Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Qatar
Qatar: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.035 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Qatar, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Qatar stood at 0.035 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Qatar peaked at 0.0419 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0295 units per person, in 2005.
Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0295 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0309 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0346 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0368 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0365 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0396 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0419 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0406 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.039 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0382 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0388 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0393 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0391 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.038 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0354 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0392 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0366 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0377 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0357 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.035 units per person | -1.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.035 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.035 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0337 units per person | 0.0295 units per person | 0.0368 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0394 units per person | 0.038 units per person | 0.0419 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 units per person | 0.035 units per person | 0.0392 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Qatar?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Qatar was 0.035 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0419 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0295 units per person in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.