Editing Demographics of Qatar (section)

==Foreigners==
[[File:Construction laborers having an on the job meeting in Onaiza Qatar.jpg|thumb|Construction laborers in Doha]]
Foreigners constitute 85% to 90% of Qatar's population of 2.7 million, with migrant workers making up approximately 95% of the workforce.<ref>{{cite book |title=Qatar |chapter=Qatar: Events of 2019 |date=12 December 2019 |chapter-url=https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/qatar |publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]] |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> [[South Asia]] and [[the Philippines]] are the primary regions which migrants come from. Societal divisions exist depending on the origin of the foreigner, with Europeans, North Americans, and Arabs typically securing better job opportunities and social privileges than sub-Saharan Africans and South Asians.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pattison|first1=Pete|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/19/this-world-cup-should-be-remembered-for-its-racism-but-qatar-is-not-the-victim|title=This World Cup should be remembered for its racism. But Qatar is not the victim|work=The Guardian|date=19 December 2022|accessdate=4 May 2024}}</ref> Socialization between foreigners and Qataris faces limitations due to language barriers and different religious and cultural customs.<ref name="expatica">{{cite web|last1=Camacho|first1=Beatriz|url=https://www.expatica.com/qa/living/integration/culture-and-social-etiquette-in-qatar-70936/|title=Culture and social etiquette in Qatar|publisher=Expatica|accessdate=4 May 2024}}</ref>

The [[Human rights in Qatar|human rights]] of migrant workers is limited by the country's [[Kafala system]], which stipulates their requirement of a Qatari sponsor and regulates their entry and exit.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/qatar#:~:text=Qatar%20has%20a%20migrant%20labor,another%20100%2C000%20are%20domestic%20workers.|title=World Report 2020: Qatar|chapter=Qatar: Events of 2019 |date=12 December 2019 |publisher=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=4 May 2024}}</ref> Prospective migrant workers from origin countries sometimes face exorbitant recruitment fees, surpassing government-set limits, paid to licensed and unlicensed recruitment entities. These charges, ranging from $600 to $5,000, often force workers into debt and compel them to sell family assets. Government-to-government agreements have emerged in recent years to mitigate opaque recruitment practices and worker exploitation. Many companies in Qatar skirt local laws, resulting in workers facing delayed or non-payment of wages. While some employers deposit wages into bank accounts, most workers are paid in cash without detailed pay slips, hindering evidence of payment and complicating remittances. Additionally, the confiscation of passports by employers is a common practice in Qatar which limits the workers' freedom of movement and exposes them to potential exploitation.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jureidini|first1=Ray|url=https://www.qscience.com/docserver/fulltext/migrant_labour_recruitment_to_qatar_web_final.pdf?expires=1665482663&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=C9DF5F994160EFE41252627025A24608|title=Migrant Labour Recruitment to Qatar|chapter=Executive Summary and Recommendations|isbn=978-9927-101-75-5|year=2014|publisher=Qatar Foundation}}</ref>

