Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Qatar
Qatar: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 38.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Qatar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Qatar stood at 38.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Qatar peaked at 59.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1991.
That places Qatar 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.5% | — |
| 1992 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 34.6% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 35.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 30.5% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 36.9% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.7% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.0% | 42.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Qatar?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Qatar was 38.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1991.
- How does Qatar rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Qatar ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).