Labor force participation rate in Qatar
Qatar: Labor force participation rate was 87.01 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.01
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
87.58
in 2022
All-time low
82.38
in 2004
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Labor force participation rate in Qatar, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 87.01 for labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Qatar peaked at 87.58 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.38, in 2004.
Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.75 | — |
| 1991 | 83.84 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 83.52 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 83.68 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 83.77 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 83.84 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.84 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 82.91 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 82.61 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.66 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 82.64 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 82.84 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 82.94 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 83.22 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.38 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 82.56 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.75 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 85.33 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 86.09 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.49 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.56 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.45 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 86.27 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.75 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.27 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 87.47 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.43 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.11 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.36 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 87.58 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 87.55 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.22 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 87.01 | -0.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 87.01 is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.28, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 87.01 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.99, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.44 | 82.61 | 83.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.82 | 82.38 | 86.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.95 | 86.27 | 87.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.14 | 86.36 | 87.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 2 Madagascar 85.5 compare
- 3 Solomon Islands 84.3 compare
- 4 Tanzania 83.72 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 in Qatar?
- Labor force participation rate in Qatar was 87.01 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 87.58 in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.38 in 2004.
- How does Qatar rank for labor force participation rate?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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