===By nationality===
A 2011–2014 report by the [[International Organization for Migration]] recorded 176,748 [[Nepali people|Nepali Citizen]]s living in [[Qatar]] as migrant workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nepal.iom.int/jupgrade/index.php/en/press-room/18-topic-details/115-art-latest-news-28|title=Nepalese Migrant workers in Qatar from Terai|access-date=4 May 2016|archive-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129113132/http://nepal.iom.int/jupgrade/index.php/en/press-room/18-topic-details/115-art-latest-news-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://nepal.iom.int/jupgrade/index.php/en/press-room/18-topic-details/115-art-latest-news-28|title= Iom International Report claims half of Nepalese migrant workers in foreign are Madhesi people from Terai, mainly to Qatar, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and UAE|access-date= 4 May 2016|archive-date= 29 November 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181129113132/http://nepal.iom.int/jupgrade/index.php/en/press-room/18-topic-details/115-art-latest-news-28|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://nepalitimes.com/regular-columns/Comment/time-for-madhesi-people-to-know-real-friends,595|title=Half of madhesi people of Terai are in Qatar}}</ref> In 2012 about 7,000 Turkish nationals lived in Qatar<ref>"[http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_turkish-school-in-qatar-to-help-spread-turkish-culture_272917.html Turkish school in Qatar to help spread Turkish culture]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150926174720/http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_turkish-school-in-qatar-to-help-spread-turkish-culture_272917.html Archive]). ''[[Today's Zaman]]''. Wednesday February 29, 2012. Retrieved on September 26, 2015.</ref> and in 2016 about 1,000 Colombian nationals and descendants lived in Qatar. No official numbers are published of the foreign population broken down by nationality, however a firm provided estimates as of 2019:<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-15|title=Population of Qatar by nationality in 2019|url=http://priyadsouza.com/population-of-qatar-by-nationality-in-2017/|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Priya DSouza Communications|language=en-GB|archive-date=22 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122162153/http://priyadsouza.com/population-of-qatar-by-nationality-in-2017/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable centre"
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! scope="row" | Country || Number || percent
|-
|{{IND}} || 700,000 || {{percentage bar|21.8}}
|-
|{{QAT}} || 600,000 || {{percentage bar|18.7}}
|-
|{{BAN}} || 400,000 || {{percentage bar|12.5}}
|-
|{{NEP}} || 400,000 || {{percentage bar|12.5}}
|-
|{{EGY}} || 300,000 || {{percentage bar|9.35}}
|-
|{{PHI}} || 236,000 || {{percentage bar|7.36}}
|-
|{{PAK}} || 180,000 || {{percentage bar|4.7}}
|-
|{{SRI}} || 140,000 || {{percentage bar|4.35}}
|-
|{{SUD}} || 60,000 || {{percentage bar|1.9}}
|-
|{{SYR}} || 54,000 || {{percentage bar|1.8}}
|-
|{{JOR}} || 51,000 || {{percentage bar|1.6}}
|-
|{{LBN}} || 40,000 || {{percentage bar|1.25}}
|-
|{{United States}} || 40,000 || {{percentage bar|1.25}}
|-
|{{KEN}} || 30,000 || {{percentage bar|1}}
|-
|{{IRN}} || 30,000 || {{percentage bar|1}}
|}

Another firm has given estimations from countries' embassies:<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221130070654/http://priyadsouza.com/population-of-qatar-by-nationality-in-2017/ archived from [http://priyadsouza.com/population-of-qatar-by-nationality-in-2017/ the original] </ref>

