Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Qatar

Qatar: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 99.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 187 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2014
All-time low
97.9%
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Qatar, 1991–2025

0204060801001991200820251991: 97.91992: 981993: 98.11994: 98.11995: 98.31996: 98.31997: 98.71998: 98.51999: 98.72000: 992001: 98.92002: 98.82003: 98.82004: 98.82005: 992006: 98.92007: 98.92008: 992009: 98.72010: 98.92011: 99.22012: 99.32013: 99.52014: 99.52015: 99.52016: 99.52017: 99.52018: 99.42019: 99.22020: 99.12021: 99.22022: 99.12023: 99.22024: 99.22025: 99.2

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Qatar recorded 99.2% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Qatar peaked at 99.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 1991.

Qatar ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Qatar, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 97.9%
1992 98.0% +0.2%
1993 98.1% +0.0%
1994 98.1% +0.1%
1995 98.3% +0.1%
1996 98.3% +0.1%
1997 98.7% +0.3%
1998 98.5% -0.1%
1999 98.7% +0.2%
2000 99.0% +0.3%
2001 98.9% -0.1%
2002 98.8% -0.1%
2003 98.8% -0.1%
2004 98.8% +0.0%
2005 99.0% +0.2%
2006 98.9% -0.1%
2007 98.9% +0.0%
2008 99.0% +0.1%
2009 98.7% -0.4%
2010 98.9% +0.3%
2011 99.2% +0.3%
2012 99.3% +0.1%
2013 99.5% +0.1%
2014 99.5% +0.0%
2015 99.5% -0.0%
2016 99.5% +0.0%
2017 99.5% -0.0%
2018 99.4% -0.1%
2019 99.2% -0.2%
2020 99.1% -0.1%
2021 99.2% +0.1%
2022 99.1% -0.1%
2023 99.2% +0.0%
2024 99.2% -0.0%
2025 99.2% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.3% 97.9% 98.7% 9
2000s 98.9% 98.7% 99.0% 10
2010s 99.4% 98.9% 99.5% 10
2020s 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 6

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 2 Bahrain 97.6% compare
  2. 3 Kuwait 96.8% compare
  3. 4 Norway 95.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Qatar?
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Qatar was 99.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 1991.
How does Qatar rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
Qatar ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Qatar data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.