Work & Labour in Qatar

261 indicators covering work & labour for Qatar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment rate, men vs. women 95.5% 2025 up 0.0% 1st
Employment rate 86.9% 2025 down 0.3% 1st
Youth unemployment rate 0.6% 2025 down 1.8% 185th
Population by labor force status 467,391 people 2025 up 38.0% 145th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 13.45 2025 up 6.9% 152nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 76.74 Persons 2022 up 128.7% 99th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 111.61 Persons 2022 up 31.4% 91st
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.1% 2020 up 9.1% 63rd
Female labor force by age 1,339 people 2024 up 75.7% 174th
Labor force participation rate by age 59.6% 2024 down 15.2% 23rd
Female labor force participation rate by age 40.6% 2024 up 16.5% 63rd
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 0.6% 2024 down 22.3% 187th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0013 units per square kilometre 2023 down 39.3% 123rd
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0066 units per square kilometre 2023 up 92.3% 32nd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 8.71 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.5% 12th
Employment by status 99.2% 2024 down 0.3% 1st
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 99.2% 2024 down 0.3% 1st
Employment 2,241 2024 up 37.2% 101st
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 3.52 % change on previous year 2022 up 567.8% 17th
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year 2022 up 567.8% 17th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year 2022 up 567.8% 17th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.8% 2025 up 115.1% 138th
Unemployment with basic education 0.0% 2020 down 61.7% 130th
Unemployment with basic education, male 0.0% 2020 down 47.1% 130th
Unemployment with intermediate education 0.2% 2020 down 54.9% 130th
Unemployment with basic education, female 0.2% 2020 down 68.2% 129th
Unemployment with advanced education 0.3% 2020 down 47.6% 130th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 0.6% 2020 down 84.6% 128th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 8.72 2024 up 1.5% 9th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 8.72 score 2024 up 1.5% 9th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 0.1% 2020 down 20.1% 126th
Labor force with basic education, female 60.2% 2020 down 2.5% 15th
Labor force with basic education, male 95.9% 2020 down 0.5% 1st
Labor force with basic education 91.6% 2020 up 1.1% 2nd
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 51.3% 2020 up 35.5% 84th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 91.8% 2020 down 3.3% 2nd
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 79.6% 2020 down 5.1% 4th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 0.1% 2020 up 5.6% 127th
Labor force with advanced education, male 97.7% 2020 up 0.9% 1st
Labor force with advanced education 88.0% 2020 up 4.2% 4th
Labor force with advanced education, female 64.2% 2020 up 5.3% 105th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 63.3% 2024 up 16.5% 25th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 95.5% 2024 down 0.4% 2nd
Unemployment with advanced education, female 0.9% 2020 down 54.0% 124th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 87.9% 2024 up 0.8% 2nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 58.7% 2024 down 12.2% 12th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 69.2% 2024 down 13.4% 7th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 41.8% 2024 up 31.6% 40th
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 29 Co-inventions 2023 down 19.4% 60th
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 30.2% 2020 up 57.3% 181st
Annual working hours per worker 2,435 hours per worker 2023 down 6.3% 7th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,435 hours per worker 2023 down 6.3% 7th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 5.1% 2022 down 33.9% 142nd
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 0.1% 2022 down 79.2% 188th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,435 hours per worker 2023 down 6.3% 7th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 2.75 2021 down 61.8% 101st
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 5.1% 2022 down 33.9% 131st
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 8.72 2024 up 1.5% 10th
Own-account workers, total 0.1% 2016 down 8.8% 187th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 39.91 2022 up 639.0% 73rd