Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Qatar
Qatar: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 88.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Qatar, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Qatar recorded 88.1% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Qatar peaked at 88.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2004.
That places Qatar 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.2% | — |
| 1991 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 83.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 83.0% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.9% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.3% | 88.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 89.3% compare
- 3 Iceland 87.5% compare
- 4 Madagascar 86.9% compare
- 5 Cambodia 86.1% 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, total (% of total population ages) in Qatar?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Qatar was 88.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2004.
- How does Qatar rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Qatar ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.