Employment rate in Qatar
Qatar: Employment rate was 86.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Qatar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Qatar stood at 86.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Qatar peaked at 87.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2004.
That places Qatar 1st out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 81.9% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 81.7% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 85.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.2% | 87.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 2 Solomon Islands 83.1% compare
- 3 Madagascar 82.9% compare
- 4 Tanzania 82.4% compare
More work & labour data for Qatar
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 87.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 88.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 96.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 63.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Qatar?
- Employment rate in Qatar was 86.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2004.
- How does Qatar rank for employment rate?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.