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
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Qatar, 1991–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.