Work & Labour in Qatar

82 indicators covering work & labour for Qatar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.8% 2025 up 4.9% 63rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 71.0% 2025 down 11.8% 11th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 87.0% 2025 down 0.3% 1st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 95.6% 2025 up 0.1% 1st
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.7% 2025 up 10.4% 143rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 59.7% 2025 down 15.9% 23rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.6% 2025 up 11.6% 82nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 96.3% 2025 up 0.3% 1st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 88.1% 2025 up 0.2% 2nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.9% 2025 up 10.5% 39th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 99.2% 2025 down 0.3% 1st
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 52.5% 2025 up 41.7% 90th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 98.8% 2025 down 0.7% 1st
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 99.3% 2025 down 0.2% 1st
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 96.1% 2025 up 2.2% 3rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.7% 2025 up 193.5% 142nd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.3% 2025 up 235.1% 151st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.3% 2025 up 241.6% 150th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 3.8% 2025 down 34.6% 171st
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 45.5% 2025 down 26.0% 3rd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 38.0% 2025 down 29.8% 2nd
Employment in services (% of total employment) 60.4% 2025 up 35.3% 91st
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 0.8% 2025 up 60.3% 186th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 up 46.2% 186th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 1.2% 2025 up 108.8% 186th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 0.4% 2025 up 35.8% 184th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 0.3% 2025 up 26.8% 183rd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.5% 2025 up 65.5% 173rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 1.5% 2025 down 49.9% 182nd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 0.2% 2025 up 6.6% 186th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 0.6% 2025 down 1.8% 185th
GDP per person employed 149,105 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 9.2% 10th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 0.1% 2024 down 46.6% 184th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.1% 2024 down 15.7% 179th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 0.3% 2024 down 70.5% 177th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.5% 2024 up 15.5% 38th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 95.5% 2024 down 0.4% 1st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 88.0% 2024 up 0.7% 1st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% 2024 up 28.5% 53rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 69.4% 2024 down 13.5% 10th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.5% 2024 up 16.0% 146th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 59.0% 2024 down 12.5% 18th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 0.5% 2024 down 32.1% 157th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 0.3% 2024 down 24.2% 155th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 1.3% 2024 down 67.9% 153rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 12.6% 2025 down 48.1% 137th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 1.4% 2025 down 46.0% 186th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 5.6% 2025 down 25.9% 179th
Productivity: output per hour worked 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 37.0% 16th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 70.8% 2025 down 11.8% 7th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% 2025 up 6.5% 49th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 0.5% 2025 up 88.3% 186th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 59.4% 2025 down 15.9% 15th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 0.4% 2025 up 68.4% 186th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 0.7% 2025 up 158.2% 184th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 86.9% 2025 down 0.3% 1st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 95.5% 2025 up 0.0% 1st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 61.6% 2025 up 11.0% 23rd
Unemployment with basic education 0.0% 2020 down 61.7% 128th
Unemployment with basic education, male 0.0% 2020 down 47.1% 128th