DOHA, Nov 2, (APP/AFP) – Qatar’s population has passed the 2.6 million mark as the emirate draws in thousands of workers to build the infrastructure for the 2022 football World Cup, official figures showed Wednesday. The tiny Gulf state has seen a more than four-fold increase in its population since 2000 as oil and gas revenues have fuelled a rapid economic transformation. A total of 2,611,522 people were resident in the emirate in October, the figures released by the ministry of development planning and statistics showed. The population passed the 2.5 million mark in February.
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Qatar population tops 2.6 million
