Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Qatar
Qatar: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 52.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Qatar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Qatar recorded 52.5% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Qatar peaked at 59.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2008.
Qatar ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.2% | — |
| 1992 | 58.8% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.3% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 56.6% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 55.6% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +39.2% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 52.5% | +0.4% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 52.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 66.0%, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 52.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.0%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +39.2% | 34.8% | 48.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 54.9% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 31.7% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 34.8% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 48.4% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More work & labour data for Qatar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.8188 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5742 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,762 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 11.18 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,025 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,247 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,272 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Qatar?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Qatar was 52.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2008.
- How does Qatar rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Qatar ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 services, male (% of male 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).