Annual working hours per worker in Qatar
Qatar: Annual working hours per worker was 2,435 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Qatar, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Qatar is 2,435 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Qatar peaked at 2,652 hours per worker in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,425 hours per worker, in 2005.
Qatar ranks 7th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,520 hours per worker | 2,425 hours per worker | 2,612 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,585 hours per worker | 2,496 hours per worker | 2,652 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,459 hours per worker | 2,435 hours per worker | 2,496 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 87.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 95.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 88.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 96.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Qatar?
- Annual working hours per worker in Qatar was 2,435 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,652 hours per worker in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,425 hours per worker in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Qatar ranks 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.