Qatar stresses importance of demography in building advanced society – The Peninsula

Qatar stresses importance of demography in building advanced society – The Peninsula

Qatar underlined that it attaches special importance to the demographic factor in its project and its continuous approach to building an advanced society, which is reflected in Qatar National Vision 2030 which aims to bring about quantitative and qualitative change in population variables and related issues, through a set of operational plans and programmes that aim to achieve a balance between population growth and the requirements of sustainable development, in order to ensure a better life for the residents of Qatar.

This came in the statement of the State of Qatar, made by President of the Planning and Statistics Authority H E Dr. Saleh bin Mohammed Al Nabit, before the 55th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD55), which is held from April 25 to 29 under the theme “Population and sustainable development, in particular sustained and inclusive economic growth”.

His Excellency stated that this approach has contributed to making important achievements in the fields of economy, urbanisation, infrastructure, digital, health and education, and other vital fields, which enabled Qatar to rank 45 out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index 2022 issued by the United Nations Development Programme.

He reviewed the achievements of Qatar in the field