Australia vs Qatar: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025
Australia
63.2%
in 2025
Qatar
63.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
41st
Qatar rank
38th
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 over time
- Australia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 63.5% against 63.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 38th of 194 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.3% | 27.5% | 20.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 33.4% | 20.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 47.4% | 10.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 55.8% | 3.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 60.8% | 1.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025, Australia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 63.5% against 63.2% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 between Australia and Qatar?
- 0.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Qatar?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Qatar rank globally for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Australia ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 38th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.