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1.4 million people, or 58% of Qatar's population live in 'labour camps'.
58% just sounds absurd.
Yet, mighty facts does not simply give the wrong information.
So is it true?
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Did you know?
1.4 million people, or 58% of Qatar's population live in 'labour camps'.
58% just sounds absurd.
Yet, mighty facts does not simply give the wrong information.
So is it true?
The official results of the 2015 Qatari census clearly show that out of a total population of 2,404,776, 1,442,882 live in "labour camps". The numbers solve to a labour camp percentage of 60%.
A screenshot of the relevant page in the PDF:
The original claim may be misleading, as the term "labour camp" is ambiguous. Here it is not being used to refer to a "slave labour camp"/"forced labour camp", but instead to temporary accommodations for workers.