Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Qatar
Qatar: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Qatar, 1997–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Qatar recorded 63.3% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Qatar peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.6%, in 1997.
Qatar ranks 25th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.6% | — |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 58.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 33.6% | 33.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 39.0% | 49.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 50.4% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 56.6% | 63.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Qatar?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Qatar was 63.3% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.6% in 1997.
- How does Qatar rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Qatar ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.