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Population falls to 1.61mn in June
Qatar saw its population fall by more than 40,000 people in June from May, after witnessing growth for the first five months of the year, official data showed yesterday. As of June 30, the country’s population stood at 1.61mn people, compared with 1.65mn in May, data released by the Qatar Statistics Authority showed. In the beginning of June, the authority said Qatar’s population grew 6.5% to 1.65mn in the first five months of the year from 1.55mn in December 2008.
http://www.gulf-time...
Imagine how many cars less in the streets.
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mzain said
...........congrats!! ..............congrats!! :oP.........
heero_yuy2 said
And imagine how many lesser ...And imagine how many lesser unnecessary managers, servants, subservants, and other weird job position terms will be in Qatar.
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
MagicDragon said
That means lots of ...That means lots of appartements will be available, does it?
MissX said
I'm not saying your source ...I'm not saying your source is inaccurate MD. But someone posted the same topic a week or so ago, and it said that the population was increasing and had just hit 1.9million.
http://www.qatarlivi...
waaaaa who are me meant to believe????
Bluemountain said
Permanently leave from DOHA ...Permanently leave from DOHA or just leaving for holiday one to two months?
I saw my road is cleared when I go to work since late May.
kamote_ka said
yessss less traffic, more ...yessss less traffic, more parking space :)
t_coffee_or_me said
Good news house rent will ...Good news house rent will come down.
MagicDragon said
MissX, the Gulf Times quotes ...MissX, the Gulf Times quotes the Qatar Statistics Authority. (It's not my source). It is about time that you stop getting personal when I just "quote a newspaper (I attached the link), which quotes the Qatar Statistics Authority". Anymore questions on the source of the information??
qatarisun said
that also mean that any ...that also mean that any moment any of us might become one of these outsiders as well!
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qatarisun said
miss X, believe BOTH... MD ...miss X, believe BOTH... MD provided with the fresh information, that has been released very recently... obviously, Qatar Gov doesn't 'count heads' every single day.. so when they recently re-calculated it, they realized that the population dropped... easy
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MissX said
holy crap. defensive ...holy crap. defensive much?
It was your source, since it was your thread. It wasn't meant to imply anything else.
SPEED said
1.6 Million is for those who are staying legally.... ...what about those living illegal in the Country (without RP)
I doubt if these fig are correct !
MagicDragon said
Holy crap! A source is a ...Holy crap! A source is a source, and a thread is a thread. I am not saying that there are 1.6 million people!! It is the Qatar Statistics Authority who says this! [mind your language or you'll be banned]
panda said
what is the reason of this ...what is the reason of this fall? is it the financial crisis consequences?
MagicDragon said
I think they deported 40 000 ...I think they deported 40 000 gays.
panda said
they should replace them by ...they should replace them by gals to make balance in this men society
Arien said
Whats the big deal.. there ...Whats the big deal.. there were mass jobcuts in many major construction companies. The group am working cut 1400 in last 2 months.
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britexpat said
MD.. ...You're wrong. The cafes are still full..
MagicDragon said
See ya there, then, brit. ...See ya there, then, brit.
qatarisun said
1400? omg, Arien, how many % ...1400? omg, Arien, how many % of total number of employees is that?
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lusitano said
1.9 million or 1.6 million ...1.9 million or 1.6 million (and what's 40thousand in such accuracy!)... who cares, it’s only the Qatar Statistics Authority who says so. we all know how credible and how Qatari authorities function (or not)!
Any figure would only be published with a political message underpinned to it!
All we know is that the majority are laborers and other professionals employed by the construction industry, busy building apartments that they would occupy if they wouldn’t loose their jobs once they are ready...
It's incredible but sad to see that it’s only in these statistics that laborers in Qatar are considered equally as any other Qatari citizen!
In other words, the survival of Qatar's image greatly depends on propaganda like the 1.9 million inhabitants in Qatar.
Dracula said
. . i didnt do it! and i'll ....
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i didnt do it!
and i'll not do it again!
don't blame me!
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MagicDragon said
Of course, you did it, drac. ...Of course, you did it, drac.
Happy Happy said
MagicDragon, Streets of Doha ...Cars on the streets of Doha are already much less, I reach work faster now.
