Employment in Qatar
Qatar: Employment was 2,241 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment in Qatar, 1997–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 2,241 for employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Qatar peaked at 2,241 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 280.12, in 1997.
That places Qatar 101st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Employment in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 280.12 | — |
| 2001 | 310.29 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 437.56 | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 529.3 | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 827.58 | +56.4% |
| 2008 | 1,163 | +40.5% |
| 2009 | 1,256 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1,270 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,341 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,539 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 1,633 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,947 | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 2,049 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2,049 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,090 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,103 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,091 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,995 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 2,098 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 2,241 | +6.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 2,241 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,235, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 2,241 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,279, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +56.4% | 529.3 | 827.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 280.12 | 280.12 | 280.12 | 1 |
| 2000s | 753.95 | 310.29 | 1,256 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,780 | 1,270 | 2,103 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,106 | 1,995 | 2,241 | 4 |
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 Qatar?
- Employment in Qatar was 2,241 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,241 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.12 in 1997.
- How does Qatar rank for employment?
- Qatar ranks 101st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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