Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Qatar
Qatar: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Qatar is 63.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Qatar peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 38th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 27.5% | — |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +2.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 63.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.2%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 63.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.7%, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 40.6% | 50.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 52.1% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 58.4% | 63.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 35 Kenya 64.1% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 63.9% compare
- 37 Peru 63.7% compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 63.3% compare
- 40 Seychelles 63.3% compare
- 41 Australia 63.2% compare
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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Qatar?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Qatar was 63.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Qatar ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.