It'll get congested again, when all is back from sweet summer vacation.
Salam
qatarisun said
Happy, it took us longer ...Happy, it took us longer than usual to reach City Centre today, and then it was not possible to get any ticket to any upcoming movie..it was a loooooot of people around looked like much more than 1.61 mln....:)
... like our friend said: WHAT IS THAT ZOO? ...
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Happy Happy said
qatarisun..Less Traffic in Mornings ...I'm sorry you couldn't make it to the movies. In fact traffic is lighter now only in the mornings, because of school summer time off.
It would still be condensed at nights these days, specially on the weekends, because of heavy shoppers buying souvenirs and all. It will remain crowded at nights until mid to end of July, that's when most of expatriates will travel away.
Cannot wait!!
Salam
MagicDragon said
I'll stay! ...I'll stay!
Happy Happy said
MagicDragon Cannot Wait ...Enjoy staying, while I cannot wait to GET OUT OF HERE..:)
Salam
MagicDragon said
Qatar is beautiful in the ...Qatar is beautiful in the summer, HappyHappy! No traffic jams, no foreigners, empty beaches, paradise in one word.
Dracula said
. . one Panadol and rest ....
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one Panadol and rest now, MD!
"paradise in the word"....damn..avoid the sun exposure!
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Happy Happy said
MagicDragon Yes, I know ...Yes, I know it's much less populated in the summer, I'm here for a while too :(((((
The summer heat and humidity is just not for me! I choke from breathing and soaking in water, let alone that I get all deprived of my Corniche walks.
Salam
MagicDragon said
How do you spell Panadol? B ...How do you spell Panadol? B e e r, right?
MagicDragon said
There is no humidity if you ...There is no humidity if you stay away from Doha, Happy. Choose a windy place and the summer is just fine. You are from Egypt, right? You should be used to this climate, I guess.
loveless143 said
let me ask how do they ...let me ask how do they calculate the number of people in Qatar......I think they left me...so it should be 1.6million and one.....
love staying in Doha during the summer vacation..... less people...less traffic and best...you have the all shop to ur self...LOL....
Happy Happy said
MagicDragon...Egypt is Sunny not Humid ...Egypt is sunny, but not half humid as the Arab Gulf.
You just reminded me of my closest Russian friend, first time we met, she was wearing a heavy jacket in a 22-degrees temperature, I exclaimed "aren't you a Russian? " she replied "Russians feel cold like the rest of you, we just protect ourselves better than others".
Salam
MagicDragon said
Then maybe Egypt is paradise? ...Then maybe Egypt is paradise?
Happy Happy said
Egypt is my paradise, but ...Egypt is my paradise, but not necessarily considered the same by others..:)
Salam
The Dude.... said
Logic... Even though Dubai ...Logic...
Even though Dubai and Qatar are still in stages of denial, or obviously desperately trying to hide the truth, a recession is a recession and people are being fired or declared redundant everywhere. It hits both managerial and labor levels.
What is bad is that a lot of expatriates are leaving that have families, as these contracts are the most expensive. This will have an effect on all support-services. For instance schools, the more family contracts are canceled the bigger the chance that schools will start to suffer, with the related consequences.
The Dude.... said
What amazes me is that ...What amazes me is that people in Qatar actually read the bullshit newspapers here.
I stopped reading newspapers in the ME when in Kuwait.
This is why:
[Kuwait 2005]
One fine day I come home, notice a small crowed gathered in one of the buildings next door. I walk over to see what the commotion is about and notice an Asian laying with his head crashed into the street, dead as dead can be. I also noticed that his hands were bound on his back......
