Labor force participation rate in Qatar
Qatar: Labor force participation rate was 87.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Qatar, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 87.0% 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 87.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.4% | 82.6% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 82.4% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 86.3% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.4% | 87.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 2 Madagascar 85.5% compare
- 3 Solomon Islands 84.3% compare
- 4 Tanzania 83.7% compare
More work & labour data for Qatar
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 87.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 95.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.9% (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, female (% of female population ages 15 63.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Qatar?
- Labor force participation rate in Qatar was 87.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).