Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar
Qatar: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 235.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
That places Qatar 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -31.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +77.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +77.8% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | +32.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 1996 | -31.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Qatar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Qatar was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Qatar rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Qatar ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.