Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar
Qatar: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 106,986 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar is 106,986, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar peaked at 106,986 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 24,379, in 2005.
Qatar ranks 114th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24,379 | — |
| 2006 | 30,103 | +23.5% |
| 2007 | 41,808 | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 52,554 | +25.7% |
| 2009 | 58,780 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 64,090 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 68,155 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 70,002 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 74,648 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 82,197 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 90,991 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 97,965 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 99,965 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 101,017 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 100,230 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 99,024 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 98,167 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97,176 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 100,114 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 101,882 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 103,989 | +2.1% |
| 2026 | 105,681 | +1.6% |
| 2027 | 106,986 | +1.2% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 106,986 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 106,986 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 162,006, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +38.9% | 30,103 | 41,808 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,525 | 24,379 | 58,780 | 5 |
| 2010s | 84,926 | 64,090 | 101,017 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,627 | 97,176 | 106,986 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 111 Bulgaria 115,099 compare
- 112 Congo 110,114 compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 109,570 compare
- 115 Tajikistan 105,697 compare
- 116 New Zealand 97,789 compare
- 117 Costa Rica 97,419 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Qatar was 106,986 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 106,986 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,379 in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Qatar ranks 114th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.