The next day in the newspaper. Small corner article with the header:
"ASIAN EXPAT COMMITS SUICIDE"
fishermanalex said
it is only for some time ...it is only for some time ...just wait tell the summer holidays are over ...that fig will jump 15 or 20%
any way this summer i am here ,so let us see the doha streets in summer ;)
Xena said
Well it would seem we are in for quiet ...streets till end September anyway, cause most people will probably only return after Eid:-)
"if you don't like the heat... get out of the kitchen... but stop trying to fan the flames before you leave... it will burn you on the a** as you go through the doorway...." ME
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hapy said
This happens every june, ask ...This happens every june, ask the store owners.
hapy said
This happens every june, ask ....
tess_916 said
I hope the population keeps ...I hope the population keeps dropping, as I do not want to see more and more former officemates and familiar faces from back home in the Souq or in the Villagio every now and then.
abdulrahmanwael said
just wait for "dooms day" 27 ...just wait for "dooms day" 27 th september since alot of scools will begin and the huge busses, drivers, and parents would be on multiple trips
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flex01 said
Guys!!! The Qatar Statistics ...Guys!!!
The Qatar Statistics Authority reports the numbers , by taking into acocunt the new RPs issued for all the classes, including employment visa and family visa( not on visit basis). They only consider the people whose RPs are cancelled as people who have left the country. So their numbers are based on some solid work.
The fact of the matter is that many companies have laid off people or advised people that they would be out of jobs. therefore, many companies were waiting for summer so that the schools get closed and the staff whose children were in school, they can leave the country for good.
This is a direct effect of the prevailing economic crisis in the world.
Happy Happy said
tess_916 ..."population keeps dropping" ...You got me smiling there at your first line! Qatar is encouraging its citizens to double and triple and you want the population dropped...lol
On a serious note now, yes I understand your remark about how we keep bumping into the same faces all over, especially on the weekends..:)
Salam
Arien said
QS - its close to 15% of the ...QS - its close to 15% of the total strength.
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shazbat said
I wonder if the 40,000 is a ...I wonder if the 40,000 is a net figure or a gross figure? i.e. does it take into account people who have arrived to work in Qatar or not? If not, then the number of people leaving is probably more than 40,000, plus those that have 'skipped' and not had their RP's cancelled yet.
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every_mothers_n... said
from my understanding only 5 ...from my understanding only 5 out of every 100 people who enter Qatar will actually own or buy a car....the population falling is not a good economic sign for any country.
Aana free, jaana free,
Pakde gaye tho khana free.
tallg said
June 15 - Qatar’s total ...June 15 - Qatar’s total population has gone up to 1.9mn, say the records available at the Ministry of Interior. It’s not 1.6 million as reported in the latest census report of the General Secretariat for Development and Planning
July 3 - Qatar saw its population fall by more than 40,000 people in June from May, after witnessing growth for the first five months of the year, official data showed yesterday. As of June 30, the country’s population stood at 1.61mn people, compared with 1.65mn in May, data released by the Qatar Statistics Authority showed.
Gotta love a country that can't agree on it's own population. Genius.
jonboy said
RULE OF THUMB ...it is an official release from the government, then it's bollocks.......
MagicDragon said
Yeah, man, who is who? ...Yeah, man, who is who?
jackmohan2007 said
One thing is that it cannot increase.... ...One thing is that the population cannot increase....due to:
1. The global recession...companies are not mass recruiting but are cutting jobs as many projects are delayed or postponed (Companies cannot continuously keep paying salary for hundreds of workers for a job "sometime" in the future).
2. Tbe banks are at their wits end to get their money back invested in the realestate. So no new massive investments.
3. ....and now its summer vacation for the locals....they are all outside the country.... :)
rahsoft said
cars ...Imagine how many cars less in the streets.
Imagine how many cars more abandoned?
_aZyDBuRn_ said
not much of a celebration... ...this is quite a very interesting breaking news for those who wish to get rid off of so many never ending complaint like traffic, sky rocketting rental payment to count the few. Obviously, the first conclusion that any could come up with was a formula of reduction of population = reduction of society anxiety and problem (pls refer to what stated above). Yet if we just see bigger picture of this, population decrease/increase connotes bigger impact in its country's economy. The effects of a declining population can be adverse for an economy which has borrowed extensively for repayment by younger generations. Economically declining populations are thought to lead to deflation, which has a number of effects.
britexpat said
Just go down to the CC ...Just go down to the CC anytime and see the number of females either with sprogs or expecting..
Qatar population is going up. Lack of decent TV must be to blame.
greentea said
someone must have screwed with the data ...it's either the data encoder or the enumerator ^_^