512	258,453	19,779	278,232	30	12	42	536,683	290,103	826,786
Al Wakrah	80,400	75,002	155,402	104,369	5,273	109,642	58	0	58	184,827	80,275	265,102
Umm Slal	43,132	44,912	88,044	58,472	3,185	61,657	0	0	0	101,604	48,097	149,701
Al Khor & Althakhira	28,381	25,893	54,274	84,562	1,617	86,179	0	0	0	112,943	27,510	140,453
Al Shamal	3,181	3,039	6,220	10,276	234	10,510	0	0	0	13,457	3,273	16,730
Al Dhaayen	39,518	42,627	82,145	15,948	1,990	17,938	0	0	0	55,466	44,617	100,083
Al Sheehaniya	12,192	11,640	23,832	136,159	1,216	137,375	33	0	33	148,384	12,856	161,240
Total	776,172	740,793	1,516,965	1,255,575	70,725	1,326,300	2,771	82	2,853	2,034,518	811,600	2,846,118

Source: census 2020, PSA

ANNEXED NOTE

Technical Notes and Definitions

Qatar conducted population censuses in 1970, 1986, 1997, 2004, 2010, 2015 (a “simplified” census) and in 2020.

Reference period for census 2020: December 2020.

Implementation method: Census 2020 was based on administrative records, supplemented by an online self-enumeration platform, completed with field enumeration.

Population of reference: All Qatari and non-Qatari individuals residing in the country at the time of the survey.

Household: a household is defined as an individual or group of individuals who may or may not be relatives. They live together and make common provisions for food, accommodation and other essentials for living. Anyone who is usually living in the housing unit of the household under enumeration is considered a member of that household (including the servants).

Labour camps (or Labour gatherings)

Small gatherings: A group of persons of the same gender (male of female) usually staying in the housing unit. They live as a group (collectively) but there is no relationship between them and they do not form a living household. Their number ranges between 2 and 6 persons

Large gatherings: A group of persons of the same gender usually staying in housing units. They live as a group (collectively) but there is no relationship between them and they do not form a living household. They are seven or more persons who usually belong to one organization (company, establishment, etc).

Institutions or public housing: It is the collective living quarters (e.g. internal wards in hospitals, dormitories for students, jails, etc.) where individuals reside for a specific purpose. The inmates do not form a family or census household but they have common circumstances to be in public housing.

See the PSA’s “Manual of Statistical Definitions, Concepts & Terms” pertaining to the censuses:

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/dictionary/Pages/default.aspx.

Institution which provides data

Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA)

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.psa.gov.qa/ar/pages/default.aspx

Data availability

The table was reproduced from the Bulletin of Population and Social Statistics (Annual issue, 2022)

The Bulletin reprocessed and reproduced a limited set of data from census 2020.

Census portal and page:

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/StatisticsSite/Census/Census2020/results/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=General&child=Census

Presents main results and detailed results of the Census of Population, Housing and Establishments (December 2020) (Excel and PDF formats).

Date of access: October 2023

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Keywords: Qatar, housing, labour camp, labour gathering