{| class="wikitable classable sortable"
|-
! Nationality !! Population !! Percent of total !! Data Recency
|-
| {{Flag|India}} || 700,000 || 21.8% || May 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Bangladesh}} || 400,000 || 12.5% || Apr 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Nepal}} || 400,000 || 12.5% || Jul 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Qatar}} || 333,000 || 10.5% || Q1 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Egypt}} || 300,000 || 9.35% || May 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Philippines}} || 236,000 || 7.35% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Pakistan}} || 150,000 || 4.7% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Sri Lanka}} || 140,000 || 4.35% || Sep 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Sudan}} || 60,000 || 1.9% || Jan 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Syria}} || 54,000 || 1.7% || Nov 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Jordan}} || 51,000 || 1.6% || May 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Lebanon}} || 40,000 || 1.25% || Jan 2019
|-
| {{Flag|United States}} || 40,000 || 1.25% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Kenya}} || 30,000 || 1% || Mar 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Iran}} || 30,000 || 1% || Dec 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Indonesia}} || 27,350 || 0.85% || Apr 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Tunisia}} || 26,000 || 0.8% || Nov 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Ethiopia}} || 25,000 || 0.8% || Jan 2018
|-
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} || 22,000 || 0.7% || Apr 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Nigeria}} || 11,000 || 0.35% || Sep 2018
|-
| {{Flag|China}} || >10,000 || 0.3% || Jan 2016
|-
| {{Flag|Turkey}} || 10,000 || 0.3% || Jun 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Eritrea}} || 10,000 || 0.3% || Aug 2016
|-
| {{Flag|Canada}} || 9,200 || 0.3% || Mar 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} || 8,245 || 0.25% || Aug 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Ghana}} || 8,000 || 0.25% || May 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Palestine}} || 8,000 || 0.25% || Apr 2019
|-
| {{Flag|South Africa}} || 6,500 || 0.2% || Apr 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Iraq}} || 6,100 || 0.2% || Nov 2018
|-
| {{Flag|France}} || 5,500 || 0.17% || Sep 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Uganda}} || 5,000 – 6,000 || ~0.17% || Apr 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Malaysia}} || 5,000 || 0.15% || Jan 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Spain}} || 4,000 || 0.12% || Mar 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Afghanistan}} || 3,500 – 4,000 || ~0.12% || Nov 2012
|-
| {{Flag|Australia}} || 3,100 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Thailand}} || 3,065 || 0.1% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Ireland}} || 3,000 || 0.1% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Greece}} || 2,600 || <0.10% || Mar 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Romania}} || 2,500 || <0.10% || Jun 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Russia}} || 2,500 || <0.10% || Mar 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Bahrain}} || 2,349 || <0.10% || Aug 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Italy}} || 2,100 || <0.10% || Nov 2016
|-
| {{Flag|Serbia}} || 2,000 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|South Korea}} || 2,000 || <0.10% || Dec 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Germany}} || 1,800 || <0.10% || Mar 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Brazil}} || 1,500 || <0.10% || Dec 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Portugal}} || 1,500 || <0.10% || 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Ukraine}} || 1,500 || <0.10% || 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Vietnam}} || 1,400 || <0.10% || Apr 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Netherlands}} || 1,350 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Albania}} || 1,200 || <0.10% || Jan 2017
|-
| {{Flag|UAE}} || 1,027 || <0.10% || Aug 2017
|-
| {{Flag|North Macedonia}} || 1,000 || <0.10% || Dec 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Poland}} || 1,000 || <0.10% || Sep 2019
|-
| {{Flag|New Zealand}} || 989 || <0.10% || Feb 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Japan}} || 949 || <0.10% || Oct 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Denmark}} || 900 || <0.10% || Feb 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Bosnia}} || 750 || <0.10% || Mar 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Belgium}} || 700 || <0.10% || Oct 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Mexico}} || 550 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Sweden}} || 550 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Croatia}} || 500 || <0.10% || Nov 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Cuba}} || ~500 || <0.10% || Jun 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} || 500 || <0.10% || May 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Austria}} || 500 || <0.10% || Nov 2016
|-
| {{Flag|Bulgaria}} || 400 || <0.10% || Apr 2019
|-
| {{Flag|El Salvador}} || 400 || <0.10% || Sep 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Hungary}} || 400 || <0.10% || Nov 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Singapore}} || 400 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Azerbaijan}} || 350 || <0.10% || Feb 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Venezuela}} || 337 || <0.10% || Dec 2014
|-
| {{Flag|Argentina}} || 320 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Czech Republic}} || 300 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Gambia}} || 300 || <0.10% || May 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Finland}} || 250 || <0.10% || Oct 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Switzerland}} || 238 || <0.10% || 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Senegal}} || 200 || <0.10% || Mar 2016
|-
| {{Flag|Georgia}} || 200 || <0.10% || Feb 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Belarus}} || 200 || <0.10% || Jan 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Kazakhstan}} || 200 || <0.10% || Aug 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Colombia}} || 200 || <0.10% || Feb 2017
|-
| {{Flag|Moldova}} || 160 || <0.10% || 2018
|-
| {{Flag|Norway}} || 160 || <0.10% || 2015
|-
| {{Flag|Panama}} || 120 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Peru }} || 100 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Slovakia}} || 100 || <0.10% || Aug 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Ecuador}} || 100 || <0.10% || Dec 2014 
|-
| {{Flag|Benin}} || 82 || <0.10% || Dec 2014
|-
| {{Flag|Dominican Republic}} || 75 || <0.10% || Aug 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Brunei}} || 41 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Liberia}} || 40 || <0.10% || Dec 2013
|-
| {{Flag|Zimbabwe}} || 32|| <0.10% || Jul 19
|-
| {{Flag|Uruguay}} || 23 || <0.10% || Jul 2019
|-
| {{Flag|Latvia}} || 22 || <0.10% || Jan 18
|}