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Qatari People

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Population: 833,285 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 21.8% (male 93,805/female 88,040) 15-64 years: 76.8% (male 454,714/female 185,004) 65 years and over: 1.4% (male 6,792/female 4,930) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 30.8 years male: 32.8 years female: 25.4 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.957% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 2.47 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 2.46 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.38 male(s)/female total population: 2 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 12.66 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.51 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.35 years male: 73.66 years female: 77.14 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.45 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.09% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: noun: Qatari(s) adjective: Qatari

Ethnic groups: Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%

Religions: Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)

Languages: Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 89.1% female: 88.6% (2004 census)